What's The Big Deal With WiFi? (feat. Riaan Graham)
09 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Following our coverage last week of the partnership between VAST Networks and Ruckus Wireless to del...
Vodacom Eats Humble Pie Over Please-Call-Me Idea
02 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
There’s no doubt Kenneth Nkosana Makate is celebrating Workers’ Day in style following a South A...
Tax Free Mobile Devices vs. Drone Delivered HIV Testing Kits
25 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
There is so much hype around the potential of technological innovation to lift Africa out of poverty...
A Year Of Great African Tech Conversations
18 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
And so our First Birthday Celebration continues… Over the past year, our sister podcast, African ...
Celebrating The African Tech Round-Up's First Birthday!
11 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The African Tech Round-up turns one today, and it’s difficult not be sentimental. It’s been an...
Mbwana Alliy of Savannah Fund on the advantages of being a homegrown venture capitalist
11 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Mbwana Alliy is the founder and managing partner at Savannah Fund, an Africa focused Technology Vent...
Tawanda Kembo of BitFinance & Vusi Ndebele of PayNow on Zimbabwe's emerging tech scene
11 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
At Afrikoin Joburg 2015, hosted at Alpha Code in December 2015, Andile Masuku spoke to two leading Z...
Nigerian House of Representatives Calls For MTN Nigeria To Pay Over $10bn
04 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
MTN’s West African headache is now officially a chronic migraine. Just as the MTN Group thought th...
Lungisa Matshoba Of Yoco & Shafin Anwarsha Of Giraffe on repping Africa's startup scene abroad
03 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Lungisa Matshoba is a Co-founder & Director of the Cape Town-based fintech startup, Yoco, and Shafin...
Geraldine Mitchley of Visa Sub-Saharan Africa on buying in innovation
03 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Geraldine Mitchley is the Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships and Emerging Payments at Visa Su...
How Ridiculous Is This? South Africa Is Looking To Ban Netflix!
28 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
There are media reports doing the rounds regarding South Africa’s Film and Publication Board (FPB)...
Dare Okoudjou of MFS Africa on the future of mobile money in Africa
25 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dare Okoudjou is the CEO of MFS Africa-- a firm which specialises in “making simple and relevant f...
Sechaba Ngwenya of Creditable on playing nice with financial services incumbents (for now)
25 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Sechaba Ngwenya is the co-founder of fintech startup, Creditable, that is currently enjoying the sup...
Will These FinTech Startups Disrupt Incumbents?
21 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, the Standard Bank Incubator in Johannesburg played host to Nest.vc’s forum on finance a...
Vodacom Accused Of Stealing An Idea, Again!
13 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Vodacom is reportedly fielding a lawsuit filed by a South African company called Ndabenhle Business ...
Aaron Fu on Nest.vc's distinct approach to deploying venture capital in Africa
13 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Andile Masuku had a lively chat with Aaron Fu, Managing Partner (Africa) at NEST recorded during h...
Craig Wilson on the the best from Mobile World Congress 2016
13 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Andile Masuku chats to Stuff Magazine South Africa Editor, Craig Wilson, about all the biggest news ...
Mobile World Congress 2016 (feat. Craig Wilson, Talib Graves-Manns & Brien Jordan-Jack)
07 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Aspirational mobile trends like virtual reality are all well and good, but as Africans we must still...
Talib Graves-Manns And Brien Jordan-Jack on starting up while black in the US
06 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Andile Masuku got to hang with two interesting African-American entrepreneurs who were in South Afri...
Nigeria's Communications Comission Accepts MTN Nigeria's 'Chump Change' Settlement
29 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
It would seem that MTN might be off the hook over the small matter of the several billion dollars it...
Museveni Won, But Did Uganda Decide?
22 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Uganda’s most closely contested election in decades pitted the victorious incumbent, Yoweri Museve...
#FreeBasicsMustFall
15 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Facebook is still smarting from having Free Basics kicked out of India. Clearly no one was more upse...
Siya Xuza And Dr Jerry Gule factor in on promoting homegrown tech innovation
14 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Siyabulela Xuza is a young engineering graduate from Harvard, who got his start in science very youn...
Should Uber Leave Kenya?
08 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
No doubt about it— it’s an unsettling time to be an Uber driver in Kenya. This past week, more r...
SEACOM Experiences Second Major Outage In As Many Weeks
01 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The soul-destroying Twitter outages and more recent SEACOM broadband disruptions notwithstanding, th...
Apple, Sony And Samsung Face Child Labour Allegations In The DRC
25 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We had to face a tough truth this week. The fact is that we are complicit in the perpetuation of hor...
Why Is South Africa Looking To Regulate Services Like WhatsApp?
18 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
African lawmakers are struggling to come to grips with the opportunities and threats presented by va...
Netflix & Buffering (featuring Emeka Okoye and Aaron Fu)
10 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We’re just loving this trend of brilliant Africans crashing our podcast recordings. The last time ...
Musa Kalenga & Kali Ilunga Get You, Digital Africans, Pumped Up For 2016
04 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year! The African Tech Round-up team is only one week away from being back on strike to b...
Craig Wilson, Kojo Baffoe and Jade Brennan Talk Gadgets & Apps Trends In Africa For 2015
28 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We let you in on a panel discussion from the Annual Round-up 2015 that covered some of the past year...
Andrew Taylor & Mich Atagana Discuss 2015 Tech Startup Trends For Africa
20 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In the second instalment of our four-part Annual Round-up 2015 insights series, we bring you a panel...
Dominique Collett-Antolik & Brandon Doyle Talk 2015 African Fintech & Telecoms Trends
13 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Over the next four weeks the we are taking a much-needed break. Cue peaceful ocean sounds But we’...
