Author: Anita Bosman
Johannesburg: TECHz – News Desk Kenya’s rapid adoption of electronic invoicing, driven by the Kenya Revenue Authority’s Electronic Tax Invoice Management System (e-TIMS), is shaping a new era in tax modernization across Africa. This shift, which enables governments to enhance revenue collection, formalize the economy, and automate audits, has already spread to 19 African countries, with 11 adopting mandatory e-invoicing in 2022 alone. Among the leaders in this transformation are Kenya, Zambia, and Nigeria, with systems such as Kenya’s eTIMS (2024), Zambia’s Smart Invoice (2024), and Nigeria’s MBS e-invoicing (2025). These developments inspired DigiTax, a platform developed by Namiri Technologies…
Kigali: TECHz – News Desk The Ministry of ICT and Innovation in Rwanda hosted a courtesy meeting with H.E. Gao Wenqi, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Rwanda, to explore deeper collaboration in information and communication technology (ICT), artificial intelligence (AI), and digital innovation. The meeting was attended by Rwanda’s Minister of State, Yves Iradukunda, and Permanent Secretary Eraste Turangwa. Discussions focused on Rwanda’s ongoing smart education initiatives and opportunities to scale digital infrastructure and technology adoption in schools across the country. Both parties emphasized the importance of partnerships for knowledge sharing, research, and innovation to support Rwanda’s…
Tunis: TECHz – News Desk The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Tunisie Telecom, Tunisia’s national telecom operator, are partnering to improve the country’s digital infrastructure and drive the company’s transformation. The up to €190 million EBRD development-linked loan will be disbursed in four tranches, including a first committed tranche of €50 million. The loan will finance multi-year investments in upgrading Tunisie Telecom’s mobile access network from 4G to 5G, expanding its fibre network, connecting up to 200,000 Tunisian households to fibre-to-the-home, and modernising the company’s backbone and core network, as well as targeted investments in energy efficiency…
Johannesburg: TECHz – News Desk As TECHz Magazine, media partners with AI Everything MEA by GITEX GLOBAL Dubai, prepares for our landmark AI event in Cairo this February, the global tech landscape is shifting. We aren’t just seeing faster computers; we are witnessing the birth of “Partner Intelligence” and the commercialization of the impossible. Here is what is currently trending in the world of Deep Tech. 1. The “Quantum Inflection Point” is Here For years, quantum computing felt like science fiction. But in early 2026, we have officially entered the Hybrid Era. Global leaders like IBM and Microsoft have moved…
Dubai: TECHz – News Desk Help AG, the cybersecurity arm of e& enterprise and the region’s leading managed security services provider, has announced the renewal and expansion of its long-standing partnership with Securonix, a global leader in AI-powered SIEM. The collaboration enhances Help AG’s Next-Gen Cloud SOC offering for UAE organizations, combining advanced analytics, AI-driven automation, and cloud-scale threat detection into a unified managed service. As digital ecosystems expand, organizations face rising complexity across cloud, hybrid, and distributed environments. Help AG continues to invest in next-generation capabilities to meet these challenges. Through its partnership with Securonix, the company integrates a…
Lagos: TECHz – News Desk Paycrest, a pioneering decentralized finance infrastructure project, is building a stablecoin-to-fiat settlement system designed to be fast, reliable, and widely adoptable. Unlike incremental improvements on existing payment rails, Paycrest introduces a fundamentally different approach to global settlement coordination. Over the past year, the team moved from exploration to execution, testing payment corridors, liquidity models, and compliance frameworks in live environments. Pilot programs allowed the team to stress-test routing, integrate with partners, and monitor liquidity behavior under real-world conditions. Through this process, Paycrest has evolved into infrastructure that users can depend on. The initiative is backed…
Morocco: TECHz – News Desk Woliz, a fintech and technology platform focused on neighborhood retail, has closed a USD 2.2 million pre-seed funding round led by Sanlam Maroc. This marks Sanlam Maroc’s first investment in a startup, adopting a long-term, institutional private equity approach. The funding will accelerate Woliz’s platform development, which aims to digitize and structure local retail by placing merchants at the heart of a unified ecosystem connecting commerce, finance, telecoms, institutions, and consumers. By creating this integrated infrastructure, Woliz seeks to enhance operational efficiency and drive growth for neighborhood merchants. Morocco serves as the initial foundation for…
Stamford: TECHz – News Desk Worldwide spending on artificial intelligence is projected to reach $2.52 trillion in 2026, representing a 44% year-on-year increase, according to new forecasts from Gartner, Inc. The surge underscores AI’s continued transformation from experimental deployments to large-scale enterprise infrastructure, even as organizations become more selective about where and how they invest. Gartner notes that AI adoption in 2026 will be driven less by speculative innovation and more by organizational readiness, including skills, processes, and measurable outcomes. As enterprises move through what Gartner describes as the “Trough of Disillusionment,” AI is increasingly being adopted through existing software…
Johannesburg: TECHz – News Desk MTN South Africa, through the MTN SA Foundation, has renewed its support for the country’s education sector by distributing digital learning devices to selected schools nationwide as part of the Department of Basic Education’s (DBE) Back-to-School Campaign. The intervention is designed to strengthen access to digital learning tools and ensure that learners, particularly in under-resourced schools, are better equipped for technology-enabled education. The rollout coincides with the beginning of the 2026 academic year and follows the release of the 2025 matric results. It also signals the commencement of MTN’s education initiatives for the year, aligning…
Riyadh: TECHz – News Desk Digico Solutions, a specialized cloud and AI consultancy, has announced a strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate digital transformation across Saudi Arabia’s key industries. This agreement brings together Digico Solutions’ deep local market expertise and the advanced cloud and AI technologies of AWS to help private and public-sector organizations modernize their digital infrastructure, operationalize AI at scale, and drive innovation in alignment with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 objectives. The collaboration supports Vision 2030’s digital transformation priorities, including but not limited to advancing the Kingdom’s position as a global digital hub, enhancing…