April 2025, will see a change in luxury phone tax in South Africa just as Botswana prepares to start receiving information from its 1st satelite, a lot is happening on the continent. This episode delves into the major happenings in Africa’s Tech ecosystem this past week.
In honor of IWD2025, we delve into the Wikimedia Foundation’s “Knowledge is Human, Knowledge is Her” campaign—a bold initiative aimed at enhancing gender equity on Wikipedia and beyond. We’re excited to feature two remarkable voices: Carol Mwaura from Nairobi, Kenya and Goodness Ignatius from Awka, Nigeria. They share their personal […]
Nigerians may just be spending all of their minimum wage on a pot of beef stew. As weird as that sounds, facts from a PricePally report shows that it now costs more than double to prepare a pot of beef stew compared to a year ago. How are you surviving?
African Startup Funding, Mergers and Acquisitions took a hit in 2024. 2025 seems to be starting on a good note but we’re just Q1 deep only to be sure. Here’s the start-up trends and funding roundup for the week.
Starlink seeming ‘trials’ in most Southern African countries comes as Ontario ends a $100-million deal with Musk’s Starlink. To South Africa, Musk isn’t black and for Ontario, it’s payback for tariff hikes.
From a $1.5 billion Crypto heist to the continued expansion moves by Access Bank, the biggest news from last week is in! The Central Bank of Kenya also announced new rates for bank licences and we saw the possible resurrection of Mobius.
From Instagram’s message scheduling and DM translations to new features across your favorite apps. Stay updated on what’s new on all social media platforms and how it affects you.
“From WhatsApp introducing document scanning and photo polls to Threads adding profile cover images, and TikTok helping creators with search highlights—these platforms are leveling up. Stay updated with the latest social media features!”
Threads now lets you add songs to posts, Instagram introduces HD photo sharing in DMs, and Facebook Messenger lets you add song lyrics to music notes. Tune in to learn more about these exciting updates!
