The registry is part of a sweeping government effort to tackle South Africa’s growing spam-call problem.

Learn how to add Google AdSense to your WordPress header step-by-step. Discover easy methods using plugins or code to monetize your website today.

More South Africans are turning to ChatGPT and other AI chatbots for study and work. We show how students and workers use them, what the data says about ChatGPT for students and what universities and employers should do next.

Oppo launched the Oppo F35 Pro in India on October 5, 2026. The phone starts at ₹45,999 ($475) and goes on sale on October 11.

You can easily accept payments on your website. Learn how to set up payment gateways and boost your online sales.

Lagos Run and Lagos Life are changing the conversation around Nigeria’s gaming industry and its future.

Surface Laptop Ultra costs $2,599. Here is who should buy it Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra starts at $2,599.99. We did the trade-in math and explain who should buy it and who should skip it. TechCity

Bloccpay is a stablecoin-powered payroll and invoicing infrastructure designed for cross-border talent.

Windows 10 security updates now run to October 2027: what to do Microsoft moved free Windows 10 security updates to Oct. 12, 2027. Who is covered, what it costs and how to check your PC in two minutes. TechCity

South Africa’s new repair rules: what changes when your phone breaks South Africa's Competition Commission flags parts pairing, blocked spare parts and repair pricing. What its new guidelines mean for you. TechCity

Nigeria’s new digital postcode system promises to make buildings easier to find, improving deliveries and access to essential services. But that precision raises questions about where the national address database is stored, who controls it and how securely it is protected.

The case will test whether Nigerian courts can hold a global technology company accountable for allegedly restricting access to its platform.

Ifetayo Agboola didn’t follow a corporate playbook. From sneaking out at age six to turn on his mother’s computer in Ilorin, Kwara State, North-central Nigeria, to installing campus Wi-Fi during NYSC at Unilorin, his trajectory was built on curiosity, field execution, and unprompted referrals. When an AWS recruiter reached out on LinkedIn about a role […]

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. 

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.