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What South Africans searched for most in 2025, according to Google
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (202+ words) African culture and everyday life. According to the Google Year in Search report for 2025, South Africans...everyday information-seeking behaviours,” said Google in a statement on Thursday. AI-related search terms “Chat GPT free” and “Google Gemini” were the fourth- and fifth-most…...
Google Cloud, AI adoption gain momentum in Africa
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (315+ words) The first Google Cloud Summit to be held in Africa generated strong excitement in the local market – a sign the Google AI groundswell has arrived. This is according to...to Gregory MacLennan, CEO of Digicloud Africa – Google Cloud distributor for…...
Reality check for electric car sales in South Africa
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (549+ words) South African consumers have all but turned their backs on electric vehicles – so far, at least – and the impact on the used-car market is impossible to ignore. Speaking in an interview with TechCentral on Monday following publication of the group’s…...
Maziv and DFA: building South Africa's new digital backbone
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (589+ words) As the country enters a new phase of digital expansion, Maziv Group and DFA are helping shape the next era of fibre connectivity, one defined by inclusion, innovation and impact. Rather than focusing solely on transactions or infrastructure, the two…...
How Paratus Mozambique turned a fishing event into a digital lifeline
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (270+ words) Paratus Mozambique has now committed to expanding the impact of its existing Starlink low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite installation by supporting teacher training initiatives and identifying other remote Mozambican communities where similar connectivity projects can make a meaningful difference. A recent…...
The AI utopia South Africa can't afford
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (276+ words) extreme wealth for everybody”. Demis Hassabis of Google DeepMind talks of:radical abundance” and a “new...
Google plots E Cape as southern anchor of four-hub Africa network
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (517+ words) Google has confirmed the Eastern Cape as the site for a “digital exchange hub” that will act...TechCentral in an interview at South Africa’s inaugural Google Cloud Summit in Johannesburg, Google Africa MD Alex Okosi said permits to build the......
South Africa and Europe must forge new EV value chain, says BMW boss
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (447+ words) South Africa and Europe should collaborate on building an alternative “value chain” for electric vehicle components such as batteries to reduce dependence on China, the CEO of BMW South Africa said, calling for a national-level strategy. South Africa, which accounts…...
The lone ship guarding Africa's internet
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (606+ words) Africa’s entire submarine cable network is served by just one permanently stationed repair vessel – based in Cape Town – leaving the continent exposed to lengthy internet outages, a major international report has warned. The final report of the International Advisory Body…...
Vodacom CEO on MVNOs: too many cooks will spoil the mobile broth
10+ mon, 2+ day ago (426+ words) Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub has warned that a mobile market with too many players – which includes some 30 MVNOs now operating in South Africa – might not be sustainable. Speaking to TechCentral in an interview on Monday, Joosub said when there are…...