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Zimbabwe Secures a Double Win in Visa’s Africa Fintech Accelerator Program
Zimbabwe’s fintech sector has landed a major breakthrough, with two homegrown startups—ChatCash and BigDot.ai—selected for the fourth cohort of Visa’s Africa Fintech Accelerator. ...
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South Africa Pilots High-Tech Signal Blockers to Combat Prison Crime
South Africa’s Correctional Services Minister, Pieter Groenewald, has announced a pilot project to deploy advanced signal-jamming technology in select high-priority prisons. The initiative ...
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MasterCard: Africa’s AI Market to Hit $16.5bn by 2030
Africa’s artificial intelligence (AI) market is projected to surge from $4.5 billion in 2025 to $16.5 billion by 2030, according to a new ...
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Saint-Gobain Africa Apoints Aymeriv D’ydewlle As New CEO
Saint-Gobain, worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, is pleased to announce the appointment of Aymeric d’Ydewalle as the new Chief Executive Officer ...
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X Unleashes Instant Photo-to-Video Tool Powered by Grok AI
X, formerly Twitter, is transforming how users interact with media on the platform by launching a new AI-powered feature that turns still photos ...
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Zimbabwe Moves Closer to Digital Currency with National Consumer Survey
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is ramping up efforts to introduce a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), launching a national consumer survey ...
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Tech Experts and Ministries Unite to Shape Zimbabwe’s AI-Powered Future
In a move that signals Zimbabwe’s commitment to emerging technologies, leading experts from government ministries, academia, civil society, and the private sector have ...
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POSB Empowers Schools with Solar and Starlink Loans in New Tech Partnership
The People’s Own Savings Bank (POSB) has collaborated with Transerv, Global Solar, and TelOne to provide affordable financing for solar and Starlink kits. ...
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The Art of Localising Artificial intelligence
When discussing the localisation of Artificial Intelligence (AI), many assume it simply means AI developed by Zimbabweans. However, the essence of a truly ...
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The Success Story Hidden Behind The SmartBiz Fair Usage Policy Outcry
The Zimbabwe data market is currently in an uproar over the enforcement of a Fair Usage Policy by Econet Wireless, as the company ...