The hurdles PiggyVest had to scale to pay out $2.3 billion to its customers since it started a decade ago.

South Africa’s green ID book now has an end date. From 31 March 2028, the booklet will no longer count as a valid identity document. Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber announced the deadline on 1 October 2026. He also showed a working digital ID prototype on his own phone. Fees in this article are quoted […]

Heirs Energies combined real-time monitoring with security upgrades and field investment to revive OML 17, an oil asset plagued by theft and ageing infrastructure. Its recovery shows how technology can help restore production—and why secure pipelines and reliable operations still matter.

Oppo launched the Oppo F35 in India on October 5, 2026, with sales starting on October 11.

I recently noticed something unusual on my blog: some of my blog recent posts were not listed in the Rank Math sitemap XML. At first, I found it confusing because the posts had already been published and were accessible normally on the blog. However, when I checked the sitemap generated by Rank Math SEO plugin […]

The Best VPNs of 2026 Honestly Compared A VPN is one of those products that sounds more complicated than it really is. You install an app, choose a location and connect. Your internet traffic is routed through the VPN’s servers, hiding your real IP address from the websites you visit and encrypting the connection between your device and the VPN server. That […] TechCity

The Best Antivirus Software of 2026: Do You Even Need It? Antivirus software used to be one of the first things you installed on a new computer. In 2026, that advice feels increasingly outdated. Windows 11 already comes with Microsoft Defender Antivirus running in the background. Macs have several layers of built-in malware protection. Android phones have Google Play Protect scanning apps and devices. Modern operating […] TechCity

Her appointment comes as Glovo continues to expand in Nigeria, which it says closed 2025 as its fastest-growing market globally.

The investment comes two months after Cloud9 acquired social commerce platform Chpter in an undisclosed all-stock deal, its second acquisition in three months.

The corporate security perimeter now extends beyond networks and devices to employees and the AI tools they use. 

When Airtel Money lists on the London Stock Exchange later this month, it will do so without its struggling Nigerian fintech business. A Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) directive required the mobile money business to transfer its 25% stake in SmartCash, the vehicle through which Airtel operates its Nigerian fintech business, back to Airtel Networks Limited, its Nigerian telecom subsidiary, according to Airtel Money’s IPO prospectus. 

South Africa’s largest bank by customer numbers has a new name. Capitec Bank Holdings Limited officially became Capitec Limited on 1 August 2026. Shareholders approved the change at the Annual General Meeting on 31 July. The South African Reserve Bank’s Prudential Authority gazetted the change on 2 October 2026. All figures in this article are […]

UK-founded cross-border payments startup Leatherback is now called Foren. The rebrand comes three months after Nigerian financial services group Zedcrest Group acquired the company in July 2026, and Foren announced it in a blog post on 5 October. The company says the new name closes out two years of work inside the business. In that […] The post Leatherback rebrands as Foren three months after Zedcrest acquisition appeared first on Tech In Africa.

Saviu Ventures, an investor with offices in Paris and Nairobi, has backed Senegalese industrial company SORAM Afrique in a $1.36 million round. SORAM’s management team also put money into the round. The cheque came from Saviu II, the firm’s second fund, and it’s the first climate tech deal Saviu has done. SORAM Afrique was founded […] The post Saviu Ventures makes first climate tech bet with $1.36 million round in Senegal’s SORAM Afrique appeared first on Tech In Africa.

Across rural Nigeria, host communities watch heavy machinery dig up their land daily. But ask locals who hold the operational licence, what minerals are being extracted, or what community benefits they are legally owed—and the room goes silent. To fight this “information opacity,” Anthony Adejuwon and his team at Urban Alert spent nine months building […]

Africa carries one of the world's highest burdens of drug-resistant infections, yet the laboratory data needed to track it is often missing. The bigger health-tech opportunity may be building the systems that make that data usable, not the AI layered on top.

Learn how to make money on Bamboo app by investing in U.S. and Nigerian stocks, USD fixed returns, Treasury Bills, and NGN savings.

Two Factor Authentication: The 10 Minute Setup That Stops Most Hacks You can have a strong password and still lose an account. That is because your password is only one part of the login process. If someone steals it through phishing, a data breach, malware or another method, they may be able to sign in as you. Two factor authentication adds another barrier. Instead of relying […] TechCity

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange and Technology Innovation Agency have launched a 16-week pilot to help 10 South African tech SMEs become investment-ready, access new markets and connect with potential sources of capital.

After backing Blockradar and REasy, VOA Venture Partners wants to invest in African fintechs that help move money in and outside the continent.

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The Dangote Petroleum Refinery IPO aka “IPO of the People” marks an important opportunity for Nigerian investors to participate directly in one of the country’s most significant industrial enterprises – the dangote petroleum refinery. Following years of construction and development, the refinery has opened its ownership structure to the general investing public, providing retail investors […]

French development finance institution Proparco has invested €150,000 in Kenyan agritech company Farm to Feed as the startup expands its technology platform and efforts to reduce post-harvest food losses. Founded in 2021, Farm to Feed connects smallholder farmers with buyers while helping coordinate sourcing, demand forecasting, logistics, warehousing, sales and payments. Its model is designed […] The post Proparco Invests €150,000 in Kenya’s Farm to Feed appeared first on Tech In Africa.