Lelapa AI's Ambitious Growth Plan | ITWeb Tech Headlines | 31 Aug – 5 Sept 2026
These are the stories making headlines on ITWeb this week. South African AI start-up Lelapa AI is expanding its Vulavula platform with text-to-speech capabilities and new languages beyond Africa, as it builds efficient AI models tailored for African languages. Meanwhile, Discovery Bank posted its first full year of profit, with normalised operating profit of R370 million and client numbers growing 26% to 1.57 million, as it leans on AI to power its new "super bank" strategy.
The local AI start-up looks to expand its language base outside of Africa, says co-founder Pelonomi Moiloa.
GenAI acceleration creates the need for inclusive artificial intelligence like never before, say SA’s AI community experts.
Lelapa AI readies its first AI-driven language model technology solution, Vulavula, amid accelerated interest in natural language processing tools.