Ronald Ralinala
Apple finally unveiled a full‑scale overhaul of its voice assistant at this week’s Worldwide Developers Conference, branding the new offering Siri AI. The upgrade promises a more conversational experience, a dedicated app and the ability to read what’s on a user’s screen, signalling the tech giant’s attempt to narrow the AI gap with rivals such as … Read more
Edge AI is no longer a niche experiment; it has become a daily requirement for South African manufacturers, retailers and city planners that need instant insights without flooding the cloud with terabytes of raw video. The hardware that powers these on‑site decisions must be small enough to fit into cramped control cabinets, tough enough to … Read more
The Mpumalanga High Court in Breyten handed down a chilling verdict this week, sentencing 22‑year‑old Simphiwe Xolani Mkhwanazi to two life terms plus an additional 105 years behind bars for a spate of murders, rapes and robberies that terrorised the Amersfoort and Daggakraal communities between 2021 and 2023. Mkhwanazi, who had evaded police for months, was … Read more
South African organisations have been on a cloud migration marathon for close to ten years, ticking off strategy decks, signing hyperscaler contracts and re‑approving hefty budgets – often more than once. Yet the real story inside server rooms, FinOps spreadsheets and security hubs remains under‑reported. That gap is what the TechCentral Cloud Reckoning Survey aims to … Read more
The Bafana Bafana squad is set to enjoy a payday that rivals the prize money on offer to the nation’s top clubs, with each player slated to receive R2 million just for stepping onto the pitch in the group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The figure, confirmed by SAFA officials in talks with the … Read more
South African banks have long relied on a legal barricade that keeps telecom operators out of the deposit‑taking business, but recent moves by the Reserve Bank suggest that the wall separating payments‑infrastructure from the banking layer is beginning to shift. The Banks Act of 1990 forces mobile giants such as Vodacom and MTN to partner … Read more
Court papers filed before the Madlanga Commission have thrown a harsh new light on the relationship between EFF leader Julius Malema and Crime Intelligence boss Feroz Khan, with fresh allegations claiming the two worked quietly together to push a senior intelligence watchdog out of his job while trading sensitive state information. The claims, still untested, … Read more
The Madlanga Commission has turned another page in its high‑profile inquiry, releasing Annexure C – a document that names 17 individuals allegedly connected to the summons of SAPS Crime Intelligence deputy head, Major General Feroz Khan. The list, which surfaced earlier this week, reads like a who’s‑who of South African politics, business and law‑enforcement, sending shockwaves through … Read more
MTN Group Fintech has struck a technology partnership with Ant International, the arm of China’s Ant Group that runs Alipay, to transform its MoMo mobile‑money platform into a full‑blown super app. The deal, unveiled on Tuesday, will see Ant’s technical stack embedded in MoMo, starting with a rollout in Nigeria next quarter. The collaboration promises a mini‑app … Read more
Motorists across the country are waking up to the same frustrating reality: rush‑hour gridlock is turning what used to be a quick commute into a marathon of bottlenecks, brake lights and endless radio chatter. From the bustling M1 in Johannesburg to the coastal R102 in Cape Town, traffic delays in South Africa have become a … Read more