Lelapa AI’s Jade Abbott is building AI that speaks African languages
Meet Jade Abbott, the CTO of Lelapa AI, the South African startup building language models that can handle the complexities
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South Africans can now shop for home loans online
They join a growing list of South Africans turning to online platforms like MTN, EasyEquities, and BetterBond to secure home
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Best prepaid data plans in South Africa for August 2025
To understand how urban users navigate this, we surveyed 28 users—60% based in Gauteng—about their data habits, network preferences, and
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South African fintech iKhokha “to run as per normal” after Nedbank’s $93 million acquisition, says CEO
Nedbank’s acquisition of iKhokha is part of its strategy to strengthen its digital offering and SME banking edge...
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South Africa’s Street Wallet raises $350,000 to expand QR payments for informal traders
The company targets informal traders and service providers, from street vendors to car guards and township shopkeepers...
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South African fintech startups to watch in 2025
Beyond the big players, some of the most interesting moves in South Africa's fintech space right now are not chasing
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MTN MoMo joins South Africa’s rent-to-own smartphone market
The move places the telecom alongside the growing group of fintech-telecom hybrids, such as Vodacom Easy2Own, Pepkor FoneYam, M-Kopa, Rentoza,
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Are AI assistants active on your smartphone without real consent?
From AI-suggested playlists to personalised news alerts and autocorrect that adapts to their slangs, AI assistants are now embedded in
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Mukuru customers face balance errors after technical glitch
South African Mukuru customers woke up the morning of June 19, 2025 to revised account balances, rendered inaccurate by a
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Uber Eats’ South African users can now order meals right from their seats at live events
Uber Eats has launched ‘Live’, a new feature that lets users order food and drinks right from their seats at select
