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AI is enabling South African tax scammers to create highly convincing phishing attempts that mimic official SARS communications, making it difficult for citizens to spot…
South Africa's financial regulator is delaying its AI rule-making, choosing to align with upcoming global standards from the Financial Stability Board. This decision reflects a…
Egyptian AI firm Synapse Analytics has secured $13 million in Series A funding to expand its financial decisioning platform across Africa. The company's technology helps financial…
Civil rights groups in South Africa have filed a legal challenge against proposed Equinix data centers in Cape Town, demanding a national moratorium on hyperscale development.…
This landmark investment by the US DFC in WIOCC is strategically aimed at building Africa's digital infrastructure, explicitly referencing the need to support American…
South Africa's Information Regulator (InfoReg) is navigating the complex privacy implications of AI, finding its existing data protection laws challenged by new technologies. The…
South Africa's leading banks are strategically integrating AI into daily operations, moving beyond initial adoption to focus on tangible business outcomes like efficiency, fraud…
The African AI Film Festival 2026 will provide a global stage for African and African-diaspora filmmakers to showcase cinema reimagined with artificial intelligence. It aims to…
This study from South Africa introduces an AI-powered workflow designed to screen packaged foods for compliance with national sodium regulations (R214). By using image analysis…
Africa is experiencing a paradox where a growing number of AI founders are emerging, yet fewer are receiving the crucial first institutional cheques needed to scale their…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has proposed a BRICS-led international mechanism for independent AI evaluation, emphasizing the need for sovereign AI capacity in…
South Africa, through President Cyril Ramaphosa, is advocating for a robust international framework for AI governance within the BRICS bloc, including independent scientific…
Injini, an African EdTech accelerator, has launched a $125,000 AI education program for startups in nine Southern African countries. The initiative will support early-stage teams…
Injini, a Cape Town-based ed-tech incubator, has launched an AI for Education venture builder and incubation program to support the development of AI tools specifically designed…
A new report emphasizes that the failure of industrial AI pilots to scale is due to data infrastructure issues, a problem particularly acute for African industrial bases like…
Injini has launched an AI EdTech venture builder across nine Southern African countries, emphasizing the creation of AI-powered educational tools by teams with direct experience…
My AI Lawyer, a South African AI legal chatbot, has found that workplace disputes are the most common type of query, revealing a significant need for accessible legal information…
A new report indicates that most South African news sites are not blocking AI crawlers from scraping their content, with smaller local language outlets particularly vulnerable.…
An AI expert argues that South Africa should reconsider its aggressive pursuit of hyperscale AI data centres due to the country's severe water and electricity shortages. This…
A University of Cape Town PhD student, Nokuthula Olorunju, has developed a constitutional approach for AI regulation specifically for South Africa. Her research highlights the…
Lelapa AI, a South African company, is focused on building efficient AI for African languages, developing speech-to-text and text-to-speech solutions for enterprise use. Their…
South African AI company Lelapa AI is adding text-to-speech to its product line, aiming to enable devices to speak in vernacular languages across Africa. The firm is also looking…
Standard Bank, Africa's largest bank, is the only African institution in a global consortium of 21 financial players launching a US dollar stablecoin, a move with significant…
HP and UpSkill Universe are launching a program to provide free AI skills training to 55,000 SMEs in Nigeria and South Africa. This initiative aims to increase the practical…
