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A senior official for Unicef told Reuters that one of the UN agency's employees, a French national

At least six people died and three were injured in a bus fire in Switzerland

Trump says when US is done with the operation against Iran, it will have no capacity for weapons.

A Moroccan electrical engineer and ICT researcher who spent two decades working on mobile networks and railway systems is now making the case that artificial intelligence cannot reach its full potential without the full participation of women — and that Morocco, despite its academic promise, still has significant ground to cover. Dr. Sofia Ghacham, founder [...]

The GSMA and Zindi, an AI challenge platform focused on emerging markets, have launched a competition aimed at identifying vulnerabilities in large language models when deployed across Africa’s more than 2,000 languages — a gap organizers say poses a significant blind spot in global AI safety standards. The African Trust and Safety LLM Challenge was [...]

The University of Venda has signed a five-year memorandum of understanding with the African Technology Forum to advance artificial intelligence education, digital innovation and technology-driven talent development, the institutions announced Friday. The signing ceremony was held at the university’s Council Chambers in Thohoyandou on March 6. The partnership establishes a structured framework for cooperation between [...]

Israel, ahead of the announcement, threatened to target whoever was ​chosen.

Masemola, SAPS officials briefed Parliament's Police and Mineral and Petroleum Resources committees.

Lekota passed away on Wednesday at a hospital in Johannesburg after battling an illness

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War in Iran entered its second week amid renewed uncertainty about how or when hostilities will end

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a central driver of today’s digital economy. Behind the impressive breakthroughs in generative AI, Natural Language Processing, and predictive analytics lies an even bigger story: the massive investments being made in AI infrastructure. Cloud hyperscalers, chipmakers, and global tech players are pouring billions into data centres, high-performance computing, and network [...]

Carrim’s lawyer says he received death threats before testifying at the Madlanga Commission Monday.

Egypt will introduce programming and artificial intelligence courses to technical school curricula beginning in the 2026-2027 academic year, extending a coding and AI initiative already underway at the general secondary level. The expansion builds on a policy launched in the 2025-2026 academic year that added coding and AI instruction to the curriculum for first-year general [...]

Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers has approved $324.3 million in international financing and authorized the establishment of a dedicated Artificial Intelligence University during its 53rd regular Cabinet meeting. The new university, established under Proclamation No. 1294/2015, will operate as an autonomous institution focused on training researchers and specialists in artificial intelligence. The Cabinet approved the institution’s [...]

The eThekwini Municipality has voted to sign a legally binding memorandum of agreement with a South Korean power consortium to explore the development of a major AI data center south of Durban, brushing aside calls from opposition councillors for greater transparency before committing to the deal. According to an official report to the city’s economic [...]

Nine workers died and three were hospitalised after a concrete slab collapsed at Ormonde

Africa exports its raw material at a low value, while importing manufactured goods at a higher value

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Paul O'Sullivan returns to the Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration.

Reverend Frank Chikane has described the late COPE leader Mosioua Lekota as a transparent person

The mines ministry said that around 70 children were among the victims

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He was testifying before the committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration.

Khawula has previously published information about Matlala on his personal life.

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Cassava Technologies has launched the Cassava Cloud Partner program, an initiative designed to enable mobile network operators and system integrators across Africa and Latin America to distribute artificial intelligence, cloud and digital services using the company’s infrastructure and technology platforms. The program gives partners access to four key offerings: NVIDIA Cloud Partner solutions, Cassava’s turnkey [...]

Iran said the Assembly of Experts that will select the new leader will announce its decision soon.

Flights in the region have been cancelled amid continued strikes by the US and Israel on Iran.

King's College London hosts Africa Week to address key challenges facing the continent.

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Majodina says government will focus mostly on people who have no water infrastructure at home.

The committee may summon Paul O'Sullivan if he ignores its invite, after his walkout last week.

A new global study finds a widening gap between organizations that have embraced artificial intelligence and those that have not, with early adopters gaining measurable strategic advantages while most companies remain operationally unprepared to deploy the technology effectively. The report, released by the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants and North Carolina State University’s Enterprise [...]

Online travel agencies may be better positioned to benefit from artificial intelligence than widely feared, according to a Morgan Stanley research note that challenges the consensus view that AI agents will cut traditional booking platforms out of the transaction chain. The bank said early agentic AI travel tools are not bypassing online travel agencies but [...]

A 1.5 million rand grant from the Insurance Sector Education and Training Authority has given renewed hope to South Africa’s troubled technical and vocational education sector, funding two research projects designed to modernize the country’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training colleges and align them with the demands of a rapidly changing economy. The grant [...]

Artificial intelligence will transform 49% of jobs in Africa within three years, according to findings from PwC’s Africa Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey — though a majority of workers on the continent say they feel confident about their job security despite the shift. The survey, which polled 49,843 workers across 48 countries and 28 sectors, [...]

SA Tourism says its priority is to support emerging tourism operators in the country.

Small businesses across South Africa now have a dedicated pathway to artificial intelligence adoption after a new institute launched a phased training program aimed at closing the digital skills gap among entrepreneurs. Johannesburg-based technology training firm LeanTechnovations launched the Artificial Intelligence Entrepreneurial Institute of South Africa on Feb. 24, offering practical AI training for small, [...]

Washington and Tehran held a series of talks in recent weeks about Iran's nuclear ambition.

Research conducted through Nelson Mandela University has produced an artificial intelligence framework specifically designed to address the career guidance gap facing students at South Africa’s under-resourced universities — many of whom arrive having never received any professional career counseling. Dr. Nosipho Mavuso, who lectures in information technology at Walter Sisulu University in Buffalo City, conducted [...]

It was the second meeting in a row that the Bank of Botswana maintained the rate at 3.5%.

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The tournament will feature seven bouts headlined by the match-up between Hadebe and Sobooi

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has acknowledged the dire state of the SABC's facilities.