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Cape Town Seeks Legal Approval for AI Traffic Cameras to Detect Seatbelt and Cellphone Violations

Yesterday at 15:49 PM, via iAfrica

The City of Cape Town is seeking legal approval to introduce AI-powered cameras capable of automatically detecting motorists driving without seatbelts or using mobile phones behind the wheel, marking a significant shift in how traffic enforcement is managed in South Africa. The proposed system would move road safety monitoring from reactive, human-led enforcement toward automated, […]

Africa Automation Indaba 2026 Nearly Sold Out Ahead of May Cape Town Event

Yesterday at 15:45 PM, via iAfrica

Africa Automation Indaba 2026 is close to selling out with less than two months remaining until the event, organizers announced, as registrations reach an all-time high for the continent’s leading industrial automation and digital transformation gathering. The two-day conference takes place May 13-14 at the Radisson Collection Hotel at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, […]

BlueSPACE, INETCO and Sumsub Launch AI-Powered Banking Security Platform for West Africa

Yesterday at 15:43 PM, via iAfrica

Three financial technology companies have joined forces to launch TrustNET, a unified AI-driven platform designed to deliver end-to-end fraud prevention, compliance management and identity verification for banks and regulators across West Africa. The platform combines BlueSPACE’s regional financial technology expertise, INETCO’s real-time payment fraud prevention and transaction monitoring,...

Boston University Team Builds AI Rainfall Model for West Africa That Outperforms European Forecasts

Yesterday at 15:33 PM, via iAfrica

A small research team at Boston University has developed a deep learning model that outperforms state-of-the-art European weather prediction systems in forecasting rainfall in tropical West Africa — a region where unreliable forecasts have long hampered farmers, water managers and disaster response teams. Led by Yves Atchadé, a professor of mathematics, statistics and computing and […]

Ghana Approves $250 Million AI Computing Center as Part of Broader Digital Transformation Push

Yesterday at 15:29 PM, via iAfrica

Ghana’s government has approved a $250 million investment to establish a dedicated artificial intelligence computing center, as the country accelerates efforts to position itself as a leading hub for responsible AI development in Africa. Communications, Digital Technologies and Innovation Minister Samuel Nartey George announced the initiative Tuesday during a national stakeholder meeting...

Draft AI policy approved for publication for public comment

Yesterday at 15:13 PM, via SAnews

Draft AI policy approved for publication for public comment

Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says Cabinet has approved the publication of the draft South Africa AI policy for public comment.

The aim of the AI policy is to ensure that both the benefits and risks brought by AI are evenly distributed across society and generations.

During a media briefing in Pretoria on...

So-called coronation of a Nigerian national has no legal effect

Yesterday at 15:03 PM, via SAnews

So-called coronation of a Nigerian national has no legal effect

Cabinet has expressed “disgust” at the so-called coronation of a Nigerian national as an alleged chief in KuGompo City, in the Eastern Cape.

During a post-Cabinet media briefing in Pretoria on Thursday, Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said this was “a mere kindergarten gimmick” and that it “has no...

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