French automotive technology company Valeo has opened an artificial intelligence development center in Cairo, marking the 20th anniversary of its Egypt operations and reinforcing the country’s position as a global software development hub. The launch was attended by Egypt’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology Raafat Hendy, Valeo Group CEO Christophe Périllat and...

Google has set aside $750 million to help its Cloud partners sell artificial intelligence agents to enterprise customers, the company announced at its Google Cloud Next conference in Las Vegas this week. The funding is available to partners ranging from startups to large consulting firms and can be used for costs including Gemini proof-of-concept projects, […]

A biotech startup founded by three scientists from a Nobel laureate’s Stanford laboratory has raised $4.8 million in seed funding to apply artificial intelligence to one of drug development’s most persistent bottlenecks: the characterization of molecular candidates before they can be tested and manufactured at scale. 10x Science, founded in December 2025, announced the round […]

Artificial intelligence is moving from experimentation to operational deployment across African enterprises, reshaping both how organisations function and the types of roles being created, according to Cloud23, a Johannesburg-based enterprise software and AI advisory firm. Cloud23 works across multiple African markets and provides enterprise digital transformation and AI implementation services...

As global headlines increasingly report AI-driven layoffs in the US and other major markets, and companies pause hires and leave roles unfilled while expecting remaining team members to absorb the workload, South African employers and employees alike are considering what the impact of the trend might be once it fully hits our shores. The reality […]

Johannesburg’s Klip River feeds directly into Gauteng’s main water system – yet new research released in March by the University of Johannesburg shows toxic chemicals are accumulating in its sediments at levels exceeding international safety benchmarks and known to pose risks to aquatic life and long-term human health.

The South African Weather Service has warned of damaging winds and waves in parts of the Western Cape and Northern Cape, while severe thunderstorms with hail, excessive lightning and heavy rain persist in four provinces.

In 2026, if you’re not accurate locally, you’re basically invisible everywhere. Caitlyn Greve, Digital Co-Ordinator from Sauce Advertising shares her two cents on how brands can update their marketing system for the AI era. If you’re a marketing decision-maker, you need to hear this: brands aren’t just losing clicks – they’re losing eligibility. As we all […]

A South African architect and Obama Foundation Fellow has embarked on a roughly 1,600-kilometer walking journey from Durban to Cape Town to raise funds for an AI platform designed to help people design and build their own homes, drawing on his own experience growing up in township housing. Wandile Mthiyane, CEO and co-founder of the […]

The U.S.-Iran war cast a long shadow over the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, threatening what economists described as sub-Saharan Africa’s hard-won economic gains — but experts on the sidelines of the gatherings urged African governments not to slow their investments in artificial intelligence. Economic activity accelerated broadly across sub-Saharan […]

South African technology training firm Netcampus has trained approximately 6,000 government leaders in artificial intelligence through Microsoft’s Elevate program, as part of a push to build practical AI capability across the public sector. The initiative has engaged leaders and decision-makers from the Gauteng, Western Cape and Eastern Cape provincial governments, the Department of Higher...

Sub-Saharan Africa contributed just 0.83% of total global AI publications between 2013 and 2024, according to the AI Index 2026 Report published by Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence, highlighting a research gap that analysts say undermines the region’s ability to develop homegrown large language models and participate meaningfully in global AI...

The publication of South Africa’s Draft National AI Policy (Draft Policy) marks a turning point for organisations that develop, deploy or rely on artificial intelligence (AI). Beyond signalling the emergence of formal AI regulation, the Draft Policy introduces new expectations around governance, ethics, accountability and sector-specific oversight. The Draft Policy, published by the Minister...

The East African Community has adopted a declaration committing member states to establish a Regional AI Technologies Fund, as Uganda advances plans to host what backers describe as Africa’s first AI factory and continental financiers line up billions of dollars for the sector. The declaration, adopted in Kigali, comes alongside a $10 billion initiative jointly […]

A 21-year-old Rwandan artist studying in France has sparked widespread debate about AI in music after an amapiano-inspired track he created using AI tools went viral, racking up more than 13 million combined YouTube views and climbing charts across Europe and Africa — all without being publicly credited to him. Elvin Cena originally recorded “Let […]

Intel and Origin Research and Innovation Labs have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand AI education and skills development across African academic institutions, with a focus on building locally grounded innovation ecosystems. The partnership aims to provide educators and students with practical technology capabilities through faculty enablement, curriculum integration, hands-on...

Kenya will host AI Everything Kenya x GITEX Kenya in Nairobi from May 19-21, marking the global GITEX brand’s entry into East Africa and what organizers describe as the region’s largest technology and startup event. The event is organized by KAOUN International, the global organizer of GITEX, in partnership with the Office of the Special […]

In its 2024 Annual Report, the Insurance Crime Bureau (ICB) warned that fraud and organised crime costs South African insurers up billions if not actively disrupted. The actual true cost of fraud echoed by the ICB extends far beyond financial losses, it impacts operational efficiency, drives up premiums and erodes the trust that underpins the […]

For nearly a decade, Prof. Vukosi Marivate has been working to ensure that Africa shapes artificial intelligence rather than being shaped by it. His appointment to the United Nations Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence — the first global scientific body of its kind — has given that mission an international platform. Selected from […]

The United Nations Development Programme and Senegal’s Ministry of Communication, Telecommunications and Digital Economy have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen collaboration on digital transformation across the country. The partnership will focus on digital governance, digital inclusion, artificial intelligence and innovation, according to a statement from UNDP Senegal. It is...

Ghana and Japan have launched three major development initiatives targeting peacebuilding, digital transformation and health innovation, with a combined initial investment of approximately $1.5 million funded under Japan’s Fiscal Year 2025 Supplementary Budget. The projects were unveiled April 15 at Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and are being implemented in partnership with the United...