Quartz Africa

Jacob Zuma will finally stand trial for charges he has dodged for nearly two decades https://qz.com/1231106  via @qzafrica

Fintech startups are pushing to bring Nigeria's "side hustle" economy online http://qz.com/1227957  via @qzafrica

Australia's offer to fast track visas for "persecuted” white South African farmers shows Australia’s double standards on migration and refugees https://qz.com/1230050  via @qzafrica

Tiger Brands’ “old playbook of PR distraction” was no match for South Africans https://qz.com/1229549  via @qzafrica

Fintech startups are pushing to bring Nigeria's "side hustle" economy online https://qz.com/1227957  via @qzafrica

Israel has halted a plan to expel African migrants—for now https://qz.com/1230846  via @qzafrica

There's an opioid abuse problem unfolding in African cities that's not getting any attention https://qz.com/1223167  via @qzafrica

The world's first blockchain-powered elections just happened in Sierra Leone http://qz.com/1227050  via @qzafrica

Fake processed food is becoming an epidemic in African urban life https://qz.com/1226112  via @qzafrica

South Africa's "persecuted" white farmers could be offered fast track visas by Australia http://qz.com/1230050  via @qzafrica

Ghana's Windows blackboard teacher and his students have had a rewarding outcome http://qz.com/1229182  via @qzafrica

Samsung is going to source cobalt directly from DR Congo for its phones' rechargeable batteries http://qz.com/1229108  @qzafrica

Smoking has risen 50% in Africa over three decades even as it drops in high-income regions http://qz.com/1228845  via @qzafrica

Solar power player M-Kopa has cut jobs in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania as it outsourced to a UK company tech company to help it stay profitable http://qz.com/1229170  via @qzafrica

Australia's offer to fast track visas for "persecuted" white farmers has been slammed by the South Africa government https://qz.com/1230050  via @qzafrica

The global leader in pay-as-you-go solar power is downsizing to stay profitable https://qz.com/1229170  via @qzafrica

This might already be the feel-good story of the year. Microsoft flew Richard Akoto out Singapore to attend an education conference And his students have received gifts of PCs from different sources http://qz.com/1229182  via @qzafrica

Ghana's Windows blackboard teacher and his students have had a rewarding outcome https://qz.com/1229182  via @qzafrica

Like Apple, Samsung is going to source cobalt directly from DR Congo https://qz.com/1229108  via @qzafrica

Smoking has risen 50% in Africa over three decades even as it drops in high-income regions https://qz.com/1228845  via @qzafrica