150 BMW South Africa CEO Peter van Binsbergen South Africa’s motoring industry is not calling for steep hikes in vehicle import duties and instead wants targeted policy adjustments to support domestic manufacturing,…
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Tesla abandons traditional EV growth for a high-stakes AI future
175 Patrick Pleul/Reuters Tesla plans to more than double capital spending to a record high of more than US$20-billion this year — but little of it will go to its traditional business…
Chinese car makers flood South Africa while factories lag
218 Naamsa CEO Mikel Mabasa As Chinese car manufacturers rapidly expand their presence in South Africa, scrutiny is growing over the nature of their investments – and whether they are delivering meaningful…
will the Reserve Bank cut? Or not?
176 The repo rate is not expected to decrease too often now that the Reserve Bank has decided to anchor inflation at 3%. Everything in the financial world is changing so often…
Labour inspectors must now also check if employers pay over pension contributions
207 With one simple notice, the minister of labour and employment changed the prospects of thousands of employees by empowering labour inspectors. Few employees found it necessary to check whether their employers…
Will 2026 be another positive year for salaries?
173 Geopolitical unrest across the world is not expected to affect South Africans’ salaries this year, an economist says. With the gold price over $5 000 and the rand sitting under R16/$, South…
Popia is strong, Paia needs reform, says Information Regulator
158 The Information Regulator’s Mukelani Dimba Wednesday, 28 January marks World Data Privacy Day. With South Africa’s Information Regulator celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2026, TechCentral spoke to Mukelani Dimba, acting executive…
Can John Steenhuisen weather the foot-and-mouth disease storm?
202 Farmers face strict limitations in protecting their livestock because foot-and-mouth disease is classified as a controlled animal disease under South African law. The foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is not a new challenge…
AI replaces people as Amazon cuts 16 000 corporate jobs
151 Amazon said on Wednesday it was cutting 16 000 jobs worldwide in the second major round of layoffs at the company in three months, as it restructures after pandemic-era over-hiring and…
Rand stronger now than it was 10 years ago
191 The South African rand continued its remarkable ascent against the US dollar on Wednesday, breaching the R15.80/$ level. The local currency is now stronger against the dollar than it was in…