Vukosi Sambo, CEO at STM Healthcare. Large language models (LLMs), not automation, represent the true inflection point in artificial intelligence (AI). This is according to Vukosi Sambo, CEO at STM Healthcare, who says language-centric AI has fundamentally changed how intelligence is accessed and applied. He was one of the keynote speakers at the ITWeb Data…
José Jerí is the third consecutive president to be ousted and the country’s seventh since 2016.
Two of South Africa’s biggest trade unions have rejected an improved 6% salary increase offer from state-owned power utility Eskom, their representatives said on Tuesday. Eskom has dragged on the economy for years, owing to power cuts and the company’s financial troubles, but improved performance from its coal-fired power stations has halted outages and brought…
A frowning stuffed horse has sold by the tens of thousands in China, garnering hundreds of millions of mentions on Chinese social media. Tony Dokoupil has more on its symbolism.
SpaceX’s satellite internet service, Starlink, has significantly intensified its lobbying efforts to enter the South African market. The company recently published a dedicated advocacy page on its website, titled Starlink’s Efforts in South Africa, which directly addresses consumers and counters persistent criticisms regarding its licensing bid. This move follows an aggressive January campaign where Starlink…
Robots perform sophisticated human movements as Beijing sends a message to the world. Listen to this article | 3 mins info China’s annual gala on Lunar New Year’s Eve has showcased Beijing’s giant leap in technology as humanoid robots took centre stage to perform a joint martial arts routine featuring several firsts. China’s Spring Festival Gala, which…
MTN has approximately 24.7% shareholding in IHS. The board of IHS Towers has accepted an offer of $8.50 a share in a transaction that would see MTN Group increasing its shareholding to 100%, the mobile operator announced today. The potential transaction is subject to various approvals and the delisting of IHS from the New York…
Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon, speaking with CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 20, 2026. CNBC Amazon shares closed up more than 1% on Tuesday, snapping a nine-day slide that shaved billions off of its market cap. The stock shed roughly 18% of its value between Feb. 2 and Friday, marking…
MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita MTN Group has agreed to acquire the shares in IHS Towers that it does not already own, in a deal that would see Africa’s largest mobile operator take full control of nearly 29 000 towers across the continent – effectively reversing years of selling off its passive infrastructure. The IHS board…
On the margins of the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union We, the Heads of State and Government, Ministers of Health of AU member states High-Level Representatives, and Partners Recalling the Assembly Decisions Assembly/AU/Dec.877(XXXVII) and Assembly/AU/Dec.924(XXXVIII) on advancing health products manufacturing, pooled procurement, and regulatory harmonization. Recognizing local manufacturing of pharmaceuticals,…
