African AI Partner Tracker

Growth Announcements

• 🔥 Sandvik Acquires ThoroughTec Simulation: Sandvik is acquiring South Africa’s ThoroughTec Simulation, headquartered in...

Tangible wins from AI predictive maintenance:

• Reduces equipment downtime by up to 50% and maintenance costs 10-40%.
• Enables reliable ops in...

Mining Indaba Automation Highlights

• Virtualscape: Virtualscape CEO Ravi Naidoo discussed automation and data-driven solutions like Sens Mining...

Trend spotlight: Workflow automation and analytics gaining traction across African offices and mining.

• Motswako enables clients to streamline...

SEW-EURODRIVE's strong demand in Africa's mining sector offers a template for AI-driven providers:

• Deep partnerships with OEMs, EPCM contractors,...

Paxtree delivers a tailored AI checklist for SA SMBs & enterprises, emphasizing practical steps:

• Define objectives: Align with revenue growth, cost...

Westech IT Support offers a complete implementation guide to Microsoft Copilot AI for South African businesses, revealing how it revolutionises workplace productivity.

• Strategix/Check Point/Tarsus alliance: Launches specialised cyber security division with prevention-first AI-powered architecture for southern...

Phungela's strategic tie-up with AeroCloud drives cloud-native airport solutions across Africa.

• Positions Phungela as on-the-ground leader for...

Microsoft South Africa partners with SABC to deliver AI and digital skills training, aiming to embed them into the daily lives of millions of South Africans. Tiara Pathon of Microsoft Elevate AI leads the charge.

• Hitachi Energy reintroduces Ellipse EAM in South Africa
• Builds on Hitachi Ltd.-Microsoft alliance announced June 2024
• Establishes plans to embed Microsoft technologies

Takeaway: Key opening for SA integrators in tech-enabled asset management.

Strategic Partnership Announcement

• 🔥 Cassava Technologies and AXON Networks: Cassava Technologies and AXON Networks announced a strategic...

Tracking the Cassava Technologies-AXON Networks partnership evolution at Counder Conference 2026:

• Announcement: Strategic tie-up to co-develop...

Kenya's digital economy gets a major boost with iXAfrica hosting Oracle's first OCI region in Nairobi.

• AI-ready hyperscale facility:...

Africa's AI surge spans robotics and fintech security.

• Exclusive robotics gateway: AfricAI secures sole rights to deploy Micropolis's intelligent...

Mauritius Telecom pilots mytGPT Education Project, integrating an AI-powered personal tutor into classrooms to strengthen learning, support teachers,...

Ozow integrates RelyComply’s AI tools to simplify and secure merchant onboarding.

• Detects high-risk profiles like fake identities and mule accounts...

South Africa hosts 11 top AI-powered digital marketing agencies driving business growth via data-driven strategies and smart automation—ideal prospects for YashNic AI partnerships.

Key deal milestone:

• Competition Commission recommends unconditional approval; unlikely to lessen competition or raise public interest issues.
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Telecoms like MTN are building platforms that unlock 5G APIs for developers, creating prime partnership ops for AI/automation providers.

• MTN...