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@techcentral Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:33:43
Support ended for SQL Server 2016 – and so did the Microsoft subsidy
Microsoft has withdrawn the free ESU deal that made deferring SQL Server upgrades affordable, writes Ascent Technology MD Johan Lamberts.
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@techcentral 15 hours ago
Five cyber worries keep South African business owners up at night
South African risk managers rank cyber incidents and business interruption above global averages.
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@techcentral 15 hours ago
Telcos push for 20-Sim cap and accuse Icasa of overreach
ACT's Nomvuyiso Batyi says Icasa's draft Sim rules give the regulator powers it doesn't have.
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@techcentral 16 hours ago
Standard Bank wins four global awards for digital banking innovation
Standard Bank walked away with four awards at The Digital Banker's 2026 retail banking innovation awards.
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@techcentral 16 hours ago
DJ Zinhle is launching a mobile network for her 'besties'
DJ Zinhle's Bestie Connect is a prepaid mobile network on MTN, aimed squarely at her followers.
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@techcentral 17 hours ago
Race opens to run South Africa's .co.za domain
Zadna has opened a tender for a 10-year contract to run South Africa's .co.za domain registry.
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@techcentral 19 hours ago
No terminal needed: littlefish and Halo Dot team up for merchants
The combined littlefish and Halo Dot offering is already being deployed in African markets.
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@techcentral 20 hours ago
Pick n Pay turns to AI to speed up online orders
Pick n Pay is rolling OrderGrid's AI platform out to 720 stores after a successful pilot.
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@techcentral 20 hours ago
Africa's mobile heavyweights take charge of the GSMA
Airtel's Vittal, MTN's Mupita and Vodafone's Della Valle will lead the GSMA until December 2028.
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@techcentral 21 hours ago
The Power of Three: turning enterprise AI ambition into business reality
BlueSky's Rassie Engelbrecht argues enterprise AI fails without data, workflows and secure infrastructure.
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@techcentral 21 hours ago
A practical guide to attack surface management for South African organisations
As the Information Regulator steps up enforcement, attack surface management gives compliance teams facts.
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@techcentral 21 hours ago
The commercial barriers holding back smaller ISPs
Backspace's Jevon King says onboarding fees and minimum spends keep smaller ISPs from competing.
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@techcentral 23 hours ago
The memory boom making Samsung rich is now squeezing Apple
Apple sees its holiday-quarter gross margin falling to 45-46% as memory chip costs keep rising.
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@techcentral Mon, 02 Nov 2026 14:30:25
Sales of new-energy vehicles are surging in South Africa
New-energy vehicle sales have already passed last year's total, but fully electric cars remain a sliver of the market.
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