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Today marks the 40th anniversary of the release of the Apple Macintosh, first launched on January 24, 1984. In celebration of the Mac’s birthday, the Folon Foundation shared an intriguing story. Steve Jobs had once enlisted Belgian artist Jean-Michel Folon to design an illustrated character. This character, known as Mr.…
Safaricom’s M-PESA, a mobile money platform, is currently experiencing operational issues that are affecting its paybill services. Despite an earlier announcement that the outage had been resolved, Safaricom issued a subsequent notification stating the connectivity issues had returned. As of reporting time, Safaricom has not disclosed the cause of the…
Business magnate Dr. Patrice Motsepe’s Tyme Group is planning to launch a third digital bank in Vietnam, Southeast Asia, aiming to grow its foothold in the continent’s banking sector. Tyme Group, majority-owned by Dr. Motsepe’s African Rainbow Capital (ARC), owns a 57.7% stake in TymeBank, self-acclaimed South Africa’s first digital-only…
Thabi Leoka, an economist under scrutiny, has stepped down from her role on the board of directors at telecommunications group MTN after a tenure exceeding four years. Leoka’s resignation follows media queries about the validity of her academic credentials. Earlier this month, Business Day reported that Leoka was implicated in…
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African Development Bank has opened an application for the AFD Digital challenge 2021. High-impact tech startups…
The City of Cape Town’s (COCT) Enterprise and Investment Department is encouraging female entrepreneurs to apply…
Cape Town-based impact accelerator OceanHub Africa helps to accelerate innovative impact-driven start-ups in Africa to protect Oceans by providing…
Game-changing justice startups looking for the opportunity to take their business to new heights have…
Two innovative legal cost consultancy startups based in South Africa that are leveraging on experienced…
French sports equipment and wear company Le Coq Sportif has partnered with South African-based logistics startup Pargo to reach…
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Education-focused Nigerian startup Pass.ng was among the winners of Airtel’s Catapult A Startup competition that…
A recent study conducted in Nigeria by Ipsos a global market research company, on behalf…
The Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC) presentation panel at the Social Media Week Lagos is…
Africa constitutes 15 % of the world population, it is indicated that around 10 %…
Last week, Airtel announced the winners of its CAS competition and one of them is…
Employee engagement has emerged as a critical driver of business success in today’s competitive marketplace,…