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Inside Innovation Collective’s quest to drive innovation in disenfranchised Cape City communities

Inside Innovation Collective’s quest to drive innovation in disenfranchised Cape City communities

According to Johnny G. Mills, the programme manager of Innovation Collective, the main mandate of the initiative is to turn Cape Town into not only a regional or continental tech hub, but a global one.…

As Nigeria’s huge banks wrestle with reliability, extra clients are turning to digital options

As Nigeria’s huge banks wrestle with reliability, extra clients are turning to digital options

Over the last three weeks, making payments with Nigerian bank apps has felt like Russian Roulette. As Nigeria’s cash scarcity worsens, traditional banks are seeing higher demands on their digital payments services, leading to customer…

Planet42 baggage $100 million to make reasonably priced automobile renting a actuality in South Africa and Mexico

Planet42 baggage $100 million to make reasonably priced automobile renting a actuality in South Africa and Mexico

Estonia-founded and South Africa-based vehicle rental startup Planet42 has announced that it has raised a $100 million round to scale its operations across South Africa and Mexico.  The investment, according to CEO Eerik Oja, comprises…

Bolt lays off 17 workers in Nigeria after pledging to speculate $500m in Africa

Bolt lays off 17 workers in Nigeria after pledging to speculate $500m in Africa

Bolt, the Estonia-based ride-hailing platform, is laying off 17 out of its 70 employees in Nigeria. According to sources close to the business who spoke to TechCabal, the layoffs affected mostly junior and mid-senior members…

Interview with Fidèle Nsadi, founding father of Categorical App, a fintech answer in Kinshasa

Interview with Fidèle Nsadi, founding father of Categorical App, a fintech answer in Kinshasa

In this interview for TechCabal, Noel K. Tshiani, founder of Congo Business Network, interviews Fidèle Nsadi about his foray into the fintech space in Kinshasa. Can you tell our readers a bit about your professional…

2 methods to keep away from failed switch and POS transactions

2 methods to keep away from failed switch and POS transactions

TechCabal As a result of the recent Naira redesign policy in Nigeria which has led to the scarcity of physical cash, most Nigerians have had to rely heavily on internet transfers and POS transactions. However,…

Armed with a $17 million warchest, Bare needs to digitise insurance coverage in South Africa

Armed with a $17 million warchest, Bare needs to digitise insurance coverage in South Africa

According to the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA)’s 2022 Financial Sector Outlook study [PDF], about 60% of South Africans alluded to having an insurance product. Penetration of insurance, measured using premiums as a percentage of…

Subsequent Wave: You gotta break bread to make bread

Subsequent Wave: You gotta break bread to make bread

Image generated from “limits of retail digitalisation in Africa”; Photo - DALL-E 2 AI lire en français This essay is a contribution from DFS Lab. The food value chain is the beating heart of African…

Questions over Eke Urum’s persevering with position at Risevest

Questions over Eke Urum’s persevering with position at Risevest

In October 2022, an independent panel released the report of a six-week investigation into the conduct of Eke Urum, the founder of Risevest, following allegations of workplace bullying and sexual harassment. While the committee recommended…

How working with creators helps extra individuals uncover your model and merchandise

How working with creators helps extra individuals uncover your model and merchandise

This article was contributed to TechCabal by Elizma Nolte, Meta’s head of marketing for sub-Saharan Africa. Tapping into creators is an extremely valuable tool for businesses, but you need to know how to work together…

Mapping the expansion trajectory of South Africa’s knowledge centre trade

Mapping the expansion trajectory of South Africa’s knowledge centre trade

In the last couple of years, South Africa has attracted data centre infrastructure investments from big tech companies like Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Oracle, as well as other data centre infrastructure companies like Teraco, Africa…

What is good and glossy?

What is good and glossy?

game By Ngozi Chukwu Feb 18, 2023 Image source: Techcabal Get the best African tech newsletters in your inbox TC Daily Next Wave Events Entering Tech More from this author Newsletters This Week: Raising ₦100…