Reserve Bank's ATM plan meets a wall of polite silence
TechCentralby Fanie van Rooyen·20d ago
South Africa’s banks and cash companies say they are working with the Reserve Bank on its plan to white-label the country’s ATMs and bring privately run cash centres into a national utility owned...
Why a robotaxi would struggle to make money in Sandton
TechCentralby Fanie van Rooyen·20d ago
Vodacom and SmartOps Fleet want to put up to 55 000 vehicles on e-hailing platforms in the next nine to 12 months, 66% of them electric, Engineering News reported recently.
How to choose a .co.za domain without paying more later
TechCentralby Domains.co.za·20d ago
More than just the address people type to find your business, a .co.za domain is a long-term asset that needs to stay under your control, be renewed on time and connect cleanly to your website...
Most of Datatec's R7-billion payout was taken in shares, not cash
TechCentralby Duncan McLeod·20d ago
Datatec expects underlying earnings per share for the six months to 31 August to rise by between 53% and 61%, a day after issuing 94.3 million new shares to investors who chose stock instead of...
This is what an AI-run hacking spree looks like
TechCentralby Agency Staff·20d ago
Over the past couple of weeks, a cybersecurity researcher watched as a Chinese-speaking hacker broke into websites belonging to more than 100 companies, including US farm equipment maker Deere...
AI music is here and the South African rulebook is blank
TechCentralby Fanie van Rooyen·21d ago
Samro, the Southern African Music Rights Organisation, now requires members to disclose how much AI went into a song when they register it with the body.
Celebrating South Africa's rising stars: the leaders shaping what comes next
TechCentralby TransUnion Rising Star Awards·21d ago
On Thursday, 8 October, the 2026 TransUnion Rising Star Awards culminated in a gala dinner at NH Hotel Sandton, bringing together some of South Africa’s most promising emerging professionals...
Post Office wants R2.2-billion from government as it braces for another loss
TechCentralby Duncan McLeod·21d ago
The South African Post Office expects to lose about R391-million in 2026/2027, even after public funding, and is asking the state for about R2.2-billion in new money over the next three years to...
A software revolution is heading for South African driveways
TechCentralby Duncan McLeod·21d ago
Toyota expects its Arene software platform to be running in 10 million new vehicles a year, across 50 models, by 2030, the company said on Friday.
Banks to lose their grip on South Africa's payments system
TechCentralby Agency Staff·21d ago
South Africa will open its national payments system to non-bank operators, including telecommunications companies, fintechs and retailers, from mid-2027, a Reserve Bank official said on Friday, as...
The R77 000 iPhone has arrived in South Africa
TechCentralby Duncan McLeod·24d ago
Apple’s iPhone Duo will cost South Africans R47 999 for the 256GB model and R76 999 for the 2TB version, according to pricing on the iStore website.
South Africa's ATM network faces its biggest overhaul in decades
TechCentralby Fanie van Rooyen·24d ago
The Reserve Bank will start piloting white-labelled ATMs in January, the first step in a plan to turn all of South Africa’s more than 30 000 machines into a shared, unbranded network where...
Africa's mobile operators pay more for less spectrum, GSMA says
TechCentralby Staff Reporter·24d ago
Mobile operators in Africa have about a quarter less spectrum than their peers elsewhere, and pay 24% more for each unit of it relative to their revenue, according to a new report from the GSMA...
Vodacom says it keeps Safaricom control for now
TechCentralby Duncan McLeod·24d ago
Vodacom Group said on Friday that its subsidiary will remain the registered owner of the Safaricom shares that gave it control of the Kenyan operator, at least for now, after Kenya’s court of...
Why South Africa is turning its back on 'screwdriver' car plants
TechCentralby Nqobile Dludla·25d ago
South Africa will stop providing policy support for carmakers that import near-complete vehicles for local assembly, trade, industry & competition minister Parks Tau said on Thursday, as the...
Paratus Zambia delivers Starlink to thousands of children in Family Legacy schools
TechCentralby Paratus Group·25d ago
Paratus Zambia has completed Starlink installations at 18 Family Legacy schools in Lusaka, giving more than 10 000 vulnerable children high-speed, reliable internet access.
Why cybersecurity is now a national security issue for South Africa
TechCentralby Nonkqubela Thathakahle Jordan-Dyani·25d ago
What happens when the digital systems we rely on every day stop working? A hospital cannot reach patient records. A municipality cannot deliver essential services.
Armoured cars and cyber cover: the new executive perks in South Africa
TechCentralby Editor·25d ago
Pay for the CEOs of South Africa’s 200 largest listed companies rose by 9% in the year to February, but almost all of the increase came from bonuses and share awards rather than salaries.
Your car's ADAS may be seeing skew
TechCentralby Fanie van Rooyen·25d ago
Motorists who replace the windscreen on a car fitted with driver-assistance technology may be driving with compromised safety systems without knowing it, the Automobile Association (AA) has warned.
OpenAI turns the tables on Apple in trade secrets fight
TechCentralby Agency Staff·25d ago
An OpenAI employee who left the ChatGPT maker for Apple sent more than 100 files about an unreleased product to a personal account and later presented the product to senior Apple leadership, a new...
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