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African businesses race to adopt AI, but workforce readiness lags

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Zimbabwe moves to regulate cryptocurrency sector

By Chris Takudzwa Muronzi and Colleen Goko 15 Jun 2026

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DTB and Aurionpro drive next phase of East Africa banking digitalisation

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HostAfrica completes Tanzanian acquisition Zesha

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US tech brands dominate Brand Finance’s 2026 Global 500

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Gates Foundation and OpenAI's $50m push for AI health in Africa

Jennifer Rigby 21 Jan 2026

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Vodacom taps Google Cloud to boost Africa’s AI rollout

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Elon Musk launches AI-powered Grokipedia to rival Wikipedia

Elon Musk launches AI-powered Grokipedia to rival Wikipedia

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AI in Africa: 5 issues that must be tackled for digital equality

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Data centres near cooling crisis as AI demand surges

Dean Wolson 14 Oct 2025

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Google makes advanced AI tools free for SA university students

8 Oct 2025

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SA AI startups win Meta, Data Science Africa’s Llama Impact Grant

25 Sep 2025

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Cassava, Accenture partner to drive sovereign AI cloud adoption in Africa

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South Africa's AI Diagnostics and hearX Foundation selected for Turn.io’s 2025 Chat for Health & AI Accelerator

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Meta launches open-source AI accelerator across sub-Saharan Africa

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Google launches 2025 Africa startup accelerator, focusing on AI

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AI firm Anthropic announces 100 roles in Europe, new EMEA head

Paul Sandle 9 Apr 2025

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Kenya launches national strategy for responsible AI development

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