Mbwana Alliy Talks About Startup Governance & Funding Tech Startups In Africa
07 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We attended Afrikoin Johannesburg on 3 December 2015. At the event, Andile Masuku posed a question ...
Safaricom Becomes The Latest Mobile Service Provider To Be Sued
29 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We're still buzzing from the great time we had at the Annual Round-up 2015, that Tefo Mohapi and And...
The Angani Saga Sets Silicon Savannah Ablaze
23 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Kenya’s tech scene aka Silicon Savannah is on fire! At least, that’s according to commentators l...
The Mark Kaigwa, Thebe Ikalafeng & Rebecca Enonchong Episode
16 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week's instalment of the African Tech Round-up was recorded at the African Media Leaders Forum,...
Dealdey Reportedly Sacks 60% Of Its Work Force
09 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
With so few high-flying start-up successes in Africa’s tech eco-system, one has to wonder just how...
MTN Nigeria Stunned By Unprecedented $5.2 Billion Fine
02 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a truly awful week for the MTN Group— what with a $5.2 billion fine imposed on MTN Nig...
Massive Downsizing At iROKOtv And South Africa Considering Police Body Cameras
26 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s African Tech Round-up is chock-full of important digital, tech and innovation news fro...
Mobile Service Providers In Africa Call For Regulation Of OTT Services Such As WhatsApp
19 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Last week it was Strive Masiyiwa's Econet Zimbabwe alluding that OTT (over the top) services such as...
Everything Is Difficult & Other Nuggets Of Wisdom From Nic Harry's Tech4Africa Talk
12 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Tefo Mohapi was invited to speak at Tech4Africa 2015 last week. He shared on the important work that...
Volkswagen Up In Smoke As The South African Government Investigates
04 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In what is arguably the largest cybercrime scandal affecting cars to date, Volkswagen has admitted t...
What's The Big Fuss About Apple Ad Blockers?
27 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
As avid consumers of new media, it’s hard not to love the ad blocking features Apple has worked in...
How To Build Products For Africa And Avoid Failing Like The Altech Node
21 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Citing “increased competition” and “unfavourable market conditions” Altron is puling the plu...
Cashflow Rules Everything Around Me Alludes iROKOtv's Jason Njoku
13 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Launching a start-up in Africa is not for the faint-hearted. Very few promising ventures-- even thos...
Evolution Of Mobile Phones, What's Next?
07 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
You probably remember how popular Nokia's 3310 device was when it launched back in 2000. Affectionat...
What Defines An African Startup? + The Week's Biggest News
31 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Back in Episode 3 of the African Tech Round-up we asked the question: “What is a startup?” A liv...
Does Africa Need More Cheap Smartphones? + The Week's Biggest News
23 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
For many recently married couples, the diamond engagement ring is one of their biggest assets— alb...
Scary Software Upgrades + The Week's Biggest News
17 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft certainly got millions of people excited a while ago when they announced that their latest...
Importance Of Accurate Data For Africa + The Week's Biggest News
10 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
There is no doubt that "wherever there is chaos, there is opportunity". A popular conspiracy theory ...
Hackathon Hype Or Help? + The Week's Biggest News
03 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
You know it’s a slow news week when the week’s biggest news involves the CEO and the CFO of Sout...
What Are You Going To Do When They Come For You? + The Week's Biggest News
26 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Think back to high school. Remember how the new dude always got all the girls whispering, or how the...
Are Kenya And Ethiopia Violating Citizens' Privacy? + The Week's Biggest News
19 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Many people are conflicted about the need for “cyber mercenaries” like Hacking Team to exist. Bl...
Nest.vc Launches In Africa + The Week's Biggest News
12 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone loves a good love story. Especially when things go according to plan: start-up founder meet...
Net Neutrality Conundrum + The Week's Biggest News
05 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
As concerns continue to be raised over the potetial threat to internet neutrality posed by Facebook'...
Video Streaming Stuttering In Africa? + The Week's Biggest News
28 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The race is still on to discover the formula for successfully distributing digital content in Africa...
Game Over For Startup Seed Funds? + The Week's Biggest News
21 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Nigeria's "company that builds companies", Spark, announced last week its plans to drop some startup...
Everyone's Not So Favourite Driver + The Week's Biggest News
14 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Uber's Roman-style campaign to achieve utter and complete worldwide domination has encountered a tee...
Is This The Worst Internet Censorship Law Ever? + The Week's Biggest News
07 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The internet is undoubtedly the untamed "wild west" of the modern technological age. To counteract t...
Mark Vs. Marek + The Week's Biggest News
31 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Nigeria's tech scene was abuzz last week following Mark Essien's hotel booking platform Hotel.ng sec...
Bitcoin and the Blockchain: Worth Embracing? + The Week's Biggest News
24 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
There are three prevailing views on bitcoin and the blockchain: 1) that it's a scam, 2) it's one of ...
Open Source vs. Proprietary Software + The Week's Biggest News
17 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
As long as "Microsoft" remains synonymous with "Proprietary Software" the jury will be out on whethe...
Are Tech Hubs in Africa Effective? + The Week's Biggest News
10 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Tech and innovation hubs are all the rage in Africa at the moment. With reportedly as many as 150 in...
What Is A Startup? + The Week's Biggest News
03 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The word "startup" is often used loosely in the world of tech, and frequently worn as a badge of hon...
Does Diversity Matter? + The Week's Biggest News
27 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On the second episode of the African Tech Round-up we get an update on progress being made by iAfrik...
Introducing The Report Xenophobia Initiative + The Week's Biggest News
20 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In the very first episode of the African Tech Round-up Podcast, hosts Tefo Mohapi and Andile Masuku ...