THURSDAY, 16 APRIL 2026, 01:06
Cassava Technologies has deployed its AI Factory, powered by the NVIDIA AI platform, in South Africa, with plans to expand to Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and Morocco as the company moves to build what it describes as a sovereign AI ecosystem for the continent. The company, which holds the distinction of being Africa’s first NVIDIA Cloud […]
HyperDev today announced the launch of its Version 1 generative AI coding platform, marking a significant milestone in how aspiring developers, tech-adjacent individuals, and entrepreneurs prototype and launch software. Developed for a global market, HyperDev is positioned as a major entry into the AI-native coding space, signaling a shift for founders from technology consumption to […]
Optasia, an AI-powered financial infrastructure platform serving underbanked customers in emerging markets, today announced its results for the twelve-month period ended 31 December 2025 (“FY25”). Salvador Anglada, Optasia’s CEO, commented: “2025 was a transformative year for Optasia. We successfully completed our category-defining listing on the JSE in November and welcomed FirstRand...
Panic broke out along the Muizenberg Beach promenade on Saturday when children were left screaming in pain after being struck by what parents believe were electric shocks.
Legal action filed in the Pietermaritzburg High Court this week has revealed the sweeping scope of the uMngeni Municipality’s fight against neighbouring Msunduzi Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal in a bid to supply electricity to Hilton locals.
Scorching temperatures have added pressure to Cape Town’s already strained water supply, with dam levels just above 50% amid low rainfall and increased water usage – already 20% lower than the same time last year.
Two gang members have each been sentenced to a lengthy imprisonment term for the murder of a pregnant woman in Scottsdene, Cape Town, in June 2020.
In Cwebeni village, Eastern Cape, 38-year-old Nosalathiso Petshana used to race against dawn, rushing to the river before animals muddied the water that was her family’s only source for drinking, cooking, and washing.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CDE’s Ann Bernstein, University of Fort Hare Vice Chancellor Professor Sakhela Buhlungu describes his harrowing seven-year battle to root out systemic corruption and criminal networks from the historic institution, facing assassination attempts, arson attacks, and political interference while fighting to restore academic integrity to a university that has...
MTN Group is pushing ahead with plans to build AI-enabled data centers in South Africa and Nigeria, betting that the continent’s digital infrastructure needs are set to grow exponentially as demand for AI compute capacity accelerates. The group said in its annual results for the year ending December 2025 that it completed comprehensive market assessments […]
Higher education firm Stadio has developed a “traffic light” framework that categorizes when students may, may not, or must use artificial intelligence in their coursework — embracing the technology rather than taking a punitive approach to its use. Under the system, every assignment is marked red, amber or green. Red means AI is not permitted; […]
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population has signed a memorandum of understanding with Roche Diagnostics to establish a national digital pathology network aimed at enhancing diagnostic capabilities and accelerating cancer detection across the country. The agreement was signed at the Egyptian Center for Disease Control in the presence of Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar. Mohamed […]
Network International and ADCB Egypt have launched an AI-powered fraud detection system as part of Network’s Enterprise Fraud Prevention initiative in Egypt, marking what the companies describe as a first-of-its-kind solution for safeguarding the country’s digital financial transactions. The two firms have deployed FICO Falcon Fraud Manager, an advanced analytics platform that uses...
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa launched the country’s National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2026-2030 Friday at the Parliament Building in Harare, setting out an ambition to transform the nation from a resource-dependent economy into a knowledge-driven one and establish it as a regional AI hub for inclusive and sustainable development in Southern Africa. The strategy, developed by […]
Algeria’s Ministry of Knowledge Economy, Start-ups, and Micro-enterprises is working to develop artificial intelligence models tailored to the country’s cultural and social specificities, Minister Noureddine Ouadah said Tuesday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a working visit to the Wilaya of Médéa, Ouadah said the growing importance of AI across sectors had prompted the […]
The Zambian government has signed a memorandum of agreement with U.K.-based Obrizum Group to pilot the use of artificial intelligence in classrooms, with a launch of the initial phase scheduled for mid-April, the Ministry of Technology and Science announced March 9. The agreement was signed in Lusaka and will initially target secondary school students before […]
Morocco’s Ministry of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform has launched a national mentorship program in partnership with Capgemini aimed at strengthening the digital inclusion of young women, with more than 80% of the inaugural cohort already beginning internships. The program entered its operational phase with the launch of the first professional placements on March 4 […]
A South African computer scientist has been appointed to the United Nations’ first global scientific body dedicated entirely to artificial intelligence, ensuring that African perspectives are represented in the international governance of a technology reshaping economies and societies worldwide. Prof. Vukosi Marivate, director of the African Institute for Data Science and Artificial...
KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has called for the erection of yet another statue in eThekwini, this time to honour the late founder of the Inkatha Freedom Party, Mangosuthu Buthelezi.
When help seemed far away for Kollie, an Africanis-cross dog living with a swollen head and a life-threatening abscess after a dog bite, a glimmer of hope emerged in the town of De Doorns in the Western Cape. With nowhere to turn, they contacted Sidewalk Specials, who came to the town and helped 49 more animals.
Suzuki seldom puts a foot wrong with their line-up of hatchbacks and SUVs, and the new Across, described by Suzuki as its most advanced SUV, should follow that trend.