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South Africa Flips the VAT Switch on Digital Platform Operators

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  • March 11, 2026
Effective April 1, platforms — not foreign suppliers — become the default VAT collectors for electronic services. Here is what changes, who is affected, and why SARS pushed for this.
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African enterprise software startups B2B SaaS landscape 2026
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Africa B2B SaaS Landscape: Enterprise Software Startups to Watch in 2026

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  • March 11, 2026
Africa’s venture capital conversation has long revolved around consumer fintech: mobile money, remittances, lending apps built for the unbanked millions. But a structural shift is underway. Enterprise software — the…
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Illustration: DRC national digital plan 2026–2030 — 30,000 towers and AI infrastructure rollout
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Congo’s €8.7B Digital Bet: 30,000 Towers, an AI Academy, and a Race Against Its Own Infrastructure Gap

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  • March 11, 2026
Congo’s €8.7B Digital Bet: 30,000 Towers, an AI Academy, and a Race Against Its Own Infrastructure Gap The DRC has launched its most ambitious technology agenda in history — targeting…
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Illustration: Music royalties in Africa — SAMRO, COSON, and MCSK revenue flow visualisation
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Music Royalties in Africa: What Artists Collect from SAMRO, COSON, MCSK

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  • March 11, 2026
Africa’s performing rights organisations distributed record royalties in 2024 — but the gap between SAMRO’s $23 million and COSON’s $291,000 reveals a continent where music publishing infrastructure is still catching up to its creative output.
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Illustration: Africa social commerce economy — TikTok and WhatsApp platform revenue split
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Africa’s 4.45 Billion Social Commerce Economy: TikTok’s Monetisation Gap and WhatsApp’s Retail Dominance

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  • March 11, 2026
Africa’s social commerce market hit 3.51 billion in 2024 and is growing at 26.7 percent annually. TikTok’s creator monetisation exclusion and WhatsApp’s zero-fee dominance are reshaping who captures the value.
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Illustration: Africa satellite internet price war — Starlink, Amazon Kuiper, and SME connectivity costs
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Africa’s Satellite Internet Price War: What Starlink, Amazon Kuiper, and 2Africa Mean for SME Costs

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  • March 11, 2026
Starlink, Amazon Kuiper and Meta’s 2Africa are reshaping internet costs for African SMEs. What the 2026 satellite price war means for businesses in Nigeria, Kenya, and beyond.
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Zimbabwe ZIMRA digital services withholding tax impact on African businesses
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Zimbabwe’s 15% Digital Services Tax Is the Steepest on the Continent — Here’s What It Means for Business

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  • March 11, 2026
Since January 1, 2026, every business in Zimbabwe that pays for a foreign digital service — whether that’s a Netflix subscription, a Starlink connection, or a Salesforce licence — has…
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WTO e-commerce moratorium expiry MC14 Yaoundé Africa digital trade
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The 27-Year Truce Ends: What the WTO E-Commerce Moratorium Expiry Means for Africa

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  • March 11, 2026
When trade ministers gather in Yaoundé, Cameroon from 26 to 29 March 2026 for the World Trade Organization’s 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14), they will make a decision that will reshape…
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Illustration: Africa tech M&A consolidation wave — 67 deals and super-conglomerate formation
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Africa Tech M\&A Consolidation Wave: 67 Deals, Super-Conglomerates, and the End of Blitzscaling

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  • March 11, 2026
African tech recorded a record 67 M&A deals in 2025 — a 72% surge. From Flutterwave-Mono to Moniepoint-Sumac, the continent’s fintechs are buying capabilities rather than building them.
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Illustration: Cape Town fintech double — NjiaPay $2.1M and Orca Fraud $2.35M closing same day
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Cape Town Fintech Double: NjiaPay $2.1M + Orca Fraud $2.35M Close Same Day

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  • March 11, 2026
NjiaPay and Orca Fraud both close Cape Town seed rounds on the same day — two B2B fintech infrastructure plays targeting African payment reliability.
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