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Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa, the current CEO of Naspers South Africa, will be appointed as an executive…
Fifteen startups, organizations, and individuals have been announced as winners at the African leg of…
South Africa’s Minister of Trade, Industry, and Competition is challenging a decision by the nation’s…
Kenyan electric mobility company Roam is preparing to launch 10 additional solar-powered Roam Hubs in…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has launched a significant inquiry into consumer…
Swiss cement maker Holcim AG is set to exit the Nigerian market by selling its…
Nigeria’s Central Bank (CBN) is taking a decisive stand against the persistent cash shortages that…
The sixth edition of the Ocean Innovation Africa (OIA) summit is scheduled to take place…
Sahel Capital, the fund manager for the Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa (SEFAA),…
Nigerian venture capital firm Venture Garden Group (VGG) has joined forces with Ascend Studios and…
Senegal-based startup Solarbox Africa, specializing in e-mobility and energy solutions, has successfully closed a US$1…
The board of directors at MTN Group has decided to extend the contract of CEO…
Social media has become an important part of modern life. Billions of people, all over…
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted SpaceX approval to launch its innovative Direct-to-Cell service,…
BUSINESS
Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa, the current CEO of Naspers South Africa, will be appointed as an executive director and will serve on the boards of both Naspers, which is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), and its subsidiary Prosus, which is listed in Amsterdam. Her appointment to these prestigious positions will…
South Africa’s Minister of Trade, Industry, and Competition is challenging a decision by the nation’s Competition Tribunal that blocked Vodacom Group Ltd.’s R13.2 billion deal to acquire a stake in Remgro Ltd.’s fibre businesses. Parks Tau, who oversees the competition regulators in the country, is seeking to overturn the Tribunal’s…
Senegal-based startup Solarbox Africa, specializing in e-mobility and energy solutions, has successfully closed a US$1 million pre-seed funding round. This funding will enable the company to meet the growing demand for its solar-powered electric vehicles (EVs) in Senegal and the broader West African region. Founded in 2022 by Tijan Watt…
The board of directors at MTN Group has decided to extend the contract of CEO Ralph Mupita by an additional five years. Initially, Mupita’s contract was set to expire at the end of September next year, but it has now been extended until August 2030. MTN, which holds the title…
Startup
Kenyan electric mobility company Roam is preparing to launch 10 additional solar-powered Roam Hubs in…
Senegal-based startup Solarbox Africa, specializing in e-mobility and energy solutions, has successfully closed a US$1…
Kenyan startup Keep IT Cool, known for its innovative and sustainable refrigeration solutions that are…
Kenyan energy startup Hydrobox has successfully secured US$9 million in debt funding to support the…
Visa has announced the selection of 19 African startups to participate in the third cohort…
Nineteen innovators from across the African continent have been selected by AfriLabs and the African…
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Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa, the current CEO of Naspers South Africa, will be appointed as an executive…
The board of directors at MTN Group has decided to extend the contract of CEO…
PalmPay, a pan-African fintech operating in three countries, has appointed Femi Hanson as the new…
Media group MultiChoice has announced the resignation of Marc Jury, the Chief Executive Officer of…
MTN Nigeria has announced the appointment of Yahaya Ibrahim as its new Chief Technical Officer…
American software company Salesforce has appointed Sandra Adesuwa Ebere as its Business Development Lead in…
Cryptocurrency
Mercy Corps Ventures (MCV) has announced the fourth round of its Crypto for Good Fund…
Bitcoin surged to a record high, surpassing $81,000 on Monday amid optimism for a crypto-friendly…
The cryptocurrency market surged to new highs on Wednesday, driven by optimism following former President…
Ethereum has taken its place as one of the most popular and profitable digital assets…
Nigerian authorities have dropped all charges against Tigran Gambaryan, an executive at Binance, allowing him…
Worldcoin, the startup co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, is undergoing a significant rebranding by…