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The Angle Podcast

African perspectives on digital culture, creativity, media, money, and governance.

We spotlight the innovators and technologies shaping the continent’s digital future primarily through interviews but also engaging storytelling and authoritative insights,

We celebrate the creators, businesses, and policies breaking into the mainstream, while amplifying the voices and innovations carving the path forward.
Weekly English South Africa Technology · Business
43 Episodes
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EP43 | Build Your Brand, Then Scale: Marko Stavrou’s Founder Guide

Entrepreneur Marko Stavrou (“the Gen Z guy”) talks about starting Gen Link after a Standard Bank brief to connect young people to the bank’s ecosystem, and how the company has since worked with 50+ clients. He explains why many organisations overlook youth (low current spending power, short-term optimisation), and argues…
21 Jan 21 min

EP 42 | “Sell Intelligence, Not Raw Data” - Mark Nasila on Data Sovereignty

AI must create real value, not just proofs-of-concept. Dr. Mark Nasila explains how FNB’s risk function uses data and AI to stay ahead of evolving regulation and fraud -preventing some R2 billion in losses annually - and why people now make decisions after AI aggregates the evidence (including small language…
14 Jan 43 min

EP 41 | Every Industry Will Be Disrupted - Celiwe Ross on What Leaders Must Do Now

Leadership in a disrupted world. Celiwe Ross - South Africa’s first black woman to qualify as a mining engineer reflects on leading through technological change: self-knowledge over fear, community over ego, and why yesterday’s leadership model won’t work when we’re partnering with AI. She shares early underground lessons on teamwork…
7 Jan 29 min

EP 40 | Pay-on-Proof AI: How Isazi.ai Turned Clients into Evangelists

Practical AI beats hype. In this Singularity Summit episode of The Angle, Ashley Anthony - co-founder & CEO, Isazi.ai explains how a bootstrapped AI company grew to 110 people by solving specific customer problems first—then choosing the tech. He unpacks Isazi’s first-principles approach - translate business issues into mathematical problems…
31 Dec 2025 33 min

EP 39 | Keeping African Agency in AI: Vukosi Marivate’s Call to Build

Keep African agency in AI - that’s the through-line of Prof. Vukosi Marivate’s talk. Don’t outsource the future, build it locally. He points to a decade of grassroots work (Data Science Africa, Deep Learning Indaba, Masakhane) and argues for a full ecosystem: fundamental researchers, model builders, product teams, and real…
24 Dec 2025 26 min

EP 38 | Speed, Open Source, Ecosystems: The Faster Path to AI Value

How do you build AI that serves profit and purpose—without causing unintended harm? In this episode of The Angle, Atenkosi Ngubevana - Group AI & Automation lead at Vodacom unpacks a values-first approach to AI: design for inclusive growth, embed ethical data stewardship, and measure impact beyond demos. We get…
17 Dec 2025 38 min

EP 37 | She Built an Earring That Fights Back: Hidden Camera + SOS

When safety tech looks like jewellery, victims gain time, evidence - and options. In this episode of The Angle, Bohlale Mphahlele breaks down the story behind her discreet, safety wearable: an earring with a hidden trigger and nano-camera that captures the perpetrator’s face, records audio, and sends GPS + evidence…
11 Dec 2025 12 min

EP 36 | From Hype to ROI - How to Make AI Actually Move the needle

Modernisation fails when it’s led by tools instead of strategy. In this episode of The Angle, Valter Adao breaks down how he and Cadena Growth Partners approach growth and modernisation: start with a clear business ambition, define the value you want (growth, productivity, experience), and only then pick technology and…
9 Dec 2025 41 min

EP 35 | Kojo Annan: What Really Kills Startups in Africa and How to Survive

How do you build and back winning companies in Africa when capital is scarce, risk is mispriced, and every market behaves differently? In this episode of The Angle, interviewed during the Singularity Summit in October, investor Kojo Annan unpacks the hard truths (and real opportunities) behind scaling on the continent…
28 Nov 2025 27 min

EP 34 | SA Is Not Ready for Climate Change, Insider on Risk, Data & Green Economy

In this episode of The Angle Podcast, we sit down with a leading voice in risk, innovation, sustainability and socio-economic transformation Khothatso Nzimande-Manana and her daughter Masentle. From her early career in insurance to leading risk at Media24 and now building a climate-tech company, she breaks down South Africa’s biggest…
18 Nov 2025 1 hr 10 min

EP 32 | Inside iNKULU Creative’s Vision for AR-Driven Learning

What if South African kids could fall in love with learning again? In this episode of The Angle Podcast, we sit down with Nkululeko Sedibe, founder of iNKULU Creative and Tech Agency, to explore how his team is reimagining digital education through a product called WonderBooks—a playful, tech-powered platform that…
17 Oct 2025 36 min

EP 30 | Gamification, Grit & Growth - Kim Chulu Amina

In this episode of The Angle Podcast, we dive into the mind of Kim Chulu Amina, a Johannesburg-based designer, gamification expert, and founder of Mind City — a platform that fuses interactive learning with real-world development in a way most edtech startups haven’t figured out yet. Kim walks us through…
29 Sep 2025 57 min

EP 28 | On the Metaverse Stage - Marinda Botha on VR Theatre and Storytelling

In this episode of The Angle, we talk to South African actor and immersive performer Marinda Botha about her journey from traditional theatre and voice acting to global VR stages like Raindance and SXSW. With more than two decades in stage performance, Marinda is now one of the leading voices…
23 Jul 2025 35 min

EP26 | No Bank, No Problem - How This App Is Changing Street Payments

Can tech help formalize the informal economy? In this episode of The Angle Podcast, we sit down with tech founder Xolile Xaba, who built the "Car Park" and "Car Park Payments" apps—tools designed to help users locate their cars and seamlessly tip car guards. Xolile shares his journey from coding…
3 Jun 2025 58 min

EP25 | Digital Colonialism & Civic Tech | Power, Platforms, Policy

How much of South Africa’s digital future is really in its own hands? And what happens when civic tech depends on foreign platforms? In this closing episode of The Angle’s civic tech series, we speak with Gabriella Razzano, Executive Director at OpenUp and a leading voice in digital rights, governance,…
26 May 2025 45 min

EP 24 | SA is Leading the G20 – Can It Lead the Digital Revolution?

South Africa’s G20 presidency presents a rare opportunity to put Africa’s digital future on the global agenda. But is it just symbolic — or can it lead to real change? In this episode of The Angle, we sit down with Dr. Mzukisi Qobo, former head of Wits School of Governance…
26 May 2025 46 min
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