The Great Bitcoin Surge And Cryptocurrency Mining feat. Simon Dingle Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] South Korea has reportedly become the latest country of note to follow the likes of Nigeria, China, Kenya and even Namibia by outlawing the use of cryptocurrency.Given these developments, policymakers all across the
African Billionaire Watch And Other Political Conversations feat. Sinclair Skinner Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] A few weeks ago, Africa's richest man, Nigeria's Aliko Dangote, baffled many pro-African investment proponents by telling Bloomberg that if things go the way he plans, come 2020, a significant
Kenya's Twiga Foods Closes $10.3M Series A Investment Round Led By Wamda Capital Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] The last few weeks have seen three promising African tech startups land significant investments-- namely, the Nigerian digital payments firm, *Flutterwave* ($10 million), the Kenyan mobile-driven food supply platform, *Twiga Foods* ($10.3 million)
Investor Bias Debate 2.0 + Should Africa Embrace Uberisation? feat. Vije Vijendranath Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] A couple of weeks ago, [a think piece by Andile Masuku](https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-star-early-edition/20170714/281904478221176) featured in *African Independent* and *Business Report* caused [a bit of a stir on Twitter]
Uber Drivers In South Africa Are Now Considered Employees Of The Ride-hailing Service Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] According to a ruling made by South Africa's *Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA)*, an employer-employee relationship does, in fact, exist between *Uber* and driver-partners. This follows Uber being dragged to
Naspers CEO Bob Van Dijk Accused Of Blowing Roughly $25.6 Billion Of Shareholder Value Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] It's no secret, Africa's largest tech company by market cap, *Naspers*, has been buckling under the pressure to perform for some years now. The fact is, the company hasn'
Malawi Secures $72.4 Million Credit Line From The World Bank To Advance National Digitisation Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] The Sub-Saharan Africa heads of the likes of Huawei, Oracle, Cisco, IBM and perhaps even Amazon, Facebook and Google, have no doubt already booked first class tickets to Lilongwe to advise the Malawian government
Africa-focussed Insights From IoT World Forum 2017 London Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] This week's African Tech Round-up is dedicated to sharing insights gleaned from the recent Internet of Things World Forum [https://twitter.com/hashtag/iotwf?src=hash] hosted in London. The global IT
The Expat Founder Debate And A Busload Of Accidental Hot Takes Feat. Mark Kaigwa Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] Kenya's finest digital-head, Mark Kaigwa [http://twitter.com/MKaigwa], joins Musa Kalenga [http://twitter.com/musakalenga] and Andile Masuku [http://twitter.com/MasukuAndile] on this week's African Tech Round-up for
Nigeria's Cars45.com Riding High After Landing $5 Million Investment Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] Etop Ikpe [https://www.linkedin.com/in/etop-ikpe-38aa8853/?ppe=1] and his team at the Nigerian vehicle marketplace, Cars45.com [http://Cars45.com], are no doubt feeling great following the successful close of the
Scientists Successfully Remove HIV Virus From Mouse Cells Using CRISPR Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] Scientists have found a way to remove the HIV virus from the DNA in mouse cells using CRISPR/Cas9 technology. According to the journal, Molecular Therapy [http://sci-hub.io/10.1016/j.ymthe.2017.
Talking Ladders and Trampolines With Musa Kalenga Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] We’re still in celebration mode for crossing 100 weekly podcasts in a row. And so as promised, this week, we’re sharing more awesomeness from the African Tech Round-up LIVE: State of the
The Big 100: State of the Startup LIVE Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] This is our 100th episode! To everyone who's ever listened in to the show, interacted with us via social media, recommended the podcast to other people, made an audio contribution, emailed a
Talking Access To Higher Education With Bola Lawal Of ScholarX Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] It's been barely a week since we hosted the African Tech Round-up LIVE: State of the Startup [https://www.facebook.com/pg/africantechroundup/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2227621970796966] event in
Etisalat Nigeria's Creditors Call In Massive Debt + Simon Dingle On Bitcoin And Blockchain Tech Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] Mobile telcos on the continent are certainly having a rough time of it on the continent. In the same week that MTN South Africa CEO, Mteto Nyati, announced his resignation, a consortium of banks
Nokia's New Dumbphone Dominates Headlines + The Kalenga Conundrum Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] Whatever you think of Nokia's re-introduction of the legendary 3310 device, you've got to hand it to HMD Global for completely owning Mobile World Congress 2017 in terms of capturing
Business Angels, Blackberry and Tech Bubbles Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] We're often asked what informs our opinionated take on the biggest tech and innovation headlines each week. Our secret is having five to ten times as many conversations per week than most
The South African Reserve Bank Is Warming Up To Blockchain Technology Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] The continent's two most prominent central banks-- the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), have decidedly different attitudes towards the notion of adopting virtual currencies. While
Internet Blackout Persists In Anglophone Cameroon Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon are probably still celebrating their win against The Pharaohs of Egypt in the AFCON final. How ironic that roughly 20% of the Central African country’s population was unable
Kwesé TV Poised To Give DStv A Haircut Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] Africa's 'high-end' VOD scene is hotting up, and for home-grown heavies, ShowMax and Kwesé, the race to achieving critical mass is on. ShowMax is on the prowl for mobile telco
Mastercard Launches 2KUZE Agtech Marketplace For Farmers In East Africa Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] Several well-respected voices we featured on the show last year predicted that we would see some major agtech plays happen in 2017. Sure enough, Mastercard [http://twitter.com/MastercardMEA] made headlines last week for
Fintech News Dominates Holiday Headlines + Insights From CES 2017 Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] The team at the African Tech Round-up has returned from the Festive break, and so we’re officially back to our normal programming. This week, we’re catching up on some biggest stories that
African Tech Conversations Discussing Inclusive Value Chains With Simon Carpenter of SAP Africa Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] We are one week away from returning to our regular coverage of the week’s biggest digital, tech and innovation headlines, once the team at the African Tech Round-up returns from the Festive break.
African Tech Conversations Unpacking Africa's Solar Power Revolution With Chad Larson Of M-KOPA Solar Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] This week's episode of the African Tech Round-up features a snippet from Andile Masuku [http://twitter.com/MasukuAndile]'s full-length sit-down with Chad Larson [https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-larson-cfa-4275a83?authType=
African Tech Conversations Talking Venture Capital With Eline Blaauboer Of TBL Mirror Fund And Safaricom Spark Venture Fund Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] This week’s African Tech Conversations [http://conversations.africantechroundup.com] sneak-peek is drawn from an in-depth chat with Eline Blaauboer [https://www.linkedin.com/in/eline-blaauboer-713b864], Managing Partner at both TBL Mirror Fund [http:
