Africa Tech Kin with Danny that Guy: Telecel US$175 Million Bid, Zimbabwe's Government ERP, & INTERPOL Cybercrime Report
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DannythatGuy analyzes the week's big technology news in Zimbabwe, Africa and the rest of the world.
ICT Minister Tatenda Mavetera launched the Ndarama Enterprise Resource Planning system at a national seminar on digital sovereignty at the Harare Institute of Technology, held during Technovation Expo 2026. The seminar produced commitments to a National Data Centre ecosystem under Smart Zimbabwe 2030, a Zimbabwe AI Ethics Framework to be tabled by the end of the first quarter of next year, regulatory sandboxes for start-ups testing AI products, indigenous language AI covering Shona and Ndebele, the Zimbabwe Digital Innovation Commons, and a ring-fenced portion of the Universal Services Fund for precision agriculture and smart health diagnostics. Higher and Tertiary Education Minister Ambassador Dr Frederick Shava formally declared the ERP launched. The Ministry of Tourism and Ndarama Technologies are also building a system to track the 2% Zimbabwe Tourism Authority levy in real time.
The 2026 AI for Impact Challenge produced its winners. POTRAZ, working with the International Telecommunication Union and the Zimbabwe Centre for High Performance Computing, received 738 applications, selected 60 innovators for a six day residential bootcamp in Manicaland, and named 16 winners.
Artificial intelligence, coding, robotics and the Internet of Things are to become compulsory subjects in Zimbabwean primary and secondary schools, announced at the Abedai National Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things Challenge at Tynwald Primary School.
Augustus Capital, a locally formed investment vehicle, is set to acquire Telecel Zimbabwe for US$175 million under a corporate rescue programme supervised by Grant Thornton Zimbabwe. The plan includes US$89 million in capital expenditure across roughly 1,200 LTE sites, retention of all 248 employees, and token payouts to existing shareholders. Telecel's active subscriptions fell to 303,284 by the end of 2025 and the operator reportedly owes creditors more than US$240 million.
POTRAZ begins mandatory data protection inspections on 1 September under the Cyber and Data Protection Act and Statutory Instrument 155 of 2024. Any organisation holding personal data on 50 or more individuals requires a data controller licence, with fees ranging from US$50 to US$500.
INTERPOL's African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026 finds that 55% of cybercrime reported across Africa is now AI enabled, with financial losses more than doubling since 2024 to an estimated US$484 million. The report covers scam centres in 72% of surveyed countries, AI generated synthetic identities used to bypass biometric checks, and ransomware attacks on power grid and customs infrastructure.
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ICT Minister Tatenda Mavetera launched the Ndarama Enterprise Resource Planning system at a national seminar on digital sovereignty at the Harare Institute of Technology, held during Technovation Expo 2026. The seminar produced commitments to a National Data Centre ecosystem under Smart Zimbabwe 2030, a Zimbabwe AI Ethics Framework to be tabled by the end of the first quarter of next year, regulatory sandboxes for start-ups testing AI products, indigenous language AI covering Shona and Ndebele, the Zimbabwe Digital Innovation Commons, and a ring-fenced portion of the Universal Services Fund for precision agriculture and smart health diagnostics. Higher and Tertiary Education Minister Ambassador Dr Frederick Shava formally declared the ERP launched. The Ministry of Tourism and Ndarama Technologies are also building a system to track the 2% Zimbabwe Tourism Authority levy in real time.
The 2026 AI for Impact Challenge produced its winners. POTRAZ, working with the International Telecommunication Union and the Zimbabwe Centre for High Performance Computing, received 738 applications, selected 60 innovators for a six day residential bootcamp in Manicaland, and named 16 winners.
Artificial intelligence, coding, robotics and the Internet of Things are to become compulsory subjects in Zimbabwean primary and secondary schools, announced at the Abedai National Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things Challenge at Tynwald Primary School.
Augustus Capital, a locally formed investment vehicle, is set to acquire Telecel Zimbabwe for US$175 million under a corporate rescue programme supervised by Grant Thornton Zimbabwe. The plan includes US$89 million in capital expenditure across roughly 1,200 LTE sites, retention of all 248 employees, and token payouts to existing shareholders. Telecel's active subscriptions fell to 303,284 by the end of 2025 and the operator reportedly owes creditors more than US$240 million.
POTRAZ begins mandatory data protection inspections on 1 September under the Cyber and Data Protection Act and Statutory Instrument 155 of 2024. Any organisation holding personal data on 50 or more individuals requires a data controller licence, with fees ranging from US$50 to US$500.
INTERPOL's African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026 finds that 55% of cybercrime reported across Africa is now AI enabled, with financial losses more than doubling since 2024 to an estimated US$484 million. The report covers scam centres in 72% of surveyed countries, AI generated synthetic identities used to bypass biometric checks, and ransomware attacks on power grid and customs infrastructure.
Hosted by Danny that Guy on ZiFM Stereo.
Connect with the show:
WhatsApp: 0772 168 045
Hashtag: #AfricaTechKin
Subscribe to the ZiFM Stereo Current Affairs podcast for weekly episodes.
