TLDR: We collected and collated data from the South African Department of Health [DoH] and National Institute for Communicable Diseases [NICD] statements and alerts. From there we built a dashboard that you can access at https://bitly.com/covid19za-dash. In this post, we …

A repo and dashboard for COVID-19 in South Africa Read more »

Over the past 5 years or so, we have witnessed an exponential growth of what is commonly known as fake news to influence not only political discussions online but every aspect of our lives. Some might say that fake news …

Dr. Vukosi Marivate on how Artificial Intelligence can be used to fight fake news [PODCAST] Read more »

Through an NRF Knowledge Interchange and Collaboration grant, I was able to visit some collaborators in Sierra Leone. I got the opportunity to do 3 things.  Visiting Njala University I had a visit to Njala University to give 2 days …

Data Science & Salone – Visiting Sierra Leone Read more »

The Deep Learning Indaba was founded in 2017 with the mission of strengthening African Machine Learning (ML). It was formed by a group of researchers and innovators interested in shaping the future of African Machine Learning. The vision of the …

Go Tsamaya Ke Go Bona: Deep Learning Indaba #3 – A journey just beginning Read more »