Intro
Welcome to the latest issue of mzansi.dev π₯³
Hope your week got off to a kicker π₯
We're on the slow wind down to the end of the year. Hopefully, you've been blessed by the code freeze gods π₯Ά This is the second last issue before we close off for the year.
Thanks for all the support so far. If I had one ask, it would be that you forward or share the issue with other devs. It helps the site enormously π₯°
Please continue to chip in by sending anything of interested to [email protected]
Yours truly π€
South Africa

Entelect Retrospectives
One of the foremost reviews of the South African tech ecosystem. Some really interesting insights in this year's edition.
South African talent marketplace OfferZen gets $5.2M to deepen European expansion
Always exciting seeing a South African startup on TechCrunch π² Well done to the team at Offerzen π
SABC opens bids for Internet streaming platform
The SABC is launching an internet streaming platform. Bids are open and need to be in by the 18 January 2022. You can view the SABC's RFI here.
Africa

The rise of the African super app
Super apps are a dominant part of digital life in Asia. The rise of the African super app is an exciting space to watch. In South Africa, VodaPay by Vodacom has been getting in on the action.
Global

New zero-day exploit for Log4j Java library is an enterprise nightmare
You're not going to like this but you're probably affected. A good round up and cheat sheet here
WhatsApp Launches Instant Cryptocurrency Payments in the US
WhatsApp has launched a cryptocurrency payment feature for a small number of users in the United States, thanks to Novi integration, a digital wallet...
Tools
Events

Its that time of the year
Let us know at [email protected] if you know of any great local tech events taking place over December.
Random
The 5 Most Common Jobs in a Medieval City
The five most common jobs were farming, carpentry, butchery, shoemaking and Church-related work.
Jobs
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