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Masakhane African Languages Hub Joins Microsoft, Gates Foundation and Google. org to Launch LINGUA Africa
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (282+ words) The Kenya-based Masakhane African Languages Hub has joined forces with Microsoft AI for Good Lab, the Gates Foundation and Google. org to launch LINGUA Africa, an open call for proposals designed to strengthen the language foundations needed for inclusive AI…...
UCT Researchers Build AI Language Model Trained on All 11 of South Africa's Official Written Languages
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (362+ words) A team at the University of Cape Town has developed a new artificial intelligence language model trained specifically on South Africa's 11 official written languages " addressing a long-standing gap that has left millions of speakers underserved by mainstream AI tools. The…...
African Energy Week to Host First AI and Data Centre Track in Cape Town
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (307+ words) The African Energy Week Conference will host its first dedicated artificial intelligence and data centre track when it takes place in Cape Town from Oct. 12 to 16, as organizers seek to attract investment and tie Africa's energy build-out to the demands…...
Two Senior South African Officials Identified in AI Hallucination Probe Over Withdrawn AI Policy
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (433+ words) i Africa. com Two senior South African Department of Communications officials have been identified as the focus of the investigation into AI-hallucinated references in the withdrawn Draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy, according to government sources cited by Sunday newspaper Rapport....
South African Startups Loop and Vambo AI Join Google's 10th African Accelerator Cohort
2+ week, 1+ day ago (292+ words) South African technology startups Loop and Vambo AI are among 15 African companies selected for the 10th cohort of the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa, chosen from nearly 2, 600 applications. The selected companies will receive up to $350, 000 in Google Cloud credits and access…...
South African Architect Walks 1, 600km From Durban to Cape Town to Fund AI Housing Platform
2+ week, 3+ day ago (397+ words) i Africa. com A South African architect and Obama Foundation Fellow has embarked on a roughly 1, 600-kilometer walking journey from Durban to Cape Town to raise funds for an AI platform designed to help people design and build their own…...
South Africa-Founded AI Startup Raises $5 Million to Make AI Models More Energy Efficient
3+ week, 20+ hour ago (309+ words) A South Africa-founded startup is challenging the AI industry's energy-intensive growth model, securing $5 million in seed funding to develop tools that compress and restructure AI models so they can run on smaller devices using significantly less power. The round was…...
Mozambican AI Researcher Named Among UNESCO's Top 10 Young Scientists
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (302+ words) A Mozambican researcher has been named among the world's top 10 young scientists by UNESCO, marking a significant milestone for the country's scientific community and highlighting the growing contribution of African researchers to global innovation. Alexandre de F'tima Cobre was recognized…...
Mozambique Appoints Head of New Digital Transformation Agency as Country Intensifies Tech Push
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (344+ words) i Africa. com Mozambique has appointed Adilson dos Santos Cousin Gomes as chairman of the board of its newly established Digital Transformation and Innovation Agency, known by its Portuguese acronym ATDI, as the government accelerates a sweeping digital modernization agenda....
Africa Automation Indaba 2026 Nearly Sold Out Ahead of May Cape Town Event
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (190+ words) Africa Automation Indaba 2026 is close to selling out with less than two months remaining until the event, organizers announced, as registrations reach an all-time high for the continent's leading industrial automation and digital transformation gathering. The two-day conference takes place…...