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https://techcentral.co.za/electricity-minister-to-get-more-powers/234946/
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Electricity minister to get more powers
President Cyril Ramaphosa will allocate more powers to Kgosientsho Ramokgopa in an effort to end the power crisis.
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https://techcentral.co.za/south-africa-informal-sector-cash/234928/
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South Africa’s informal sector is ditching cash fast
Card payments are muscling in on cash and outstripping other payment methods in the informal economy, new research shows.
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https://techcentral.co.za/tfg-online-sales-now-10-of-total/234962/
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TFG online sales now 10% of total
Retail group TFG's online sales now make up almost 10% of its turnover, more than double the market average.
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https://techcentral.co.za/fikile-mbalula-false-claim-load-shedding/234960/
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Fikile Mbalula repeats false claim about load shedding
ANC SG Fikile Mbalula has reiterated a discredited claim that an $8.8-billion climate finance pact is responsible for load shedding.
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https://techcentral.co.za/your-isp-monitoring-your-online-activity/234972/
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Is your ISP monitoring your online activity?
Industry body Ispa has moved to reassure internet users that their members don’t routinely monitor their clients’ online behaviour.
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https://techcentral.co.za/banking-app-kidnappings-sabric-victim/234994/
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Banking app kidnappings: Sabric on how not to become a victim
TechCentral asked Sabric CEO Nischal Mewalall about banking app kidnappings and how people can protect themselves.
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https://techcentral.co.za/kena-health-top-honours-at-mtn-app-awards/234999/
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Health start-up Kena takes top honours at MTN app awards
Health start-up Kena Health has taken top honours at the 2023 MTN Business App of the Year awards.
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https://techcentral.co.za/hex-bess-eskom-battery-system/235007/
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Hex Bess, Eskom’s huge new battery system, can power an entire town
Eskom has opened the largest battery storage project in Africa, Hex Bess, in the town of Worcester.
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https://techcentral.co.za/ai-tools-google-search-in-south-africa/235014/
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AI tools come to Google Search in South Africa
Google’s AI-powered search is now available in South Africa - and the rest of the continent. Here's how it works.
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https://techcentral.co.za/sentech-quick-resolution-sabc-debt-issue/235023/
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Sentech hopes for quick resolution to SABC debt issue
Sentech interim CEO Tebogo Leshope said the SABC’s unwillingness or inability to pay its signal distribution fees is of “great concern”.
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https://techcentral.co.za/south-africa-zebra-meat-on-the-menu/235034/
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South Africa bids to put zebra meat on the menu
The law aims to formalise the industry in a country where 80% of wild animals are on private land.
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https://techcentral.co.za/herbert-wigwe-university-in-nigeria/235032/
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Banking tycoon invests in new R9-billion university in Nigeria
Herbert Wigwe, co-founder of Nigeria’s biggest bank, is investing in a new university to help build skills.
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https://techcentral.co.za/vodacom-interim-profit-ethiopia-losses/235047/
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Vodacom interim profit hit by Ethiopia start-up losses
Vodacom Group reported a 4.2% decline in half-year earnings, impacted by start-up losses in Ethiopia and higher interest rates.
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https://techcentral.co.za/mercedes-millions-sa-ev-charging-network/235079/
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Mercedes to pump R40-million into South African EV charging network
Mercedes-Benz South Africa has announced it plans to invest R40-million into charging infrastructure.
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https://techcentral.co.za/teraco-announces-big-cape-town-data-centre-expansion/235073/
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Teraco announces big Cape Town data centre expansion
Teraco has announced plans for a huge expansion of its “hyperscale” Cape Town data centre, CT2.
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https://techcentral.co.za/my-vodacom-app-to-be-phased-out/235091/
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‘My Vodacom’ app to be phased out
Vodacom plans to phase out its “My Vodacom” smartphone app in favour of its VodaPay “super app” in the coming months.
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https://techcentral.co.za/tcs-shotspotter-gun-crime-cape-town/235103/
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TCS | How ShotSpotter is fighting gun crime in Cape Town
ShotSpotter has been deployed in high-crime areas in Cape Town for some years. Tom Chittum of inventor SoundThinking tells TCS about the technology.
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https://techcentral.co.za/chinas-biggest-bank-paid-ransom-over-hack/235108/
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Gang says China’s biggest bank paid ransom over hack
China's ICBC paid a ransom after it was hacked last week, a Lockbit ransomware gang representative said.
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https://techcentral.co.za/google-play-android-world-was-existential/235113/
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For Google, dominating in Android app stores was ‘existential’
Google allegedly devised plans to share app store revenue with Android phone makers to ensure the devices were pre-installed with the Play store.
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https://techcentral.co.za/exxon-mobile-pivot-into-lithium-for-evs/235116/
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Oil giant Exxon Mobile to pivot into lithium for EVs
Oil giant Exxon Mobil plans to become one of the biggest suppliers of lithium for electric vehicles.
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https://techcentral.co.za/south-africa-losing-digital-lead-africa/235126/
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South Africa at risk of losing digital lead in Africa
The rate of digitisation in Africa is likely to see South Africa overtaken as the continent’s most digitally advanced nation, a forum in Cape Town has heard.