38 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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42 h. ago Africa poised to lead global green hydrogen revolution: Ramaphosa

Ramaphosa emphasises the continent’s immense potential in renewable energy

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64 h. ago KZN reopens N2 roads between Harding and Kokstad after snowfall

Vehicles, including trucks, were stuck in traffic congestion.

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3 d. ago Motorists trapped by snow on N2 in Kokstad concerned about safety

The N2 between Port Shepstone and Kokstad to some parts of the E Cape has been covered in snow.

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3 d. ago Commuters left stranded in Strand after last week’s taxi shooting

The taxi-related shootings emanate from a disputed route between Mfuleni, Strand and Somerset West.

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3 d. ago KZN authorities working to remove black ice on south coast N2

Parts of the N2 had been closed due to thin layer of transparent ice on the road surface.

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3 d. ago SAP’s Timo Elliott: AI Must Stand for More Than Artificial Intelligence

AI is no longer just a buzzword – it’s driving the next wave of transformation, says Timo Elliott, vice president and global innovation evangelist at SAP. Speaking at Saphila Transcend, Elliott likened AI to previous tech waves like the PC and Internet, warning that without preparation, “the wave can come crashing down.” The biggest challenge? [...]

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3 d. 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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3 d. 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 Africa’s First Multilingual AI Model Shrunk By 75% in Global Challenge

Africa’s first multilingual small language model, InkubaLM, has been compressed by 75% without losing performance – making it more efficient for low-resource environments. The breakthrough came from the Buzuzu-Mavi Challenge, a global competition hosted by Lelapa AI in partnership with Zindi. The challenge drew 490 participants from 61 countries to reduce the size of InkubaLM, [...]

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3 d. ago Rapper Kendrick Lamar lands the biggest wins at 2025 BET Awards

Lamar and filmmaker Dave Free also took home the video director of the year award at the event.

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4 d. ago Past results between Bulls and Leinster count for nothing: White

The Bulls go into the final of the United Rugby Championship for a third time in four seasons.

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5 d. ago Mkambathi Nature Reserve granted global recognised certificate

The Ramsar Certificate is for global wetlands and rivers that have ecological significance.

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6 d. ago Nigeria Launches AgriConnect to Digitally Empower Farmers with AI and Connectivity

The Honourable Minister of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy, Dr. ‘Bosun Tijani, has launched the AgriConnect Initiative – an ambitious program to digitally empower Nigerian farmers through AI, smart devices, and real-time access to agronomic data. Unveiled at the Cultural Centre Complex in Ogun State, the pilot is a collaboration between the Ministry, Huawei Technologies, [...]

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8 d. ago Better communication between SA, Malawi will help in Bushiri’s extradition: Analyst

The Bushiri's face charges including fraud and money laundering.

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8 d. ago Zambia’s former president Edgar Lungu has died, his party says

Lungu was head of state of the Southern African country between 2015 and 2021

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9 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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9 d. ago DeepSeek AI Accused of Training on Google Gemini Outputs Amid Data Contamination Concerns

Chinese AI lab DeepSeek is under renewed scrutiny following the release of its updated R1 model, with researchers suggesting it may have been trained on outputs from Google’s Gemini models. Developer Sam Paech pointed to linguistic similarities between DeepSeek’s R1-0528 and Gemini 2.5 Pro, claiming in a post on X that the model’s phrasing patterns [...]

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1 week ago ‘Key issues can be resolved if Zelenskyy, Putin meet at end of month’

Umerov led the peace talks between Ukraine and Russia held in Istanbul yesterday.

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1 week ago Peace talks between Ukraine, Russia concluded in Istanbul: Zelenskyy

Zelenskyy says there should be more pressure to ensure a solution to end the war.

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