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President Ramaphosa declares Special Official Funeral Category 2 for Lekota

Yesterday at 18:08 PM, via SAnews

President Ramaphosa declares Special Official Funeral Category 2 for Lekota

President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared that the late former Minister of Defence and leader of the Congress of the People (COPE), Mosiuoa Gerard Patrick Lekota, will be honoured with a Special Official Funeral Category 2 on Saturday, 14 March.

Lekota, who served the nation as a struggle activist, inaugural...

AI Infrastructure Emerges as the Strategic Backbone of the Digital Economy

Yesterday at 16:38 PM, via iAfrica

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a central driver of today’s digital economy. Behind the impressive breakthroughs in generative AI, Natural Language Processing, and predictive analytics lies an even bigger story: the massive investments being made in AI infrastructure. Cloud hyperscalers, chipmakers, and global tech players are pouring billions into data centres, high-performance...

Kenya to Deploy AI in Community Health System to Support Frontline Workers

Yesterday at 16:36 PM, via iAfrica

Kenya’s Ministry of Health plans to integrate artificial intelligence into the country’s community health system to improve service delivery and help frontline health workers make faster, better-informed decisions. The ministry said it will collaborate with Barcelona-based Causal Foundry to deploy AI across three key areas: managing health data, guiding clinical decisions and enhancing...

Egypt’s El-Sisi Calls for AI-Based Testing System at National Training Academy

Yesterday at 16:32 PM, via iAfrica

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has directed the National Training Academy to implement a rigorous AI and digitalization-based testing system to ensure impartial assessment, during a meeting with the institution’s Board of Trustees. El-Sisi also instructed the academy to establish strategic regional and global partnerships with prestigious institutions that share its goals. The...

Egypt to Expand AI and Coding Curriculum to Technical Schools Starting in 2026

Yesterday at 16:30 PM, via iAfrica

Egypt will introduce programming and artificial intelligence courses to technical school curricula beginning in the 2026-2027 academic year, extending a coding and AI initiative already underway at the general secondary level. The expansion builds on a policy launched in the 2025-2026 academic year that added coding and AI instruction to the curriculum for first-year general […]

Ethiopia Approves AI University and $324 Million in International Financing

Yesterday at 16:28 PM, via iAfrica

Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers has approved $324.3 million in international financing and authorized the establishment of a dedicated Artificial Intelligence University during its 53rd regular Cabinet meeting. The new university, established under Proclamation No. 1294/2015, will operate as an autonomous institution focused on training researchers and specialists in artificial intelligence....

Durban Approves Deal to Explore Massive AI Data Center, Despite Unanswered Questions on Power and Water

Yesterday at 16:24 PM, via iAfrica

The eThekwini Municipality has voted to sign a legally binding memorandum of agreement with a South Korean power consortium to explore the development of a major AI data center south of Durban, brushing aside calls from opposition councillors for greater transparency before committing to the deal. According to an official report to the city’s economic […]

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