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- 10 Apr 2014
Africa Finance Corporation Welcomes Cape Verde
Cape Verde on 25 March 2014, during the inaugural Infrastructure Investment Summit of the AFC- “AFC LIVE”, became the newest member of the Corporation (AFC). AFC is an African-led multilateral…
- 15 Jun 2022
Africa Data Centres Expands South African Footprint with New 20MW Facility in Cape Town
Africa Data Centres, part of the Cassava Technologies Group, a pan-African technology group, is pleased to announce building a second data centre in Cape Town, South Africa. The new 20MW facility…
- 7 Sept 2021
MTN Nigeria Congratulates Super Eagles After Win Against Cape Verde
MTN Nigeria has congratulated The Super Eagles for emerging victorious in their World Cup Qualifiers game against Cape Verde on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. The victory cements Nigeria’s position at…
- 5 Mar 2015
Thomson Reuters Inaugurates 4th Trading Africa Summit in Cape Town
Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, has inaugurated the 4th Trading Africa Summit in Cape Town, South Africa. The summit,…
- 15 Sept 2008
Zain Eyes Cape to Cairo Coverage
Leading mobile phone Company in Africa and the Middle East, Zain, is finalizing several acquisition deals in Africa, its chief executive for the continent said last week. Chris Gabriel, chief…
- 6 Apr 2019
Mastercard Foundation Invites Publiseer Young Africa Works Summit in Cape Town
Chidi Nwaogu and Chika Nwaogu, founders of Nigeria’s digital content distribution platform Publiseer, have been invited by Mastercard Foundation to participate in its Young Africa Works Summit,…
- 19 Sept 2012
Donors Welcome the African Development Fund-12 Implementation
The mid-term review of the African Development Fund (ADF-12) implementation was concluded in Praia, Cape Verde recently with donors and stakeholders encouraging the African Development Bank (AfDB) to…
- 23 Nov 2021
Zoho Announces New Office, Expansion Plans for Africa
Zoho, the global technology company offering the most extensive suite of business software in the industry, today announced the opening of its South African office in Cape Town. The office is the…
- 17 Nov 2013
SAP Africa Launches Urban Matters Initiative
SAP Africa has kicked-off its SAP® Urban Matters initiative at the Africa Urban Matters, Cities of the Future event being hosted in Cape Town. The event focuses on how innovative technology can be…
- 18 Nov 2020
Accelerex Holdings Secures $20m Investment from ACA
Accelerex Holdings, Mauritius (“Accelerex”), has signed an investment agreement with regional private equity firm, Africa Capital Alliance (“ACA”), for the Capital Alliance Private Equity IV (CAPE…
- 7 Mar 2019
Microsoft Opens First Datacentres in Africa with General Availability of Azure
Microsoft on Wednesday announced the opening of its first datacentres in Africa, with the general availability of Azure from the new cloud regions in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa. This…
- 7 Mar 2019
Microsoft Unveils First Datacentres in Africa
Microsoft announced the opening of its first datacentres in Africa, with the general availability of Azure from the new cloud regions in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa. This makes Microsoft…
- 6 Oct 2008
Mweb Launches New Online Campaign
Mweb Business has broken new grounds with an online advertising promotion using video banners in the style of the well-known TV series, "The Office". The idea of Ogilvy Cape Town, the…
- 20 Dec 2021
Turkey’s New Satellite Has Coverage in Nigeria
Turkey has successfully launched its new satellite Turksat 5B from Cape Canaveral Base in Florida. Along with Turkey, the satellite will serve in a wide coverage area that includes the whole of the…
- 11 Jul 2014
Philips Introduces Ultra-Mobile Ultrasound System in Nigeria
Royal Philips has unveiled its new ultra-mobile ultrasound system (VISIQ) to the Nigerian market during the Lagos leg of its annual pan-African Cairo to Cape Town Roadshow. Currently in its fifth…
- 29 May 2015
Adesina Wins AfDB Presidency
