What South Africa Is Doing To Get Cheaper Mobile Data | Ep 34

In this episode, Eme and Muktar sit down with Abiodun Adetona, founder of Decide AI, to talk about how their AI spreadsheet analyst, gained over thousands of users in just without funding or marketing. We also discuss South Africa’s investigation into data prices, the growing risks of AI being used by militant groups, the alarming AI could 'kill us all' claim and what AI means for the future of work. Plus, we look at some of the biggest updates from the African tech ecosystem, including the $2.1B raised by African startups and what to expect from TechCabal’s Moonshot event. Headlines Featured #HeadlinesbyTechCabal #TechCabal #ai #aitech OTT prices in line of fire: Icasa takes aim at Netflix and WhatsApp-https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-09-07-icasa-goes-after-netflix-whatsapp-and-big-telcos/ Netflix and Whatsapp invesigated in South Africa- https://mybroadband.co.za/news/broadcasting/666102-netflix-and-whatsapp-investigated-in-south-africa.html Inside ISWAP’s secret AI units in Northern Nigeria- https://techcabal.com/2026/09/03/inside-iswap-secret-ai-units-in-nothern-uganda/ Open AI solves math problem- https://x.com/OpenAI/status/2097374640582668336 Anthropic Reveals Sophisticated AI Misuse Attempts in Detailed Threat Report-https://x.com/i/trending/2098102969342566479 Ex- Anthropic AI Engineer addressing the possibility of AI ending humanity by a decade- https://x.com/hilbertspaess/status/2097476203863224394?s=46 TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro/Headlines Highlights 00:48 - Meet Abiodun, Founder of Decide AI 03:04 - How Decide AI Grew So Fast 05:15 - Why Is Mobile Data So Expensive in South Africa? 07:11 - Data Prices vs. Network Quality 08:47 - Why Telcos Want Netflix & WhatsApp to Pay 10:14 - How AI Is Being Used for Terrorism 12:11 - How Militants Are Using AI 15:35 - How Fast Is AI Really Advancing? 17:30 - AI Could ''Kill Us All'' Doomsday Fears Explained 20:24 - What African Governments Need to Do 24:05 - Will AI Take Our Jobs? 28:54 - Tech Round-up: Nigerian Police Fraud App 30:17 - Uber’s Paym