56 Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber The department of home affairs plans to expand its partnership with South Africa’s banks for the processing of smart ID cards and passports. In a statement…
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Watts & Wheels Ep 3: ‘We drive the new Dongfeng Box’
63 The Dongfeng Box electric city runabout has landed in South Africa, and Watts & Wheels has taken the vehicle – one of the cheapest electric cars currently on sale in the…
Africa’s quiet crypto revolution – TechCentral
63 For many years, countries across Africa have been quietly leading the race when it comes to the practical adoption of cryptocurrency. From cross-border payments to savings, everyday users on the continent…
From Bottles to battle: how Pick n Pay is turning to tech in retail fight
69 Enrico Ferigolli Pick n Pay continues to invest meaningfully in technology as it battles for market share with Shoprite Group’s Sixty60 and other retailers in the fast-growing on-demand grocery delivery market….
How competition policy can rein in Big Tech’s AI power
63 The author, the Competition Commission’s Donnavan Linley As digital markets continue to expand and artificial intelligence evolves, governments and regulators need to remain agile when it comes to governance and public…
Teraco says it’s completed JB4, a 50MW data centre
56 Teraco’s JB4 is a 50MW data centre facility located in Bredell in Ekurhuleni South Africa’s largest data centre operator, Teraco, has completed its latest build project, JB4, a 50MW AI-ready facility…
Nvidia, AMD to give US 15% cut of China AI chip sales
69 AMD’s Lisa Su and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Nvidia and AMD have agreed to give the US government 15% of revenue from sales to China of advanced computer chips like Nvidia’s H20…
The train that never came – how maglev technology was derailed
76 Main image: An L0 series five-car maglev train on a test run in Japan in in 2013. It has yet to begin passenger service. (Photo: Saruno Hirobano, under CC BY-SA 3.0…
Trump’s attacks are the last thing Intel needs right now
70 US President Donald Trump Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is already facing an uphill battle in turning around the ailing chip maker. Now US President Donald Trump’s demand that Tan resign over…
South African streaming music showdown
69 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…