NWU PhD Study Extends AI Misinformation Detection Into isiZulu and Sepedi, Backed by Google PhD Fellowship

A North-West University PhD study by Dr Seani Rananga has developed a multilingual AI framework capable of detecting misinformation across English, isiZulu and Sepedi — extending a capability that has largely worked only in English into two of South Africa’s most widely spoken indigenous languages, and setting a template that can be adapted for elections, public emergencies and other high-risk events. The research addresses a gap that has begun to surface repeatedly across South African AI cover