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Techbytes: Nedbank reportedly acquires South African fintech, iKhokha in $93 million cash deal (Techpoint)
Nedbank has reportedly entered agreement to acquire iKhokha, a South African payments fintech, for approximately R1.65 billion ($93.3 million) in cash. Techpoint reported that ...
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Techbytes: Nigeria reportedly unveils Africa’s largest fibre backbone project (TechAfrica)
Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has unveiled the high-level technical design for Project Bridge, describing it as the ...
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Techbytes: Payaza reportedly secures SEC approval to raise ₦20 billion under commercial paper programme (Techpoint Africa)
Nigerian fintech Payaza has reportedly received approval from Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise a further ₦20 billion under its ₦50 ...
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Techbytes: Google’s $37M AI investment in Africa targets farms and forgotten languages (Techpoint Africa)
Google has announced a $37 million funding initiative to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) development across Africa, with major investments aimed at improving food ...
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Zambia endorses Artificial Intelligence, says tool set to transform Africa’s data systems
Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Oliver Kalabo, has hailed Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a game-changing tool that could transform how African Union (AU) ...
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Techbytes: India cracks down on 25 streaming apps over ‘obscene’ content (TechCrunch)
In one of its largest digital crackdowns yet, India has ordered the blocking of 25 streaming platforms accused of promoting “obscene” content, targeting ...
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Techbytes: Starlink reportedly suffers longest outage ever, knocking thousands offline worldwide
SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service experienced one of its most significant international outages on Thursday, after an internal software failure disrupted connectivity for ...
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Techbytes: UK government considers two-hour social media time limit, curfews for children
Social media limits for children in the United Kingdom are reportedly being planned by the government to tackle “compulsive” screen time, the technology ...
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Five Zambian tech students off to China for Huawei’s Global ICT training programme, cultural exchange
Five outstanding technology students from various universities across Zambia have reportedly departed for China to participate in Huawei’s flagship global Corporate Social Responsibility ...
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Techbytes: Mutati calls for independent venture capital fund to drive Zambia’s innovation agenda
Minister of Technology and Science, Felix Mutati, has called for the establishment of an independent venture capital mechanism in Zambia, warning that bureaucratic ...














