TechCentral https://techcentral.co.za/ Technology News Leader In South Africa Mon, 18 May 2026 18:56:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://techcentral.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cropped-techcentral-thumbnail-for-socials-2023-32x32.jpg TechCentral https://techcentral.co.za/ 32 32 Elon Musk’s war on OpenAI ends in crushing defeat https://techcentral.co.za/elon-musks-war-on-openai-ends-in-crushing-defeat/281468/ https://techcentral.co.za/elon-musks-war-on-openai-ends-in-crushing-defeat/281468/#respond Mon, 18 May 2026 18:55:11 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=281468 https://techcentral.co.za/elon-musks-war-on-openai-ends-in-crushing-defeat/281468/feed/ 0 Activists challenge 160MW Cape Town data centre project https://techcentral.co.za/activists-challenge-160mw-cape-town-data-centre-project/281431/ https://techcentral.co.za/activists-challenge-160mw-cape-town-data-centre-project/281431/#comments Mon, 18 May 2026 18:25:04 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=281431 https://techcentral.co.za/activists-challenge-160mw-cape-town-data-centre-project/281431/feed/ 1 GoTyme braces for customer churn as it forces app migration https://techcentral.co.za/gotyme-braces-for-customer-churn-as-it-forces-app-migration/281461/ https://techcentral.co.za/gotyme-braces-for-customer-churn-as-it-forces-app-migration/281461/#respond Mon, 18 May 2026 13:48:21 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=281461 https://techcentral.co.za/gotyme-braces-for-customer-churn-as-it-forces-app-migration/281461/feed/ 0 TCS | Charge’s R1.8-billion bet on an off-grid EV future https://techcentral.co.za/tcs-charges-r1-8-billion-bet-on-an-off-grid-ev-future/281453/ https://techcentral.co.za/tcs-charges-r1-8-billion-bet-on-an-off-grid-ev-future/281453/#respond Mon, 18 May 2026 13:19:30 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=281453 https://techcentral.co.za/tcs-charges-r1-8-billion-bet-on-an-off-grid-ev-future/281453/feed/ 0 TCS | Charge's R1.8-billion bet on an off-grid EV future Joubert Roux on Charge's R1.8-billion plan: an off-grid charging station every 150km along South Africa's highways. 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