An independent AI assurance firm, built on safety-critical thinking.
KoraX Intelligence (Pty) Ltd helps organisations evaluate AI before it is trusted in environments where operational, legal and societal consequences cannot be left to chance. Based in Johannesburg, working across Africa.
Built by people who have worked inside safety-critical systems.
Desireé Makoti
Desireé's career runs from aviation and maritime safety, through data science and enterprise master data across African markets, into AI governance. KoraX exists to bring that operational discipline to how organisations assure AI.
ITU × Huawei Fellow · SABS TC 001/SC 42 participant · Black Women in Science Fellow, 2025/26
Project Xyra™ is currently in testing and validation, with support from the ITU × Huawei fellowship.
One firm, four moving parts.
KoraX Intelligence
The firm. Delivers independent AI assurance engagements.
Black Box Audit™
Our flagship assurance methodology, currently undergoing testing and validation. Shared with qualified organisations under NDA.
KoraX Labs
The practitioner network supporting validation and method development.
Project Xyra™
Our assurance framework for African contexts, in testing and validation.
The method, scoring and architecture are proprietary intellectual property, disclosed only to qualified organisations under appropriate confidentiality arrangements.
Principles we hold ourselves to.
Independent
We do not build, sell or fix the systems we review, so our findings stay our own.
Evidence over opinion
Every finding is tied to what can be shown, and we say plainly what could not be verified.
Safety-critical discipline
Layered defence from aviation and maritime safety: no single control carries the whole load.
Honest about limits
Our work is an independent assessment within an agreed scope. It is not certification, regulatory approval or legal advice.
Start with a conversation.
Tell us about your AI deployment. We will confirm the scope and the evidence required, in writing, before any work begins.