They spoke at the sixth African Conference on Debt and Development (AfCoDD VI), organised by the African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD) in Nairobi, Kenya. . African countries need better systems for tracking public debt and stronger parliamentary scrutiny of government borrowing, said some development experts said on Wednesday. They spoke at…
The call comes months after African Union leaders adopted the Common African Position on Debt, which seeks to strengthen Africa’s collective hand in debt negotiations and push for changes to the global financial system. Africa must turn its natural resources, market size and technological capacity into bargaining power to secure a stronger voice in the…
Africa’s youthful population is often described as its biggest opportunity. But without stronger links between education, skills and employment, the continent risks turning its demographic dividend into an economic burden, experts have warned. The message emerged at the AIESEC Alumni MEA Conference in Kigali on Saturday, August 22, where discussions focused on the future of…
South African AI experts support stronger provenance but warn Claude’s watermark cannot prove who authored or misused content. (Image created via ChatGPT) Anthropic’s move to embed an invisible watermark in content generated by its Claude artificial intelligence (AI) model is pushing AI content identification closer to traceability; however, South African AI experts warn the technology…
NewsFeed Al Jazeera’s Nils Adler @nilsadler1 reports on how far-right ‘Active Clubs’ use fitness and camaraderie to recruit young white men while masking extremist ideology. Experts warn the decentralized groups are preparing members for real-world violence. Published On 6 Aug 20266 Aug 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera…
Africa must take charge of HIV cure research or risk repeating past delays in accessing lifesaving medical innovations, the head of the Africa HIV Cure Consortium, Albert Machinda, has warned. Machinda, who is the consortium’s Principal Investigator and head of Secretariat, made the remarks during the 2026 HIV Research Community Symposium in Kampala, where he…
Sam Altman has declared that the moment the AI industry has spent a decade anticipating has arrived. “We’re now, like, in the singularity,” the OpenAI CEO said on the Relentless podcast, published on 25 July 2026. “This is the moment.” He expects it to be “incredible, hugely positive, awesome for the world”. Elon Musk agreed…
Professor Kerry-Lynn Thomson, Director of the School of Information Technology at Nelson Mandela University. Organisations should move beyond trying to eliminate Shadow AI and instead focus on governance, visibility and employee education to reduce cyber risk while enabling responsible AI adoption. This is according to experts from the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa…
Strawberries are one of those fruits that you can almost always expect to be in abundance at your local grocery store. But as much as stores handle and process strawberries and other fresh produce, they still need to be thoroughly washed and cleaned when you bring them home. This is particularly important with cases of…
Vera Nagtegaal, CEO at Vouch. AI cannot replace human financial advisors, and while the technology’s speed and accessibility make it appealing, relying on it completely for financial decisions carries significant risks, according to industry experts. Vera Nagtegaal, CEO of financial advisory firm Vouch, says more South Africans are turning to AI tools for financial guidance….
