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title: "African technology news"
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# African technology news

Read current reporting about African software products and technology markets.

## Summary

Read current reporting about African software products and technology markets.

## News

| Title | URL | Description | Published |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dojah Posts “Trust Fabric” Digital Trust Blueprint Update | /news/dojah-trust-fabric-digital-trust-blueprint-update | Dojah’s app homepage now lists “The Trust Fabric,” described as a new blueprint for digital trust. Details are limited, but it signals a product focus on verification. | 2026-10-05T17:28:01.111Z |
| Labournet: Ex-CIO Ordered To Pay R2.9M in Damages | /news/labournet-labour-court-cv-fraud-r2-9m-damages | Labournet reports South Africa’s Labour Court ordered a former CIO to pay about R2.9m for CV fraud and undisclosed conflicts, excluding costs. | 2026-10-05T17:21:51.336Z |
| JSE Pilot Aims to Make 10 SA Tech SMEs Investor-Ready | /news/jse-tia-16-week-pilot-investor-ready-tech-smes | JSE and the Technology Innovation Agency launched a 16-week pilot to help 10 South African tech SMEs improve pitch packs and access capital. | 2026-10-05T17:00:48.595Z |
| VOA Venture Partners Uses 6-Month Embedded Diligence | /news/voa-venture-partners-six-month-embedded-diligence | VOA Venture Partners says it works inside startups for six months before investing, targeting African fintech infrastructure for cross-border money movement. | 2026-10-05T16:00:50.586Z |
| Leatherback Rebrands to Foren After Zedcrest Buyout | /news/leatherback-rebrands-foren-zedcrest-acquisition | Leatherback has rebranded to Foren two months after Zedcrest Group acquired the fintech. The new focus is enterprise cross-border payments and FX. | 2026-10-05T08:01:04.714Z |
| CEQUENS Named in QKS SPARK Matrix CPaaS 2026 Report | /news/cequens-spark-matrix-cpaas-2026-recognition | CEQUENS says QKS Group has recognized it in the 2026 SPARK Matrix for CPaaS, citing technology excellence and customer impact across its APIs. | 2026-10-04T21:12:29.514Z |
| Uber Eats South Africa Marks 10 Years, Shares Top Orders | /news/uber-eats-south-africa-10-years-top-orders | Uber Eats marks 10 years in South Africa and reveals its most-ordered meal, plus new merchant growth and a Gauteng partnership worth R1bn+. | 2026-10-04T21:11:37.329Z |
| Teesas Startup Challenge Awards Over ₦1m to 7 Winners | /news/teesas-startup-challenge-over-1m-prize-7-winners | Teesas Startup Challenge named seven young entrepreneurs as winners, awarding over ₦1 million and wrapping up the Teesas Summer School Startup Spark 2.0. | 2026-10-04T21:10:40.548Z |
| NITDA Warns Staff Against Sharing Data With Public AI | /news/nitda-warns-sensitive-data-public-ai-tools | NITDA warns Nigerian organisations not to paste personal or confidential data into public AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Copilot. | 2026-10-04T12:00:59.508Z |
| Old Mutual Life South Africa Notes Rated zaAA- by S&P | /news/old-mutual-life-south-africa-subordinated-notes-zaaa-minus-sp-rating | S&P Global Ratings assigned a zaAA- national scale rating to Old Mutual Life South Africa’s proposed subordinated notes under its ZAR25bn program. | 2026-10-03T20:31:30.256Z |
| Pnet Report: South Africa Job Search Now Averages 15 Months | /news/pnet-september-2026-job-market-trends-15-months | Pnet’s September 2026 Job Market Trends Report says the average time from active job search to starting a new role is about 15 months, based on 2.8M records. | 2026-10-03T20:23:30.762Z |
| Audiomack And Anti Social Camp Set Free Songwriting Event | /news/audiomack-anti-social-camp-free-digital-songwriting-event-2026 | Audiomack and Anti Social Camp will run a free livestream songwriting event on October 7, 2026, focused on collaboration and audience building. | 2026-10-03T20:12:06.844Z |
| Bonitas 2027 Product Update Adds GP Follow-Up Benefit | /news/bonitas-2027-gp-confirmation-benefit-benefit-booster | Bonitas 2027 plans add a risk-funded GP visit within 14 days after wellness screening flags a risk, plus a bigger Benefit Booster up to R12,000. | 2026-10-03T20:08:10.171Z |
| CRDB Bank And TANESCO Launch Power Connection Financing | /news/crdb-bank-tanesco-electricity-connection-financing-tanzania | CRDB Bank and TANESCO launched a new electricity connection financing scheme in Tanzania, covering fees for 500,000 rural users yearly. | 2026-10-03T20:05:04.576Z |
