After months of anticipation, OpenAI has officially released GPT-5, its most advanced large language model to date. The new model, which is now available for both free and paid users, promises across-the-board improvements in writing, coding, reasoning, and safety. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: iPad Pro and VR? In a press briefing,…
SITA’s head office in Erasmuskloof, Pretoria. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) The State Information Technology Agency’s (SITA’s) flagship public sector ICT conference GovTech is set to make its return this September. This, after the government technology event was shelved last year, with the promise that it will resume in 2025. Held with the Department of Communications…
Google’s YouTube Music is the most affordable individual subscription service in South Africa for streaming music, despite a price increase from R59.99 to R64.99 since the last comparison TechCentral published two years ago. The cost of accessing unlimited music streaming services in South Africa has remained relatively stable over time, with the largest increase over…
Source: ©Konstantin Yolshin via 123RF Some blame Airbnb. Others blame the cruise ship operators, the retired “boomers” or the growing middle classes across the world, with their disposable incomes and insatiable appetite for selfies. But one element which often gets overlooked is the role of technology. Historically, new transport technology has been a huge driver…
The system enables DLTC teams to operate with greater accuracy and reduced administrative burden. In a world where digital transactions dominate the private sector, public-facing institutions are modernising their approach to fragmented systems, manual processes and reconciliation challenges. A quiet revolution is under way at Driver Licensing Testing Centres (DLTCs) in South Africa, one that…
Good growth at online fashion retailer Bash has helped lift the contribution to The Foschini Group’s Africa sales to 7%, the retail group said in a trading update on Thursday. The financial update, for the three-month period ended 28 June 2025, said TFG’s Africa online sales jumped by 40.2% year on year, driven mainly by…
South Africa’s e-commerce sector isn’t growing fast enough. Offshore e-commerce retailers, such as Shein and Temu, are rapidly gaining ground in South Africa’s retail clothing, textile, footwear and leather sector, displacing thousands of local jobs, including in e-commerce. This is creating an urgent need for digital transformation, including the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). The…
Vodacom on Thursday said it has placed South Africa’s first “native” voice call on 5G – known as Voice over New Radio, or VoNR – using a test network. The technology could soon be introduced in Vodacom’s live network for consumers to use, the telecommunications operator said in a statement, without providing a timeline. It’s…
The Foschini Group (TFG) is reporting a significant surge in its online sales, thanks in large part to the strong performance of its e-commerce platform, Bash. In a trading update for the three months ended June 28, 2025, TFG announced that its Africa online sales jumped by 40.2% year-on-year. This growth has lifted the contribution…
The DNT Fund aims to back small publishers with digital tools and innovation. South Africa’s new Digital News Transformation Fund (DNT Fund) has appointed its inaugural board, comprising a diverse group of media leaders. The inaugural board is made up of eight members, including ICT heavyweight and Broadbrand CEO Vincent Maher, who serves as co-chair…
