270 South Africa’s long-awaited e-hailing regulations are finally nearing enforcement, with end-March set as the deadline by the national transport department for their implementation. But the industry is concerned that doesn’t leave…
Category: Tech
EU pressure mounts on Musk’s X over AI ‘undressing’ images
311 German media minister Wolfram Weimer. Annegret Hilse/Reuters German media minister Wolfram Weimer has urged the European Commission to take legal action to stop what he called the “industrialisation of sexual harassment”…
Drone used to nab cigarette smugglers at Beitbridge
266 A drone at night … image is for illustrative purposes only South Africa’s Border Management Authority (BMA) on Tuesday intercepted alleged cigarette smugglers at the Beitbridge border with Zimbabwe using drone…
Why trust is the real currency in modern media
286 Don’t fall into the trap In an era where headlines are engineered to provoke and algorithms reward outrage, trustworthy and credible journalism has never been more important. At TechCentral, we reject…
Television at 50 | A timeline of events that shaped an industry
289 For 50 years, television in South Africa has been shaped as much by technology as by culture. From the country’s late but ambitious leap straight into colour broadcasting in 1976, to…
The most expensive private schools in South Africa in 2026
327 The rise in the cost of education in South Africa continues to outpace consumer price inflation, with combined tuition and boarding fees at the 10 most expensive schools in the country…
Autonomous AI agents emerge as the next major cybersecurity risk
275 Emerging artificial intelligence threats and identity-focused attacks are set to define the global cybersecurity landscape in 2026, according to newly published research by IBM and recent industry analysis by Kaspersky. The…
Nvidia’s next AI chips are in full production
274 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Monday that the company’s next generation of chips is in “full production,” saying they can deliver five times the artificial intelligence…
Intel launches Panther Lake, its next-gen PC chip
274 Dado Ruvic/Reuters Intel launched Panther Lake, its new AI chip for laptops, on Monday at the CES trade show in Las Vegas, as the company seeks to reassure investors about the…
Television at 50 | The broadcast that changed everything
325 Heinrich Marnitz and Dorianne Berry in an undated photograph from the 1970s. The two presenters were the first to appear on SABC television on 5 January 1976 and became household names…