9 h. ago Chronos Capital Eyes AI Healthcare Startups After Backing Unicorns Like Tyme and Optasia

Chronos Capital, an early investor in Tyme Group and Optasia, is shifting focus toward artificial intelligence in healthcare, calling it the next transformative force in global medicine. “AI in healthcare is where fintech was in financial services 30 years ago,” said partner Roger Grobler. “All the upside is still to be made.” AI’s ability to [...]

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28 h. ago National level to assist schools affected by flooding in EC: Gwarube

Support for the learners and plans to repair the infrastructure has started.

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29 h. ago Orbit College and Casric Stars PSL playoff ends in stalemate

Orbit College and Casric Stars played to a goalless draw in the first promotion/relegation playoff.

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40 h. ago West Indies recall Hope, drop Roach for home series v Australia

The three-test series marks the start of West Indies’ new World Championship cycle.

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62 h. ago Botlhale AI Brings Speech Recognition to African Languages in Call Centers

Botlhale AI, a South African startup founded in 2019, is helping enterprises understand what’s said in the 70% of customer calls that aren’t in English. The company builds speech recognition and analytics tools in African languages – like isiZulu, Sesotho, and Setswana – designed for enterprise call centers. Its suite includes speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and natural [...]

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62 h. ago SA Startup 4C Predictions Bets Big on Transparent AI for Global Markets

In the world of AI, forecasts aren’t just data – they’re belief. That’s the insight behind 4C Predictions, a South African startup building a transparent, AI-powered prediction marketplace with global ambitions. While much of the AI spotlight shines on Silicon Valley or Shenzhen, 4C is proving that deep tech can thrive in Cape Town too. [...]

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3 d. ago Meta Opens Applications for 2025 Llama Impact Accelerator in Africa

Applications are now open for the 2025 Llama Impact Accelerator, an AI-focused program supporting startups in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Senegal. The initiative aims to help founders build scalable, locally relevant solutions using Meta’s open-source Llama language models. The 8-month program includes a 6-week intensive accelerator and six months of post-program support. Startups working [...]

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4 d. ago Strong start to 98th Comrades Marathon as Khonkhobe, Mukoloma lead

Defending champion and down-run record holder Gerda Steyn is still in the chase

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4 d. ago Comrades Marathon kicks off with unprecedented turnout – 22000 runners

The number of runners in the first starting group has been capped at 14 000.

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5 d. ago Industry giants, family pay last Respects to Presley Chweneyagae

Mourners gather to honour ‘Tsotsi’ star Presley Chweneyagae at Akasia funeral

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6 d. ago SA’s wheelchair star Kgothatso Montjane loses French Open semi

Kgothatso Montjane has crashed out in the semi-finals of the French Open in Paris

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6 d. ago Cold front, strong winds, severe thunderstorms, snowfall expected

SAWS says extreme weather conditions will start this weekend in parts of SA.

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7 d. ago Kenya to Launch Nationwide AI Training for Public Servants in July 2025

In a major move to modernize public service, Kenya will roll out a nationwide artificial intelligence (AI) training program for government workers starting July 2025. The initiative, led by the State Departments for Public Service and ICT & Digital Economy in partnership with the Kenya School of Government (KSG), aims to boost innovation, improve service [...]

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7 d. ago Concern as tyre manufacturer Goodyear starts retrenchment process

Goodyear has initiated Section 189A process at its manufacturing operations in Eastern Cape

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8 d. ago Expensya Founders Return with Thunder Code, an AI Startup Backed by $9M in Seed Funding

A year after selling their startup Expensya in a deal reportedly worth over $120 million, co-founders Karim Jouini and Jihed Othmani are back with a new venture: Thunder Code, a generative AI-powered software testing platform that has already raised $9 million in seed funding. Despite vowing never to start another company, the duo was pulled [...]

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1 week ago Daleela: Egypt’s AI Health Assistant Is Transforming Women’s Reproductive Care

In Egypt, the phrase “mabrouk, kibirti” – “congratulations, you are a woman” – often marks a girl’s first period. Yet, behind this cultural rite lies a deep gap in reproductive knowledge, with many women lacking accurate information about their own bodies. Addressing this need, Cairo-based health startup Motherbeing has launched Daleela, an AI-powered reproductive health [...]

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1 week ago Qualcomm Shortlists 10 African Startups for 2025 ‘Make in Africa’ Mentorship Program

Qualcomm has named 10 startups for its 2025 Make in Africa mentorship program, part of its Qualcomm Africa Innovation Platform. The equity-free program, now in its third year, supports early-stage deep-tech startups applying 5G, AI/ML, IoT, and edge technologies to build scalable solutions across sectors. This year, Qualcomm received 435 applications from 19 countries. The [...]

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1 week ago Higher Education department admits TVET Colleges lack support

Department says it's working on transforming education system in colleges by using new technology

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1 week ago China’s DeepSeek Upgrades AI Model to Rival OpenAI and Google

Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek has unveiled a major upgrade to its R1 model, claiming the new version, R1-0528, now rivals top-tier systems from OpenAI and Google. Announced Thursday, the updated model features significant improvements in reasoning and creative writing, enabling it to produce essays, fiction, and prose with a style reportedly close to that of [...]

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1 week ago Attracting foreign investment remains critical for SA: Mantashe

Mantashe says Orion Minerals is expected to start copper production in two years' time.

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