The launch of the Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) is a welcome step towards strengthening the continent’s voice in how its economies are assessed. Its mandate to draw on African data, expertise and economic realities deserves support. Credit ratings have consequences far beyond financial markets. They influence investors’ decisions, access to borrowing and the interest…
AI giant launches ‘dots’ to rival Meta’s Muse and Google’s Gemini Spark. Published On 30 Sep 202630 Sep 2026 OpenAI has launched an “always-on” personal AI assistant designed to manage tasks ranging from restaurant bookings to website design. The AI giant’s release of “dots” on Tuesday marked the latest addition to the growing field of virtual…
In many industries, people don’t give label printing much thought. They simply print, stick and forget. One notable exception is Edward Lee, senior manager at Argox. As the project lead on the new Argox AIP range, Lee and his team have spent the past two years thinking about little else but label printing. Their thinking…
MediaTek has officially announced its latest flagship mobile processor, the Dimensity 9600 Pro, marking the chipmaker’s debut on TSMC’s cutting-edge 2-nanometer N2P manufacturing process. The milestone places MediaTek at the forefront of the mobile silicon transition alongside Apple, which recently adopted TSMC’s 2nm node for the iPhone 18 series, and ahead of key rival Qualcomm,…
“The donor wanted the organisation to expand quickly. The organisation said the communities it was already working with needed deeper support before it moved elsewhere. So they made a tough decision.” When a donor offered money to an organization working in Kenya, it came with an opportunity to expand its work into more communities. For…
An artist’s rendering of the Liyongo development. PARTNER CONTENT When Christopher Nash arrived in Zanzibar in 2021, he was not expecting to build a village. The visit was intended as time with family, not a business venture. But Kendwa had other plans for him, and he returned to London with an idea he could not…
Nigeria’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery, the largest in the world, opens to public investors this week. It is the most consequential bet on African industrial sovereignty in a generation. The continent cannot afford to sit it out. On a September morning in 2026, something remarkable will happen in the Lekki Free Trade Zone on the outskirts…
UN watchdog says Syria ‘failed to report nuclear material, facilities and activities’ under Bashar al-Assad’s rule. Published On 2 Sep 20262 Sep 2026 The United Nations nuclear watchdog has confirmed that Syria tried to construct a nuclear reactor in the eastern province of Deir Az Zor under ousted former President Bashar al-Assad. The International Atomic…
Telviva CEO David Meintjes Telviva, a provider of cloud-based unified communications, has launched Viva, an intelligent voice and text-based digital agent designed to make enterprise-grade AI practical, affordable and accessible for South African businesses. Built and hosted locally, Viva is the next step in Telviva’s work on business conversations, changing how companies route interactions and…
Entrepreneurship rarely follows a straight line. For some, it begins with a long-held ambition. For others, with a question, an opportunity or simply the realisation that it is time to build something of their own. As South Africa marks Women’s Month in August, Bizmag speaks to four women entrepreneurs about the journeys behind their businesses…
