Barcode printing: Argox changes the game
TechCentralby Kemtek19d ago
In many industries, people don’t give label printing much thought. They simply print, stick and forget. One notable exception is Edward Lee, senior manager at Argox.
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top 61%Altron earnings climb as platforms carry the group
TechCentralby Staff Reporter19d ago
Altron expects headline earnings per share from continuing operations of between 107c and 112c for the six months to 31 August 2026, up 11% to 17% on the 96c reported a year earlier.
The new battle over the desktop
TechCentralby Stephen Nellis19d ago
As Apple’s new desktop computers start shipping this week, the company’s executives are making an unusual pitch to corporate buyers: they are cheaper than renting data centres.
Nedbank: the cash economy won't die until digital ID arrives
TechCentralby Fanie van Rooyen20d ago
South Africa will not shake its dependence on cash until it fixes identity, outgoing Nedbank chief operating officer Mfundo Nkuhlu said on Tuesday, arguing that a working national digital ID is the...
How agentic AI is transforming South African security operations
TechCentralby Maidar Secure20d ago
South African organisations are facing increasingly complex cyber threats. As digital transformation accelerates, cloud adoption grows and regulatory obligations become more demanding, security...
Closing the AI impact gap
TechCentralby iqbusiness20d ago
AI adoption is no longer difficult to find. Employees are using copilots and generative AI tools in their daily work, business units are running pilots, and new AI capabilities are appearing in...
Sigfox South Africa looks to bridge IoT and AI
TechCentralby Sigfox South Africa20d ago
Anthropic introduced the Model Hardware Standard (MHS) on 27 August 2026, a shared specification designed to let AI agents safely operate and interact with physical equipment.
Warren Wheatley resigns as Africa Bitcoin CEO
TechCentralby Duncan McLeod20d ago
Warren Wheatley has resigned as CEO and as an employee of Africa Bitcoin Corporation with effect from 21 September, severing his last remaining ties to the JSE-listed company he founded.
WeTransfer founder joins Prosus in AI leadership shake-up
TechCentralby Duncan McLeod20d ago
Prosus has appointed WeTransfer co-founder Ronald Hans (widely known simply as Nalden) as chief product officer, the most prominent external hire yet in the Naspers-controlled group’s push to...
Bank Zero breaks even as Mukuru migration swells its base
TechCentralby Duncan McLeod20d ago
Bank Zero broke even for the first time in August, four years and 10 months after opening to the public.
AMD is now worth a trillion dollars
TechCentralby Agency Staff20d ago
The Nasdaq hit a record closing high on Monday, lifted by gains in AMD and other AI heavyweights, while falling oil prices and long-dated US treasury yields also boosted risk sentiment.
Film piracy malware is reaching corporate machines
TechCentralby Staff Reporter21d ago
A previously unknown Windows trojan distributed through pirated film downloads has infected several hundred individuals and organisations across Europe, Asia and Africa, and uses the Solana...
Core introduces new AI-powered Microsoft Surface devices in South Africa
TechCentralby Core Group21d ago
Artificial intelligence is changing how people create content, analyse information and make decisions.
Remember when bitcoin was killing the planet?
TechCentralby Fanie van Rooyen21d ago
In my last column, I parked one objection to bitcoin for another day: the energy it consumes. That was mostly because it was an unfair argument to begin with. But let’s try to put it to bed.
Kredete acquires Gravv to build agentic stablecoin infrastructure
TechCentralby Kredete21d ago
Kredete, the fintech platform serving emerging-market and diaspora communities, has acquired Gravv, an agentic stablecoin infrastructure platform that connects banks, blockchain networks and local...
Regulating AI: apply the laws we have first
TechCentralby Dirk de Vos21d ago
Last week, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an open letter calling for a slowdown in AI development, with new guardrails and oversight. Sam Altman and Elon Musk agreed within hours.
AI can find vulnerabilities. Humans find ways in
TechCentralby NEWORDER21d ago
Every South African business is about to receive the same pitch – security testing driven by AI. Continuous instead of annual. Cheaper than whatever you’re paying now.
Anthropic weighs new model launch to blunt OpenAI's Astra surge
TechCentralby Agency Staff21d ago
Anthropic is considering rolling out a new AI model to counter OpenAI’s momentum since its launch of GPT-6 Astra, according to three sources, ahead of an expected public listing and after its CEO...
Hackers hack hackers as dark web feud erupts
TechCentralby Agency Staff21d ago
One of the world’s best-known cybercrime groups said on Sunday it had hijacked one of its chief rivals’ dark web site, bringing what it said was a long-simmering feud out into the open.
GovTech turns 20 and sets out to build South Africa's digital future
TechCentralby GovTech24d ago
For two decades, GovTech has been the room where South Africa’s digital government story gets written. This year, that story reaches a milestone worth pausing on.