204 US President Donald Trump. Brian Snyder/Reuters The Trump administration said on Friday it would ask companies to pay US$100Â 000 (R1.7-million) per year for H-1B worker visas, prompting some big tech companies…
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Eskom unplanned outages hit eight-year low
173 Eskom said on Friday that South Africa’s power system remains stable, with month-to-date energy availability at 71% and unplanned outages at an eight-year low. The state-owned utility reported that unplanned outages…
Scatec’s Renewable Energy Innovations in Vehicles
270 Norwegian renewable energy systems specialist Scatec has piloted the use of industrial electric vehicles at its solar farms in the Northern Cape. Responding to a query from TechCentral, Scatec said the…
Nvidia-Intel pact leaves AMD exposed in chip wars
260 Dado Ruvic/Reuters Nvidia’s deal with Intel could put the struggling chip maker’s next-generation manufacturing technology on a stronger footing, even without a direct commitment from the AI chip leader to use…
Mustek in strong second-half turnaround, hikes full-year dividend
184 Mustek CEO Hein Engelbrecht JSE-listed technology distributor Mustek has delivered an improved bottom line in the year to 30 June 2025, even as group revenue fell sharply in a challenging economic…
Nvidia bets $5-billion on Intel, fuelling turnaround hopes
194 Dado Ruvic/Reuters Nvidia has announced it will invest US$5-billion in Intel, throwing its heft behind the struggling US chip company weeks after the White House engineered a deal for the US…
Eskom must go back to drawing board on new 3GW power plant
214 One of South Africa’s top courts on Wednesday annulled a government permit allowing Eskom to build a large power plant burning natural gas, saying there had not been proper public consultation….
PayShap success won’t automatically fix SA’s cross-border payments gap
174 Emanuela Saccarola. Image: LinkedIn The successful modernisation of a country’s domestic payments infrastructure onto faster, instant payment rails like South Africa’s PayShap does not always translate into similar success in the…
Mark Zuckerberg bets future of computing on AI-powered Ray-Bans
234 Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wears the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses as he delivers a speech presenting the new line of smart glasses at the Meta Connect event in California. Carlos Barria/Reuters…
South Africa unveils digital visa system to boost tourism
323 Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber South Africa is moving to scrap paper-based visa applications with the launch of a new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) system, revealed on Thursday by home affairs…