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Microsoft adds 13 new African languages to Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services Translator
Microsoft has added 13 new African languages to its Microsoft
Azure Cognitive Services Translator , enabling text and documents to be translated to and from these languages across the entire Microsoft ecosystem of products and services . This brings the total number of supported languages to 124 and adds language support for millions of people in Africa and worldwide .
“ This release highlights our mission to build meaningful cognitive products and services that improve accessibility and empower local communities . As the benefits and value of translation support become more evident , particularly for African languages , we will see it help break down language barriers and enable more people to connect with each other and technology in a way that empowers them to do and achieve more ,” says Lillian Barnard , CEO of Microsoft South Africa .
Lillian Barnard , CEO of Microsoft South Africa
Integrations across Microsoft ’ s ecosystem include Microsoft 365 for translating text and documents , the Microsoft Edge browser and Bing search engine for translating whole webpages , SwiftKey for translating messages , LinkedIn for translating user-submitted content , and the Translator app for having multilingual conversations on the move , among others . Using Translator , people and organisations can add African languages ’ text translation to apps , websites , workflows , and tools ; or use Translator ’ s Document Translation feature to translate entire documents , or volumes of documents , in a variety of different file formats preserving their original formatting .
They can also use Translator with Cognitive Services such as Speech or Computer Vision to add additional capabilities such as speechto-text and image translation into their apps . Educators can create a more inclusive classroom for both students and parents with live captioning and cross-language understanding ?
Johannesburg Stock Exchange opens its JSE Investment Challenge , financial literacy programme for students
Designed to highlight the importance of investing and to increase financial knowledge among South African school learners and tertiary students , the Investment Challenge provides participants with an opportunity to invest a virtual amount of R1 million on the stock market in actual JSE listed shares over a six-month period . Their performance is tracked and measured against other competitors , with top-performers eligible for outstanding prizes after the floor closes in September .
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange , has a well-established history of operating as a marketplace for trading financial products . It is a pioneering , globally connected exchange group that enables inclusive economic growth through trusted , world-class , socially responsible products , and services for the investor of the future . It offers secure and efficient primary and secondary capital markets across a diverse range of securities , spanning equities , derivatives , and debt markets .
It prides itself on being the market of choice for local and international investors looking to gain exposure to leading capital markets on the African continent . The JSE is currently ranked in the Top 20 largest
Idris Seedat , Head Transformation and CSI at Johannesburg Stock Exchange
stock exchanges in the world by market capitalisation , and is the largest stock exchange in Africa , having been in operation for 135 years .
For half a century , the programme has been an asset in upskilling young people in the fundamentals of investing and the importance of financial literacy . Last year , the competition attracted 24,000 participants with representation from urban , townships and rural areas .
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