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by Ephraim Modise

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Réan van Niekerk: How Metacom became a pan-African tech company without VC funding

October 19, 2026 · 29 min

What does it take to build a technology company that survives for 25 years without external investment, while expanding across one of the world’s most complex markets? In this episode of Tech Aways with Ephraim, Metacom founder and CEO…
Keagan Stokoe: Verascient’s $1.2 Million Bet On The Future Of Enterprise AI

October 5, 2026 · 37 min

What does it take for businesses to move beyond simply experimenting with AI and actually rebuild how they operate around it? In this episode of Tech Aways with Ephraim, Verasiant CEO and co-founder Keagan Stokoe unpacks the company’s…
Gladwyn Leeuw: Inside E Squared’s R1.34 Billion investment into SA’s entrepreneurship ecosystem

September 7, 2026 · 50 min

What does the journey from a startup idea to a fully scaled business really look like—and what kind of capital is needed along the way? In this episode of Tech Aways with Ephraim, E Squared Investments CEO Gladwyn Leeuw unpacks the…
Wiza Jalakasi: How figuring out payments fragmentation can open Africa to global commerce

August 24, 2026 · 35 min

In this episode of Tech Aways, Ephraim sits down with Wiza Jalakasi, Commercial Lead for Middle East and Africa at EBANX, for a wide-ranging conversation about Africa’s payments landscape, the complexity of operating across the continent…
Professor Vukosi Marivate: Why Africa must build, not just consume AI

August 17, 2026 · 33 min

In this episode of Tech Aways, I sat down with Professor Vukosi Marivate, a computer scientist, AI researcher and one of the key figures behind Africa’s growing artificial intelligence research community. The conversation begins with the…

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Wayne Steppe: Why payments are becoming faster, smarter and more accessible in South Africa

July 24, 2026 · 38 min

In this episode of the Tech Aways Podcast, we sit down with Wayne Steppe, Enterprise Architect at Ecentric Payment Systems, to unpack the evolution of South Africa’s payments ecosystem and explore where the industry is headed…
Thaheer Mullins: The case for building Africa's angel investing ecosystem

June 30, 2026 · 40 min

Angel investing is becoming one of the most important building blocks of Africa’s startup ecosystem, but it remains one of the least understood. On this episode of the Tech Aways Podcast, Thaheer Mullins, Founding Director at African…
Karabo Makete: Aions targets South Africa's startup funding gap with R100 million seed fund

June 23, 2026 · 26 min

The interview reinforces a point that often gets overlooked in discussions about African venture capital: the problem is not necessarily a lack of investors, but a lack of investors willing to fund startups caught between grant funding and…
Tim Treagus: How Yazi is building an global research company using Whatsapp

June 16, 2026 · 45 min

When most companies think about market research, they think of email surveys, focus groups, and online questionnaires. For Tim Treagus, co-founder and CEO of Yazi, the answer was hiding in plain sight: WhatsApp. On this episode of the Tech…
Renier Kriel: The role of media in growing South Africa's tech ecosystem

June 9, 2026 · 41 min

South Africa’s startup ecosystem often talks about funding as its biggest challenge, but according to Renier Kriel, founder of The Open Letter, visibility may be just as important. Kriel reflected on how a personal frustration with the…
Lungisa Matshoba: Why Yoco believes the future of fintech is solving more than payments

June 1, 2026 · 38 min

When Yoco processed its first transaction more than a decade ago, the startup had a simple mission: help South African small businesses accept card payments. Today, that mission has expanded far beyond payments. According to Yoco Chief…
Jesaya Hano-Oshike: How this $10 million fund plans to back Southern Africa's innovators

May 25, 2026 · 18 min

Jesaya Hano-Oshike: How this $10 million fund plans to back Southern Africa’s innovators For years, Southern Africa’s startup ecosystem has found itself stuck in an uncomfortable position. The region has no shortage of entrepreneurs…