Akinwumi Adesina yesterday became the eighth President of the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) after winning in a tight race. Cape Verde’s Cristina Duarte, the first woman to seek the post, Chad’s…
- 27 Feb 2017
Samsung Ushers in Latest Tech Trends at Annual Africa Forum
Samsung has showcased the latest range of products at the 8th Annual Samsung Africa Forum happening at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. With the expected continuous growth of this…
- 1 Jul 2015
Philips Renovates, Deploys Mobile Ultrasound at OriIyanrin Healthcare Centre
On the occasion of Philips’ sixth consecutive Cape Town to Cairo roadshow, Philips in collaboration with OriIyanrin Primary Healthcare (PH) Center popular known as the “Healthcare Centre”) unveiled…
- 16 Feb 2019
Davido Becomes First Nigerian Panelist on Comedy Central Roast
African humour is set to take over the world! This Comedy Central Roast of AKA is set to rally Africans from Lagos to Cape Town to join in the celebration of poking fun at the celebrities they love…
- 18 Jan 2017
World Data Forum to Advance Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Development
The ongoing United Nations World Data Forum, taking place from January 15-18, 2017 in Cape Town, South Africa, will spur the exchange of innovative ideas and data solutions through a range of keynote…
- 13 Nov 2015
How Retailers Can Protect Themselves from Data Breaches- MasterCard
At the 2015 Retail Congress Africa held in Cape Town recently, MasterCard addressed various issues impacting retailers across Africa. A key topic discussed was the protection of data and what…
- 27 Sept 2015
Jeffrey Wins 2015 MTN Project Fame
The young talent won 5 other finalists to emerge the winner of the 8th season of MTN Project Fame. Jeff is a Sound Engineering graduate from the SAE Institute, Cape Town and has consistently wowed…
- 15 Oct 2018
Africa Code Week frenzy hits Nigerian teachers, youths
Africa Code Week (ACW), a continent wide initiative of SAP, supported by partners such as Google, UNESCO, BMZ, Camden Trust, Cape Town Science Centre is set to run for 2 weeks from today the 15th to…
- 25 Aug 2021
X3M Ideas Commiserates with Muiltichoice Group on COO's Demise
The management of X3M Ideas has felicitated with the family of Martin Mabutho and the entire MultiChoice Group for the sudden demise of its Chief Customer Officer after a brief illness in Cape Town,…
- 14 Aug 2015
Ericsson AHUB to Connect African Innovators & Business Community
Ericsson on Thursday announced that it will be hosting an innovation station named “Ericsson AHUB” in partnership with Informa at AfricaCom 2015, Cape Town, 17- 19 November. The innovation station…
- 15 Nov 2016
Connectivity, Digital Services & Apps Form Huawei’s Key Focus in Africa
The AfricaCom got underway in Cape Town, on Tuesday, offering a platform for the architects of Africa’s digital future to showcase technologies for Africa’s development. Similar, Huawei, diamond…
- 15 Nov 2018
Huawei Places Nigeria on Short-term Radar for its Data Centre Offering
Multinational ICT firm Huawei has officially launched its AI-integrated public Cloud offering for Africa at AfricaCom 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa and confirmed the data centre will be located in…
- 11 Nov 2014
Aflix Storms AfricaCom with Samsung Pre-installed Aflix App
Africa’s leading Video-on-Demand streaming service, Aflix is showcasing its services including a Samsung Smart TV pre-installed Aflix app at the 2014 AfricaCom in Cape Town, South Africa. Aflix which…
- 14 Mar 2013
AFDB Launches Open Data Platforms for Nigeria, 19 Others
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched Open Data Platforms for the following 20 African countries: Algeria, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Malawi,…
- 24 Aug 2021
Martin Mabutho, MultiChoice CCO Dies @ 47
MultiChoice Nigeria has announced the passing of Martin Mabutho, the company’s 47-year-old chief customer officer (CCO) who died on Tuesday in Cape Town, South Africa, after a brief illness. Martin…