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South Africa currently leads African AI funding, largely due to a single major deal, while Egypt shows a more evenly distributed funding landscape. Their contrasting national AI…
Finland has extended an offer to South African researchers for access to Lumi, one of Europe's most powerful supercomputers, as part of discussions to forge a formal AI…
South Africa's redrafted national AI policy, crucial for guiding the country's engagement with artificial intelligence, will not be made public for comment until at least March…
South African startup Fynbos Money is enabling its customers to link their investment portfolios directly with AI assistants like ChatGPT and Claude. This innovation allows…
A South African AI platform, Leova, has gained international recognition for its ability to accelerate clinical trial database preparation, addressing a global bottleneck.…
This study details an AI workflow designed to screen food packages against South Africa's draft R3337 regulations for front-of-package warning labels. The system aims to automate…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa plans to lead a delegation to Silicon Valley to explore AI's potential benefits for the country. This initiative aims to understand how AI…
South African startup Vambo AI has released MORENA, an open-weight language model covering 12 African languages, plus English and French. This initiative is significant for…
South African startup KhayaHR is leveraging AI to create a comprehensive workforce platform tailored for the country's frontline economy. It addresses the unique challenges faced…
South African startup Vambo AI has released MORENA, a 1.5-billion-parameter open-weight language model trained from scratch for 12 African languages. This development is crucial…
South African startup Vambo AI has released MORENA, an open-weight language model trained from scratch for 12 African languages, including ChiShona, Kiswahili, and Yoruba. This…
South Africa has taken a leading role in the international debate on AI regulation, advocating for a global governance framework and emphasizing the need for sovereign AI capacity…
South Africa's Communications and Digital Technologies Minister, Solly Malatsi, has offered a candid explanation for the flawed initial draft of the National AI Policy,…
South Africa is actively campaigning for a global AI governance framework at the UN General Assembly, building on earlier proposals made at the BRICS summit. This initiative…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
