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Cover story · Logistics

The kombi that learned to count

Inside the quiet platform rewiring how Harare's minibuses move people, cash, and fuel — and why the banks didn't see it coming.

By Tariro Mhuka · 14 min read · Field report
The Raise

Why three agritech founders walked away from their first term sheet

By Kuda Nyathi · 8 min Teardown

EcoCash, but built for the informal market: how Sasai handles trust

By Rumbi Chikomo · 6 min
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Season 2 · Episode 14

Raising in a forex economy: what investors actually underwrite

With Nomsa Dube, partner at a Lusaka-based fund
47:12
Ep 13
The mentor who became a competitor
Ep 12
Building offline-first for the rural customer
Ep 11
Hiring your first ten when nobody knows your name
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We raised, we shipped, we shut down. Here's the receipt.

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