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TechCabal Day to day – They’ll Drift too…

TechCabal Day to day – They’ll Drift too…

18 JANUARY, 2022 Good morning 🌄 What did you do over the weekend? I played League of Legends, and while I was busy losing matches, an Indonesian man was making $1 million + by selling…

The Subsequent Wave: Can agriculture salvage Nigerians out of poverty?

The Subsequent Wave: Can agriculture salvage Nigerians out of poverty?

November 29th 2021The Next Wave provides a futuristic analysis of BizTech and innovation in Africa. Subscribe here to get it directly in your inbox on Sundays at 3 PM (WAT). Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has asked citizens…

TechCabal Everyday – Fuel for conception ⛽

TechCabal Everyday – Fuel for conception ⛽

17 JANUARY, 2022 Good morning 🌄 Anyone can now record their Twitter Space. Last week, Twitter announced that all Android and iOS users will now be able to record Twitter Spaces. The recording feature was…

Will 2022 be one other “buzzing” year for African startups?

Will 2022 be one other “buzzing” year for African startups?

The stakes are growing, with huge cheques now being floated for Africa’s most promising startups, opening up a much bigger fundraising window. This could be another monster year for the continent’s already “buzzing” startups. The…

TechCabal Day-to-day – The hunt for personalized chips

TechCabal Day-to-day – The hunt for personalized chips

14 JANUARY, 2022 MTN has launched 5G services in Zambia.  In partnership with Huawei, the telecoms company joins South Africa as one of the only countries in the region to have the network.  While there…

Kenyan BNPL startup Lipa Later raises $12m to build higher across Africa

Kenyan BNPL startup Lipa Later raises $12m to build higher across Africa

Lipa Later, a Kenyan buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) company, has raised $12 million pre-series A to expand across Africa. This brings the company’s total funding to about $16 million to date. The funding, which is a mix…

BitPowr wants to vitality blockchain functions for African businesses. Here’s how

BitPowr wants to vitality blockchain functions for African businesses. Here’s how

Interest in blockchain technology—a digital ledger of transactions that is duplicated and distributed across several computers—has grown significantly in recent years.  Today, particularly in developed economies, modern blockchain technologies exist that provide practical value for…

A year to Nigeria’s 2023 elections, its govt lifts Twitter ban

A year to Nigeria’s 2023 elections, its govt lifts Twitter ban

After 6 months, the Nigerian government has lifted the suspension of Twitter operations in the country following approval by President Muhammadu Buhari. The removal of the suspension took effect from 12 AM Thursday, January 13,…

TechCabal Daily – VP-Discontinuance

TechCabal Daily – VP-Discontinuance

13 JANUARY, 2022 Good morning 🌄 The Nigerian government has lifted its 7–month Twitter Ban. 🙂 On June 5, 2021—in a record-breaking reaction—the country suspended access to Twitter after the platform removed tweets from President…

Uber drivers suing for higher pay in US lose vital court ruling

Uber drivers suing for higher pay in US lose vital court ruling

Uber drivers suffered a significant defeat in one of many gig economy’s most intently watched labour fights with a ruling barring a whole bunch of 1000’s of drivers from suing as a group for better…

Nigeria mounts pressure on MTN on $8bn claim

Nigeria mounts pressure on MTN on $8bn claim

MTN Group MTN [JSE:MTN] is going through mounting strain to transfer $8.1bn to Nigeria after the nation’s central financial institution argued the wi-fi service ought to pay curiosity on the disputed repatriation of dividends till…

10 critical points from epic security manifesto inability

10 critical points from epic security manifesto inability

Black farmers in the US’s South— faced with continued failure their efforts to run successful farms their launched a lawsuit claiming that “white racism” is to blame for their inability to the produce crop yields and on…