Today, businesses of all sizes, from roadside traders to large corporates, can no longer afford to not accept digital payments, says Zunaid Miya, the MD of South Africa-based fintech Hello Pay Mastercard’s New Payments Index 2022, [c]
Pesapal has launched a new Forecourt Management Solution in East Africa. Now operational in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, it is the first solution developed specifically for Africa that delivers integrated payments alongside monitoring and data [c]
On the opening day of The Joburg Film Festival, Showmax has released an open commissioning brief to the African film industry calling for pitches for a slate of 10 live action films. The African streamer [c]
The COVID-19 pandemic has had and continues to have an impact on the travel industry in sub-Saharan Africa, including the tourists’ choice of their next vacation. This is according to a new survey on consumer [c]
Hailing from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria and South Africa, with a wide array of styles, cultures and perspectives, these artists are, according to Spotify data, the ones to watch in 2023. [c]
From February 1, to March 3, 2023, subscribers who pay for one month of Showmax will receive a second month at no extra cost. The deal applies to Showmax and Showmax Mobile plans and is available to new and returning subscribers. [c]
CPDIF was launched in June 2020 and had a first close of $120 million in July 2021. The Fund is focused on investing in digital infrastructure opportunities across sub-Saharan Africa. These include investments in fibre networks, data centres, wireless, towers, cloud, Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and other critical digital infrastructure that is vital for the growth of the digital economy in the region. [c]
It’s no secret that technology across the continent is burgeoning at unprecedented rates. Homegrown innovations that speak to socio-economic bottlenecks are plenty, due to increased access to resources, training and development, and investment. This can [c]
AFEX, Africa’s leading commodities exchange and commodities market player, has announced its expansion into Uganda, seven months after it first entered the East African continent. Similar to Kenya and Nigeria, farmers in Uganda will benefit [c]
Amid the drastic pullback in global VC funding, the African tech ecosystem stands out with over 8% growth from 2021. Debt funding doubled in volume to $1.5 billion, accounting for nearly a quarter of the [c]
Technology firm Huawei has registered an improved global ranking as an employer of choice in the latest report by the Top Employer Institute, an international human resource research and certification organization. With eleven of its [c]
By Bongani Sithole COVID-19 had a profound impact on the globe, leading to changes both seismic and small in how we live our lives. The pandemic has also fueled a substantial increase in health and biotech [c]
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