13 h. ago Cassava Technologies, Gebeya Launch AI Tools to Power Digital Creation Across Africa

Pan-African technology group Cassava Technologies has partnered with AI-powered tools provider Gebeya to launch Gebeya Dala, a suite of artificial intelligence tools designed to help Africans create digital content using Cassava’s data centers and infrastructure. According to a statement, the collaboration combines Cassava’s cloud and graphics processing unit infrastructure with Gebeya’s platform to deliver AI [...]

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13 h. ago AI Retail Platform Fynd Expands Into South Africa With Surtee Group Partnership

Fynd, an AI-native retail technology platform backed by Reliance Retail Ventures Limited, has officially expanded into South Africa, marking its entry into the African market through a partnership with Surtee Group, one of the country’s established luxury and fashion retailers. The move comes as South Africa’s e-commerce sector continues to grow rapidly. According to Statista, [...]

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13 h. ago AI, Blockchain Platform Aims to Unlock Property Wealth for South Africa’s Unbanked Homeowners

An estimated 90% of South Africans have built their homes incrementally with cash, without access to title deeds, payslips or formal employment, leaving millions excluded from the formal credit system. Until this largely informal property equity is unlocked, South Africa’s economic growth could remain below 1%, according to proponents of a new technology-driven solution. Businessman [...]

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44 h. ago NICE Launches Locally Hosted AI Customer Experience Platform in South Africa

NICE Ltd. has launched its CXone Mpower customer experience platform on a locally hosted cloud in South Africa, expanding its artificial intelligence footprint on the continent despite recent stock pressure. The Nasdaq-listed company announced on Dec. 10 that the platform is now supported by redundant data centers in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Hosting the system [...]

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5 d. ago AI Chatbot Helps Strengthen Community Health Work in Malawi’s Dowa District

Community health workers have long played a critical role in delivering health services in Malawi, particularly in remote areas where access to clinics is limited. Despite their importance, many community volunteers receive minimal training and limited ongoing mentorship. Recent advances in artificial intelligence are beginning to address this gap. Dimagi has developed an interactive chatbot [...]

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7 d. ago Gates Warns AI Valuations Likely to Cool as Competition Intensifies

Bill Gates has cautioned that some of the world’s most highly valued artificial intelligence companies are unlikely to sustain their current worth, even as the technology reshapes major industries. Speaking at Abu Dhabi Finance Week, Gates said the AI sector is “hyper competitive,” and many companies with elevated valuations will not emerge as winners. “AI [...]

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7 d. ago South African Tourism Launches Siyanda AI Tool for North American Travelers

South African Tourism has partnered with US-based digital media company Matador Network to launch Siyanda, an artificial intelligence travel chatbot designed to help North American visitors plan trips to South Africa. Built on Matador Network’s GuideGeek platform, Siyanda supports travelers researching visits to South Africa by providing answers to destination questions in real time. Users [...]

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8 d. ago South Africa’s Ageiro Raises $3 Million To Advance Autonomous Enterprise Software

South African enterprise AI startup Ageiro has raised $3 million to accelerate development of its agentic AI platform, which the company describes as “humanity’s last app.” The platform converts business intent directly into production-ready software. Ageiro’s system translates high-level goals into autonomous digital execution, allowing enterprises to build and evolve applications in days instead of [...]

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1 week ago AI Conference Unveils Uganda’s First Multilingual Language Model to Support African Languages

The 2025 AI for African Languages Conference brought together researchers, practitioners, and innovators in natural language processing to address one of Africa’s most persistent technological challenges: the underrepresentation of African languages in modern artificial intelligence systems. Held at the Four Points by Sheraton, the conference served as a collaborative space for experts across the continent [...]

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1 week ago Discovery Bank Unveils Crypto Trading, AI Security and New Integrated Services in Major Platform Upgrade

Discovery Bank, South Africa’s fastest-growing bank, announced a wide range of new digital features, product updates and partner offers as part of a major platform enhancement that expands its financial services ecosystem. The updates follow earlier improvements introduced this year in financial planning tools, digital security and personalised banking experiences. Among the newest additions are [...]

