Spotify announced that they’ll be investing in 13 African podcasts, four are based in South Africa. The Africa Podcast Fund a first-of-its-kind podcast initiative set out to invest R1.8 million in African podcasts.

Spotify announced that Meghan Markle’s podcast Archetypes will return on 4 October. During a period of royal mourning, all members of the royal family paused their official duties. This included Meghan and her podcast. This comes after Meghan hit the brakes on releasing new episodes of her podcast. The pause was due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

South African rapper Thato Madonsela – famously known as L-Tido – launched his much-anticipated podcast titled OnlyFans Unplugged last Wednesday. South African podcasters, Mpoomy and Brenden Ledwaba have won the Podcast of the Year category

These platforms are a exploring connections between podcasters in Africa and the diaspora, speaking through their experiences, seeing their similarities & differences, areas of growth & their podcasting journeys to identify ways to bridge the gap. This year has been a fruitful year for African podheads, follow Africa Podfest & Podfest Cairo on Social platforms and engage with fellow podcasters.

A constant dose if the pod culture.

A constant dose of the pod culture.

A constant dose of the pod culture.

A constant dose of the pod culture.

The first digital event of its kind in the region, with the participation of a group of the most important podcasters and the makers of Arabic audio content. Dubai Podfest is a festival for podcasters said to take podcasting to another level in the region.

In the modern world, Podcast apps are gaining rapid traction . From multi-purpose apps, to apps that are exclusively dedicated to podcasts, all the way up to apps that allow you to record your own podcasts. These are your top 10 pod apps.

What are the best podcasts around?. There are over 2 millon podcasts today, this list would rank top podcasts based on iTunes and Spotify Charts throughout 2020 and 2021.