Siemens and PANA Infrastructure announced a strategic collaboration to tackle Nigeria’s Electrical Infrastructure sector; The initiative aims to enhance power stability and create job opportunities in Nigeria; Combining expertise, they aim to enhance Nigeria’s power sector. Siemens, a leading global technology company, and PANA Infrastructure, a Nigerian conglomerate with an increasing footprint across Sub-Saharan Africa,...
Month: <span>July 2024</span>
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Azentio appoints two executives to expands its leadership team
Azentio Software (“Azentio”), a leading end-to-end software company specializing in the BFSI sector, today announced the appointment of Aarthi Ramesh as Chief Customer Officer and Emma Foley as Chief Marketing Officer. Ramesh joins Azentio with over two decades of experience in the IT industry, both within the services and SaaS space. Most recently she served...
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End of the Road for Venda popular soap ‘Muvhango’ after 27 years
The SABC has cancelled Muvhango on SABC2 – the channel’s most-watched show – after 27 years. The SABC has effectively cancelled ‘Muvhango’, created by Duma Ndlovu and produced by Word of Mouth Pictures – the channel’s most-watched show – after 27 years. The Venda soapie ran out of produced episodes, leaving the channel and fans...
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Policy Reform and Revitalization: The Key to Expanding South Africa’s Natural Gas Infrastructure
To support the expansion of its natural gas infrastructure and ensure a more prosperous future, there are several policy initiatives that South Africa should embrace! South Africa is in many ways one of the most modern countries in Africa, particularly with respect to electricity access. Yet while its numbers compare favorably with most other African...
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Old Mutual’s new OM Bank plans to compete with Capitec for market share
South Africa’s banking industry is highly competitive, making it a challenging environment to run an existing bank or launch a new bank. However, this did not dissuade Old Mutual from progressing with its plans to launch its new bank, named OM Bank, before the end of 2024. Old Mutual said launching OM Bank will help...
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Meta’s Threads has over 175 million monthly active users says CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Meta Platforms newest social media offering Threads has over 175 million monthly active users, CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed on Wednesday, ahead of its first anniversary. A challenger to X, formerly known as Twitter, Threads hit app stores on July 5 last year, timed to win users from the de facto micro-blogging site during its chaotic takeover by...
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Emerson partners with MSTelcom to provide advanced Industrial Automation in Angola
MSTelcom, a subsidiary of the Sonangol Group, has chosen Emerson to provide the company’s full automation portfolio for energy and industrial customers in Angola, further advancing the country’s objectives of leadership in hydrocarbon production. Emerson, a global leader in automation technology and industrial software, announced their collaboration aimed at expanding MSTelcom’s ability to provide engineering...
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African Development Fund approves $20 million grant for Youth and Women jobs in Serra Leone
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, approved a $19.95 million grant for an initiative to provide livelihood for Sierra Leone’s women and youth. The “Job Creation for Youth and Women in Climate Smart Agriculture Value Chains and Waste Management” project,” targets value chains...
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Naomi Osaka’s company Hana Kuma gets investment from The Players Fund
Athlete-led venture capital firm The Players Fund has invested in Hana Kuma, the production company co-founded by tennis star Naomi Osaka. The Players Fund launched last August, with England men’s cricketers Ben Stokes, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler and Jofra Archer among its backers. The firm added a cohort of female athletes as partners in December,...
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Four aspects to consider when taking your Small Medium Enterprise (SME) online
In the midst of today’s turbulent times, small to medium enterprises (SMEs) are grappling with disruption and complexity at every turn. This underscores the critical need to invest in digital and transformative technology now more than ever. Wait. Before you read past this article thinking it’s yet another digital transformation drive with little grasp of...