OpenAI CEO Sam Altman during a media tour of a Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, Sept. 23, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI on Thursday announced its latest artificial intelligence model, GPT-5.5, which the company says is better at coding, using computers and pursuing deeper research capabilities. The launch comes less…
Azhar Said, chief data officer at Capitec The era of artificial intelligence is not merely a technological trend but a fundamental shift in the economics of decision-making, where the cost of intelligence is plummeting while the value of human reasoning is reaching an all-time high. Speaking at the ITWeb AI Summit in Johannesburg on Tuesday,…
Washington — Days after the U.S.-Israel led war with Iran kicked off last month, American intelligence agencies detected signs that the war risked widening beyond the immediate battlefield as Russia and China sought to support Iran to blunt U.S.-Israeli military operations. Analysts at the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Pentagon’s arm for military intelligence, assessed that…
An African aphorism says “When elders sit together, words are weighed, not counted.” “And when value circulates locally, trust deepens and community stability holds.” Much of today’s global conversation is shaped by new technologies including Artificial Intelligence (AI), digital transformation, and social media, and the impact of these forces on democracy, peace, security, geo-politics, integration…
Vehicle tracking and telematics leader partners to explore performance analytics for professional golf. Netstar, a subsidiary of Altron and leading provider of vehicle tracking and telematics solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with the Sunshine Tour to develop enhanced golf performance analytics and tracking capabilities together. The strategic partnership aims to support South African golfers…
Nairobi — President William Ruto on Tuesday presided over the inaugural graduation ceremony of the National Intelligence and Research University (NIRU), marking a historic milestone for the institution and Africa’s growing intelligence and security education landscape. The first cohort comprises 31 master’s degree graduates drawn from Kenya and several African countries, positioning NIRU as a…
Phil Boyall, Sales and Marketing Director at MoData. South Africa’s banking and payments sector is no longer transforming – it is running live, at speed under scrutiny. Regulatory modernisation, real‑time payment rails and rising financial crime complexity have removed tolerance for delay, uncertainty and operational fragility. What used to be absorbed by batch cycles, manual…
Frank W. Garcia Jr., a veteran Republican Congressional aide with limited Africa experience, has been nominated by President Trump to lead the Africa Bureau at the State Department. Since Trump’s Inauguration a little over a year ago, three successive officials have been in charge of the Bureau, which manages U.S. relations with 49 sub-Saharan countries….
Peter Walsh, MD of CommsCloud. For years, connectivity was viewed merely as a basic utility − a necessary pipe to keep the lights on. In 2026, this mindset must fundamentally change. The dawn of truly intelligent, autonomous and prescriptive operational intelligence across Africa is dependent on a single truth: Connectivity must be treated as a…
The pace of business moves so quickly today that companies need more than just technology. They need solutions that work together seamlessly. They must manage the challenge of managing complex IT procurement while also identifying opportunities for automation and more intelligent workflows. By combining access to essential hardware with expertise in implementing automation, organisations can…
