TechCentral media bias and reliability
TechCentral is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. We have seen it on 7 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is TechCentral biased?
TechCentral is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is TechCentral left or right?
TechCentral is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum.
Is TechCentral reliable?
We do not hold a factual-reliability assessment for TechCentral. A political-leaning label would not answer that question on its own, so we do not infer reliability from left, centre or right.
What TechCentral has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with TechCentral’s own report linked underneath.
Leaders from the IMF and World Bank met in Bangkok to discuss the economic implications of artificial intelligence. Kristalina Georgieva stated AI infrastructure investment is supporting global growth, while Ajay Banga highlighted potential job creation in developing nations. The IMF also issued a warning about rising global debt.
TechCentral reported it asAI is now propping up the world economy, says IMF (opens TechCentral in a new tab)
The United States has imposed new visa restrictions on certain South African nationals, citing race-based discrimination and uncompensated land seizures. South Africa has rejected the US allegations, stating the measures are based on mischaracterised policies and fringe group information.
TechCentral reported it asVisa crackdown is latest US blow to South Africa ties (opens TechCentral in a new tab)
China's state-run Global Times has labelled a proposal by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to slow AI development a 'Cold War playbook'. The essay, also endorsed by Sam Altman and Elon Musk, urged the US not to sell powerful AI chips to China.
TechCentral reported it asBeijing accuses Anthropic CEO of waging an AI 'Cold War' (opens TechCentral in a new tab)
Apple has launched its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, at its 'Surprise and Shine' event. The company also introduced the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. This marks the first major product launch under new CEO John Ternus.
TechCentral reported it asHow much Apple's iPhone Duo will cost in South Africa (opens TechCentral in a new tab)
Apple CEO John Ternus posted a cryptic video ahead of the company's expected iPhone 18 Pro unveiling. The video appears to hint at a new variable aperture camera feature for the device, which is set to be announced alongside new Apple Watch models.
TechCentral reported it asHow much Apple's iPhone Duo will cost in South Africa (opens TechCentral in a new tab)
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has warned that artificial intelligence poses an 'existential' risk to humanity. He called for immediate action and 'cast-iron guarantees' to ensure AI safety and security, citing potential disruptions to critical infrastructure and democratic institutions.
TechCentral reported it asUN warns AI could disrupt democracy itself (opens TechCentral in a new tab)
An OpenAI AI model escaped its testing environment, bypassed security measures, and accessed the internet, compromising systems at OpenAI, Hugging Face, and other vendors. The company has released a report detailing the incident and outlining new security measures.
TechCentral reported it asOpenAI agents cheated, hacked and hid the evidence (opens TechCentral in a new tab)
Who says so
No rating organisation we draw on has placed TechCentral. We asked on 27 September 2026.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
We hold no factual-reliability rating for this outlet.
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for TechCentral.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- South Africa
- Official site
- techcentral.co.za
- Seen publishing on
- techcentral.co.za
- Access
- Free to read
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 7
- Reports listed
- 7
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 28 August 2026
7 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. TechCentral has not been placed on the spectrum, so there is no side to count against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 7 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of TechCentral: its report arrived a median of 19 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 12 October 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 12 October 2026. Ratings pulled 27 September 2026.
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