TechCentral https://techcentral.co.za/ Technology News Leader In South Africa Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:50:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://techcentral.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cropped-techcentral-thumbnail-for-socials-2023-32x32.jpg TechCentral https://techcentral.co.za/ 32 32 AI has started a tech ‘supercycle’, says Datatec’s Jens Montanana https://techcentral.co.za/datatec-results-ai-supercycle-jens-montanana/287774/ https://techcentral.co.za/datatec-results-ai-supercycle-jens-montanana/287774/#respond Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:40:47 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=287774 https://techcentral.co.za/datatec-results-ai-supercycle-jens-montanana/287774/feed/ 0 Icasa wants your fingerprint before you can get a Sim card https://techcentral.co.za/icasa-biometric-sim-verification-fingerprint/287770/ https://techcentral.co.za/icasa-biometric-sim-verification-fingerprint/287770/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:30:46 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=287770 https://techcentral.co.za/icasa-biometric-sim-verification-fingerprint/287770/feed/ 1 South Africa’s AI policy team is racing a 30 November deadline https://techcentral.co.za/south-africa-national-ai-policy-deadline-cabinet-march-2027/287817/ https://techcentral.co.za/south-africa-national-ai-policy-deadline-cabinet-march-2027/287817/#respond Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:35:40 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=287817 https://techcentral.co.za/south-africa-national-ai-policy-deadline-cabinet-march-2027/287817/feed/ 0 A Finnish supercomputer could help close South Africa’s AI computing gap https://techcentral.co.za/finnish-supercomputer-lumi-south-africa-ai-computing-gap/287806/ https://techcentral.co.za/finnish-supercomputer-lumi-south-africa-ai-computing-gap/287806/#respond Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:23:17 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=287806 https://techcentral.co.za/finnish-supercomputer-lumi-south-africa-ai-computing-gap/287806/feed/ 0 Finland's Lumi could help close South Africa's AI computing gap Finland has offered to help South African researchers reach its Lumi supercomputer, as the CSIR warns of South Africa's AI computing gap. CSIR,Daan du Toit,Damien Le Carpentier,Jabu Mtsweni,National Research Foundation,Pekka Metso,AI computing gap GoTyme dares rival banks to make instant payments free https://techcentral.co.za/gotyme-dares-big-banks-free-instant-payments/287800/ https://techcentral.co.za/gotyme-dares-big-banks-free-instant-payments/287800/#respond Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:48:23 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=287800 https://techcentral.co.za/gotyme-dares-big-banks-free-instant-payments/287800/feed/ 0 Put the Woan’s spectrum in orbit, says Vodacom https://techcentral.co.za/vodacom-woan-spectrum-satellite-direct-to-device/287794/ https://techcentral.co.za/vodacom-woan-spectrum-satellite-direct-to-device/287794/#respond Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:19:23 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=287794 https://techcentral.co.za/vodacom-woan-spectrum-satellite-direct-to-device/287794/feed/ 0 Paratus continues to reshape connectivity in Namibia https://techcentral.co.za/paratus-namibia-connectivity-fibre-mobile-network/287779/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 08:12:42 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=287779 AI is squeezing Google’s search growth – and its cash https://techcentral.co.za/ai-google-search-growth-cash-burn-alphabet/287766/ https://techcentral.co.za/ai-google-search-growth-cash-burn-alphabet/287766/#respond Thu, 29 Oct 2026 05:51:46 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=287766 https://techcentral.co.za/ai-google-search-growth-cash-burn-alphabet/287766/feed/ 0 Rate hikes threaten a household recovery built on cheaper credit https://techcentral.co.za/south-african-household-resilience-altron-fintech-index/287813/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 04:43:50 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=287813 Choosing the right AI path for banks and large enterprises https://techcentral.co.za/enterprise-ai-banks-buy-build-boost-bbd/287788/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 04:11:06 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=287788 Choosing the right enterprise AI path for banks Enterprise AI adoption is still early, says BBD's Matthew Barnard. He explains the buy, build or boost decision and why long AI contracts are risky. BBD,Matthew Barnard,enterprise AI How 250 Zambian clinics swapped paper files for the cloud https://techcentral.co.za/zambian-clinics-paper-files-cloud-paratus-starlink/287783/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 04:08:44 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=287783 South Africa’s 3G networks could go dark within two years https://techcentral.co.za/vodacom-3g-switch-off-two-years-kastelic/287751/ https://techcentral.co.za/vodacom-3g-switch-off-two-years-kastelic/287751/#respond Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:33:45 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=287751 https://techcentral.co.za/vodacom-3g-switch-off-two-years-kastelic/287751/feed/ 0 Vodacom books R23-billion Safaricom gain as court fight rages https://techcentral.co.za/vodacom-safaricom-r23-billion-gain-court/287760/ https://techcentral.co.za/vodacom-safaricom-r23-billion-gain-court/287760/#respond Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:29:06 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=287760 https://techcentral.co.za/vodacom-safaricom-r23-billion-gain-court/287760/feed/ 0 Canal+ takes a knife to DStv prices https://techcentral.co.za/canal-plus-dstv-price-cuts/287756/ https://techcentral.co.za/canal-plus-dstv-price-cuts/287756/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:06:54 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=287756 https://techcentral.co.za/canal-plus-dstv-price-cuts/287756/feed/ 1 South Africa risks return to money-laundering grey list https://techcentral.co.za/south-africa-risks-return-fatf-grey-list/287746/ https://techcentral.co.za/south-africa-risks-return-fatf-grey-list/287746/#respond Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:45:19 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=287746 https://techcentral.co.za/south-africa-risks-return-fatf-grey-list/287746/feed/ 0 The hidden cost of owning a folding phone https://techcentral.co.za/hidden-cost-folding-phone-inner-screen/287741/ https://techcentral.co.za/hidden-cost-folding-phone-inner-screen/287741/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:44:18 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=287741 https://techcentral.co.za/hidden-cost-folding-phone-inner-screen/287741/feed/ 1 Ramokgopa: a rushed power market could collapse the economy https://techcentral.co.za/ramokgopa-wholesale-electricity-market-rush-warning/287739/ https://techcentral.co.za/ramokgopa-wholesale-electricity-market-rush-warning/287739/#respond Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:54:21 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=287739 https://techcentral.co.za/ramokgopa-wholesale-electricity-market-rush-warning/287739/feed/ 0 The key to AI search visibility is human attention: media agency Connect https://techcentral.co.za/ai-search-visibility-human-attention-media-agency-connect/287732/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:27:23 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=287732 Why customers still feel unheard when automation works exactly as designed https://techcentral.co.za/customers-unheard-customer-experience-automation/287729/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 07:50:17 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=287729 How online ads were used to hunt Starlink users https://techcentral.co.za/online-ads-hunt-starlink-users/287725/ https://techcentral.co.za/online-ads-hunt-starlink-users/287725/#respond Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:54:39 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=287725 https://techcentral.co.za/online-ads-hunt-starlink-users/287725/feed/ 0