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Uber Partners with South African Police to Help Address Safety Concerns
Uber Sub-Saharan Africa has today revealed it has been running a Safety Sessions Programme in partnership with the South African Police Service (SAPS) to help address the safety concerns raised by drivers and delivery people on the Uber platform. During…
Are Phishing Attacks Targeting Crypto on the Rise?
Experts at Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky have taken a close look at the phishing pages aimed at potential crypto investors as well as the malicious files that are distributed under the names of the 20 most popular cryptocurrency wallets. Since…
Nigeria’s Flutterwave Appoints New CFO
Flutterwave, a Nigeria-based African payments technology company, today announced the appointment of Oneal Bhambani as its new chief financial officer. He joins the company from American Express and Kabbage, where he managed fintech businesses operating at scale and helped lead…
Nigeria Announces New Regulations for Facebook, Twitter & Other Platforms
The Nigerian government has announced new regulations for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other internet platforms operating in the country. This comes after Nigeria lifted its Twitter ban in the country. Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) released the regulations…
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EdTech Company Launches Marketplace Platform for Teachers in Kenya
One of the leading global edtech companies Snapplify has launched its Teacha! brand in East Africa, making thousands of teaching resources immediately available to teachers. Using the Teacha! resource marketplace, teachers can buy and sell their teaching resources online. “There is a…
SA Startup Root Teams Up with Andela & Momentum Health
Cape Town-based startup Root, which builds infrastructure for the digital insurance economy, is partnering with one of Africa’s top startups Andela, a global network for remote technologists founded in Nigeria, and financial services company Momentum Health Solutions, to offer healthcare…
African Fintech Funding Forecast to Double in Just 3 Years
New research for blockchain-based mobile network operator World Mobile shows that African business leaders are forecasting a surge in spending on tech start-ups as foreign direct investment and improved internet connectivity help establish the continent as a tech superpower. The…
Telkom Reports a Decline in its Revenue
On Tuesday, Telkom SA published annual financial results for the year ended 31 March 2022 and it reported that its revenue dropped 1.1% to R42.8 billion ($2.7-billion). According to Tech Central, the telecommunications group is blaming tough competition and the…
4 Ways Smartphones Help Young Teens Learn Independence & Responsibility
Today’s teens have grown up in a digital world and take technology for granted. That’s doubly true following the COVID pandemic, where kids went online for schooling and kept in touch with friends and family under lockdowns. For this generation,…
Salesforce Introduces New Innovations to its Customer 360 Platform
Salesforce, a global leader in CRM, has introduced new innovations to its Customer 360 software that connect marketing, commerce, and service data on one platform so companies can connect, automate, and personalize every single interaction and build trusted relationships at…
MTN Group Appoints New Chief Risk Officer of Fintech
MTN Group has announced the appointment of Riaan Wessels as Chief Risk Officer of Fintech with effect from 1 July 2022. Riaan has 13 years of experience at MTN. He first joined the company in 2004, as GM of Business…
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Redeems $500-Million 5-year Eurobond
The United Bank for Africa (UBA), a financial services group, on Wednesday, redeemed its $500 million 5-year Eurobond notes, with a maturity date of June 8, 2022. Issued in 2017, the five-year bond was offered at a coupon rate of…
Orange Launches E-Health Platform in Côte d’Ivoire
Orange Telecom, the French, pan-African telecommunications Group has partnered with Moroccan e-health startup DabaDoc to launch the Orange Santé (“Orange Health”) platform in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa. Orange Santé is a platform dedicated to the health ecosystem in Africa which…
WATCH: Starfield Gameplay Finally Drops + Release Date News
Bethesda Softworks, the game developer behind the Elder Scrolls Series and Fallout 4, has released the first-ever gameplay video for the company’s new mega-huge open-world roleplaying game, a sci-fi called Starfield, at the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase virtual event…
Netflix Confirms ‘Squid Game’ is Coming Back for Season 2
Netflix, giant streaming service and production company, has confirmed the comeback of ‘Squid Game’ for a second season. According to a message by Hwang Dong-Hyuk writer, director, producer, and creator of the popular series, Gi-Yun and The Front Man will…
On-Prem ERP & the Cloud: How Do They Compare?
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems have undergone significant evolutions and revolutions over the past few years. From increased capacity, scale, and agility to refined business functionality, ERP is changing how companies manage disruption, business continuity, growth, and long-term success. This…
