👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Lie detector test for SIM cards
In today's edition: South Africa overhauls SIM registration || GTBank Kenya needs a new managing director || Cyberattacks in Kenya || Malawi wants to break telecom duopoly
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Why Launch Africa keeps writing early-stage cheques despite market slowdown
Launch Africa has invested in 15 startups so far in 2026, with a focus on early-stage startups, as other investors slow down on funding.
South Africa wants every SIM card to become a trusted digital ID
South Africa is overhauling its SIM registration system to strengthen identity verification and curb digital fraud.
Nigeria’s central bank is rewriting the rules for fintech growth
Over the past decade, the playbook for Nigerian fintechs has been remarkably consistent: build payment products, acquire merchants, scale transaction volumes, obtain microfinance bank licences, expand into lending, and eventually launch savings products.
South Sudan’s $50 e-visa fee threatens East African labour mobility
Under the revised charges, published on the country’s electronic visa portal on Monday, Somali and Burundian citizens will pay $100 to enter South Sudan.
GTBank Kenya begins search for new MD as Jubril Adeniji returns to Nigeria
His departure comes after a tenure in which GTBank Kenya sought to strengthen its balance sheet and reposition the business for growth.
The Next Wave: Why it rained at your favourite cloud kitchen
What FoodCourt got wrong, what Chicken Republic got right, and why cloud kitchens are harder than they look.
Morocco’s VOVE ID launches compliance readiness program for African startups
Startups operating in regulated or trust-sensitive sectors can now apply for VOVE ID's Compliance Infrastructure Program, designed to identify gaps in their onboarding, fraud prevention, and other compliance processes.
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – ‘M&A machine’
In today's edition: iOCO acquires another startup || Starlink goes live in Côte d'Ivoire || Kenya wants foreign gambling platforms to block users || Telecom Egypt pulls away from data centre deal
GoCab deploys 100 electric vehicles in Abidjan as part of Yango’s fleet
GoCab, the mobility fintech that operates Yango's largest fleet in Côte d'Ivoire, has handed over 100 fully electric cars to drivers in Abidjan.