AI-Driven Identity Fraud Surges in South Africa as Criminals Shift to Deepfakes and Synthetic IDs
AI-driven identity fraud is becoming a growing concern in South Africa as criminals move away from traditional scams and toward…
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AI-Driven Identity Fraud Surges Across Africa As Attacks Grow More Sophisticated
Africa’s fast-growing digital economy has made the continent a major target for identity fraud, according to the Identity Fraud Report…
AI–Blockchain Convergence Accelerates As New Use Cases Emerge Across Africa
Blockchain has moved steadily into the mainstream in recent years as businesses across government, transport and logistics, finance and healthcare…
Protei Exec Says AI, Network Optimization Key to Sustainable Telecom Growth in Africa
At AfricaCom 2025 in Cape Town, Vladimir Freinkman, vice president of marketing and business development at Protei, discussed sustainable growth,…
NVIDIA Targets Morocco As Next African Expansion Hub After South Africa Entry
NVIDIA has identified Morocco as a priority market for its African expansion, signaling the continent’s rising role in global artificial…
Chinese AI Startup DeepSeek Gains Traction In Africa, Raising Concerns Over Data Privacy And Dependence
Chinese startup DeepSeek caused turbulence in the global AI market earlier this year with its claim that its large language…
TICAD9 spotlights AI as Japan launches major talent-development initiatives for Africa
AI took center stage at TICAD9, the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development, held in Yokohama in August 2025…
Vodacom Deepens Google Cloud Partnership To Deploy Generative AI And Build New Digital Services For Africa
Vodacom Group has expanded its partnership with Google Cloud, adopting the company’s data-analytics tools and generative AI models to create…
G20 Wraps South Africa Summit With Focus On Critical Minerals, Jobs And Artificial Intelligence
World leaders at the G20 summit in South Africa opened the final day on Sunday with a plenary session held…
Google Launches Gemini 3, Ushering In A New Era Of Agentic AI For South Africa
Google has announced the launch of Gemini 3, its most intelligent and capable AI model yet. Designed to bring state-of-the-art…