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Practical knowledge. African context. 23 articles.
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Startups / AI Startup Funding & Analysis
Ocular AI Raises $2 Million as African-Founded Team Builds Better Data for Voice Models
Ocular AI, co-founded by people with roots in Zambia and Zimbabwe, announced a $2 million pre-seed round in October. Its business sits behind AI voice products, helping labs evaluate natural conversations.
Startups / African AI Startup Research Report
Vambo AI's MORENA Puts Twelve African Languages at the Centre of a New Open Model
Vambo AI has published research and model weights for MORENA, a 1.5-billion-parameter system developed for African-language text. Its published limitations are as important as its headline strengths.
Community Voices / Editorial perspective
The Next Great African Tech Hub May Be a Town Nobody Put on the Conference Map
A case for investment in secondary cities and towns across Southern Africa: local problems, capable builders and pathways that do not require moving to a capital.
Events / Event Listing
Computer Society of Zimbabwe Summit 2026 in Victoria Falls
The Computer Society of Zimbabwe lists its Summit 2026 for 18 November in Victoria Falls, with further programme and registration particulars to be confirmed.
Events / Event Listing
Zimbabwe Conference on ICT 2026: Human–AI Collaboration in Harare
The Zimbabwe Conference on ICT is advertised for 26–27 November 2026 at Harare Institute of Technology, with a theme of human–machine collaboration and sustainable innovation.
AI / Article
Zimbabwe's National AI Strategy Puts Skills, Data and Public Services in Focus
Zimbabwe's 2026–2030 AI strategy sets out ambitions for digital skills, cloud infrastructure and AI use in agriculture, healthcare and public services.
Startups / Article
What Zimbabwean Startups Should Prepare Before Seeking Investment
From customer traction to financial records, these are the key materials founders should assemble before approaching investors or accelerators.
Guides / Article
Mobile Money Safety: Seven Checks Before Sending a Payment
Seven practical checks that help Zimbabwean mobile money users and merchants avoid mistaken payments, impersonation and payment-confirmation scams.
AI / Article
Zimbabwe's AI for Impact Challenge Puts Local-Language Technology in the Spotlight
Zimbabwe's POTRAZ-backed AI for Impact initiative drew more than 700 applications, with university teams developing local-language tools among the award recipients.
Guides / Original Guide
Before You Repair or Replace an Android Phone: A Practical Backup Checklist
A step-by-step guide to protecting photos, contacts, authenticator access and important files before an Android phone is repaired, replaced or reset.
Guides / Original Guide
Build a Simple Stock and Sales Tracker in Google Sheets
A practical spreadsheet workflow that helps small retailers separate incoming stock, sales, expenses and actual closing inventory.
Guides / Original Guide
How to Recognise a Fake Remote Job Before Sending Your CV or ID
Seven verification checks for suspicious remote-work recruiters, payment requests and identity-document scams.
Guides / Original Guide
Protecting Shared Office Computers: A Small-Team Security Playbook
A practical system for separate logins, file handling, browser sessions, updates and access control in offices with shared PCs.
Guides / Original Guide
From CV to Job Application: Export, Name and Submit Your Documents Correctly
How to format a CV, choose PDF or DOCX, name attachments and check the final application before submitting.
News & Analysis / Original analysis
One Business, Five Apps: The Productivity Tax African Entrepreneurs Rarely Measure
An original framework for measuring the time and error costs of juggling disconnected business applications.
AI / Original analysis
AI for a Five-Person Business: Six Tasks Worth Testing Before Buying Software
A disciplined experiment plan for small teams evaluating AI without exposing sensitive data or buying unnecessary subscriptions.
Guides / Original analysis
Who Owns Your Digital Life After You Die? A Family Checklist for Accounts and Access
A non-technical checklist for preserving important online records while respecting privacy and legal requirements.
Guides / Original analysis
When the Internet Fails, Does Your Business Stop? A Low-Bandwidth Survival Plan
A field-ready framework for keeping orders, stock and customer service moving through outages and unreliable internet.
Guides / Original analysis
The QR Code on the Counter: A Small Merchant's Defence Against Payment Fraud
A shop-floor plan to prevent tampered QR codes, spoofed receipts and employee confusion during digital payments.
News & Analysis / Original analysis
Should a Rural Clinic Buy an AI Tool or Fix Its Patient Records First?
A decision framework for healthcare administrators weighing fashionable AI purchases against foundational data management.
News & Analysis / Original analysis
The School Computer Lab Is Empty: Designing Digital Lessons That Survive Device Shortages
An original proposal for teaching useful digital skills when computers, electricity and connectivity are limited.
Guides / Original analysis
The Hidden Cost of a Shared Smartphone: Privacy Rules Every Household Should Discuss
A practical household framework for safeguarding accounts, photos and money when several people use the same phone.
Guides / Original analysis
Your Shop Has Sales but No Cash: The Digital Record-Keeping Mistakes That Hide the Problem
Why sales totals can conceal cash shortages, and how a simple digital ledger can expose the difference.