Artificial intelligence and machine learning
The CSIR confirms components for Lengau's 4-petaflop replacement arrived about a year ago and are still being prepared for deployment.
Stratos Lab, ECOBLOX and Digital Parks Africa are deploying 50-plus Nvidia B300 HGX servers and 400-plus GPUs in Centurion.
MTN wants about 150MW of AI-ready capacity in South Africa and Nigeria in a UAE-backed venture, staying a minority investor.
The Human Rights Commission is examining power, water, land and governance costs as civil society pushes for tougher national rules.
South Africa wants more cloud and AI capacity. Civil society is asking who absorbs the pressure on water, power and land.
South Africa is being sold a locally developed AI tutor for 23,000 schools. Evidence about the robot hardware complicates that story.
Google is pushing Gemini deeper into Search and Maps as both products become more conversational, contextual and agentic.
Nvidia's $46.7 billion quarter showed how deeply global AI spending has become tied to accelerated computing and data-centre infrastructure.
Analysts put South Africa's AI market above USD 800 million in 2024. Finance and government are adopting, but skills and governance lag.
SAP positions Joule for Consultants as an AI assistant trained on its guidance. It claims faster research, with limited independent proof.
Absa, Microsoft and Women in Tech extended ElevateHer AI into nine African countries. Reach is clear. Completion and hiring outcomes are not.