Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

Donald Trump Jr.’s account on X, formerly known as Twitter, which has more than 10 million followers, was hacked Wednesday morning, leading to the spread of false and inflammatory posts under his name. The incident sent shockwaves through social media, sparking widespread reactions. In one post, the hacker wrote: “I’m sad…

Ugandan insurtech Turaco has acquired MicroEnsure Ghana, a micro-insurance company, from MIC Global. While MicroEnsure will rebrand as Turaco Ghana, the company will retain the experience of its current leadership and staff. The acquisition is part of Turaco’s long-term objective of providing insurance to one billion people. This deal marks…

inDrive has launched the Underdog Tech Award; a new international competition to find the founders of the best digital startups that come from outside of major tech hubs and startup communities. The application phase, began yesterday, 19 September, and will conclude on December 1. Award nominees will be shortlisted in December.…

Seedstars Capital and the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) have launched the fourth edition of the ‘Migration Challenge,’ in a bid to identify 10 innovative tech solutions supporting labour migration processes to showcase at the Global Forum for Migration and Development in Geneva in 2024. The challenge is looking for…

Africa is the continent with the highest proportion of people and at least one in five Africans goes to bed hungry, and an estimated 140 million people in Africa face acute food insecurity, according to the 2022 Global Report on Food Crises 2022 Mid-Year Update. As a result, in a…

Google has teamed up with the Department of Defense (DoD) to develop an “Augmented Reality Microscope,” (ARM), which incorporates artificial intelligence (AI) enhancements to aid doctors in identifying different types of cancer. This collaboration aims to provide support to doctors in smaller labs who are grappling with staffing shortages and…

South Africa’s payments infrastructure company Stitch recently announced the launch of WigWag, a new brand designed to serve SMEs and individual business owners with easy, no-code payment solutions, powered by the Stitch API. With WigWag, small and growing businesses can begin accepting local and international card payments in minutes, without…

Square, a financial services platform developed by Block, Inc. has turned to Block Head Jack Dorsey to take the realms at the company as current CEO Alyssa Henry prepares to step down. According to a regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Alyssa Henry will leave her post on Oct. 2 after…

iPadOS 17 and iOS 17 are here, and Apple has made the annual updates available to all users on eligible iPhones and iPads, meaning you can install them right now without bothering with beta programs. The 2023 iPhone software update includes significant updates to Messages, FaceTime, the keyboard, and more. You…

Elon Musk, says his social media platform X, previously known as Twitter is “moving toward having a small monthly payment for use of the X system” in an effort to keep bots off the platform—a statement that comes after Musk has slowly put more X features behind paywalls. Musk brought…

MTN South Africa has launched a new collaboration with Eseye, a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) services, in a massive IoT push on the continent. The partnership will see Eseye’s IoT solutions deployed in South Africa, with the aim of expanding the solution to 18 MTN operating companies…

Egyptian start-up Qardy, a marketplace and aggregator for debt financing, has partnered with Sandah, a prominent microfinance start-up, to empower and support SMMEs across the North African country. This collaboration signifies a pivotal step towards equipping businesses with the tools and resources to thrive in a fiercely competitive business landscape.…

MTN South Africa has taken a significant step towards bolstering the nation’s supply chains, fueling economic growth, and promoting inclusivity with the launch of its Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) programme, MTN Xlerator. This aligns with the company’s commitment to supporting black-owned enterprises and is a key pillar of its…

Zambia’s President, Hakainde Hichilema, recently announced a significant milestone in the country’s technological advancement. During his visit to Shenzhen, he engaged with ZTE, a renowned global ICT solutions provider, where he inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a smartphone assembly plant within Zambia’s borders. Our last engagement in…

Zambian micro-finance startup, Lupiya, has successfully secured US$8.25 million in Series A funding to scale operations in its home market and in new ones. Founded in 2016, Lupiya works to bridge the financial inclusion gap by offering easy-to-use, technology-driven financial solutions to the unbanked and underbanked populations in Zambia.  Its US$8.25 million…

Airbnb is adding Zimbabwean-American James Manyika, Google’s “AI ambassador,” to its board of directors, the company recently announced. James Manyika’s addition underscores CEO Brian Chesky’s ambitions in artificial intelligence, which Chesky has said will radically change the Airbnb platform by 2024. As Google’s head of Research, Technology, and Society, Manyika…

Africa’s biggest mobile operator, MTN, has acquired additional spectrum in Nigeria, its biggest market. MTN announced the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the transfer and assignment of the 10MHz frequency division duplex (FDD) in the 2.6GHz spectrum band from OpenSkys to MTN Nigeria. The effective date for the license…

The Meta-owned messaging app is rolling out its new Channels feature to more users. WhatsApp announced on Wednesday that it’s expanding the one-to-many broadcasting feature to over 150 countries. While WhatsApp first introduced Channels in June, it was only available to select organizations in Colombia and Singapore. Just like on the…

Three years ago, prominent messaging app Telegram unveiled its plan to build a Web3 ecosystem. However, the SEC blocked its path. But today at the Token2049 event in Singapore, Telegram finally unveiled TON Space, a self-custodial crypto wallet, to its vast user base of 800 million monthly active users. Effective…

In the world of console video games, Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo stand as titans. For PC gamers, however, Valve reigns supreme. Its distribution platform, Steam, may not be the only place to buy and play games on the PC, but it’s easily among the largest, oldest, and most iconic. Today…