Electronic Arts (EA) has announced the permanent closure of historic role-playing developer BioWare alongside a wave of corporate restructuring resulting in approximately 400 job cuts across the company. The shutdown officially terminates development on the upcoming Mass Effect project, reportedly titled Mass Effect Universe, just hours before an internal promotional trailer leaked online. Read: ASUS…
Completed by the Nazis in 1938, the Eagle’s Nest, which sits at an elevation of around 1,800m (5,900ft), escaped destruction after their defeat in 1945. Since then, it has become a popular tourist destination and houses a mountain inn. It serves as “a cautionary reminder of the abysses of the inhumane Nazi dictatorship”, according to…
The ITWeb Brainstorm CIO Banquet 2026 brought together technology leaders. (Photograph by Strike a Pose) Operationalising artificial intelligence (AI) beyond the hype, cyber security threats and budget constraints are among the biggest pressure points facing South African chief information officers (CIOs), according to preliminary findings from the ITWeb Brainstorm CIO Survey 2026. The preliminary results…
Foreign ministers from seven nations in Europe, the Middle East and elsewhere will hold talks in Istanbul Friday focused on the Strait of Hormuz and the interlinked crises in the Middle East, as well as the Ukraine war. Ministers from the so-called E3 group – Britain, France and Germany – will meet counterparts from the…
Openserve, Huawei and the KwaZulu-Natal government are installing ducts for fibre in 405 government-subsidised houses under construction in Empangeni, in what they call a proof of concept for building homes fibre-ready from the start. No fibre services are being switched on yet. The project, launched on Friday at the Phase 1A Empangeni mega housing development…
A man has been arrested after a fire broke out at Hitler’s former Alpine retreat, the Kehlsteinhaus, on Friday night. Difficult terrain hampered firefighting efforts, with the blaze still burning on Saturday morning. Published On 24 Oct 202624 Oct 2026 Share Man arrested after fire breaks out at Hitler’s former Alpine retreat on social media…
At a media showcase in Johannesburg on Tuesday, The Walt Disney Company Africa highlighted upcoming releases, including new seasons of Percy Jackson and the Olympians and a new Ice Age feature film, while detailing a broader content licensing agreement with rival streamer Netflix. Read: ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo Review: Two-screen titan Under the terms of…
A protester holds a French flag during a demonstration as part of a nationwide mobilization over rising living costs, fuel prices and education funding in Paris, France, on Oct. 17, 2026. Ibrahim Ezzat | Anadolu | Getty Images Moody’s opted to maintain its credit rating on France as the country contended with a week of…
Pandelani Munyai, group CIO at Transnet, and Jochem Melis, CIO of cloud, infrastructure and core platforms at Absa, have won the public and private sector categories respectively at the ITWeb Brainstorm CIO Awards 2026. Pandelani Munyai, group CIO of Transnet, and Jochem Melis, CIO of cloud, infrastructure and core platforms at Absa, have won the…
Vanessa Trump, ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr., revealed Friday that she is cancer-free, after beginning treatment for breast cancer earlier this year. “I am finally cancer-free,” Trump, 48, said in a video posted by her daughter, Kai Trump, who leaned over to hug her mother after she announced the news. Kai Trump wrote in the…
