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Following ICASA’s threat last year of prosecutions if the mobile operators did not reduce their data costs between 30-50%, both Vodacom and MTN have at last complied. Meanwhile, SpaceMobile a…

Smart Africa calls for tenders to “Improve and accelerate the African government’s response to the challenges of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic”: Eligible applicants: African startups and innovative SMEs or other…

The CMO Council, a US-based body, has surveyed African marketing and business leaders in communication service providers, mobile network operators and digital media companies. It also conducted in-depth interviews with executives from MTN, TelkomSA, Vodafone,…

WhatsApp leads Facebook and Instagram in Africa, but with its success have come knock-offs, known as ‘WhatsApp mods’. One reason for the high uptake of WhatsApp mods is the wider range of…

WeBird is an online learning platform, offering master-classes in entrepreneurship, disruptive technology, programming, gaming, business, design and creativity, and so on. The emphasis is on upskilling South Africans both young and old. WeBird…

In a bid to tackle unemployment in Botswana startup Mohiri has developed an AI-driven personalised job alerts service that connects subscribers with relevant vacancies through their mobile phones. Launched in November…

Last month we reported that Lagos City Council had banned motorcycles and tuk-tuks (popularly known as “okada” and “keke napep”) from the main axis of the city. As the COVID-19 stop to normal business starts…

The directory is aimed at enhancing supplies and ensuring trade transactions continue uninterrupted in the wake of COVID-19. Individual and retail buyers can use contacts provided by the manufacturers to…

Kenya is the biggest exporter of flowers on the Continent, followed by Ethiopia and South Africa. In Kenya, the floriculture industry generates over $1 billion annually, which is about 1.1% of the national GDP. The…

According to a survey conducted by the UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce in Q4 of 2019 Ghana’s payment systems and corruption at regulatory agencies remain the topmost challenge for both foreign…