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03 November 2022 - Facebook, has announced that all Facebook ads in Kenya will be subject to the country’s 16% value-added tax (VAT) starting November 1. The tax will be added whenever advertisers run business or personal ads. More in #TCDaily.

02 November 2022 - South African telecom giant MTN, in its latest financial results for Q3 2022, showed broad-based growth in its Nigeria operations across key revenue lines, such as voice, data, fintech and digital services amid the backdrop of the impact of the…

02 November 2022 - Invygo, a pioneer in the Middle East car subscription business, has announced the close of a $10 million Series A round to improve its technology and expand across the Middle East.Invygo offers an automotive subscription service, allowing people to…

02 November 2022 - PayTabs, a Saudi-based payments company focused on the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) markets has announced the acquisition of Saudi-based point of sale (POS) provider Digital Pay, for an undisclosed sum.This acquisition will allow…

02 November 2022 - In a report by The Washington Post, Twitter is reportedly working on a feature that will allow people to charge a certain amount for the videos they create and post on the platform.Creators would now be able to set up a paywall for a video post,…

02 November 2022 - FoodForward SA works by recovering good quality, edible surplus food from manufacturers, retailers and farmers to re-distribute to nearly 2,750 vetted organisations that reach nearly 950,000 vulnerable people daily.

02 November 2022 - After 25 years of experience in IT, including 17 years of experience in the information security industry and, having filled many diverse roles, George-Paul de Lange, founder and CEO of Cyber Intelligent Systems, noticed a big demand for…

02 November 2022 - Africa is storied as the continent of the future, but the realities of building in Africa can be complex and overwhelming. Here, Muyiwa Faulkner speaks on how founders can build to improve the African technology ecosystem

02 November 2022 - In this edition of #EnteringTech🚀, we meet a mathematics graduate whose journey into tech began in March 2022. Now, @Rita_tyna is a self-taught data analyst at Fanbants who wants everyone to know that they can do it too.

02 November 2022 - On this episode of My Life in Tech, Ifeoluwa Dare-Johnson shares her journey building her young company, her experience at Techstars 2021, and the company’s goals for its recent seed raise of $1.5 million.

02 November 2022 - Google has finally shutdown Hangouts, its text, video and voice chat app 10 years after its launch. Hangouts which launched in 2013 as Android's default messaging service, amassed up to 5 billion downloads, and handled Android SMS duties, just like…

02 November 2022 - Cape Town-based “privacy-by-design” startup Omnisient has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from old and new investors to support its continued international expansion and further develop its platform.   Omnisient specialises in secure data-…

02 November 2022 - Nigerian credit-led fintech startup Payhippo has acquired Maritime Microfinance Bank (MFB) to help it expand its product offering. Launched in January 2020 by Chioma Okotcha, Uche Nnadi and Zach Bijesse, Payhippo provides loans to small businesses…

02 November 2022 - Nigerian health-tech company, AfyA Care, has received a $6 million investment from CardinalStone Capital Advisers (CCA), a West African private equity fund manager as part of its Series A capital raise.Founded in 2019, AfyA Care invests in…

02 November 2022 - Satgana, a European venture capital (VC) firm headquartered in Luxembourg, has closed a €30 million fund to fund startups that tackle climate change problems in Africa. The fund will do so by investing up to €500K in the pre-seed and seed stages of…

02 November 2022 - To make a payment, customers will scan a QR code from a Bitcoin Lightning-enabled app, such as BlueWallet or Muun, and accept the Rand conversion rate on their smartphone at the time of the transaction.

02 November 2022 - The DRC, Niger, Rwanda and South Sudan, along with the island nations of Seychelles and Mauritius, are set to be the region's fastest growing economies this year.

02 November 2022 - Smart Africa has announced that they supported the Rwanda GIGA Pilot Project with a contribution of 105 laptop computers.

02 November 2022 - The government of Kenya has been trying to explore as many avenues as possible to maximize its tax collections. Over the last couple of years, a lot of changes have been made to tax laws in the form of Parliament Acts. Some of these changes and…

02 November 2022 - SmallSmall, a property tech firm, has raised $3 million in seed funding to expand operations across Nigeria. The fund, made up of $2 million in equity and $1 million in debt, will help SmallSmall reach its goal of offering flexible, high-quality…

02 November 2022 - Five African startups have won cash prizes in the Orange Social Venture Prize (OSVP) in Africa and the Middle East. The OSVP was started in 2011 to recognize the best tech startup projects that help people or the environment in their region or…

02 November 2022 - Teraco has announced the completion of the JB4, the latest hyperscale data centre expansion to the Bredell Campus.

