Former Land Rover engineer joins handful of Africa’s electric vehicle manufacturers
Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy with over 200 million people, has a nascent electric vehicle (EV) market. Only 15,000 to 20,000 EVs are […]
Only one in 100 internet users in Nigeria uses 9mobile. Can roaming turn things around?
Once a formidable player in Nigeria’s internet market, 9mobile now holds just over 1% of the internet subscriber base, raising questions about […]
Safaricom CEO becomes highest-paid NSE executive with $2.2 million
Safaricom chief executive Peter Ndegwa earned KES 294.2 million ($2.2 million) in total compensation for the year ended March 2025, a 17% […]
At Power Learn Project, tech skills mean nothing if it won’t impact how you earn
At April’s Connected Africa Summit in Diani, Kenya, I met the team behind an edtech trying to close the growing gap between […]
FibreOne loses 42% of subscribers as Starlink, Spectranet also decline in Nigeria
Nigeria’s internet service provider (ISP) market suffered its steepest subscriber decline in years with over 18,000 subscribers lost and 18 companies leaving […]
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – MultiChoice, multistruggles
In partnership with Lire en Français اقرأ هذا باللغة العربية Good morning. July 7 marked the Saba Saba (Seven Seven) protests in […]
Ask an Investor: Africa’s new-crop of investors have a few things to teach the continent
Lessons. That’s the common theme across the past five episodes of Ask an Investor. These episodes could not have been more different. […]
Kenya’s BuuPass secures undisclosed fresh investment from Yango Ventures
BuuPass, a Kenyan-based startup that digitises intercity travel bookings, has secured a fresh investment from Yango Ventures, a corporate venture fund of […]
Visa’s billion-dollar bet positions Francophone Africa as Africa’s next fintech frontier
In the hierarchy of Africa’s fintech narrative, Francophone countries are often second placed. The Anglophone giants—Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa—have long dominated […]
SASSA recipients with undisclosed sources of income: What you need to know
In June, the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) found that about 210,000 beneficiaries failed to disclose other sources of income. By […]
South Africans don’t expect free banking; just honest banking fees
Bank fees in South Africa are a sore spot for millions of customers. While users do not expect banking to be free, […]
Kenya’s cybersecurity ‘talent gap’ is a hiring problem
Cet article est aussi disponible en français First published O6 July, 2025 Kenya’s cybersecurity ‘talent gap’ is a hiring problem Image: Pixbay […]