A memory chip crunch means the powerful laptops needed for local AI are very expensive.
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Consumer sign-ups promised for July 2026 have slipped, leaving spam-weary South Africans waiting until next May.
Frogfoot executives tell the TechCentral Show they would rather be the acquirer than be sold as South Africa’s fibre market consolidates.
LekkeSlaap co-founders Jonathan Womersley and Marcel van de Ghinste have sold the popular accommodation booking platform.
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Frogfoot’s Shane Chorley wants to be the buyer, not the bought, as South African fibre consolidates.
Home affairs will stop producing the green ID book in March 2027, and it will cease to be valid ID on 31 March 2028. We have all the details.
Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber has demonstrated a prototype digital ID linked to the population register.
Outa welcomes the open-ended waiver but wants Eskom to justify registering systems that never export power.
Absa will keep over-the-counter cash at only selected branches as it pushes customers to self-service.
CEOs Brett and Mark Levy each earned R33-million, down 12%, as bonuses fell short of target.
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Despite the potential swing, the era of Nvidia surprising everyone with 20% moves looks to be over.
Ukrainian intelligence says Moscow’s Rassvet satellite network is scaling much faster than Western analysts had anticipated.
The safety feature reaches South Africa before year-end amid lawsuits and regulatory scrutiny over AI chatbots.
The company suffered a steeper one-day fall than during the 1987 Black Monday crash.
The Wi-Fi 8 standard trades the gigabit race for reliability – and Icasa’s new spectrum rules make it matter locally.
Alfa Romeo’s Junior Elettrica Veloce is a hot hatch dressed as an EV – and it’s just brilliant to drive.
































