World Bank Group President Ajay Banga argues that AI must be harnessed for the public good by focusing on practical, accessible applications in developing countries, such as mobile tools for farmers a…
South Africa's Tshwane and other African cities seek a voice in data center development as AI infrastructure booms, warning that local communities must benefit and not bear costs like strained power g…
Billionaire Peter Thiel attacked Pope Francis as a 'Chinese Communist agent' and 'godless non-white' for criticizing artificial intelligence, echoing apartheid-era rhetoric used to delegitimize Black …
South Africa deployed police and businesses shuttered as anti-immigrant protests erupted nationwide, with groups demanding undocumented foreigners leave by Tuesday. The government rejected the threats…
A developer built Agently, a legal AI platform on Aurora DSQL and Vercel, to automate the full lifecycle of legal matters. The platform features an AI agent grounded in real South African law via Laws…
African Union ministers met in Tangier, Morocco, in April to discuss AI as governments across the continent race to develop strategies and attract investment, but concerns grow over foreign control of…
AO World founder John Roberts blamed the Labour government's tax hikes for offshoring 150 sales jobs to South Africa, saving £2 million annually, with plans to move most customer contact operations ov…
South Africa's Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube urged caution on AI adoption in education at the 9th Biannual World Conference of IFTRA in Boksburg, emphasizing that AI cannot replace ethical, …
The World Cup has arrived in the Bay Area with watch parties and six games at Levi's Stadium, drawing thousands of fans despite complaints about ticket prices and lack of marquee teams. Mexico's openi…
A frontend developer building a South African household compliance assistant startup called WellKept has restarted the project twice, citing an inability to "vibe code" due to a lack of comprehension …
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the AI Alliance Network at the AI Journey conference in Moscow, a coalition connecting national AI associations from BRICS nations and other countries to poo…
South Africa holds approximately 88% of global platinum-group metal reserves critical to AI infrastructure and hosts the continent's largest data center market, giving it unique leverage over major te…
This article describes a project by Google Developer Groups Johannesburg that uses Google Cloud AI APIs to create a multilingual marketing pipeline for small businesses. The system takes a simple user…
After moving from Johannesburg to the small coastal town of Hermanus, South Africa, a couple successfully built a large social circle from scratch within six months. They attribute their success to co…
Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya, and South Africa have each drafted AI strategies since January 2025 that identify dependence on U.S. tech companies like Google, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Meta as a security threat…
GDP statistics in many poor countries are often unreliable, citing examples like Nigeria and Ghana, where methodological changes (such as updating base years) caused reported GDP to suddenly increase …