Kosisochukwu Ugwuede

4 weeks ago | techcabal.com | Sakhile Dube |Kosisochukwu Ugwuede |Frank Eleanya |Faith Omoniyi

Zimi, a South African electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions startup, has secured $320,000 (R6 million) in grant funding from the Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP Africa Trust Fund) to test its vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology in South Africa. Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) is a technology that lets electric cars send power back to homes, businesses, or the electricity grid when needed.

1 month ago | techcabal.com | Kosisochukwu Ugwuede |Muktar Oladunmade |Frank Eleanya |Bunmi Bailey

Mobile money is so ubiquitous in Ghana people have little to no need for traditional banks. With a mobile money account—every major telecom player offers a ‘MoMo’ service—you  can send and receive money, withdraw cash at vendor or agent outlets, even receive some interest if you leave your money in your wallet long enough, and run a small business comfortably.  Kofi Dotse, a Ghanaian serial entrepreneur, told me he hasn’t entered a banking hall in several years.