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Farmers Weekly Low prices, oversupply weigh on Zimbabwe’s 2026 tobacco season

Thousands of tobacco farmers in Zimbabwe say they are frustrated with low prices, pointing to a growing gap between returns and hi...

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Farmers Weekly Groundwater regulations set for official rollout by September 2026

Despite sectoral consultations and a public commentary process that began in December 2025 and was later extended to 27 March 2026...

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Farmers Weekly Machinery trends defining agriculture

Mechanisation is entering a new phase on farms, defined by smarter, connected systems. From precision planting and targeted sprayi...

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Farmers Weekly Practical insights on winter grains from leading industry experts

While wheat remains South Africa’s dominant winter grain, diversification into oilseeds and legumes is becoming increasingly commo...

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Farmers Weekly Amended Chinese import protocols a ‘lifeline’ for South African citrus

China’s recent tariff-free market access and amended protocols on citrus fruit shipments from South Africa are expected to be a ga...

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Farmers Weekly SA’s cannabis industry should serve local needs first, says activist

South Africa still has the opportunity to develop a world-leading cannabis industry, but achieving that goal will require a more i...

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TechCabal The eNaira struggled as a wallet. Now the CBN wants it to power payments.

In its Payments System Vision (PSV) 2028 strategy, unveiled on June 1, the CBN signals a major rethink of the eNaira's role.

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TechCabal Trenderz’s Kim Tran says influencer marketing misses how Africa actually buys

Kim Tran launched Trenderz in Abidjan as a hybrid agency-SaaS for the hospitality sector. A year and a half later, even though the...

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TechCabal Kenya’s new tax proposals threaten M-KOPA, Sun King phone assembly plants

The proposals have raised concerns that Kenya could undermine an industry it deliberately nurtured through the Finance Act 2022.

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TechCabal ARM-Harith is raising $200 million to tap African pension capital for infrastructure

ARM-Harith's new fund is part of a broader effort to channel more African capital into financing the continent's infrastructure th...

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TechCabal Sim Shagaya’s Myka wants to do for insurance what agency banking did for fintech

Shagaya launched Myka, a licenced digital broker that enables consumers and businesses to purchase insurance products from multipl...

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TechCabal Here are all the iPhones getting the iOS 27 update

Unlike iOS 26, which overhauled the iPhone's visual design with Liquid Glass, iOS 27 is focused on performance improvements and a...

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TechCabal Nigeria’s CreditChek raises $600,000 to expand credit data infrastructure into East Africa

The move comes as African lenders struggle to find the balance between financial inclusion and credit risk management.

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TechCabal 👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – MTN wants to be your One TV

In today's edition: United Capital secures Ethiopian licence || MTN revives streaming ambition || Stanbic Bank mulls Ethiopia entr...

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TechCabal Spiro taps former Indofast Energy chief as group CEO after $215 million raise

Spiro has appointed Anant Badjatya, former Indofast Energy chief executive officer, as its group CEO, in a major leadership shake-...

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TechCabal From Siri AI to iOS27: Everything Apple announced at WWDC 2026

Tim Cook took the stage one last time as CEO, and Apple used the moment to finally deliver on a promise it made two years ago: a c...

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Vanguard Nobody can stop me from visiting any part of Nigeria – Gumi

He wrote, “I now understand how Islamophobia is shaping politics in the South-West and why I was dragged into local political cont...

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Vanguard World Cup: ‘I had right visa,’ Somali referee says after US rejection

Somali referee Omar Artan has insisted he had valid travel documents and the appropriate visa after being denied entry into the Un...

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Vanguard ‘Service chiefs should honourably resign if they can’t fix insecurity’ – Reps

The House of Representatives has warned the service chiefs to step down honourably if the country's deteriorating security situati...

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Vanguard Somalia backs referee’s ‘integrity’, pledges ‘unwavering support’

Somalia has defended its referee Omar Artan after he was denied entry to the United States, preventing him from becoming the first...

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Vanguard Senate asks FG to ban all foreign Textile materials

By Henry Umoru ABUJA- THE Senate has asked the Federal government to as a matter of urgency, ban all foreign textile materials int...

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Vanguard Daughter escapes as bandits kill Civil Defence officer in Kogi

A bandit's attack on Odo-Ere, the headquarters of Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, has resulted in the death of a c...

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Vanguard TikTok removes 4m videos, disrupts 86,000 live sessions in Nigeria — Report

TikTok says it removed more than four million videos and interrupted over 86,000 LIVE sessions in Nigeria in the fourth quarter of...

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Vanguard Three arrested as police probe killing of British-Nigerian singer Talay Riley

Riley, whose real name was Mark Orabiyi, was found with stab wounds on Friday, June 5, after police responded to reports of an inc...

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