{
  "id": 14956664,
  "title": "Non-profit rolls out trilingual AI study aid",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/non-profit-rolls-out-trilingual-ai-study-aid",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-16T11:37:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ITWeb",
    "slug": "itweb",
    "url": "https://www.itweb.co.za/article/non-profit-rolls-out-trilingual-ai-study-aid/o1Jr5qxP3lZqKdWL"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Educational non-profit ORT South Africa, in partnership with marketing firm GAS Marketing Automation, has launched a trilingual artificial intelligence (AI) study companion called Funda Nam. Funda Nam assists beneficiaries of ORT SA's big data analytics training programme. The AI-powered learning aid is available in English, isiZulu, and isiXhosa and provides 24/7 study support, trilingual access, and work-readiness assistance. Head of Department at ORT SA, Anele Mkungela, highlights that Funda Nam reinforces knowledge, boosts confidence, and maintains learner engagement beyond training sessions. ORT SA, founded in 1936 in South Africa, aims to bridge the skills gap in the ICT sector, having trained over 200 young people from KwaZulu-Natal in data analytics skills. GAS Marketing Automation, a marketing agency, provided the technological infrastructure and expertise for the development of Funda Nam, which is the first initiative under GAS 4 Growth, a social impact program.",
  "summary": "The AI-powered learning assistant aims to help ORT South Africa beneficiaries master big data analytics.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}