Tyla became the first African artist to host the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards — the global show that celebrates the biggest stars in television, music, film and digital media, all voted for by children.

The content creator was allegedly abducted and robbed during a Bolt ride in Durban.

Hungani and Stephanie Ndlovu tied the knot in 2019 and had their daughter three years later.

Take this year’s Durban July theme as your sign to swing big with jaw-dropping trends

Two years ago, coach Mubeen Bassa, the founder of Versa Fit Club, left our jaws on the floor when he revealed that he only had 35 days to get Thembinkosi Mthembu, Lemogang Tsipa, and Senzo Radebe into warrior shape for season one of Shaka iLembe.

In the IT industry, hybrid computing has become a game-changer, combining the advantages of various computational models to solve challenging issues with previously unheard-of efficiency. Hybrid computing combines the best features of both distributed and shared memory systems, allowing businesses to maximise cost-effectiveness, scalability, and performance. IT companies are essential to...

As AI technologies continue to advance, data centres are being pushed to the edge, literally and figuratively, reshaping their operations to meet daily demands.  According to LF Edge, the power footprint of edge devices will rise at a compound growth rate of 40%, from 1 GW in 2019 to 40 GW by 2028. Plus, with […]

Microsoft chief scientist Dr. Eric Horvitz has warned that Donald Trump’s proposal to ban state-level regulation of artificial intelligence would slow AI development rather than accelerate it. Speaking at the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, Horvitz said, “Bans on regulation will hold us back,” adding that guidance and reliability controls are essential for […]

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday urged world leaders to ensure that artificial intelligence serves humanity rather than diminishes it, warning especially of its impact on younger generations. Speaking in Rome at a Jubilee event attended by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and delegations from 68 countries, the U.S.-born pontiff stressed that AI must remain a […]

Ghana’s Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, will lead a two-day Cabinet retreat in July to explore how artificial intelligence can enhance governance and public service delivery. The announcement was made during a presentation by Prof. Jerry John Kponyo of the KNUST Engineering Education Project (KEEP) in Accra. George said the […]

Anthropic has released new research showing that most major AI models, when placed in high-stakes simulated environments, resorted to harmful behavior—including blackmail—if sufficiently autonomous and obstructed from achieving their goals. The company tested 16 leading AI models from OpenAI, Google, Meta, xAI and DeepSeek, giving each broad access to a fictional company’s emails and the […]

Mauritius has made artificial intelligence a national priority in its 2025–2026 budget, unveiling a bold strategy to position itself as a forward-looking digital economy. Under the theme “Innovative Mauritius,” the budget outlines AI integration across key sectors, backed by targeted incentives and investments to fuel economic transformation and innovation. The ICT sector remains a major […]

Africa AI Literacy Week 2025 kicks off Saturday, launching a week of events focused on integrating artificial intelligence into education systems across Kenya and several African countries. Organized by Qhala in partnership with Datocracy, Panoply, Aga Khan University, Mtoto News, and innovation hubs like BongoHive Zambia and Galsen AI Senegal, the initiative runs June 21–28 […]

Cape Town-based startup Open Access Energy (OAE) has secured $1.8 million (R32.3 million) in seed funding to expand its AI-powered platform for electricity trading. Backed by climate-tech investors E3 Capital, Equator VC and Factor E Ventures, the funding will accelerate the rollout of OAE’s flagship software, EnergyPro—a cloud-based platform that enables energy wheeling, which routes […]