211 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…
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South Africa pushes ahead with new Western Cape nuclear plant
143 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…
OpenAI unveils GPT-5, promising ‘on-demand software’ and PhD-level expertise
159 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…
What’s holding PayShap back in South Africa
210 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…
Trump, Ramaphosa reopen dialogue as tariffs hit
133 US President Donald Trump President Cyril Ramaphosa and his US counterpart Donald Trump spoke by phone on the eve of the introduction of Washington’s punitive new tariff regime. The call signals…
Intel shares dive as Trump calls for CEO’s immediate exit
142 Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan. Anna Wang/Reuters US President Donald Trump called for the immediate resignation of Intel’s new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, saying he was “highly conflicted” after questions arose about his…
Vodacom says it has made South Africa’s first 5G voice call
162 Vodacom on Thursday said it has placed South Africa’s first “native” voice call on 5G – known as Voice over New Radio, or VoNR – using a test network. The technology…
TFG’s online strategy pays off as Bash shines
159 Good growth at online fashion retailer Bash has helped lift the contribution to The Foschini Group’s Africa sales to 7%, the retail group said in a trading update on Thursday. The…
‘People moved on’: Starlink falters in key African market
154 A Starlink terminal Some Kenyans turned to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite communications service after the government tried to restrict access to the internet during last year’s protests that left more than…
MTN signals earnings revival – shares up 112% in 12 months
149 MTN Group said on Thursday that it expects to report a huge growth in earnings in the first half of its 2025 financial year, to June, with headline earnings per share…
