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France has, under pressure from Washington, revoked an invitation to President Cyril Ramaphosa to attend the G7 summit in Evian in June, the Presidency confirmed to News24 on Thursday.
Rewind just a few years and large language models and generative artificial intelligence were barely on the public radar, yet the technology has already evolved into its next iteration: agentic AI, a new breed of systems that are semi- or fully autonomous and able to reason and act on their own. And adoption has skyrocketed, […]
South Africa’s Department of Higher Education and Training is set to sign a memorandum of understanding with Google on Monday aimed at advancing digital skills development and integrating artificial intelligence into the country’s education sector. The signing ceremony will take place at Google’s Johannesburg offices in Bryanston and will be facilitated by Higher Education and […]
Meta is testing new artificial intelligence features on Facebook and Instagram designed to give shoppers more product information and streamline the path to purchase, the company announced this week at the Shoptalk 2026 conference. The new experience will allow consumers who click on an ad or visit a website from either platform to see a […]
Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Digital Transition, Postal and Electronic Communications is advancing its national digital strategy by prioritizing the integration of local languages into artificial intelligence development, in a move aimed at making emerging technologies more inclusive and accessible. Led by the department of Aminata Zerbo/Sabane and implemented through the Permanent Secretariat...
OpenAI has announced it is shutting down Sora, a TikTok-style social application that launched six months ago, without providing a reason for the decision or a timeline for when the app will officially be discontinued. Sora was designed to function as an AI-first short video platform, replicating the vertical video feed interface familiar from TikTok. […]
Ghana hosted the fourth Africa Education Summit in Accra from March 19-21, with delegates departing with a call for a coordinated pan-African action plan to bring digital tools meaningfully into classrooms across the continent. The summit, organized by the Global Skills Hub United Kingdom and hosted by Ghana’s Ministry of Education at the University of […]
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Severe thunderstorms with heavy rain, which may result in floods, are expected in parts of the Northern Cape, the Free State and KwaZulu-Natal, according to the South African Weather Service.
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Sygnia CEO Magda Wierzycka has sparked controversy by declaring that artificial intelligence adds zero value to the world and carries significant potential to cause harm — a position that experts have challenged, pointing to AI’s proven contributions to medicine, education and scientific research. Wierzycka said her views crystallized after attending the World Economic Forum in […]
South Africa’s National Financial Ombuds Scheme says it is increasingly frustrated with complainants using artificial intelligence to generate lengthy submissions packed with incorrect legal references, adding significantly to the organization’s workload without improving outcomes for complainants. CEO Reanna Steyn told radio station 702 that the organization is receiving complaints running...
UAE-based education technology company Alef Education has signed a memorandum of understanding with Nigeria-based AfricAI to improve foundational education across Africa through a large-scale digital learning initiative, with Nigeria as the first market. Under the agreement, the two companies will launch NextGen Learning Nigeria, a strategic initiative designed to deliver scalable,...
Nigeria has emerged as the largest investor in AI-powered surveillance technologies in Africa, accounting for more than $470 million of an estimated $2.1 billion spent across the continent, according to a new report that raises significant concerns about effectiveness and regulatory oversight. The findings come from a March 2026 report by the Institute of Development […]
Just under 3 500 police officers and traffic law enforcement officials have been deployed across KwaZulu-Natal as authorities intensify operations aimed at reducing road fatalities during the Easter and Passover long weekend.
South African music icon Lira makes a powerful return to the stage with her one-woman show Still Here at the Lyric Theatre.
Israel said on Monday its own forces had misfired artillery that killed an Israeli farmer near the Lebanese frontier, the first Israeli civilian killed in a border conflict being waged in parallel with the war in Iran.
The Tanzanian government has announced plans to increase the number of specialists in information and communications technology, artificial intelligence and data science by sponsoring students to study abroad while also strengthening local training infrastructure. Minister for Education, Science and Technology Adolf Mkenda said the initiative is designed to prepare the country for growing...
A group of South African researchers is working to ensure that African languages are not left behind as artificial intelligence reshapes how people access information, communicate and learn. Researchers from the University of Cape Town have joined colleagues from three other universities in a national collaboration to develop AI tools that better understand and serve […]
A Nigerian artificial intelligence startup has introduced a large language model across six African countries, aiming to build AI systems tailored to African users, languages and cultural contexts that global platforms have largely overlooked. Veta Origin, founded by entrepreneur Ismail Waziri, launched the platform in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa and Zambia. The model […]
The Bank of Namibia has been named the winner of the Artificial Intelligence Initiative Award at the Central Banking Awards, in recognition of its integration of AI and machine learning tools into core operations. The award honors central banks and financial regulators that have effectively deployed artificial intelligence across areas including forecasting, liquidity management, payments […]