South Africa's free WiFi taxis, Kenya's electric bus lanes, Ghana's ride-hailing tax, Shuttlers $4 million raise, Paxful shuts down

This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/2XNW2BuVFAA

Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we bring you stories from the African tech space and insights on them. We also look at some global stories that might affect the African ecosystem.

The stories:

South Africa's free WiFi taxis
Kenya receives $377.8 million to build an electric bus lane
Ghanian government's new tax law for raid-hailing companies
Shuttlers raise $4 million
Paxful shuts down

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Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:40 - South Africa's free WiFi taxis
09:28 - Ghana's ride-hailing levy
13:35 - Kenya receives $377 million for electric bus lanes
23:50 - Paxful shuts down
29:44 - Shuttlers raises $4 million

Useful links

South Africans to enjoy free WiFi in taxis
Kenya receives $377.8 million to build electric bus lane
Oppong-Nkrumah justifies government's decision to introduce three 'new' taxes
After 3 million trips, Shuttlers gets $4m investment to grow its shared mobility solution
Crypto exchange Paxful shuts down as engineers, compliance and security teams leave the company

This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede

Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa for more stories.

Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk

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