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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1 week ago AU Conference Highlights Digital Tools as Key to Transforming Africa’s Agriculture

The African Union has wrapped up its first Conference on Digital Agriculture in Addis Ababa, placing a strong focus on how technology can modernize farming and strengthen food systems across the continent. Speaking at the event, AU Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment Moses Vilakati emphasized the potential of digital transformation [...]

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1 week ago AI for Governance: African Leaders Call for Sovereign, Scalable and Inclusive Pathways at Digital Africa Summit 2025

At the Digital Africa Summit South Africa 2025, a high-stakes conversation unfolded on what it will take for Africa to build an AI future rooted in sovereignty, inclusivity, and local relevance. Moderating the session titled “AI for Good Governance: Data-Driven Decisions for Africa’s Future,” I guided a panel featuring Elizabeth Migwalla, Vice President of International [...]

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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 Laser Light Africa Selects Digital Parks Africa For Landmark Edge & Network Aggregation Node

Digital Parks Africa (DPA) and Laser Light Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a state-of-the-art sovereign Edge and Network Aggregation Node. The facility will be located within DPA’s flagship Tier III carrier-neutral data centre campus in Samrand, Gauteng. The deployment marks a significant step in African digital development. It introduces modular, [...]

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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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2 w. ago Experts Urge Nigeria To Build Local AI Tools To Safeguard Data Privacy And Protect African Digital Assets

Experts are calling on Nigeria to accelerate the development of homegrown artificial intelligence tools to strengthen data privacy and protect Africa’s digital resources from external exploitation. The appeal was made at the AI Summit hosted by the Centre for Journalism, Innovation and Development on Wednesday in Abuja, where technology practitioners and policy specialists gathered to [...]

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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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