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Zimbabwe

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Telecoms, fintech, startups and digital policy in Zimbabwe.

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Techzim

DevFest Harare 2026: Zimbabwe Steps Into the Agentic Era October 22, 2026
We’ve all probably heard about the “agentic era” for some time now. It has been release after release of different forms of AI agents with new capabilities and specialties. But most of these are built for people in the U.S and other first world countries. I think it is important to ask what these agents […]
Tanatswa Chimutashu
MaDeals wins $7,000 at the Innovation Expo: what’s behind the startup, future plans? October 16, 2026
MaDeals, the Zimbabwean marketplace app founded by Melusi Chiripowako, also known as Ray Vines, won $7,000 at the Innovation Expo & Conference 2026. We look at how the app works, its users, its challenges and what comes next. The post MaDeals wins $7,000 at the Innovation Expo: what’s behind the startup, future plans? appeared first […]
Amon Hlupo
No Data? No Problem: How to Make Video Calls on Econet Using Airtime October 12, 2026
Good News! Econet’s VoLTE (Voice over LTE) has come with a bonus most people haven’t noticed: you can now make a video call straight from your phone’s normal dialer. And no you don’t need a data bundle, WiFi or WhatsApp. It’s a regular phone call, just with video. Here is how to make a video […]
Tanatswa Chimutashu
MIS: The Startup That’s Trying To Make It Easier To Find Medicine In Zim. October 5, 2026
Back in 2021, we covered a startup on a mission to change the way we search for medicine. In Zim, it’s quite common for patients to go from pharmacy to pharmacy, prescription in hand, trying to find what they need. Medical Information Service, founded by Dr Dudzai Mureyi, set out to make that search easier […]
Tanatswa Chimutashu
Did Customer Experience Slowly Become the Biggest Thing Any Business Can Sell? September 30, 2026
You might not beat a bigger business on price or size, but you can compete on how people feel when they deal with you. Customer experience may be one of the most valuable things any business can sell. The post Did Customer Experience Slowly Become the Biggest Thing Any Business Can Sell? appeared first on […]
Amon Hlupo
Zimbabwe’s Embassy Has a Cybersecurity Problem Hiding in Plain Sight September 30, 2026
Whenever I see a serious cybersecurity lapse, I believe it must be called out. Cybersecurity is not a luxury, particularly when we are talking about a sovereign state, diplomatic missions and official government communications. A document issued by the Embassy of the Republic of Zimbabwe in London, dated 28 September 2026, provides a typical example. […]
Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Starlink Ground Station Coming to Zimbabwe in Early 2027, Says ICT Minister September 29, 2026
Zimbabwe is getting a Starlink ground station. ICT Minister Tatenda Mavetera says SpaceX has concluded an agreement with one of the local Starlink dealers to set one up in the first quarter of 2027. She said this on X in reply to Willard Shoko, the independent Starlink researcher who has been pushing for a ground […]
Techzim News
Got an idea for one of Zimbabwe’s big problems? There’s $5,000 on the table September 29, 2026
If you’re between 18 and 35 and you’ve been sitting on an idea that could fix something real in this country, this one is for you. The Ministry of Youth, working with the UN Youth Group (chaired by UNFPA), has opened applications for the Zimbabwe Youth Innovation HackLab 2026. It’s tied to the National Youth […]
Techzim News
Menard Mutingwende on Building ZimLedger, Finding Paying Customers and the Business of Tech September 24, 2026
ZimLedger started with a simple problem, Menard Mutingwende wanted an easier way to analyse his EcoCash transactions. What began as a tool for turning EcoCash statements into useful data soon became something much bigger. Mutingwende realised that while the idea was technically interesting, it wasn’t necessarily a business. “I told myself truthfully, it’s a cool […]
L.S.M Kabweza

Africa

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Startups, fintech, telecoms and policy shaping technology across Africa.

