79 Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence start-up, xAI, on Thursday released a new “speedy and economical” agentic coding model, marking its entry into a key focus area for AI companies. An agentic coding…
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Job losses hit major South African car manufacturer
72 The popular Ford Ranger model is manufactured at the company’s plant outside Pretoria Ford Motor’s South African unit plans to lay off more than 470 employees as it seeks to adjust…
PayInc emerges as South Africa’s national payments utility
97 Bankserv Africa – now PayInc – CEO Stephen Linnell Automated clearing house and settlements hub BankservAfrica on Thursday announced a major refresh of the company’s brand, changing its name to PayInc…
Why the Blue Label share price is taking a beating
72 Flagship Asset Management’s Philip Short Blue Label Telecoms’ share price has plunged more than a quarter in the past two days after its annual results, published on Tuesday, appeared to disappoint…
South Africa a step closer to getting a national payments utility
124 The Competition Commission has recommended that the Competition Tribunal approve the South African Reserve Bank’s proposed acquisition of full control of BankservAfrica – and has done so without attaching any conditions….
Platforms power Altron growth as IT budgets tighten
77 JSE-listed technology group Altron has issued a voluntary operational update for the six months to 31 August 2025, describing its performance in the period as “resilient” as strong growth in its…
Nvidia CEO says AI boom far from over
81 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Kent Nishimura/Reuters Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Wednesday dismissed concern about an end to a spending boom on artificial intelligence chips, projecting opportunities will expand into a…
Sarb weighs stablecoins and CBDCs as digital money gains global momentum
91 Stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are gaining traction worldwide, and the South African Reserve Bank has told TechCentral it is watching the developments closely as it considers if –…
South Africa’s best mobile networks
98 MTN South Africa has come out tops in independent network ratings agency OpenSignal’s latest mobile experience report, beating its rivals in a number of categories including “download speed”, “5G availability” and…
Mouton Foundation launches R7.2-billion Curro take-private
94 The Jannie Mouton Foundation has made a R7.2-billion take-private offer to acquire all the issued shares of private schools group Curro Holdings, pitching the deal as both a premium for investors…