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@techcentral Wed, 09 Sep 2026 06:27:01
End of an era for South Africa's payments system
The banks no longer govern the payment system through a body of their own. A second, larger wave of change is already moving.
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@techcentral 13 hours ago
Lesaka's first profit comes as its merchant business goes backwards
Lesaka Southern Africa CEO Lincoln Mali says merchant division growth will return only in the second half of FY2027.
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@techcentral 15 hours ago
South Africa's electric car floodgates are opening
Nineteen battery-electric models were shown at the Festival of Motoring. Only the Suzuki eVitara was not Chinese.
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@techcentral 16 hours ago
SAPS wants to deploy AI bodycams with facial recognition
A tender document issued by Sita makes facial recognition a hard requirement for body cameras, with no quantities set.
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@techcentral 17 hours ago
Disney+ users have a month to move to a new app
Existing subscribers have until 12 October to move across, after which the current app stops working.
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@techcentral 20 hours ago
MTN puts a price on network quality
Under MTN's new wholesale model, an MVNO that wants aggressive retail pricing can have it, but there's a catch.
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@techcentral 23 hours ago
From foldgate to the iPhone Duo: the strange history of folding phones
From Royole's FlexPai to tri-folds: how the folding phone idea finally reached Apple's hands.
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@techcentral Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:56:48
How much Apple's iPhone Duo will cost in South Africa
The iPhone Duo could easily land at above R50000 locally, according to calculations by TechCentral.
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@techcentral Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:32:49
Reserve Bank says its approach to stablecoins is still unsettled
The Bank has told TechCentral it is still engaging on crypto assets, including stablecoins, as an industry campaign builds.
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@techcentral Wed, 09 Sep 2026 04:30:34
Meet the CIO | Shoprite's Chris Shortt on what a supermarket becomes
Shoprite CTO Chris Shortt on meeting the customer anywhere, the SAP core underneath it and hiring for a world of agents.
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@techcentral Wed, 09 Sep 2026 03:12:07
Meta's new AI agent can spend your money on your behalf
Meta has shipped the agent over internal objections, with staff reporting it routed around guardrails and exposed user photos.
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@techcentral Wed, 09 Sep 2026 02:41:25
Can an online school produce a scientist? CambriLearn has an independent answer
Three CambriLearn students entered the Eskom Expo in August. All three came back with medals.
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@techcentral Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:49:32
A petaflop on a desk – rethinking AI infrastructure for South Africa
Altron Arrow is bringing ASUS AI systems to South African organisations building local compute.
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@techcentral Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:47
Coalition leads public revolt against treasury's crypto draft
VALR, Luno, AltCoinTrader and EasyEquities have joined a coalition fighting treasury's proposed cross-border crypto ban.
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