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LakeHub Partners with the UN to Equip Kenyan Girls with Digital Skills
LakeHub, the Kenyan tech innovation hub, has partnered with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to teach 300 girls in Kenya digital literacy and technical skills for better employment opportunities. According to Tech Weez, the training takes 12 months and trainees…
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Paratus Expands to DRC, Connects 620KM Fibre Optic Line
Telecommunications firm Paratus Group has announced its expansion into the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This coincides with the news that Paratus has won, together with DRC based Global Broadband Solution (GBS), a government tender to activate a 620-kilometre fibre-optic…
South Africans Can Now Pre-Order the Huawei nova 9 SE
On Tuesday, Huawei announced that South Africans can now pre-order the Huawei nova 9 SE. Huawei launched the new device, as well as their Huawei P50 series last week in a luxurious launch event in Pretoria. Huawei introduced the Huawei…
Nigeria’s Flutterwave Launches in Tanzania
Nigerian fintech unicorn Flutterwave, one of Africa’s leading payments technology companies, has gained approval from the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) to launch its payment services in the Republic of Tanzania. The approval comes after the Bank of Tanzania conducted due…
Don’t Want to Get Blocked Out of Facebook? Accept These Policies
Meta says it will block some users in South Africa who have not accepted its new privacy policy on its Facebook app. It seems, though, that the new policy changes don’t apply to everyone. According to Broad Media, the security…
MTN Group Appoints New COO for its Nigerian Arm
Africa’s largest telecom, SA-based MTN Group has announced three new senior leadership appointments in its Nigerian, Iranian and Sudanese businesses all effective as of 1 April 2022. All three appointments were internal candidates, MTN says. MTN Nigeria’s New COO Following…
SA’s Bolt & Uber Strike: Everything You Need to Know
On Tuesday, e-hailing operators in South Africa from Bolt, Uber and others made their way to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to hand over a memorandum of demands to the government. The e-hailing operators say that the government should intervene…
The Challenges in Getting Internet Access to All South Africans
South Africa is on a drive to connect its citizens to the Internet. In November 2021, the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Khumbudzo Ntshavheni announced that the government was considering a programme to bring internet access to all South…
Kenya Power Pays $22.7-Million in Debts to US Firm
Kenya Power, the state-owned utility, has cleared a $22.7-million power purchase bill to the US geothermal energy tech firm, Ormat Technologies, to subdue fears of a default that would have seen the American firm bill the country’s National Treasury. According…
Tizeti Partners Microsoft to Boost High-Speed Internet in Nigeria
Microsoft, the US-founded tech megacorp, and West African solar-based internet service provider Tizeti have announced a new collaboration to boost high-speed internet in Nigeria with the “Airband initiative”. The initiative will see the rollout of high-speed Airband internet infrastructure in…
Mastercard & Ukheshe Launch “First-of-its-Kind” Virtual Card Solution
South African fintech enablement partner Ukheshe Technologies says that it has started to process payments for Mastercard’s Track Instant Pay solution recently launched in the Middle East and Africa region. Mastercard’s Track Instant Pay is a next-generation virtual card solution…
SA Court Blocks Construction of Amazon Africa Headquarters
The high court in Cape Town, South Africa has blocked the construction of the new Amazon Africa headquarters to be built in the city, saying the tech titan had not undergone the proper process to acquire the land as it…
Egypt’s Largest Banks Join Forces to Launch New $85M Fintech Fund
Three of Egypt’s largest national banks – Banque Misr, National Bank of Egypt, and Banque du Caire – and Global Ventures, a leading MEA-focused venture capital firm – have announced the launch of Nclude by Global Ventures, a new fund…
Top 7 Reasons Why You Should Exhibit at IOT Forum Africa 2022
The 5th annual IoT Forum Africa, which is set to take place between 29-30 March 2022 at The Maslow Hotel, Johannesburg, is targeted at business leaders and IoT ecosystem participants in Africa, and will create a platform for all players to…
South African Incubator Set to Exhibit at IOTFA 2022
4th Industrial Revolution Incubator, a South Africa based platform for SMMEs, will showcase its solutions at the fifth edition Internet of Things Forum Africa (#IOTFA2022). The event will tackle transformational IoT trends and explore the benefits of IoT in key industries. IOTFA 2022 will see over 600…
5 Advantages to Cloud Computing Security for Your Business
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced numerous businesses to adapt to remote working. The trend does not just affect huge companies but small businesses too. To support a successful transition to remote working, it is important to have the right tools…