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2 w. ago AI Transforms South Africa’s Property Sector as Agents Turn to Chatbots and Virtual Assistants

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how South African property professionals communicate with clients, driving a significant digital shift across the real estate industry. Real Estate Services South Africa reports rapid adoption of AI chatbots and virtual assistants as agents look for faster, more personalised, and more accessible ways to support buyers and sellers in a competitive [...]

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2 w. ago AI–Blockchain Convergence Accelerates As New Use Cases Emerge Across Africa

Blockchain has moved steadily into the mainstream in recent years as businesses across government, transport and logistics, finance and healthcare adopt the technology for a wide range of uses. Across these sectors, blockchain has helped strengthen trust and integrity in systems that manage large volumes of personal and financial data. It has also become an [...]

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2 w. ago Nigeria Moves Toward Formal AI Regulation With New National Oversight Bill

Nigeria has taken a major step toward regulating artificial intelligence with a proposed law that would require mandatory registration and licensing for anyone developing or deploying AI systems in the country. The bill, titled A Bill for an Act to Ensure Proper Control of Usage of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology in Nigeria and for Related [...]

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2 w. ago G20 Summit In Johannesburg Delivers Digital Inclusion Fund, AI For Africa Platform And New Tech Policy Facility

The first G20 summit ever held on African soil closed on 23 November 2025 with a set of technology and data-focused commitments that organisers say respond directly to African priorities around digital inclusion, AI capacity, and policy sovereignty. Meeting in Johannesburg under South Africa’s presidency, leaders endorsed a USD 100 million B20 Digital Inclusion Fund [...]

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3 w. ago BCN, Zadara And Touchnet Launch Africa’s First Neutral Multi

A new cloud partnership will launch Africa’s first “neutral multi-tenant AI factory,” aiming to give cloud providers across the continent access to scalable AI infrastructure. The project is a collaboration between Backbone Connectivity Network (BCN), Zadara and Touchnet. The new infrastructure, built on Zadara’s multi-tenant platform, will allow cloud providers to deploy and scale AI [...]

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3 w. ago Vodacom Deepens Google Cloud Partnership To Deploy Generative AI And Build New Digital Services For Africa

Vodacom Group has expanded its partnership with Google Cloud, adopting the company’s data-analytics tools and generative AI models to create new digital services for African consumers and businesses. Under the agreement, Google Cloud will consolidate and modernize Vodacom’s dispersed data assets through its data cloud platform, including BigQuery. Vodacom said the overhaul will establish a [...]

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3 w. ago Samsung Hints Future Galaxy AI Features May Require Paid Subscriptions

Samsung may be preparing to charge for upcoming Galaxy AI features, signaling a shift familiar to users of “free” AI services. While current Galaxy AI functions will remain free for now, new capabilities could fall behind a paywall, according to language spotted on Samsung’s US Newsroom by SammyFans. The company states that basic Galaxy AI [...]

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3 w. ago UAE Pledges $1 Billion To Expand AI Infrastructure And Services Across Africa

The United Arab Emirates has announced a $1 billion investment to expand artificial intelligence infrastructure and AI-powered services across Africa, a move aimed at supporting countries in meeting their national development goals. Saeed Bin Mubarak Al Hajeri, UAE minister of state, launched the “AI for Development Initiative” on Saturday during the G20 leaders’ summit in [...]

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3 w. ago Lamola Says South Africa Will Use G20 Summit To Push For Fairer Trade, Beneficiation And Digital Revenue Reform

International Relations and Co-operation Minister Ronald Lamola on Thursday outlined the economic issues South Africa plans to raise when world leaders meet in Johannesburg for the G20 summit this weekend. Speaking about South Africa’s position in global manufacturing and the green transition, Lamola said the country supplies many of the minerals needed for technologies such [...]

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4 w. ago The Ethical Pulse Of Progress: AI’s Promise And Peril In Healthcare

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionising healthcare as profoundly as the discovery of antibiotics or the invention of the stethoscope. From analysing X-rays in seconds to predicting disease outbreaks and tailoring treatment plans to individual patients, AI has opened new possibilities for precision medicine and increased efficiency. In emergency rooms, AI-driven diagnostic tools are already helping [...]

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