UNESCO awards International Literacy Prizes to Innovative Projects Boosting Literacy in Covid Times

3 years ago

The awards will be presented during a virtual International Conference entitled “Literacy for a human-centred recovery: Narrowing the digital divide…

5 Reasons Why 5G Makes a Real Difference

3 years ago

Over the last 36 months, 5G has rapidly gained mindshare in society as a vital technology. But not all stakeholders…

With Awabah, Tunji Andrews wants to make pensions as popular as banking

3 years ago

Between November and December 2020, Tunji Andrews co-piloted a project to help informal workers save for the future. Those efforts…

Zip acquisition of Payflex means Africa is ripe for BNPL disruption

3 years ago

Australian buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Zip this week acquired South Africa-based BNPL player Payflex for an undisclosed amount. It’s a…

Largest-Ever Data Centre Expansion in Africa to Cost $500M Across 10 Countries

3 years ago

Africa Data Centres, one of the continent’s leading carrier-neutral co-location data centre providers, has announced plans to build large hyperscale…

Vodacom SA Launches 5G in Northern Cape with ICASA’s Temporary Spectrum

3 years ago

Vodacom Central Region has become the first network provider to launch a 5G mobile network in Kimberly, Northern Cape province…

Building Shopify for Africa: Nigeria’s Bumpa plans to digitise thousands of African businesses

3 years ago

Nigerian eCommerce startup, Bumpa, has raised a $200,000 pre-seed to digitise thousands of African businesses on its platform. Greencap Equity,…

Rwanda’s new SIM registration, Somalia’s Trade Information Portal, Cellulant’s partnership with GAINDE 2000

3 years ago

What’s the news? Telecom operators will implement new SIM card registration procedures. The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA), Rwanda’s telecom regulator,…

Government Cuts Mobile Money Transaction Charges by 30pc

3 years ago

The statement added that newly reduced rates will be officially announced in the Government Gazette today TEL AVIV, Israel, September…

Fintech Focus: The link between Open Banking and financial inclusion

3 years ago

Nigerian banks sit on an inventory of consumer data that fintech startups in the country can only dream of. With…