A man looks inside the Changan Deepal S05 REEV during a press conference for the unveiling of the Chinese model at the WesBank Festival of Motoring. Nqobile Dludla/Reuters Chinese car makers launched a raft of electric, hybrid and bakkie models at South Africa’s biggest motor show last week, betting on growing demand for electrified vehicles…
The rand strengthened on Friday to its firmest level since the US and Israel attacked Iran on 28 February, but the rally is unlikely to show up on the shelf price of a laptop or a server any time soon. A global shortage of memory and storage chips is doing far more damage to South…
Global energy analysts have predicted that Nigeria, along with other oil-producing African countries, will become a major beneficiary of the ongoing Middle East conflict. According to industry observers, leading energy giants in Africa, including Nigeria, Libya, Angola, Gabon, Mozambique, Namibia, and Tanzania, are increasingly seen as lower-risk alternatives to Middle Eastern crude suppliers. The ongoing…
The rand began the week at its lowest level in four months as escalating hostilities in the Middle East kept oil prices high, stoking inflation worries ahead of a much-anticipated interest rate decision. At 8.51am, the rand traded at R17.23/US$, down 1.3% from its previous close, at its weakest level sincelate November 2025. A sustained…
An increasing shortage of memory chips is beginning to reshape the global PC market – not by stopping laptop and desktop production, but by steadily eroding the value businesses receive when they buy new machines. Industry analysts say tightening supply of DRAM system memory and NAND flash storage is likely to push up component prices…
South African technology retailers are warning consumers and businesses to brace for further price hikes on key computer components as a global shortage driven by AI demand squeezes supply of memory chips, solid-state drives and graphics cards. Three of the country’s online retailers – Evetech, Dreamware Technology and Tech.co.za – have told TechCentral that the…
Boomi Recognized as an Exemplary Vendor in the ISG Buyers Guides™ for Data Integration and Master Data Management 2025 Boomi™, the leader in AI-driven automation, today announced it has been named an Exemplary Vendor in both the ISG Buyers Guide™ for Data Integration and the ISG Buyers Guide™ for Master Data Management 2025. This press…
