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@techcentral Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:03:59
South Africa's digital ID is here – but you can't have it yet
Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber has demonstrated a prototype digital ID linked to the population register.
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@techcentral 6 hours ago
Bonanza for Cell C executives
Cell C has confirmed its executives paid nothing for 15.3 million shares transferred to them at listing.
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@techcentral 8 hours ago
AI spending now dwarfs the railway and dot-com booms
Economists question whether AI can deliver the productivity gains needed to justify trillions in spending.
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@techcentral Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:33:37
Eskom has a R1.20/kWh offer for bitcoin miners
Eskom wants to sell surplus power to bitcoin miners, but energy regulator Nersa's paper leaves key questions open.
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@techcentral Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:38:06
Huawei sets out its vision for intelligent government at GovTech 2026
From connected to intelligent: Huawei's role in building secure and inclusive AI capabilities for South Africa's public sector.
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@techcentral Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:02:33
A simple guide to modern laptop processors for small businesses
Intel, AMD or Qualcomm? Incredible's plain-English guide to choosing the right laptop processor.
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@techcentral Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:22:01
Meta's smart glasses are officially coming to South Africa
Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta smart glasses are getting an official local launch this year, but likely without Muse.
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@techcentral Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:49:15
Usaasa consults on universal access as its abolition stalls
The agency government plans to scrap wants to redefine universal access – 14 years after the last targets lapsed.
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@techcentral Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:36:35
Frogfoot plots acquisitions as Octotel and MetroFibre weigh a merger
Frogfoot's Shane Chorley wants to be the buyer, not the bought, as South African fibre consolidates.
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@techcentral Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:40:02
TCS | Norrsken22's Lexi Novitske on how China is winning African tech
Norrsken22's Lexi Novitske explains how Chinese firms won African phones and fintech – and are now winning in AI.
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@techcentral Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:13:49
Cloud and AI won't deliver value on their own, executives warn
Cloud and AI investments don't automatically create value, executives at a recent Cloud On Demand roundtable concluded.
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@techcentral Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:27:46
What Smollan learnt moving 9 000 users to Google Workspace
Smollan moved 9 064 users across 19 countries from Microsoft 365 to Google Workspace.
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@techcentral Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:13:18
Dell Technologies Forum 2026: what to expect in Johannesburg
Scaling AI tops the agenda at Dell Technologies Forum, at Kyalami on 3 November.
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@techcentral Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:35:12
Eskom waives rooftop solar fees, but the registration fight isn't over
Outa welcomes the open-ended waiver but wants Eskom to justify registering systems that never export power.
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