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“Where there’s mystery, there’s margin”: How the Ndichu brothers built a fintech from grief
The story they begin telling stretches back much further than their shared vision at WapiPay. Eddie and Paul trace it back to a moment of grief that arrived early in their lives.
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How to Start Contributing to Open Source: A Beginner’s Guide
How to Start Contributing to Open Source: A Beginner’s Guide Somewhere on GitHub right now, there is a project that millions of people use every day. A tool… TechCity
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Showmax to Close: Industry Expert Weighs in on what this means for the streaming landscape
Following the news that MultiChoice will shut down Showmax in South Africa. The announcement marks the end of one of Africa’s most ambitious streaming experiments and signals a broader strategic change within the media giant’s digital operations. Launched in 2015, Showmax was developed by MultiChoice as a homegrown streaming platform designed to compete with global […]
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Google Brings AI Overviews & AI Mode to 13 African Languages
Google has expanded its AI Overviews and AI Mode search tools to support 13 African languages in addition to English, giving millions of users across the continent the ability to explore, learn, and create online in their own languages.  This update builds on Google’s ongoing investment in responsible AI for Search, following last year’s global rollout of AI […]
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StanChart Appoints Head of Digital Assets for GCNA, South Asia & ASEAN
“We are pleased to share that Karby Leggett has been appointed Head of Digital Assets for Greater China, North Asia, South Asia, and ASEAN within the Digital Assets Centre of Excellence. This comes in addition to his current role as global head of the Official Institutions Group as part of the bank’s global research team.” The expanded remit comes as digital assets and official sector engagement increasingly converge across our markets. With the rapid […]
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Startup Funding Rounds Explained: A Practical Guide for Founders
Startup Funding Rounds Explained: A Practical Guide for Founders This practical guide explains pre-seed through late-stage funding rounds, what investors expect at each stage, typical check sizes, and negotiation tips. It includes regional context and links to TechCity coverage for founders in Africa and beyond. TechCity
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Quick Fire 🔥 with Udeme Jalekun
Meet Udeme Jalekun, a Senior Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer, who has delivered quality across more than 10 major fintech and social-impact products, including SwervePay, Geegpay, Quickteller Paypoint, and Kippa Pay.
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👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Show’s over, Showmax
Quick Fire 🔥 with Udemm Jalekun || MultiChoice is discontinuing Showmax || Gig drivers in SA face licencing deadline || Who secured the bag? 💰
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AI adoption succeeds or fails on skills, not software
When organisations talk about “deploying AI”, they often mean very different things. For some, it is hosting a model on-premises. For others, it is enabling tools like Claude or Gemini across the workforce. In reality, “deployment” has become a catch-all term for using AI in some way, somewhere within the business. But the more useful […] The post AI adoption succeeds or fails on skills, not software appeared first on Tech In Africa.
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Smartphone Photography Tips: How to Take Better Photos With Any Phone
Smartphone Photography Tips: How to Take Better Photos With Any Phone Scroll through Instagram or X on any given day and you will see jaw-dropping portraits, golden sunsets, vibrant… TechCity
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Google’s AI search now works in Yoruba and Hausa for Nigerian users
Yoruba and Hausa speakers can now use Google's AI Mode and AI Overviews in their local languages.
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Cybercrime costs Africa $10 billion a year. AI is about to make that number bigger.
The HP Wolf Security Threat Insights Report, released by the security unit of technology manufacturer HP Inc, shows attackers shifting from carefully engineered exploits toward a strategy built on speed and volume.
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Nigeria’s loan apps are pulling back from the small loans that built them
Nigeria’s digital lending boom was built on small, instant loans between ₦5,000 ($3.61) and ₦10,000 ($7.21) disbursed within minutes on sleek apps. But that model is beginning to change.
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Ethio telecom and Ericsson Sign Landmark Network Expansion and Modernization Agreement
Ethio Telecom announced the signing of a landmark network expansion and modernization agreement with our strategic partner, Ericsson, at MWC Barcelona, marking another major step in advancing Ethiopia’s digital infrastructure. In line with the company’s three-year Next Horizon Strategy, this major project includes the expansion, upgrade, 4G layering, and deployment of new capabilities across 1,500 […]
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Intron Launches Voice AI for Africa with 24 Languages
“Sorry, I didn’t catch that” – a familiar frustration for millions of  Africans using voice technology like Siri and Alexa, where common phrases and names like “No worry, e go better” become “No war eagle butter”,  “Wanjiru” becomes “One zero”, and “Chukwuebuka” becomes “Check wheelchair baker”. These repeated failures aren’t just technical gaffes; they become […]
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Bolt and WANATU beat South Africa’s licence deadline. Their drivers may not.
Bolt said it received its Certificate of Registration from the National Public Transport Regulator (NPTR) on February 27.
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Absa x Thunes Unveil Absa Global Pay
Absa Group has partnered with Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, to launch a new digital-first remittance solution, Absa Global Pay, that makes sending money across borders faster, simpler and more affordable for millions of customers across Africa. With international remittances playing an increasingly critical role in supporting families, education, healthcare […]
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MultiChoice to shut down Showmax after 11 years as Canal+ cuts costs
The streaming service will be wound down in the coming months, although the company has not provided a final closure date as legal processes tied to the acquisition continue to be finalised.
