TechCabal Daily, 617

Naspers is taking Multichoice public [View this email in your browser]( PRESENTED BY AIRTEL 18 - 9 - 2018 Sponsor Message Airtel is partnering with the manufacturers of Infinix, TECNO and itel smartphones to make life better. This will enable telecoms consumers to enjoy an exclusive ‘double data’ offer for a six month period. Customers who purchase any of these smartphones will enjoy twice the value of any data plan they purchase on their newly acquired device. You too can plug into this, [Find a retail store]( you today, purchase any of these smart devices and let Airtel empower you to fulfill your dreams. The Central Bank of Nigeria, in a circular released yesterday, said [it will impose a N10,000 fine]( on any bank that fails to reverse any failed "inter-bank electronic transfer" into the customer’s account within 24 hours, should said customer or whoever they're sending money to make a complaint. on complaint of the sender and/or beneficiary. The fine will apply per item and goes into effect immediately. Now, while this may look like the CBN is looking out for Nigerians, let's not forget that these payment transaction issues aren't entirely the banks' fault. Low-end phones, quality of internet connectivity, and mobile network strength are some of the factors in play in each transaction. Something to think about. Kaspersky Lab has released a [report]( the online behaviour of Nigerian kids [based on statistics]( from the company’s Parental Control modules. Social media and video content topped out interests with 35% and 29% of all activity, respectively. South Africa-based Naspers is [spinning out its video entertainment business]( one company and listing it on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). The resulting entity will be named Multichoice Group (made up of MultiChoice South Africa, MultiChoice Africa, Showmax Africa, and Irdeto) and Naspers will simultaneously "unbundle" the shares in this business to its shareholders. Everything is planned for the half of 2019. Comsol and Samsung South Africa recently partnered to launch a pilot 5G network in Soweto, South Africa and the people at MyBroadband [tested the thing]( they got speeds of 140Mbps. I don't know about you but I'm ready for this 5G future. Ventureburn [did an interview]( with Keet Van Zyl, co-founder at South African VC firm, Knife Capital, where he spoke about the thinking behind the firms belief in teams as opposed to single founders. Random fact: in the 12 years Knife Capital has been making investments, the firm has only invested in teams, never single founders. The Kenyan Ministry of Interior is planning to digitize the police force's "Occurence Books" (read: case files/incident records), [according to Techweez](. This follows the launch of a new police uniform last week which garnered a lot of [sometimes funny] [reactions]( Kenyans. The South Atlantic Inter Link (SAIL), a 6 000-kilometre submarine fibre optic cable connecting Africa (Cameroon) to South America (Brazil), has been completed, per [this report](. It is expected to go live before the end of Q3 2018. Applications [are now open]( for the next class of the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology's (MEST) one-year, fully-sponsored entrepreneurial training programme in Accra, Ghana. Apply [here]( deadline is February 8, 2019. Moroccan health tech startup, DabaDoc (launched 2014), [has secured an undisclosed investment]( from AXA Insurance Morocco. The startup claims over 2 million appointments have been made on its platform since launch and it will use the investments for expansion and product development. Tunisian startup, Enova Robotics, [has raised $1.6 million in funding]( at a $5.4 million valuation from Tunisian investment firm Capsa Capital. Enova's flagship product is an $80K security/survellance robot called PearlGuard. Mines.io is looking to hire a Customer Experience and Insights Lead. Deets and application [here](. Clickbait: [Meet the Libya-based startup teaching women to code]( From TechCabal + [Trackers, Guts And Money: Inside The Life Of A Nigerian Car Smuggler]( + [Solar Startups Dominate Africa’s Renewable Energy Industry, Here’s Why]( That's All! We'll see you tomorrow. - Akindare Delight your friends and annoy your enemies by sharing this digest! [Share]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( Copyright © 2018 Big Cabal Media, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up on TechCabal.com Our mailing address is: Big Cabal Media Plot B, Block 1, Industrial Avenue, Ilupeju Industrial EstateIlupeju 100252 Nigeria [Add us to your address book](//techcabal.us7.list-manage.com/vcard?u=516543d20461f295636a963ec&id=ebb229e161) Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.