02 November 2022 - Since its launch in Africa, the top global streaming platform Spotify has shown that it is committed to helping African creators advance their careers through on-platform and off-platform support programs. In line with this, the company has…

02 November 2022 - Tobechukwu Okigbo, the Chief Corporate Services Officer (CCSO) of MTN Nigeria, has stated that investment by major Nigerian companies in startups will allow the ecosystem to grow. Okigbo talked about the current state of the tech ecosystem at the…

02 November 2022 - Classera, a global edutech e-learning company that focuses on emerging markets, has successfully closed a $40 million Series A round of funding, making it the largest funding round in EdTech history for a company with no previous funding. This is…

02 November 2022 - Flourish Ventures, a global venture capital firm that invests in fintech entrepreneurs with a social mission, has started Madica, a structured investment program for early-stage tech companies in Africa. To help mission-driven and under-represented…

02 November 2022 - ICASA has announced the appointment of four new councillors that were sworn in for a 4-year term each.

02 November 2022 - Amdocs has announced that they are going to be launching 'Experience Africa' an augmented reality service at AfricaCom 2022.

02 November 2022 - Huawei has announced that along with AICTO they have hostef the first Africa 5G summit in Bangkok, Thailand.

02 November 2022 - Huawei has announced a proposal towards the evolution of 5G to 5.5G Core, from Connectivity to Service Enablement.

02 November 2022 - The University of Ibadan now allows graduates of the school  to process their UI transcripts online in a seamless and straightforward process. Keep reading to find out how to do it.  

02 November 2022 - Zebra Technologies has announced the launch of Mobile Computer in Africa to Support Digitalisation of Operations.

02 November 2022 - The Nigerian Communications Commission has announced that they are in complete commitment to the Fedral Govt's anti-corruption crusade.

02 November 2022 - More than ever, companies are adopting employee incentive plans to retain staff and compete with global firms for specialist skills that have become increasingly scarce. Although incentive plans range from simple deferred bonus plans to highly…

02 November 2022 - Portrait photography and videography have been ingrained in the OPPO Reno series since its inception in 2019. With the launch of the OPPO Reno8, the leading global smart devices brand... The post Portrait photography with OPPO Reno8 Series:…

02 November 2022 - October brought in the lowest funding in 2022 for Africa's tech ecosystem. African startups announced $186.5 million in raises, a 51.4% reduction from September's $383 million. More leading moves in today's edition of #TCDaily.

02 November 2022 - MEST Africa has revealed that Sproutly (Nigeria), Kweli (Senegal), Swoove (Ghana), Hisa (Kenya), and Desert Green Africa (South Africa) are the start-ups who have made it into the grand finale of the 2022 MEST Africa Challenge pitch competition.…

01 November 2022 - Amid speculations surrounding Twitter's subscription service, Twitter Blue, Elon Musk has today revealed that subscribers will now pay up to $8 per month to use the service – which will offer verification, less ads, search priority, and more.…

01 November 2022 - YouTube today announced that it is launching a new feature called Primetime Channels, in a move that would see it competing with tech giants such as Amazon, Roku, and Apple.The company boasts over 2 billion users who go to the platform monthly to…

01 November 2022 - Amazon Web Services has announced the launch of its Nigerian office in Lagos to address the increase in customer and partner adoption of AWS services in Nigeria.In a statement, the company said that the office will provide support for the growing…

01 November 2022 - Nigerian digital lender Payhippo has acquired Maritime Microfinance Bank. Payhippo’s CEO and co-founder Zach Bijesse told TechCabal that the startup had begun mapping out acquisition plans since the beginning of the year.

01 November 2022 - China has revealed its ambitious plan to ship more than 25 million devices connected to virtual reality, with a value exceeding 350 billion yuan (~$48.20 billion) by 2026, in a document released on Tuesday by the country's Ministry of Industry and…

01 November 2022 - Payhippo, a Nigerian credit-led SME fintech has announced its proposed acquisition of Maritime Microfinance Bank (MFB), a financial institution that specialises in saving products, demand deposits, investments, and micro and SME loans.The deal,…

01 November 2022 - Do you know that Kangundo Road is currently providing some of the most prime plots for both commercial and residential development? As more Kenyans move out of the heavily congested... The post 5 Reasons why you should buy a plot in Kangundo road…

01 November 2022 - Transport industry regulator National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has published a list of digital cab-hailing firms allowed to operate in the country. The companies include Little Cab, Uber, Bolt and Yego- a new entrant from Rwanda. The…

01 November 2022 - Zebra Technologies Corporation, an innovator at the front line of business with solutions and partners that deliver a performance edge,... Source

01 November 2022 - Tanzania’s leading telecommunications company Vodacom has announced the expansion of its International Money Transfer (IMT) services to eight new countries in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC). Vodacom, owned by Safaricom’s parent…

01 November 2022 - Twitter is currently working to rebuild and relaunch Vine, a short video platform similar to TikTok that was acquired by the microblogging platform in 2012 for a reported $30 million, but was discontinued in 2016.Vine, which at the time was widely…

01 November 2022 - Omnisient claims to enable businesses to use consumption data in a secure, compliant, and risk-free manner to create new revenue streams through their bank-grade encryption technology which anonymises customers’ data. 

01 November 2022 - Amazon announced today that it has expanded its music library selection as well as podcasts, making over 100 million songs (up from 2 million) available ad-free for Prime members at no additional cost.The move is expected to grow its subscriber…