Africa Tech Kin with Danny that Guy: Zimbabwe AI Grand Challenge, Child Online Protection Policy, Google Mosquitoes

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This week on The Africa Tech Kin, Danny that Guy discusses tech stories from the week: The government has launched the AI Grand Challenge, a national competition under Zimbabwe's National AI Strategy (2026–2030), at a breakfast meeting in Harare, and ICT Minister Tatenda Mavetera reveals a draft National ICT Startup Policy is now in the works.
Cabinet has approved Zimbabwe's first National Child Online Protection Policy, and the show explains what is in the framework, what comes next, and how it relates to the wider debate around social media age limits.
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange has also received regulatory approval from SECZim for the Zimbabwe Entrepreneurship Exchange (ZEEX), a new market for small and medium enterprises, and the episode looks at what it means for startups and SMEs.
MTN Group has launched MTN One TV, a pan-African streaming service built around airtime and mobile-money payments, it's now live in South Africa and Zambia.
Amazon has launched Prime in South Africa, the service's 27th market worldwide, and the episode explains what the full Prime bundle changes in that market.
Google's Debug project has applied for a US permit to release 64 million mosquitoes that carry a natural bacterium to reduce disease-carrying populations. We discuss the science, the objections, and what it could mean for malaria in Africa.
The episode closes with the highlights from Apple's WWDC 2026, including the Gemini-powered Siri AI, iOS 27, and Tim Cook's final conference as CEO.

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