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TechCabal

Africa’s deep tech ambitions are running into an ecosystem raised on software October 23, 2026
Africa’s deep tech ambitions are growing, but limited infrastructure, funding, talent and policy support make building harder.
Opeyemi Kareem
Why Bolt is practically giving away its annual subscription in Kenya October 23, 2026
Bolt Plus faces two rivals. Uber One costs KES 280 ($2) monthly and covers rides, food and groceries. Glovo Prime costs KES 400 ($3) monthly for deliveries from restaurants, supermarkets and shops.
Kenn Abuya
‘Daddy’s girl, daughter of the farm’: Millicent Okumu’s road back to agriculture October 23, 2026
Millicent Okumu doesn’t leave you wondering whether she believes what she is saying. She speaks with energy, with clarity about whom she is building for.
Adonijah Ndege
How Derek Lubner is building a digital bridge between donors and non-profits October 23, 2026
Derek Lubner’s iZinga Assist is using digital verification to help South African non-profits improve governance, build donor trust and access funding, while tackling the paperwork that keeps grassroots organisations from philanthropic support.
Phathisani Moyo
👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Equity, but make it liquid October 23, 2026
In today's edition: Flutterwave lets employees borrow against equity || CANAL+’s MultiChoice problem || South Africa wants telcos sharing || Who secured the bag? 💰
Opeyemi Kareem
A new live tech show wants to change African tech coverage October 22, 2026
Fatu Ogwuche is launching a weekly live technology show, betting that African tech audiences want to hear directly from the founders and operators.
Adonijah Ndege
Spend first, measure later: Inside African banking’s AI boom October 22, 2026
African banks are scaling AI, but proving its financial returns remains difficult.
Emmanuel Nwosu
Africa’s stablecoin promise breaks at the off-ramp October 22, 2026
While stablecoins offer rapid finality for cross-border payments in Africa, high conversion costs, thin local liquidity, and strict compliance hurdles at the off-ramp undermine their potential savings.
Guest Author
Flutterwave employees can borrow against shares without selling them October 22, 2026
Flutterwave employees can now borrow money with their shares and keep them, as the $3.25 billion fintech begins to offer loans to its entire workforce.
Muktar Oladunmade

Global

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Startups, AI, security, gadgets and the business of tech worldwide.

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TechCrunch

Startups don’t need to go viral to win customers October 23, 2026
At TechCrunch Disrupt last week, two founders and a VC discussed how to not just gain an early following but keep one.
Lucas Ropek
OpenAI says it will no longer train its AI models on the live internet, citing “significant risks” October 23, 2026
OpenAI will cut frontier models off from the internet weeks after one of its engineers said that solution wouldn't work.
Tim Fernholz
Hottest toy for Christmas? Nvidia CEO plays with adorable Microduck robots, 20,000 sell October 23, 2026
The robots, stomping their little feet and making tiny R2-D2 noises, sat, fell down dead for a "nap," and summersaulted on voice command.
Julie Bort
VCs, Superhuman Mail founder share red flags about product-market fit October 23, 2026
Top investors from Iconiq and Sapphire Ventures, along with Rahul Vohra, the founder of Superhuman Mail, share the do's and don'ts for building hit products.
Dominic-Madori Davis
TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 roundtables: Go deeper on the challenges founders are solving right now October 23, 2026
TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 is coming to SoWa Power Station in Boston on November 4, bringing founders, investors, and operators together for a full day of candid conversations, practical sessions, live pitching, networking, and smaller roundtables built for deeper discussion.
TechCrunch Events
Carta and NewView partner, hoping to entice more startups to let employees sell shares early October 23, 2026
A new program wants to encourage more startups to allow workers to cash out early by making it easier to transact tender offers.
Marina Temkin
From Toast to Bessemer: Who founders will hear from at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 October 23, 2026
Hosted by TechCrunch in partnership with Fidelity Private Shares, the full-day event goes beyond fundraising and AI to explore the realities of finding customers, building teams, sharpening a pitch, developing founder leadership, and scaling companies both inside and outside traditional startup hubs.
TechCrunch Events
Agent cloud startup Daytona hits $1B valuation backed by FirstMark and a who’s who of angels October 23, 2026
Daytona is building a cloud for agents that's like giving every agent its own computer. It has attracted founders of Stripe, Perplextity, Datadog, Mercor, and others as angels, it says.
Julie Bort
Commonwealth Fusion Systems gets $85M to build better fusion-ready semiconductors October 23, 2026
Top-funded fusion startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems received an $85 million award from the federal government to advance conductors for fusion power plants.
Tim De Chant

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