FAR Rabat WLekie WU-23 Africa Cup of Nations13:00ZimbabweMaliU-23 Africa Cup of Nations13:00South SudanSenegalU-23 Africa Cup of Nations14:00EswatiniAlgeriaCAF Women’s Champions League15:00
Mamelodi Sundowns WKawempe Muslim WU-23 Africa Cup of Nations16:00RwandaCameroonU-23 Africa Cup of Nations17:00LibyaGhanaU-23 Africa Cup of Nations17:00BotswanaGuineaU-23 Africa Cup of Nations18:00Burkina FasoZambiaAll matches →By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on IOL
Illustrative image · Cytonn Photography · Pexels · Licence PexelsSouth Africa’s Home Affairs department is rolling out a digital system allowing asylum seekers to register their intention to seek asylum online. The system is intended to reduce processing delays and clear outstanding appeals, according to IOL.
South Africa’s Home Affairs department has launched a digital platform for registering asylum intentions, the first stage of a fully digital system. The portal, currently being tested, is due to open to the public after the next software update, according to the department, which sees it as a way to reduce corruption and delays.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: ITWeb ·
São Tomé and Príncipe's government launches SYDOC and a digital platform for applications for diplomatic and special service passports. The system centralises application tracking and modernises the electronic management of administrative documents, according to Foreign Minister Ilza Amado Vaz.
🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe · Source: Rádio Somos Todos Primos ·
Ghana’s Ministry of Youth is partnering with start-up Scopeg AI to offer free or discounted access to Funza AI, an SMS-based artificial intelligence platform that works without internet. A national rollout is planned by the end of November 2026, according to 3News. More than nine million Ghanaians, about a quarter of the population, do not use the internet.
🇬🇭 Ghana · Source: 3News ·
The DA has won 74 of 214 seats on the Tshwane council, well short of the 108 needed for a majority, and must find allies. ActionSA, with 48 seats, is in a key position, but tensions between Herman Mashaba and Helen Zille complicate an alliance, according to IOL.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: Sunday Express ·
Pretoria promises science-based debate on nuclear expansionSouth Africa’s Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa promises a science-based public consultation on expanding the national nuclear programme. The move accompanies Eskom’s 5,200 MW project, while Rosatom is negotiating major nuclear projects with four African countries, according to Biz-Community.
Forensic AI helps investigators detect digital fraudAccording to an opinion piece by Last Mapuranga in the Financial Gazette, fraud has shifted from physical theft to the exploitation of digital identities and AI, notably through deepfakes. Forensic AI combines advanced analytics and investigation to spot suspicious patterns, without declaring guilt in place of investigators.The week in Africa
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