Tarryn and Clarise (TxC) and Dlala Thukzin have put the SA deejay scene on the global map and now they’re taking their talents to the BET awards, which are taking place on Saturday at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles.

In a major move to modernize public service, Kenya will roll out a nationwide artificial intelligence (AI) training program for government workers starting July 2025. The initiative, led by the State Departments for Public Service and ICT & Digital Economy in partnership with the Kenya School of Government (KSG), aims to boost innovation, improve service […]

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has launched efforts to develop a comprehensive cybersecurity framework aimed at safeguarding the country’s critical communications infrastructure. Announced as part of its wider push to enhance national digital resilience, the NCC said the new framework will set clear guidelines, enforce best practices, and encourage collaboration across...

OpenAI is rolling out major upgrades to ChatGPT for business users, adding cloud service integrations, meeting transcription, and support for deep research tools. ChatGPT now connects with Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Box, allowing users to search across their own files to answer questions. For example, analysts can tap into slide decks and internal […]

In a Bloomberg interview Wednesday, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai dismissed fears that AI could wipe out half of the company’s 180,000-person workforce, calling the technology an “accelerator” rather than a replacement. “AI allows us to do more,” Pichai said from San Francisco, emphasizing that it boosts engineering productivity by cutting out routine work. He expects […]

Social platform X has updated its developer agreement to block third parties from using its content to train large language models. The new clause, added under “Reverse Engineering and Other Restrictions,” prohibits using the X API or any X content to fine-tune or train foundation or frontier models. The change follows the March acquisition of […]

In 2001, then fresh-faced Dingaan Khumalo joined Muvhango, which first aired in 1998. Over the past 23 years, the 47-year-old actor has become a household name playing James Motsamai.

A year after selling their startup Expensya in a deal reportedly worth over $120 million, co-founders Karim Jouini and Jihed Othmani are back with a new venture: Thunder Code, a generative AI-powered software testing platform that has already raised $9 million in seed funding. Despite vowing never to start another company, the duo was pulled […]

Anthropic has launched a new AI-generated blog called Claude Explains, written largely by its Claude AI model and edited by human experts. The blog, introduced quietly last week, features posts on topics like coding, data analysis, and creative writing – positioned as a showcase of Claude’s educational capabilities. Though it appears Claude writes the blog […]

Chinese AI lab DeepSeek is under renewed scrutiny following the release of its updated R1 model, with researchers suggesting it may have been trained on outputs from Google’s Gemini models. Developer Sam Paech pointed to linguistic similarities between DeepSeek’s R1-0528 and Gemini 2.5 Pro, claiming in a post on X that the model’s phrasing patterns […]

Nigeria’s Federal Government has reaffirmed its goal to train 20 million young people in digital skills by 2030, in partnership with UNICEF, as part of a renewed drive to boost innovation and tackle youth unemployment. Vice President Kashim Shettima made the announcement during a meeting with senior UNICEF officials at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. […]

Smart Africa and Germany’s development agency GIZ have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to boost digital health across Africa. The deal lays the groundwork for a secure, ethical, and internationally aligned ecosystem for health data exchange. It supports the creation of the African Health Data Space – a vision for cross-border, interoperable health data systems […]

US actor Malik Yoba will shake things up in the new season of Kings of Jo’burg as Connie Ferguson’s love interest. The 57-year-old, known for his acting credits in New York Undercover, First Wives Club, Why Did I Get Married? and Empire will attend the premiere of the Netflix series in Johannesburg on Friday.

On June 2, 2025, the Nelson Mandela Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, was the stage for a historic moment as Bill Gates, Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, delivered a powerful address to mark the foundation’s 25th anniversary of work in Africa. Streamed live by Africa.com, the event captivated over 12,000 attendees, including […]

Qualcomm has named 10 startups for its 2025 Make in Africa mentorship program, part of its Qualcomm Africa Innovation Platform. The equity-free program, now in its third year, supports early-stage deep-tech startups applying 5G, AI/ML, IoT, and edge technologies to build scalable solutions across sectors. This year, Qualcomm received 435 applications from 19 countries. The […]

According to Cisco’s 2025 Cybersecurity Readiness Index, only 5% of organizations in South Africa are fully prepared to defend against modern attacks. Accelerating AI threats are also leaving most South African businesses vulnerable to attacks as they remain at the formative stage of security readiness, with a critical skills gap compounding the risk. The Index […]

Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) has partnered with IBM to train 100,000 Egyptians in artificial intelligence over the next five years as part of the country’s National AI Strategy 2025–2030. The agreement was signed in Cairo, with Communications Minister Dr. Amr Talaat joined by IBM Middle East Africa GM Saad Toma and […]

Meagan Good was accompanied by her well-known famous sister La’Myia and their cousin, Dijon Talton.

Google has quietly launched a new Android app called AI Edge Gallery, allowing users to run open-source AI models from Hugging Face directly on their phones – no internet required. An iOS version is expected soon. The experimental app supports tasks like image generation, text editing, Q&A, and code writing by running compatible models offline […]

South Sudan has joined the Smart Africa Trust Alliance (SATA), becoming the 17th country to sign the declaration promoting trusted digital services across the continent. ICT Minister Michael Makuei Lueth signed the agreement alongside Smart Africa CEO Lacina Koné, signaling South Sudan’s commitment to secure, interoperable, and inclusive digital ecosystems. The move aligns with the […]

Esther Mulu, 69, supports her seven children and 25 grandchildren on a small farm in Kitui County, Kenya – one of six counties facing recurring droughts and shortened rain seasons. With no other income and dwindling food aid, her family now survives on a single daily meal, often just porridge. “If you can invent a […]