By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - African jurists are demanding the urgent adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to protect whistleblowers, arguing that algorithms can create secure, anonymous reporting channels to prevent tragedies like the 2021 assassination of South African health official Babita Deokaran. Higher Education Media's Edwin Naidu reports that the focus is on AI's ability to "sanitize" reports, thereby preserving the evidence of corruption while eliminating identifying details that expose the source. This technological intervention is viewed as an essential evolution in the African justice system to combat systemic graft and secure the safety of those who report it...

<p>By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - African jurists are demanding the urgent adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to protect whistleblowers, arguing that algorithms can create secure, anonymous reporting channels to prevent tragedies like the 2021 assassination of South African health official Babita Deokaran. Higher Education Media's Edwin Naidu reports that the focus is on AI's ability to "sanitize" reports, thereby preserving the evidence of corruption while eliminating identifying details that expose the source. This technological intervention is viewed as an essential evolution in the African justice system to combat systemic graft and secure the safety of those who report it...</p>

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