4 Things You Didn’t Know About SA’s Vaccine Rollout to Teens
South Africa’s Health Minister Joe Phaahla has announced that children and teens between 12 and 17 will now be able…
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These 6 In-Demand ICT Skills Will Take You To The Next Level
With IT job vacancies continuing to climb as companies struggle to recruit and obtain critical skills in South Africa, there…
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French government commits further $150m funding for African tech startups
French President Emmanuel Macron has made a new EUR130 million (US$150 million) commitment to support 500 African startups as part…
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Microsoft begins learners’ clinic in West Africa
Microsoft Africa Development Centre (Microsoft ADC), the premier Engineering Center for Microsoft, has announced the commencement of its Game of…
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Lagos plans advance tech for smart city project
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, professionals and experts in the technology sector have stressed the importance of technology in the…
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The Mobile Malware Scourge Hits SA, Kenya & Nigeria
Internet security provider Kaspersky has blocked more than 206,000 mobile malware attacks across the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META)…
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Top 5 Best Telecom Networks in South Africa Ranked
MyBroadband Insights has released its Q3 Mobile Network Quality Report, which shows the network quality of several of South Africa’s…
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Product Management in ECommerce
Product Management (PM) in general seems to have a different job description depending on the company. Some focus more on…
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Five emerging cities around the world to launch a startup
America since long has dominated the world of start-ups along with buzzing activities in venture capital. However, now the craze…
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Why is Nigeria So Anti-Tech?
The Nigerian federal government has, within the last 12 months, enacted a series of bans and restrictions across a country…
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The pandemic put a spotlight on the need to invest in women founders
Without a doubt, the COVID-19 pandemic created catastrophic effects in our communities, educational systems and, most importantly, our careers and…
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Applications open for 3rd Google Startup Accelerator: Middle East and North Africa
Google has opened applications for the third edition of its Startups Accelerator: Middle East and North Africa programme, which offers…
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Ford Foundation appoints Catherine Chinedum Aniagolu-Okoye as regional director W/Africa
A new regional director, in the person of Catherine Chinedum (‘ChiChi’) Aniagolu-Okoye, has been appointed to take charge of the…
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Pacer Ventures announces Pacer Labs, Pan-African software development firm
Sub-Saharan Africa venture firm Pacer Ventures is set to further unlock the power of digital transformation in Africa with the launch of Pacer…
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Onyeka Akumah : A Ride On A Bus That Changed This Entrepreneur’s Journey
Designing websites came naturally to Onyeka Akumah even as a college student, but his greatest epiphany was in a moving…
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Ghanaian startup Kaazi launches football talent identification platform
Ghanaian startup Kaazi has launched the public beta of its football talent identification and recruitment platform, which will be available…
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Nedbank & Microsoft Launch Free Online Digital Skills Training Platform
Nedbank, one of South Africa’s largest lenders, has announced the launch of the Nedbank DigiSkills online platform, in partnership with…
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World Facebook announces winners of 2021 Community Accelerator Program in Africa
Facebook today announced the winners of the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Program, highlighting the 13 Facebook community leaders from Nigeria,…
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90% of Africa’s $6.6b startup funds reside in Lagos, Cape Town, three others
With Africa’s startup ecosystem worth put at $6.6 billion, over 90 per cent of these funds are currently concentrated in…
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Twitter is testing prompts that warn you when a conversation has bad vibes
If you’ve ever tweeted something innocuous that went on to kick off a firestorm of unwanted attention, you know full…
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MTN Group Announces New Digital & FinTech CFO
MTN Group has announced the appointment of Adekunle Awobodu as its new Chief Financial Officer for Digital and Fintech. According…
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The Zimbabwe dollar drops 89 cents as the national bank cracks down on unlawful forex trade
The central bank of Zimbabwe has added 47 more people to its blacklist for allegedly using social media to advertise…
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Ghana Startup Ecosystem Program to provide digital skills to 7000 youth
Ghana Tech Lab has partnered up with a number of partners for the fourth edition of the Ghana Startup Summit,…
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Nigerian Businessman Appointed CEO of Airtel Africa
The Airtel Africa Group has announced the new appointment of Olusegun “Segun” Ogunsanya, as its Managing Director (MD) and CEO….
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These African countries have fully vaccinated 10% of their populations
Less than a third of African countries have achieved the global goal of vaccinating 10% of their populations against Covid-19…
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COVID-19: World Bank approves $11.5bn for Nigeria, others
The World Bank has approved $11.5bn in lending to Western and Central African countries for 98 operations. The World Bank made this…
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Ramaphosa Announces Vaccine Passports for SA + All The Details
During his address to the nation on Thursday evening, SA President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the Department of Health would…
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Nigeria Innovation Summit backed by NCC, NITDA, Sterling Bank, others
LAGOS; September 30, 2021: The Nigeria Innovation Summit (NIS) 2021, the virtual edition, scheduled for Tuesday, October 5 and Wednesday, October…
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Amid lawsuit, eNaira website down as CBN postpones launch
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has postponed the launch of the eNaira — its digital currency — slated to launch on…
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Twitter ban in Nigeria to be lifted if platform sets up a local office and pays taxes, president says
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari announced on Friday that the current Twitter ban would be lifted, but only if the social…
