Can they succeed where Amazon and DHL failed?

Jamie Lim

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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we do a rundown of some of this week's news in the tech space, with Oluwanifemi, Emmanuel, and Bolu as our hosts. Some highlights: <ul> <li>Apple iPhone 14 event</li> <li>Nigerian government's suspension of 5% excise duty on all telco services</li> <li>Y Combinator's S22 Demo Day</li> <li>Jumia's partnership with Zipline to use drones to deliver in Ghana</li> </ul> To advertise or promote your brand, <a href="https:/techpoint.africa/advertise">visit this link</a> or send an email to <a href="mailto:business@techpoint.africa" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">business@techpoint.africa</a> Follow <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whistler.whistler">this link</a> to download the Whistle app on the Google Play Store Explore the <a href="https://techpoint.africa/2022/08/18/explore-the-fintech-in-everything-at-the-fintech-summit-2022">fintech in everything at The Fintech Summit 2022</a>   Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 02:36 - Apple iPhone 14 event 09:46 - Nigerian government suspends 5% excise duty on data, calls, and SMS 17:00 - Google's Startups Black Founders Fund 19:22 - YCombinator's S22 Demo Day 26:55 - Jumia using Zipline drones for deliveries in Ghana Useful links <ul> <li>Here’s <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/07/apple-event-live-updates-iphone.html">everything Apple just announced at its iPhone 14 event</a></li> <li>The Nigerian <a href="https://techpoint.africa/2022/09/06/nigerian-government-suspends-excise-duty">federal government has suspended the 5% excise duty on telecommunications</a></li> <li>Nigerians to <a href="https://techpoint.africa/2022/08/01/techpoint-digest-379">pay more on calls, SMS and data</a></li> <li>Google has selected <a href="https://techpoint.africa/2022/09/06/google-second-black-founders-fun

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