South Africa

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  FinTech

  Capitec VRP lets South Africans make recurring payments directly from bank

  Sakhile Dube

  4th December 2025

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  Cloud Computing

  New Africa Data Centres deal expands cloud services for South African businesses

  Opeyemi Kareem

  2nd December 2025

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  Funding

  Backed by $1 million, Zazu is building a Mercury-style banking experience for African SMEs

  Opeyemi Kareem

  1st December 2025

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  Ecommerce

  Black Friday spending soars in South Africa as one shopper drops $66,000

  Sakhile Dube

  28th November 2025

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  Newsletters, TC Daily

  👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – SA calls crypto risky. Again.

  Opeyemi Kareem

  28th November 2025

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  Newsletters, TC Daily

  👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – South Africa wants to tax betting

  Opeyemi Kareem

  27th November 2025

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  Startups

  7 African startups championing matchmaking, mortgages, medical records, and music

  Opeyemi Kareem

  21st November 2025

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  Banking

  Standard Bank pioneers direct China payments for African businesses

  Sakhile Dube

  20th November 2025

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  Funding

  South African smart energy startup Plentify raises Series A funding to expand globally

  Sakhile Dube

  19th November 2025

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  Startups

  From Moniepoint to Roam: 22 of Africa’s biggest tech rebrands

  John Adoyi

  18th November 2025

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  Startups

  7 African startups driving collaboration, care, careers, and creativity

  Opeyemi Kareem

  14th November 2025

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  News

  Half of South Africa’s frontline workers have no savings as living costs soar

  Abdulrasheed Abubakar

  12th November 2025

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  Newsletters, TC Daily

  👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – FNB goes Globba

  Opeyemi Kareem

  12th November 2025

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  Consumer Tech

  After subscriber losses, DStv bets on free upgrades to win viewers back

  Opeyemi Kareem

  11th November 2025

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  Gaming

  Turning play to profit in South Africa’s $29 million esports market

  Sakhile Dube

  3rd November 2025

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  Newsletters, TC Daily

  👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Bolt leans into e-licencing rules

  Emmanuel Nwosu

  31st October 2025

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  Consumer Tech

  The best places to shop early Black Friday 2025 deals in South Africa

  Sakhile Dube

  30th October 2025

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  Newsletters, TC Daily

  👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Internet shutdown in Tanzania

  Emmanuel Nwosu

  30th October 2025

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  News

  Canal+ risks probe after demanding 20% discount from MultiChoice suppliers

  Sakhile Dube

  28th October 2025

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  News

  Nigeria and South Africa are off the FATF grey list, and remittance fintechs just got a confidence boost

  Temitayo Jaiyeola

  24th October 2025

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  Artificial Intelligence

  AI writes better scam emails than humans; here’s why that matters

  Opeyemi Kareem

  23rd October 2025

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  Cloud Computing, News

  From Canva to Standard Bank: how the AWS outage hit South Africa

  Sakhile Dube

  20th October 2025

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  FinTech

  Car washers in South Africa’s biggest cities can now receive instant digital payments

  Sakhile Dube

  2nd October 2025

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  Newsletters, TC Daily

  👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – ‘You’ve been a good boy’

  Opeyemi Kareem

  1st October 2025

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  Newsletters, TC Daily

  👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Taiwan unblocks South Africa

  Emmanuel Nwosu

  26th September 2025

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  Healthcare, Startups

  Clarrio.ai is betting that your data can predict your next health crisis before it strikes

  Opeyemi Kareem

  24th September 2025

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  Newsletters, TC Daily

  👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – ‘You can’t have our chips anymore’

  Opeyemi Kareem

  24th September 2025

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  Mobility

  South Africa has passed a new e-hailing regulation; drivers say it’s outdated, doesn’t make sense

  Sakhile Dube

  19th September 2025

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  Ecommerce

  Takealot employs 6,500 South Africans. Its next hires could come from technical colleges

  Sakhile Dube

  18th September 2025

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  My Life In Tech

  She left FIFA to build a low-fee school in South Africa

  Zia Yusuf

  17th September 2025

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  Consumer Tech

  Updated: SASSA releases payment dates for October

  Sakhile Dube

  16th September 2025

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  Newsletters, TC Daily

  👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – South Africa wants the bakery

  Emmanuel Nwosu

  12th September 2025

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  Ecommerce

  South Africa’s online retail boom exceeds $7bn as Amazon, Shein, Temu shake up the market

  Sakhile Dube

  11th September 2025

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  Banking, Mobile Money

  What Standard Bank’s mobile money push means for South African customers

  Sakhile Dube

  5th September 2025

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  My Life In Tech

  Lelapa AI’s Jade Abbott is building AI that speaks African languages

  Sakhile Dube

  3rd September 2025

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  Ecommerce

  South Africans can now shop for home loans online

  Sakhile Dube

  29th August 2025

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  My Life In Tech

  For sociologist, Chenai Chair, tech isn’t just tech

  Sakhile Dube

  27th August 2025

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  Analysis, Corrections

  Correction: Why Visa is building its first African data centre in South Africa

  Frank Eleanya

  25th August 2025

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  FinTech

  South Africa’s Street Wallet raises $350,000 to expand QR payments for informal traders

  Sakhile Dube

  13th August 2025

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  FinTech

  South African fintech startups to watch in 2025

  Sakhile Dube

  8th August 2025