Many municipalities in South Africa are struggling to maintain a reliable supply of clean water to households and industries. Thankfully, technology is here to help. In this episode of TechCentral’s TCS+, Helen Hulett, newly appointed chief sustainability officer at geospatial information science specialist AfriGIS, tells Duncan McLeod about the Resolve Water project that she leads…
By 2050 the global market for non-military drones is expected to have transformed how goods and people move across cities and rural landscapes. In South Africa, where road access remains limited in many regions and urban congestion chokes daily logistics, drones present an opportunity to leapfrog legacy infrastructure and reimagine mobility from the sky down…
Artificial intelligence has now made it possible to wake up to a video of your CEO seemingly admitting to fraud, or receiving an urgent audio message from your CFO authorising a large, unexpected transaction, without any of it being real. The Deepfake threat isn’t limited to criminal use cases targeting individuals or governments – they…
Starlink has taken aim at what it has described as “misleading claims” in sections of the media about its views on South Africa’s black empowerment laws and reiterated that it is keen to get an operating licence as soon as possible. The company, which is owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, said in a letter to…
This is the second (and beta) episode of a new podcast series curated by TechCentral’s editorial team and generated by artificial intelligence tools. It’s an experiment for now, but if it works well, we’ll consider making it a regular feature by launching a season 1. Note that even using the most accurate and reliable sources,…
Freight management specialist Special Envoy has introduced Xpress, a new courier service operating exclusively with electric vehicles (EVs). This marks a significant step towards sustainable logistics in South Africa. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Physics turning lead into gold! Xpress’s current operations utilize a fleet of BYD Dolphins for overnight deliveries within…
A World Bank-linked climate fund has backed South African plans to cut the country’s reliance on coal, unlocking up to US$2.6-billion (R46.8-billion) in financing and giving the nation’s energy transition an unexpected boost. The approval of the updated plan by the Climate Investment Funds, which was stalled after South Africa last year asked to delay…
Two batches of 35 rhinos moved by truck and airliner as part of major rewilding effort involving South Africa and Rwanda. Seventy southern white rhinos have completed a journey of more than 3,400 kilometres (at least 2,112 miles) by truck and Boeing 747 from South Africa to Rwanda in what has been described as the…
Commerce media is emerging as the next big frontier in retail – and it’s growing fast. Globally, the space is projected to reach $130 billion by 2026, and could top $1 trillion by 2030, as giants like Amazon and Walmart continue to turn retail media into high-performing revenue engines. But where does South Africa sit…
The South African Revenue Services (Sars) believes that new e-commerce regulations targeting international online retailers like Temu and Shein could generate an additional R3 billion in VAT revenue, as reported by City Press. Read: Sociable: A new South African app reimagining social media The National Treasury’s Budget review document for 2025/26, released in March, indicated…
