159 South African companies are paying to train newly hired tech graduates because universities are not supplying the digital skills employers need. As employers continue to shift hiring towards proven skills and…
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Taxi industry bets on digital payments to modernise operations
160 The introduction of digital payments for the estimated 10 million South Africans who use minibus taxis daily is central to industry body Santaco’s efforts to propel the industry into the digital…
Paycheques gutted by debt, particularly among high earners
164 It will come as no surprise to South Africans that their expenses over the past decade have far outstripped their income growth. However, seeing it reflected in the figures it quite…
Starlink considers building its own phone
168 Elon Musk. Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters With a SpaceX public listing expected this year, the company has plans for its revenue-generating Starlink business that could expand its reach into new markets, including a…
fibre-like broadband for South African homes
189 Vox, a specialist provider of top-class internet and voice solutions for homes and business, has announced the launch of Vox Kiwi Home Wireless. The new consumer broadband service delivers a fibre-like…
South Africa is losing its film industry
156 Just a few years ago, the local film industry was booming. South African production was at record levels and getting global recognition. We were one of the world’s darling destinations for…
How AI decimated this Prosus company
187 Group has written off 68% of the purchase price it paid before LLMs ‘killed’ Stack Overflow The collapse in active usage of Prosus portfolio company Stack Overflow over the last three…
NEC XON achieves an African first with full Fortinet accreditation
173 Ian Kruger, NEC XON pre-sales and engineering manager Customers of NEC XON will gain access to broader and deeper enterprise cybersecurity capabilities following the company’s achievement of every available accreditation within…
Agentic AI turns automation into consequence
152 At a recent TechCentral executive roundtable co-hosted with Clickatell, the conversation on agentic AI moved past tooling to something more important: consequence. Agentic systems don’t just assist humans. They take actions…
New affordable lofts spark hope for Katlehong housing market
118Sebenzile Lofts brings 21 affordable, modern rental units to Katlehong, offering hope for the housing market and empowering local communities. The local housing landscape in Katlehong saw a significant shift as the…