The contribution of fintech to sub-Saharan Africa’s economic output will increase by at least $40-billion to $150-billion by 2022, according to a development finance organisation.

Elon Musk sipped whiskey and smoked marijuana during a two-and-a-half-hour podcast with California comedian Joe Rogan that touched upon everything from flame throwers to artificial intelligence.

One thing’s certain about the new BMW i8 Coupé: it attracts plenty of attention. The plug-in sports hybrid is now available in a Roadster for the first time, alongside a facelifted Coupé version, which TechCentral took out for a spin this week.

In this episode of Cars & Gadgets, Nafisa Akabor and Duncan McLeod test-drive the 2019 BMW i8 Coupé – while they record the podcast.

Dell Technologies, the world’s largest closely held technology company, reported growing sales and raised its outlook for the year in the midst of its $21.7-billion plan to return to public markets.

British Airways is investigating the theft of data including personal and credit card details from customers who used its website and mobile app to make reservations.

South African fintech start-up Yoco has raised $16-million (R248-million at the time of writing) from a range of international and local investors.

Vodacom has extended its lead at the top of OpenSignal’s latest awards table, winning six out of seven categories and scoring highly in regional speed and latency categories.

In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod interviews OneCart founders Lynton Peters and Ariel Navarro about their new South African online shopping venture.

South Africans will spend more than R45-billion online in 2018, with over 60% of buyers making a purchase from an overseas retailer, new research by Ipsos, for PayPal, has revealed.