| Oromia Bank Registration Notice Posted by ECMA in Ethiopia | /news/oromia-bank-registration-notice-ecma-october-2026 | Ethiopia’s Capital Market Authority posted an Oromia Bank registration notice on Oct 2, 2026. The filing details are not visible on the page. | 2026-10-03T20:03:54.106Z |
| Access Bank Namibia Gets Full Banking Licence From BoN | /news/access-bank-namibia-full-banking-licence-bank-of-namibia | Access Bank Namibia has received full banking authorisation from the Bank of Namibia, moving from provisional approval to serving the public from Oct 2, 2026. | 2026-10-03T20:02:27.613Z |
| AfriDelivery Adds Wings Fellas for Chicken Wings Delivery | /news/afridelivery-adds-wings-fellas | AfriDelivery says Wings Fellas is now available on its platform. Customers can order chicken wings for delivery and at-home brunch in a few taps. | 2026-10-03T19:59:01.900Z |
| Ayosifam Introduces Vitamin A Potatoes in Kwara | /news/ayosifam-vitamin-a-potatoes-kwara | Ayosifam says Vitamin A-biofortified potatoes can grow in Kwara after sourcing vines from Ibadan. Farmers plan to multiply and share vines in 2027. | 2026-10-03T19:56:08.486Z |
| PayJoy Hits $1B Revenue Run Rate, $180M Operating Profit | /news/payjoy-1b-revenue-run-rate-180m-operating-profit | PayJoy says it reached a $1B revenue run rate and $180M operating profit, as its alternative data credit scoring expands lending in emerging markets. | 2026-10-03T19:54:33.470Z |
| STB Issues AI Architecture Tender With Oct 23, 2026 Deadline | /news/stb-ai-architecture-tender-october-2026 | STB has opened a tender to hire an AI, data engineering, and cloud architecture firm to design and industrialise an AI architecture. Bids close Oct 23, 2026. | 2026-10-03T19:48:52.444Z |
| FCCPC Draft Rules Target AI Marketing With N100m Fines | /news/fccpc-draft-rules-ai-marketing-nigeria-2026 | Nigeria’s FCCPC draft Sales Promotion Regulations 2026 would require AI marketing registration, disclosures, opt-outs, and fines up to N100m or 1% turnover. | 2026-10-03T14:00:56.447Z |
| NITDA Plans AI System For National Youth Conference Inputs | /news/nitda-ai-national-youth-conference-policy-proposals | NITDA says it will use AI to capture and analyse youth contributions at the 2026 National Youth Conference, then turn them into policy proposals. | 2026-10-03T13:00:55.034Z |
| Africa AI Policy Tied to Industrial Policy and Jobs Push | /news/africa-ai-policy-industrial-policy-jobs | Africa AI policy debates are shifting from rules to jobs and industrial strategy. Leaders say infrastructure, skills, and institutions will decide who wins. | 2026-10-03T12:01:02.515Z |
| NITDA Warns Nigerians About Sextortion and AI Deepfakes | /news/nitda-sextortion-ai-generated-explicit-images-warning | NITDA warns Nigerians about rising sextortion scams, including AI-generated fake explicit images. Here is what victims should do and how to stay safe. | 2026-10-03T08:00:53.801Z |
| Enat Bank Hosts First GABV Africa Chapter Meeting | /news/enat-bank-gabv-africa-chapter-meeting-gender-bond | Enat Bank hosted the first GABV Africa Chapter meeting in Addis Ababa and said it is preparing a Gender Bond to expand accessible funding. | 2026-10-02T19:05:15.054Z |
| Pesa Joins Payments Canada Ahead of Real-Time Rail | /news/pesa-payments-canada-membership-real-time-rail | Pesa has become a Payments Canada member, opening a path to apply for national payment systems participation as Real-Time Rail launches in Q4 2026. | 2026-10-02T18:59:17.665Z |
| HyperionDev Scholarship 2026 Funds 20 Tech Students | /news/hyperiondev-scholarship-2026-fully-funded-south-africa-lesotho | HyperionDev has opened applications for the Moola Motlomelo and Muslim Hands Scholarship 2026, offering 20 fully funded tech study places in SA and Lesotho. | 2026-10-02T18:59:05.640Z |
| Allianz Names New CEOs for Allianz Partners and Direct | /news/allianz-ceo-appointments-allianz-partners-allianz-direct-2026 | Allianz appoints Philipp Kroetz as CEO of Allianz Partners and Laurent Floquet as CEO of Allianz Direct from November 1, 2026, pending approvals. | 2026-10-02T18:56:26.289Z |
| Andela And Nexford Build Nex-OS Using Claude AI Tools | /news/andela-nexford-nex-os-claude-ai | Andela says it helped Nexford University build Nex-OS, an AI-powered platform using Claude for enrollment, grading, and curriculum updates. | 2026-10-02T18:55:12.681Z |
| Airtel Money Kenya Signals Low-Fee Push Against M-Pesa | /news/airtel-money-kenya-low-fees-push-against-m-pesa | Airtel Money Kenya’s parent is signalling lower mobile money fees to win share from M-Pesa as Kenya’s market matures and growth slows. | 2026-10-02T18:53:32.001Z |

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