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Artificial Intelligence for Small Business: Practical Growth Guide
Artificial Intelligence for Small Business: Practical Growth Guide This practical guide shows how small businesses can apply artificial intelligence to marketing, customer service, operations, and finance. Start with one workflow, run a short pilot, measure results, and scale proven wins. TechCity
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Nigerian AI startup Intron expands speech recognition platform to 57 languages
Sahara v2 covers 23 African languages within that total and supports more than 500 distinct African accents.
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👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Africa’s first Tesla dealership is open
In today's edition: Investors may be forced to sell NCBA shares || Moroccans can now buy Teslas || Absa Bank Kenya increases government securities holdings || Ghana operator begins selling 5G network
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FEC approves GIS-Enabled alphanumeric digital postcode system for Nigeria
KEY POINTS MAIN STORY The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the implementation of a Geographic Information System (GIS)-enabled alphanumeric digital postcode system for Nigeria, marking a major reform in the country’s addressing and postal infrastructure. The approval was granted under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu as part of efforts to modernise public infrastructure […] Continue reading %%POSTNAME%% at %%BLOGNAME%%.
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Complete Phone Backup Guide: Never Lose Your Photos Again
Complete Phone Backup Guide: Never Lose Your Photos Again You know that sinking feeling when your phone screen goes black and stays black? Or that moment of… TechCity
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This startup wants to bring Bitcoin to Africans who can’t afford the Internet
Machankura allows people to send and receive Bitcoin using USSD technology, the same system Africans use to check airtime, transfer mobile money, or query their account balance in traditional banking.
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Noah and Nafolo Launch Stablecoin Virtual Accounts to End Cross-Border Payment Friction in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Noah, a global payments infrastructure provider, and Nafolo, a leading West African financial super-application, today announced a strategic partnership to transform cross-border capital flows into Sub-Saharan Africa. By deploying stablecoin-powered virtual bank accounts, the collaboration allows users to bypass legacy banking infrastructure that has historically excluded the region from efficient global finance. Sub-Saharan Africa remains […] The post Noah and Nafolo Launch Stablecoin Virtual Accounts to End Cross-Border Payment Friction in Sub-Saharan Africa. appeared first on Tech In Africa.
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Red Hat AI Factory with NVIDIA Accelerates the Path to Scalable Production AI
Red Hat announced the Red Hat AI Factory with NVIDIA, a co-engineered software platform that combines Red Hat AI Enterprise and NVIDIA AI Enterprise to provide an end-to-end AI solution optimized for organisations deploying AI at scale. With enterprise AI spending expected to reach over $1 trillion by 2029[1], driven in large part by agentic […]
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Africa’s crypto is complex. Josephine Inika has made a career simplifying it.
Inika did not arrive at crypto marketing by design; she arrived by experiment. 
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Elekta Appoints Nexeva Healthcare Solutions as Strategic Partner in South Africa
Elekta has appointed Nexeva Healthcare Solutions as its strategic partner in South Africa under a multi-year agreement. The appointment introduces a strengthened local operating model designed to enhance technical support, clinical engagement and commercial responsiveness for radiotherapy centres across both the private and public healthcare sectors. The agreement was formally signed during the World Health […]
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Absa Kenya raises government securities holdings 19% as loan demand weakens
Absa Bank Kenya increased its holdings of government securities by 19% in 2025 as weak loan demand pushed banks to channel more funds into state debt while digital income supported earnings.
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Nomba wants Nigerian merchants to collect pounds directly from UK banks
The integration with Volume enables merchants to receive bank-to-bank payments from customers that use any of the UK’s major banks, reducing the reliance on international card processors that have dominated cross-border payments. Instead of using card details, customers authorise payments directly from their banking apps.
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Nedbank’s NCBA deal could push some Kenyan institutional investors into cash exit
Some NCBA shareholders could exit the lender entirely after the transaction is completed, even if other investors become Nedbank shareholders through the stock component of the offer.
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Time Out South Africa Appoints New Managing Director
Time Out South Africa has announced the appointment of Aisha Mohamed as its Managing Director, responsible for leading the business’s strategic direction and next growth phase across South Africa. Time Out, the global brand that inspires and enables people to experience the best of the city, launched in South Africa in early 2025 in partnership with Kagiso […]
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Kenyan workers training Meta’s AI glasses say they see users’ most intimate moments
The report, published on February 27, shines a light on the hidden human labour behind Meta's push into wearable artificial intelligence, and raises fresh questions about data protection, cross-border data transfers, and the psychological toll on content moderators working for Sama in Nairobi.
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Airtel’s SmartCash hits 3 million users in Nigeria’s mobile money push
SmartCash Payment Service Banks (PSB), Airtel Nigeria’s financial services arm, has crossed nearly three million active users as it doubles down on a zero-fee banking model and a market-leading 15% annual interest rate
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Bolt SA Registers Under New Transport Regulations
Bolt South Africa is proud to announce that it has officially registered under South Africa’s newly implemented transport regulations, becoming the first major ride-hailing platform in the country to do so. On 27 February 2026, the National Public Transport Regulator (NPTR) issued Bolt South Africa with a Certificate of Registration, formally confirming the company’s compliance […]
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How to Start an Ecommerce Business: Step-by-Step Guide 2026
How to Start an Ecommerce Business: Step-by-Step Guide 2026 This practical guide walks founders through how to start an ecommerce business, covering niche selection, legal setup, platform choices, payments, logistics, marketing and launch steps. It focuses on validation, low-risk starts, and scalable operations. TechCity
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