Andile Masuku
Co-Founder and Executive Producer at African Tech Round-Up
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1 week ago |
iol.co.za | Andile Masuku
A revealing LinkedIn post by Tim Treagus, the founder of WhatsApp-based market research platform Yazi, recently detailed how Capitec Bank has, in just six years, transformed its funeral cover business, writes the author. Image by: File Picture: Armand Hough / Independent NewspapersPublished 11m ago | Published 11m agoR102.95 versus R360.00. That stark price difference - for essentially the same R50,000 funeral cover product - isn't merely an aggressive pricing strategy.
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2 weeks ago |
iol.co.za | Andile Masuku
Modern content industries - film, advertising, media, design are being upended in real time by AI. Image by: Emmanuel Ikwuegbu on Unsplash Published 9m ago | Published 9m ago"I'm sorry, but I think you're aware your voice talent job is going to disappear."I won't lie, when African creative industries expert Marie Lora-Mungai delivered this blunt assessment during our recent African Tech Roundup Podcast conversation, I felt gut-punched.
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3 weeks ago |
africantechroundup.com | Andile Masuku
A recent Afridigest LinkedIn post citing Anil Atmaramani's championing of venture capital (VC) firm Antler's refreshed approach to venture investing in Africa raises important questions. Atmaramani is a partner at the organisation, and his call to "rethink the mould" by backing everything from tech-enabled innovations to working capital loans and day-zero founders sounds admirable, but blurs distinctions that may ultimately hurt the clarity of discourse around funding in African markets.
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1 month ago |
iol.co.za | Andile Masuku
ankole Oluwafemi works in concentrated silence at his home office in Manchester, UK. Published 2m ago | Published 2m agoAndile MasukuLast week, Nigerian travel content creator Alma Asinobi attempted to break the Guinness World Record for the fastest journey across the world's seven continents. The current record of 64 hours is held by Johnny Cruz Buckingham of the US, set in February 2025.
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1 month ago |
iol.co.za | Andile Masuku
What's clear is that Africa's digital future requires infrastructure that serves an ecosystem rather than just specific players. The continent's connectivity challenges aren't solved by monopolistic carriers, nor by satellites alone, says the author.
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