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https://techcentral.co.za/visa-chaos-investment-south-africa/234631/
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Visa chaos threatens investment in South Africa
An acute shortage of skilled workers is restraining already tepid growth in South Africa - and the problem is self-inflicted.
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https://techcentral.co.za/massmart-walmart-for-new-e-commerce-chief/234644/
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Massmart taps parent Walmart for new e-commerce chief
Walmart-owned South African retail group Massmart has appointed a new head of e-commerce.
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https://techcentral.co.za/ransomware-attacks-south-african-respond/234661/
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Ransomware attacks: how South African companies should respond
Cybersecurity has taken centre stage in South African business, and it’s no surprise given the prevalence of ransomware attacks.
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https://techcentral.co.za/new-load-shedding-blocks-for-joburg/234665/
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New load shedding blocks for Joburg – here’s how you are affected
Eskom has handed over load shedding operations for large parts of Johannesburg to City Power.
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https://techcentral.co.za/chris-kruger-decades-in-it-leadership/234671/
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Chris Kruger: What I learnt in my decades in IT leadership
Chris Kruger recently retired as group chief technology officer of Momentum Metropolitan Holdings. He shares his story.
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https://techcentral.co.za/tesla-to-build-sub-r500-000-electric-car/234696/
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Tesla gearing up to build sub-R500 000 electric car
Tesla plans to build a €25 000 car at its factory near Berlin, a source with knowledge of the matter said.
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https://techcentral.co.za/trial-test-google-app-marketplace-power/234693/
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Trial to test Google’s app marketplace power
Google is facing off with Epic Games in an antitrust fight targeting the tech giant’s control over its Google Play store.
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https://techcentral.co.za/meta-bars-political-campaigns-gen-ai-ads/234708/
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Meta bars political campaigns from using its gen AI ad tools
Meta Platforms is barring political campaigns from using its new generative AI advertising products.
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https://techcentral.co.za/openai-unveils-personalised-ai-apps/234710/
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OpenAI unveils personalised AI apps
OpenAI has unveiled a marketplace that allows users to access personalised artificial intelligence “apps”.
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https://techcentral.co.za/wework-goes-bust/234706/
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WeWork goes bust
WeWork has sought bankruptcy protection after its bets on companies using more of its office-sharing space soured.
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https://techcentral.co.za/mtn-south-africa-tracking-well-margins/234725/
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MTN South Africa ‘tracking well’ in tough market
MTN South Africa’s margins remain under pressure as the company invests in making its network resilient against load shedding.
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https://techcentral.co.za/legacy-voice-revenues-go-into-reverse/234741/
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Operators fret as legacy voice revenues go into reverse
Voice revenues generated by South Africa’s mobile operators are still sliding, new figures from MTN suggest.
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https://techcentral.co.za/melon-mobile-latest-make-voice-calls-free/234747/
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Melon Mobile latest to make voice calls ‘free’
Melon Mobile has become the latest South African telecoms provider to make voice calls effectively free of charge.
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https://techcentral.co.za/huawei-plans-take-on-nvidia-in-ai-chips/234753/
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Huawei is gearing up to take on Nvidia in AI chips
US curbs on the sales of advanced artificial chips by Nvidia to China are creating an opening for Huawei to win market share.
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https://techcentral.co.za/south-african-schools-vr-lessons/234764/
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South African schools introduce VR lessons
Virtual reality headsets have started entering South African classrooms, with the aim of supplementing the curriculum.
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https://techcentral.co.za/banking-app-kidnappings-south-africa/234770/
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Banking app kidnappings are on the rise in South Africa
Banking app kidnappings, with the aim of gaining unauthorised access to victims' money under duress, are on the rise.
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https://techcentral.co.za/apple-delays-work-iphone-16-mac-software/234788/
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Apple delays work on iPhone 16, Mac software to fix bugs
Apple has hit pause on development of next year’s software updates for the iPhone, iPad, Mac and other devices.
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https://techcentral.co.za/legend-of-zelda-movie-nintendo/234795/
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Legend of Zelda movie in development by Nintendo
Nintendo said on Wednesday it will develop a live-action film of long-running franchise The Legend of Zelda.
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https://techcentral.co.za/gta-6-launch-details-expected-this-week/234782/
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GTA 6 launch details expected this week
Rockstar Games plans to announce the next highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto game, GTA 6, as early as this week.
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https://techcentral.co.za/eskom-report-admits-significant-failings/234800/
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Eskom report admits to significant failings
By its own admission, in the last year Eskom has failed more than ever before to carry out its basic contract.
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https://techcentral.co.za/ford-ranger-plug-in-hybrid-bakkies-to-be-built-in-pretoria/234811/
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Ford Ranger Plug-in Hybrid bakkies to be built in Pretoria
Ford has invested R5.2-billion to build a plug-in hybrid version of its popular Ranger bakkie in Pretoria.