Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan. Laure Andrillon/Reuters Intel forecast quarterly profit and revenue above estimates on Thursday, pushing its shares up 5.2% in after-hours trade and helping prompt the company to boost spending plans over the next two years as an AI data centre buildout increases demand for its CPUs. Intel expects third-quarter revenue between US$15.8-billion…
Social Coding SA partners with Stellantis SA to expand technology in schools. Stellantis South Africa has partnered with Social Coding SA to launch a mobile computer lab that will bring coding, robotics and digital literacy to learners in underserved communities. The initiative targets grade eight and nine learners, who will gain hands-on experience in digital literacy,…
South Africa’s structural reform programme has lost momentum for the first time since formal tracking began, with electricity reforms deteriorating even as Eskom itself delivers its most stable performance in years. The fourth quarterly review of the BLSA Reform Tracker, covering April to June 2026, shows the overall reform completion index slipping to 71.5 from…
Andisiwe Nikelo, CEO of WesBank Fleet Management and Leasing. South African fleet operators are increasingly introducing new energy vehicles (NEVs) into their fleets, as businesses look to lower operating costs, reduce carbon emissions and shield themselves from volatile fuel prices, says WesBank. This, as government incentives for local electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing begin taking effect,…
Optasia CEO Salvador Anglada Optasia will distribute more than US$6-billion in credit across its markets in 2026 – and it carries every cent of the default risk itself. In this episode of the TechCentral Show, CEO Salvador Anglada unpacks how the JSE’s biggest recent fintech listing actually works. Formerly known as Channel VAS, Optasia was…
The Unlimited Child has launched an AI-powered app to assist learners in low-resource environments. The Unlimited Child, a South African early childhood development (ECD) non-profit organisation, has launched an AI-powered app designed to provide personalised coaching, classroom support and monitoring for practitioners. The app, built for low-resource and offline environments, delivers AI-generated development plans, classroom preparation tools,…
Telkom Group CEO Serame Taukobong Telkom missed its own headline financial targets in its 2026 financial year – on revenue, profit and free cash flow – yet most of its top executives took home short-term bonuses that exceeded their on-target amounts, the group’s newly published remuneration report shows. The group performance scorecard, which determines the…
Google has opened applications for the 2026 Google for Startups Accelerator: South Africa, a three-month programme that will provide equity-free funding, technical mentorship and access to the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for 15 South African startups. Applications are open from 21 July to 28 August 2026, with the programme running from 28 September to…
Canva Africa lead Bianca Sibiya and South African Council for Educators CEO Ella Mokgalane. Canva Africa and the South African Council for Educators (SACE) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at upskilling nearly 600 000 local educators. Canva Africa is the regional office of Australian-headquartered software company Canva. The global firm provides a…
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Abdul Saboor/Reuters Jeff Bezos has identified a new, high-profile platform to help showcase the hundreds of billions of dollars Amazon has bet on AI: Prime Video. The Amazon founder and executive chairman pushed Prime Video head Mike Hopkins to overhaul the streaming service so that AI is front and centre, according…
