There are the articles, videos and more that caught the attention of TechCentral’s editorial team in the past 24 hours. 

Kenya’s Wasoko and Egypt’s MaxAB are merging to create a firm that will sell essentials in eight African countries.

Artificial intelligence holds significant promise for Africa, writes Vodacom Group’s Mosa Thekiso.

Naspers has urged South African regulators not to smother digital platforms with red tape.

The constitutional court has decided it will hear an appeal by Vodacom in its long-running legal battle with Nkosana Makate.

Private producers want compensation for revenues lost when adhering to requests to limit electricity supply.

Long-serving MultiChoice Group director Jim Volkwyn will step down from board at the broadcaster’s AGM this week.

Temu owner PDD Holdings has become the latest company to surprise investors with a gloomy outlook.

Mark Zuckerberg has alleged that Facebook was “pressured” by the US government to censor content related to Covid-19.

Naspers expects e-commerce and other digital platforms to inject R91.4-billion into the South African economy by 2035.