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hype in cities, silence in rural areas

1 day ago | techcabal.com | Sakhile Dube

In Zimbabwe’s busiest cities—Harare and Bulawayo—it’s hard to miss the white, pizza-box-shaped Starlink terminals mounted on cars. Even the humblest Honda Fit taxis cruise from suburb to suburb with these satellite kits bolted to their roofs, a visible symbol of the country’s latest tech interest. When Starlink landed in Zimbabwe in late September 2024, it was noted as a big step forward especially for a country where reliable internet remains elusive outside the urban core.
Are AI assistants active on your smartphone without real consent?

3 days ago | techcabal.com | Sakhile Dube

Nyambura Kogi, Chairperson of the Association of Women Commercial Drivers of Kenya, sits on the edge of her couch, taps her two phones Redmi 12 Pro and Sumsung Galaxy A56 impatiently with a sigh. “I hate Gemini, especially because it makes both my phones really hang and there seems to be no way to disable it.” Kogi does not recall opting into Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistants. It was simply there—bundled in a phone update, learning from her daily habits.
Which remittance app do migrant workers in South Africa use?

3 days ago | techcabal.com | Sakhile Dube

Johannesburg is a magnet for Africa’s workforce. Migrants from Zimbabwe, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda, and beyond flock to the city’s bustling economic corridors. Many work long hours in retail trade, salons or as gig economy workers. Their earnings power South Africa’s billion-dollar remittance economy.
IXPN wants to fix Nigeria's internet border problem by 2030

5 days ago | techcabal.com | Frank Eleanya

In 2006, a request from a computer in Lagos to another computer in Abuja took a bizarre and expensive detour to the US or even the UK. Nigerian data didn’t stay in Nigeria; in fact, only 0.01% of Nigeria’s internet traffic remained within its borders. The result was slower load times, higher costs, and a fragile digital infrastructure. That’s the problem the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) has been trying to solve for nearly two decades; it’s working.
Equinix wants to enable, not compete, in Nigeria’s telecom market

5 days ago | techcabal.com | Frank Eleanya

On June 20, 2025—eight months after completing its $320 million acquisition and integration of MainOne, Nigeria’s pioneering private submarine cable operator—Equinix hosted its first community meeting with key players in Nigeria’s digital network and infrastructure ecosystem. More than a meet-and-greet, the event was an occasion for the company to make known its post-acquisition play in Africa.
“I don’t think I’ll ever sell to anyone”: Day 1-1000 of Auto24

1 week ago | techcabal.com | Faith Omoniyi

In Day 1–1000, we follow founders through the raw, unfiltered journey of company-building: the early scrambles, the quiet breakthroughs, the painful pivots, and the milestones that shape what a business becomes. I first encountered Axel Peyriere, co-founder of Auto24, as an angel investor after he had shared one of my stories in his weekly LinkedIn tech news roundup. Peyriere is French and Australian. He loves people, food, music, travel, and cars.
Sabi cuts staff as it narrows its focus to minerals trade

1 week ago | techcabal.com | Ngozi Chukwu

Nigerian B2B e-commerce startup Sabi laid off roughly 50 staff members, about 20% of its workforce, in a broad restructuring to pivot to traceability services in Africa’s minerals and agricultural commodities market. In recent months, the company, founded in 2021 to provide digital tools for logistics and financing to merchants, has scaled back certain products to focus on its TRACE platform, which tracks minerals and agricultural goods for global buyers.
MTN, Airtel begin deduction of USSD charges from airtime

1 week ago | techcabal.com | Frank Eleanya

Nigerian telecom operators have officially begun migrating banks to a new billing system that allows customers to make short codes or Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) transactions directly from their airtime balance. In the past, banks deducted USSD fees from customers’ bank accounts but often failed to remit payments to telecom providers. The new billing comes into place following the payment of a long-standing ₦180 billion debt owed by 13 banks to operators.
Mukuru customers face balance errors after technical glitch

1 week ago | techcabal.com | Sakhile Dube

On the morning of June 19, thousands of Mukuru customers in South Africa woke up to missing funds from their accounts. Some found their balances down by thousands of rand or to zero. Mukuru blamed a technical glitch for the error adding that it is only how balances are shown that has been affected not the actual funds in users’ accounts. “All funds are safe and the issue only impacted how balances were shown, not the actual funds,” Mukuru told TechCabal.
Chpter expands to 11 more African countries through Flutterwave deal

1 week ago | techcabal.com | Kenn Abuya

Chpter, the Kenyan software startup building infrastructure for social commerce, has expanded into 11 more African countries through a deal with fintech company Flutterwave. The new markets are Ghana, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Egypt, Burkina Faso, Malawi and Zambia, expanding its presence in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. The deal allows Chpter customers to accept payments using mobile money, cards and bank transfers.