392 US President Donald Trump Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is already facing an uphill battle in turning around the ailing chip maker. Now US President Donald Trump’s demand that Tan resign over…
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SA’s ‘gateway to Africa’ status at risk as Trump tariffs kick in
302 Criticism mounts over SA government’s inability to secure a better trade deal with the US. The South African Chamber of Commerce in the USA (Saccusa) says SA’s position as a gateway…
South African streaming music showdown
438 Google’s YouTube Music is the most affordable individual subscription service in South Africa for streaming music, despite a price increase from R59.99 to R64.99 since the last comparison TechCentral published two…
Prisoners and ghosts claim overtime: meet SA’s worst-run province
316 Among those claiming overtime are ghost workers and prisoners. The Free State has been named the worst-run province in South Africa by the auditor-general (AG) due to its underperforming 16 municipalities…
South Africa pushes ahead with new Western Cape nuclear plant
299 The Koeberg nuclear power station north of Cape Town. Image: Eskom The environment minister on Friday upheld a previous decision granting environmental authorisation for state-owned power utility Eskom to build and…
Steel billet exports increase, scrap metal exports slump
333This created arbitrage with an estimated value of R780 million for exporters. Policy interventions in the scrap metal market have created arbitrage between the price preference system (PPS) discount and the export…
OpenAI unveils GPT-5, promising ‘on-demand software’ and PhD-level expertise
385 OpenAI has launched its GPT-5 artificial intelligence model, the highly anticipated latest instalment of a technology that has helped transform global business and culture. OpenAI’s GPT models are the AI technology…
Will SA finally be off the grey list after Financial Action Task Force visit?
379 The Financial Action Task Force greylisted South Africa due to its failure to comply with its standards and measures. The Financial Action Task Force concluded its on-site assessment of South Africa…
These ships have finally sailed – bye Karpowership!
368 South Africa is now finally free of the 20 year, R200 billion shackle in the form of the Karpowerships that would have destroyed our economy. In the dark days of load…
What’s holding PayShap back in South Africa
571 High fees, gaps in consumer education and friction related to ease of use are just some of the factors holding back the adoption of South Africa’s PayShap payments platform, especially in…