AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoDigital Security: South Africans are being warned about increasingly sophisticated WhatsApp scams, as digital banking crime cost victims R2.4 billion across about 110,000 incidents in 2025. Genomics: African genetic data remains scarce in health research: people from Africa make up just 0.15% of participants in genome-wide studies. Researchers say better representation could improve genetic diagnoses and treatment insights for African patients. Climate-Resilient Farming: New maps show where farmers in southern Africa can grow drought-tolerant bambara groundnut, a nutritious crop that could help diversify harvests and buffer climate shocks. Local Medicines: A new CSIR biomanufacturing facility aims to support local drug production and reduce South Africa’s reliance on imported medicine ingredients. African-Language AI: South Africa’s Vambo AI has released an open-weight model trained from scratch for 12 African languages, adding to efforts to build technology that serves the continent’s linguistic needs.
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