Building a Recommendation Engine That Understands SA Students

Building a Recommendation Engine That Understands SA Students

We just had our biggest week since launching UniApplyForMe. Tens of thousands of students using the platform in a matter of days, and almost immediately, things...

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Five Years of Building UniApplyForMe

Five Years of Building UniApplyForMe

I co-founded UniApplyForMe with Wandise Boyd in May 2021. The problem we were trying to solve was simple to explain and hard to fix: thousands of South African

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There’s no API for South African high schools, so I built my own

There’s no API for South African high schools, so I built my own

One of the features I’ve been building for the UniApplyForMe portal is school selection, where learners can find and pick their high school when signing up. Sim...

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Flutterwave vs PayFast vs Yoco vs Paystack: Which Payment Gateway Should You Use in South Africa?
Tech & Building14 April 2026

Flutterwave vs PayFast vs Yoco vs Paystack: Which Payment Gateway Should You Use in South Africa?

I have integrated four different payment gateways into South African websites and WooCommerce stores: Flutterwave, PayFast, Yoco, and Paystack. Not from tutoria...

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How I Used AI to Automate UniApplyForMe’s Bursary Content Workflow
Tech & Building13 April 2026

How I Used AI to Automate UniApplyForMe’s Bursary Content Workflow

The problem with bursary content at scale UniApplyForMe lists hundreds of bursaries. Every year they change — amounts, deadlines, requirements, and eligibility

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