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South Africa

Code for Africa Opens Applications for 2026 AI for Good Fellowship Supporting Human Rights Defenders

Today at 13:59 PM, via iAfrica

Code for Africa has opened applications for the 2026 AI for Good Fellowship, a program supporting African technologists to apply artificial intelligence in strengthening the work of human rights defender organizations across the continent. The fellowship is offered under the Digitalize Youth consortium. The program will support six technologists to collaborate with human rights defenders […]

South Africa

Nigerian Startup Cencori Builds Security Layer for AI Production Apps as Africa’s AI Ecosystem Matures

Today at 13:57 PM, via iAfrica

A Nigerian AI infrastructure startup has launched a platform designed to function as a security layer between AI applications and the models they depend on, addressing what its founders describe as a critical gap as African and global companies rush to ship AI-powered products without adequate guardrails. Cencori, founded in June 2025 by Bola Banjo, […]

South Africa

AI Clinical Platform Heidi Officially Launches in South Africa After 15,000 Clinicians Adopt the Tool

Today at 13:53 PM, via iAfrica

AI clinical care platform Heidi has officially launched in South Africa following adoption by 15,000 clinicians in the country, as workforce shortages and administrative burden push healthcare systems toward AI tools that integrate with existing workflows. The launch comes after a wave of clinician-led demand, with adoption now extending beyond individual users into broader system […]

South Africa

Milken Institute Report Says AI and Manufacturing Innovation Are Key to Africa’s Industrial Transformation

Today at 13:41 PM, via iAfrica

A new report from the Milken Institute argues that artificial intelligence and targeted manufacturing innovation are essential to unlocking Africa’s industrial transformation, with the continent on track to represent a quarter of the world’s population and $16 trillion in business and consumer spending by 2050 — but at risk of continuing to lag in production […]

Education

Nigeria: Teachers Unite to Lead Education Reform, Demand Better Welfare

Today at 13:35 PM, via AllAfrica

[Daily Trust] Education stakeholders have launched a nationwide push to reposition teachers as central drivers of reform, calling for urgent investment in their welfare, motivation, and professional development as a foundation for improving Nigeria’s education system.

Education

How A.I. Killed Student Writing (and Revived It)

Today at 11:00 AM, via New York Times

High school and college teachers are watching students write, in the classroom, in order to protect against the incursion of artificial intelligence.

Science/Tech

MTN lauds R4.8bn tax contribution in SA

Today at 13:30 PM, via ITWeb

The telco highlights its significant tax contribution in South Africa, underscoring its role in supporting public finances through corporate and indirect taxes.

Science/Tech

DOJ Sues Cloudera For Deliberately Excluding American Workers From Tech Jobs

Today at 13:00 PM, via Slashdot

Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from ZeroHedge: The Justice Department on Tuesday sued Cloudera, accusing the enterprise data and artificial intelligence company of deliberately engineering a hiring process that excluded American workers from at least seven lucrative technology positions while the firm pursued permanent residency sponsorship for foreign workers on temporary...