154 Tau explained that not all exports to the US are subject to the same tariffs and some are not subject to any. South Africa is starting to feel the impact of…
Category: Business
Bitget opens TradFi trading to all users after record-breaking beta demand
141 After opening beta access in December, more than 80 000 users joined the waitlist to explore trading beyond crypto, validating strong demand for a single platform that connects digital assets with…
Why cybersecurity is becoming a competitive advantage for SA businesses
145 Cybersecurity is undergoing a quiet but important shift in South African boardrooms: from a defensive cost centre to a strategic business enabler. That was the central theme of a recent TechCentral…
South Africa needs a national ‘quantum defence strategy’
135 IBM’s Q quantum computer South Africa is not paying enough attention to the threat future quantum computers could pose to cybersecurity and national key points such as water infrastructure and power…
Fight over salaries: Motus plans to change staff pay while CEO takes home R35 million
161 Motus said there will be no adjustments made to basic salaries. The Motor Industry Staff Association (Misa), the largest union in the automotive sector, has declared a dispute with Motus Holdings,…
Chinese brands tighten grip on South Africa’s used car market
150 Chery’s Tiggo 4 Pro Chinese vehicle brands are no longer just disrupting South Africa’s new-car market – they are now entrenching themselves in the used vehicle segment, long regarded as a…
Taiwan, US strike strategic AI and chip supply-chain pact
154 A TSCM fabrication plant in Taiwan Taiwan aims to build a “democratic” high-tech supply chain with the US and form a strategic AI partnership under the new tariffs deal it sealed…
Trump’s Venezuelan adventure to impact global logistics costs
128Shipowners, charterers and insurers have been forced to confront operational risks on a scale ‘not witnessed in decades’. Two days after the United States under the administration of President Donald Trump invaded…
AI moves from pilots to production in South African companies
165 The author, SAP Southern Africa MD Nazia Pillay From boardrooms to back offices, South African companies are moving beyond AI hype and into execution. But as pressure builds to show tangible…
How Norton is protecting digital lives in a hostile online world
133 In today’s hyperconnected digital landscape, cyberthreats are no longer abstract technical issues – they are real-world risks capable of disrupting daily life, draining financial resources and damaging business reputations. From individuals…