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Apply Now: $200,000 and Coaching for African AI Startups
5+ hour, 27+ min ago (222+ words) AI-native African companies took less than 2% of the continent’s startup funding in the first half of 2026, Grégoire de Padirac, CEO of Digital Africa, told BusinessDay. Over the same period, the number of African startups raising at least $100,000 fell to 190, the…...
South Africa: Equinix’s 170 MW data centers challenged on appeal
3+ hour, 50+ min ago (276+ words) The project is planned for the King Air Industria industrial area, close to the airport. The proposed development covers around 122,500 square meters. The appeal targets the decision made by the Cape Town municipal planning tribunal, which had given its approval…...
Where Business Meets the Digital Future: Introducing the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Digital Business
9+ hour, 7+ min ago (385+ words) Artificial intelligence is changing how decisions are made, e-commerce is reshaping how consumers buy, while data, cybersecurity and digital platforms are transforming how organisations operate. For students completing a pre-university qualification today, the question is no longer simply, “Do I…...
The Return of Geopolitical Power
7+ hour, 55+ min ago (565+ words) The world is changing, and the signs are difficult to ignore. Wars are reshaping borders and alliances, major powers are competing for influence, countries are …...
AI Skills and Compute Africa, AIMS partner to expand AI research and compute Access
16+ hour, 26+ min ago (182+ words) AI Skills and Compute Africa has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) to strengthen collaboration in artificial intelligence skills, research and computing infrastructure across Africa. The partnership will expand access to compute resources,…...
AI Must Not Get Out Of Control: South Africa President At BRICS
16+ hour, 40+ min ago (582+ words) Artificial intelligence must neither be feared nor allowed to develop recklessly, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said after the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, warning that governments must keep pace with the rapid development of the technology. "We should therefore…...
Four Minutes Saved Per Case: Brazil’s MIDAS Offers a New Blueprint for AI-Powered Justice | Technology
18+ hour, 27+ min ago (568+ words) The technology tested in Fortaleza is MIDAS, the Similar Acts Identification Mechanism, developed under Ceará's PROMOJUD judicial modernization programme. The IDB-supported modernization project amounts to US$35 million and forms part of the broader US$1 billion Brasil Mais Digital credit line....
South Africa pushes for stronger AI governance within BRICS
18+ hour, 57+ min ago (285+ words) Feels like: 23.2°C23.2°F | Sunny South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has proposed that BRICS countries develop a joint framework to ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) is used safely, inclusively and cooperatively. Speaking at the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, Ramaphosa…...
South Africans call for pause on data centre projects amid water and power concerns
20+ hour, 6+ min ago (1088+ words) South African groups seek a pause on data centre projects amid concerns over water, electricity, land use and transparency. South African civil rights organisations are calling for a temporary halt to new data centre construction as concerns grow over the…...
Africa needs AI that serves its priorities
19+ hour, 59+ min ago (493+ words) Language is not everything in Africa's AI story, but without it, everything else struggles to arrive. By GIRMAW ABEBE TADESSE Across Africa, the most consequential uses of AI do not look like a chatbot. They look like a forecast that…...