👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – ‘We Moove nowhere’
Summary
Today’s TechCabal Daily rounds up transport, connectivity and energy stories across Africa: Starlink has once again paused new orders in parts of Lagos and Abuja after hitting capacity limits; drivers under Moove’s hire-purchase scheme in Lagos parked their cars to protest a 100% jump in weekly remittances; South Africa’s Megamillion is piloting wireless EV chargers while expanding battery production; and Nairobi’s BasiGo aims to get 1,000 electric buses on Kenyan roads by 2027. There’s also a quick look at Lengo AI’s retail data work and a snapshot of crypto prices.
Key Points
- Starlink has stopped taking new orders in parts of Lagos and Abuja due to network congestion, directing new customers to a waitlist and deposit system.
- This is a repeat pattern: Starlink has previously suspended sales in Nigeria and Kenya when demand outstripped capacity, raising questions about scalability.
- Drivers financed through Moove staged a shutdown in Maryland, Lagos, protesting a 100% rise in weekly remittances (from ₦56,400 to ₦112,200) and asking Uber to cut commissions.
- Only a third of current weekly payments go to actual loan repayment; the rest covers maintenance, insurance and sizable handling fees, which fuels driver discontent.
- Megamillion plans wireless EV charging deployments in South Africa (pilots in Cape Town and Johannesburg) and is linked to a gigafactory JV — a move to reduce reliance on wired infrastructure for EV uptake.
- BasiGo targets 1,000 electric buses in Kenya by 2027 via leasing and maintenance models, but faces policy and charging-infrastructure hurdles common across the region.
- Lengo AI uses field agents plus AI to map informal retail markets for FMCG firms — a practical example of data-driven approaches to Africa’s informal economy.
Why should I read this?
Look — if you care about how tech and mobility are actually working on the ground in Africa (not just the press releases), this edition saves you scrolling. It shows where demand is outpacing infrastructure (Starlink), where financing models are hitting friction (Moove drivers), and where real bets are being placed on EVs and data for informal markets. Quick, useful and annoyingly relevant — worth a skim if you follow transport, payments or energy in the region.
Source
Source: https://techcabal.com/2025/09/16/techcabal-daily-we-moove-nowhere/
