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MTN Plans to Turn Its African Tower Network Into a Distributed AI Compute Grid

Today at 12:41 PM, via iAfrica

MTN Group plans to convert its African tower estate into a distributed AI compute fabric, installing open GPU infrastructure at base-station sites so that the same hardware can run both the cellular network and edge AI inference workloads. The plan was set out by MTN Group chief technology and information officer Charles Molapisi at an […]

Law enforcement will ‘uphold the rule of law’ against violence

Today at 12:40 PM, via SAnews

Law enforcement will ‘uphold the rule of law’ against violence

President Cyril Ramaphosa has strongly condemned acts of vigilantism following recent violent demonstrations against undocumented immigrants in South Africa and reiterated calls for continental dialogue on the drivers of migration.

The President addressed the complexities of regional migration at the South...

African Utilities Turn to AI, Smart Metering and Real-Time Data to Modernise Electricity Grids

Today at 12:37 PM, via iAfrica

Utilities across Africa have entered a new era of digital grid management, with artificial intelligence, smart metering and real-time operational visibility emerging as critical tools for managing electricity networks, according to a panel discussion at the Enlit Africa conference in Cape Town. Participants outlined how data-driven technologies are reshaping grid operations, improving...

South Africa Is Spending Billions On Skills. So Why Can’t Companies Hire?

Today at 12:34 PM, via Tech Financials

As South Africa prepares to mark Youth Month in June against the backdrop of persistently high youth unemployment, questions are growing around whether corporate skills development spending is delivering meaningful economic returns — for employers or for young people entering the workforce. The numbers make the problem stark. Statistics South Africa’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey […]

SA-Botswana Bi-National Commission kicks off

Today at 12:33 PM, via SAnews

SA-Botswana Bi-National Commission kicks off

President Cyril Ramaphosa has branded the South Africa-Botswana Bi-National Commission (BNC) as an opportunity to “move relations to a higher level”. 

The President delivered opening remarks at the sixth South Africa-Botswana Bi-National Commission held in Gaborone on Thursday.

The commission forms part of the State Visit to that country...

University of Pretoria’s Vukosi Marivate Awarded National Order for Contributions to AI

Today at 12:33 PM, via iAfrica

University of Pretoria academic Vukosi Marivate has been awarded one of South Africa’s highest national honours for his contributions to artificial intelligence, as the country recognized its most influential thinkers, artists and innovators at the 2026 National Orders this week. National Orders are the highest awards the country, through the president, bestows on citizens and […]

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