The battle for a share of Zimbabwe’s billion dollar remittance industry

Zambia’s Union54 is bringing virtual debit and credit cards to the unbanked

✦ I bought it on WhatsApp

✦ Here come virtual credit cards

Bitcoin becomes an official currency in the Central African Republic

Zimbabwe cracks down on mobile money to discourage US dollar uptake

The African inventor of “please call me” is set for a big payday from Vodacom

African governments now want to tax your Netflix and Chill

Ghana’s process for adding banking to its biometric card is a flawed one

Uganda lowers bank cheque limits to boost e-transactions

Zimbabwe wants to make a trade with the UK for Cecil Rhodes’ remains

Africa’s largest telecom operator mandates vaccines for employees

Zimbabwe turns telcos into tax collectors

The omicron variant further isolates southern Africa

Sudan shuts down the internet after a military coup

Zimbabwe cracks down on currency dealers on social media and mobile money platforms

South Africa’s scientists monitor new Covid-19 variant as the pandemic evolves

What’s behind South Africa’s shocking unemployment numbers

South Africa goes after social media as it cracks down on looting and protests

All you need to know about Africa’s four (or maybe six) unicorns

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