Cops literally camped outside a law firm in a supposedly chill neighborhood, and nobody can explain why.
ZRP parks at Tendai Biti's offices
Officers showed up Thursday morning for vague reasons.
Commissioner Paul Nyathi cited generic order-maintenance talk.
Nyathi flat-out denied that any driver assault happened.
Biti and his driver reportedly left around midday.
ZRP's version of events
Biti allegedly chatted with an inspector, zero drama.
On-site cops claimed they witnessed no beating.
ZRP pushed Biti to file a formal report.
His firm sits in a neighborhood known for being quiet.
Crypto just became a standard checkout option in South Africa, with Ozow plugging digital wallets straight into its merchant payment platform.
Ozow adds crypto to its payment suite
Ozow officially integrated cryptocurrency as a payment method.
MoneyBadger powers the behind-the-scenes crypto processing.
Bitcoin Lightning, Luno, VALR, and Binance wallets all work.
Instant settlement in South African Rand eliminates volatility risk.
Why this matters for merchants
No extra integration is needed to enable crypto payments.
Processing costs often undercut traditional credit-card fees.
A high-value, tech-savvy customer segment opens up.
Zero volatility risk keeps merchant revenue predictable.
South Africa's crypto appetite is real
Over...
Fiber-class wireless speeds just arrived in Zambia for the first time, thanks to Paratus rolling out Tarana's next-gen fixed wireless tech.
Paratus Zambia launches Tarana's ngFWA
Paratus Zambia deployed Tarana's fixed-wireless technology first in-country.
Fiber-class connectivity gets delivered wirelessly to homes and businesses.
Faster speeds and greater stability redefine wireless performance.
What Tarana's platform can do
Link capacities hit up to 1.6 Gbps.
High-interference and congested environments still perform well.
Peak-hour consistency is a core selling point.
Signal interference and spectrum limitations get overcome.
Marius van Vuuren on the rollout
Van Vuuren framed it as a genuine connectivity upgrade.
Physical...
Kenya's wildlife agency is going full tech-forward, rolling out drones and AI-driven tools to outpace increasingly sophisticated poaching networks.
KWS doubles down on conservation tech
Kenya Wildlife Service spotlighted its tech-driven conservation push.
World Wildlife Day served as the announcement backdrop.
Biodiversity loss carries economic and security implications.
Prof. Kanga opens the Nairobi forum
Prof. Erustus Kanga opened the Global Conservation Tech and Drone Forum.
Kanga stressed that science must guide policy and fieldwork.
Wildlife protection needs to match evolving threat levels.
Tools getting deployed on the ground
Drones, remote sensing, and GIS are in the mix.
Thermal imaging enables surveillance in remote...
A brand-new Saudi data center from Infobip keeps AI workloads and sensitive enterprise data firmly inside the Kingdom's borders.
Infobip plants roots in Saudi Arabia
Infobip opened a new data center in Saudi Arabia.
Data sovereignty and regulatory compliance drive the move.
Government and enterprise customers are the primary audience.
Why local infrastructure matters here
Regulated sectors like finance and healthcare need data residency.
AI workloads suffer latency when hosted outside the region.
Local compute keeps sensitive data within national borders.
Amsal Kapetanovic on the strategic angle
Kapetanovic tied the investment to Vision 2030 ambitions.
Regional geopolitical tensions make sovereign infrastructure critical...
An ontology-driven AI platform built for telecoms just landed, courtesy of Tech Mahindra and Microsoft teaming up on data modernization.
Tech Mahindra and Microsoft join forces
Tech Mahindra launched an agentic AI platform with Microsoft.
Microsoft Fabric and Azure AI Foundry form the foundation.
Telecom and enterprise data modernization is the target.
Explainable, real-time decision-making anchors the pitch.
What the platform actually tackles
Churn prediction and fraud detection are key use cases.
Revenue assurance and network optimization get covered.
Enterprise metadata transforms into reusable data products.
Semantic-first design cuts down on AI hallucination risk.
Amol Phadke's take on it
Phadke said telecoms are past the AI...
Record-breaking margins and a 57% revenue jump defined Fawry's 2025 fiscal year across every single business segment.
Fawry's top-line FY2025 numbers
Fawry pulled in EGP 8.65 billion in revenue.
EBITDA hit EGP 4.97 billion, up 80.8%.
Net profit landed at EGP 2.89 billion, up 79.8%.
EBITDA margin reached a historic 57.4%.
Revenue breakdown by segment
Banking Services generated EGP 3.51 billion, growing 52%.
Financial Services exploded 135% to EGP 2.38 billion.
Alternative Digital Payments clocked EGP 2.01 billion.
Supply Chain Solutions jumped 42.9% year-on-year.
Operational metrics keep climbing
Total throughput value surged 56.8% to EGP 943.6 billion.
Transactions crossed 2.08 billion for the year.
Mobile wallet transactions...
A fresh ATM integration just gave Egyptian fintech cardholders full access to one of the country's biggest bank networks.
Modupay and Banque Misr link up
Modupay completed a direct ATM integration with Banque Misr.
Fintech cards on Modupay's platform now tap Banque Misr's ATMs.
Egypt's payments infrastructure gets a notable upgrade.
What cardholders can actually do
Cash withdrawals and fund deposits work at supported machines.
PIN changes and balance checks are fully enabled.
Mini statements are accessible through the network.
Fintech users get the same access as direct customers.
Ahmed Nafie on the bigger picture
Nafie framed it as leveling the financial playing field.
Millions of fintech users gain essential banking services...
Two more O3b mPOWER satellites are live, expanding SES's medium-orbit broadband capacity across global markets.
SES beefs up its MEO constellation
SES activated its latest pair of O3b mPOWER satellites.
Both birds launched back in July 2025.
High-throughput, low-latency connectivity is the selling point.
Constellation progress and what is next
Ten out of thirteen planned satellites have launched.
Three remaining satellites are slated for late 2026.
Full deployment should wrap up by 2027.
Adel Al-Saleh on the milestone
Al-Saleh framed the activation as a capacity boost.
Mission-critical connectivity for governments is a key target.
More communities and industries get resilient coverage.
