Google parent Alphabet hit a market capitalisation of US$3-trillion for the first time on Monday, riding on renewed optimism around artificial intelligence and a favourable antitrust ruling. Class-A shares of the company were up 3.8% at $250, while Class-C shares climbed 3.7% to $250.40 — both trading at record highs. Including Monday’s gains, the company’s…
Saving Grace Education Group (SGEG), a SACAI-registered online homeschooling provider, is proud to reaffirm its commitment to innovation in education by leveraging the latest advancements in online education, e-learning platforms, and educational technology (EdTech). As part of the ongoing Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), SGEG continues to integrate advanced Learning Management Systems (LMS), digital platforms like…
MCP Hackathon to embed African contexts in next-gen AI. Cortex Hub has launched the MCP Hackathon Africa 2025, a continent-wide initiative designed to embed African languages, culture and priorities into the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI). Cortex Hub says the eight-week programme aims to unite developers, researchers, start-ups and students to build practical solutions using the…
Competition Commission deputy commissioner Hardin Ratshisusu Artificial intelligence poses a challenge for competition regulators, which must balance a desire for innovation and economic growth with the possibility that monopolistic, AI-driven markets could develop, leading to the exclusion of some segments of society. If regulators are unable to get this balance right, they could stifle the…
Winners of the ITWeb Brainstorm CIO Decade of Service awards in 2024: AfriSam’s Louise van der Bank and the University of the Witwatersrand’s Dr Stanley Mpofu. To honour the outstanding contributions of South Africa’s CIOs over the past year, ITWeb Brainstorm, in partnership with MTN Business, is introducing two new CIO awards for 2025. The…
Eskom CEO Dan Marokane Eskom CEO Dan Marokane has again pledged that the state-owned power utility will hold future electricity tariff hikes to single-digit increases, a major shift in tone from earlier double-digit increases that have rattled consumers and businesses, pressured economic growth, and fuelled inflation. Speaking in an interview with Newzroom Afrika, Marokane said…
Deon Koegelenberg, CEO of Agile Bridge. In 2025, enterprise leaders are under pressure to deliver transformation at scale while navigating geopolitical uncertainty, mercurial markets and the disruptive influence of AI. Budgets are tightening, talent remains scarce and while headlines promise technology breakthroughs, the success is rarely found in the latest trend. Within this complexity, however,…
Fortune magazine wondered on its cover whether Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison might become the world’s richest person, while BusinessWeek declared Ellison is “cool again”, noting that “Silicon Valley’s bad boy is having his revenge”. Both were published 25 years ago, but they could’ve run this week. The octogenarian Ellison is back in headlines after Oracle…
Paratus SA supports Namibian racing talent Adriaan Nel in MSA F4 Championship. Paratus South Africa is proud to support Namibian racing driver Adriaan Nel as he competes in the MSA Formula 4 Championship in South Africa. As a co-sponsor with Paratus Namibia, Paratus SA is helping Nel pursue his dream while inspiring the next generation…
Justin Lee, regional sales director at Palo Alto Networks NEC XON Cyber has been named Palo Alto Networks’ sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Partner of the Year, recognising the company as the region’s top-performing partner for 2025. The award was presented at Palo Alto Networks’ recent annual partner gathering in Istanbul, Turkey. The SSA Partner of the…
