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- 23 Sept 2016
Trevor Noah to Host MTV Africa Music Awards Johannesburg 2016
South African comedy legend and host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” Trevor Noah is heading home to host the sixth edition of the MTV Africa Music Awards Johannesburg 2016 (MAMA), Africa’s most…
- 11 Jun 2013
Mama G, Nollywood Superstar @ Johannesburg for iROKOtv DVD
Mama G, Nollywood superstar is heading to Johannesburg, South Africa, to launch iROKOtv’s new Nigerian movie DVD collection. iROKOtv is the world’s largest online distributor of Nigerian movies,…
- 12 Sept 2025
From Lagos to Johannesburg: MTN MIP Fellows Champion Media as Infrastructure for Development”
Nigeria and South Africa are drawing closer together through the prism of media and education, as MTN Nigeria, in partnership with Pan-Atlantic University (PAU), kicked off the South Africa study…
- 30 May 2024
OADC achieves Tier-III certification in Johannesburg
Open Access Data Centres (OADC), Africa’s fastest-growing data centre company, has announced the achievement of Tier-III design certification from the internationally acclaimed Uptime Institute for…
- 21 Oct 2021
Ralph Mupita, CEO MTN Group Hosts Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa in Johannesburg
Ralph Mupita, President and CEO of MTN Group, and Felleng Sekha, Chief Group Regulatory and Corporate Affairs Officer, MTN, on Thursday, October 21, 2021, met with Nigeria's new High Commissioner to…
- 23 Dec 2016
Johannesburg to Host IoT Forum Africa 2017
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the next big wave in technology, with major repercussions for Africans. By connecting everyday devices to the internet the Internet of Things opens up a host of new…
- 19 Mar 2025
Google Cloud Launches First African Cloud Region, Driving Digital Transformation
Google Cloud has marked a historic milestone with the launch of its first African cloud region in Johannesburg, South Africa. This initiative is part of Google’s $1 billion investment to accelerate…
- 14 Feb 2014
British Airways Showcases Serious Customer Investment with Flight of Fancy
British Airways recently brought together the best of Britain and South Africa at 30,000 feet over Johannesburg to showcase how its £5 billion investment is benefitting customers. Some 200 guests…
- 26 Oct 2019
Hackers Shut Down S/Africa’s Economic Hub, Demand Ransom in Bitcoins
Hackers have shut down the cyber network of Johannesburg City Council, targeting computers of Local Government employees in South Africa’s economic hub, city officials on Friday said. The…
- 5 Sept 2018
FG Targets MTN for Cash as Buhari Govt. Tightens Rules Ahead 2019 Elections- Expert
The many troubles of MTN group in Nigeria may both economic and political play the federal government of Nigeria, according to Ron Klipin, an analyst at Cratos Wealth in Johannesburg. Klipin,…
- 13 Apr 2018
AfDB Launches the Africa Investment Forum
The African Development Bank will officially launch the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) ‒Africa’s premier investment marketplace − on April 19, 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The launch is a…
- 9 Jan 2013
iROKO Partners Opens South African Ofice
iROKO Partners, the world's largest online distributor of Nigerian movies and music, starts 2013 with news of further expansion, with the opening of a new office in Johannesburg, South Africa. The…
- 15 Jun 2016
MTN to Double Spending in Nigeria this Year
MTN Group said in Johannesburg yesterday, that it would more than double capital spending in Nigeria in the 2016 fiscal year according to Reuters. It said in a presentation posted on its website that…
- 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…
- 8 Sept 2022
MTN Group Hosts MTN Nigeria Board and Exco for Strategy Retreat
MTN Group this week hosted MTN Nigeria’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee in Johannesburg for a strategy retreat during which the leadership of the Group’s largest subsidiary reflected on…
- 6 Oct 2017
We’ll Continue To Open ‘Support Hubs’ Across Africa- Lits
By peter oluka September, Uber celebrated four years on the African continent, and with more than 1.8 million active riders using the app since Uber’s launch in Johannesburg in September 2013, it’s…
- 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…
- 25 Oct 2018
Altron, Huawei Seal IOT Partnership for Africa
Huawei and Altron, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed technology company, have partnered to deliver tangible and real Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for businesses in Africa. The two…
- 2 Nov 2009
Big Brother Helped Me Learn More About Other African Cultures – Quinn
South Africa’s Quinn was evicted from Big Brother Africa show penultimate Sunday, alongside his comrade in arms, Crystal. 21-year-old 1st year Media Diploma student from Johannesburg who…
- 6 Apr 2017
Over 170m People in Africa Now Access Facebook Monthly, 94% Via Mobile
Facebook has moved its Johannesburg offices into new premises, creating a new home for the company to work with its partners to boost innovation and provide an African home for the Facebook culture.…
- 7 Jul 2017
The African DNS Market and Echoes of ICANN 59
I led the NiRA delegation to the just concluded ICANN 59 Public Meeting held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 26th to 29th June 2017. Because the meeting held in Africa, more focus was on our…
- 22 Sept 2014
MasterCard Appoints Elliott, Division President in South Africa
MasterCard, a technology company in the global payments industry, has appointed Mark Elliott as Division President for South Africa. Based in Johannesburg, as disclosed on its website, MasterCard…
- 29 Jun 2015
Facebook Opens first African Office in South Africa
Facebook has opened its first office in Africa to further the company’s commitment to help businesses connect with people and grow locally and regionally. Based in Melrose Arch, Johannesburg,…
- 13 Sept 2014
Big Brother House Found, Gets October 5 Date
M-Net and Endemol SA, on Friday confirmed that a new Big Brother house has been found in Johannesburg, South Africa following the devastating fire that demolished the original house on 2 September.…
- 16 Jun 2017
ICANN Prepares for Annual Meeting ‘ICANN59’ In Africa
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), is set to hold its annual meetings ‘ICANN5’ at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg on 25-29 June 2017. ICANN is expecting…
- 6 Sept 2014
M-Net Says Big Brother Africa to Return Soon
Following the devastating fire on 2 September 2014 at the Big Brother house in Johannesburg, M-Net and Endemol SA have spent the last 48 hours searching both locally and internationally for a…
- 14 Nov 2018
AfDB Launches Africa Energy Portal
The African Development Bank has launched the Africa Energy Portal (AEP) at the Africa Investment Forum in Johannesburg The AEP portal, hosted at http://Africa-Energy-Portal.org , will consolidate,…
- 2 Dec 2015
Buhari, Zuma to Discuss MTN’s $5.2Bn Fine in S/Africa
President Muhammadu Buhari and President Jacob Zuma, his South African counterpart, are to meet in Johannesburg this week to discuss MTN's $5.2 billion fine. Both leaders are expected to meet to…
- 3 Nov 2015
$5.2Bn Fine: Trading in MTN Shares Suspended in S/Africa
All forms of trading in MTN shares and affiliated stocks, has been halted on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) pending an announcement over a $5.2 billion Nigerian fine. The company's bonds…
- 23 Mar 2016
'Selling To The CIO' Workshop Returns To SA
Johannesburg will see the return of the highly rated Selling to the CIO seminar. The seminar which is to be held at Henley Business School on 29 - 30 June 2016, will see sales professionals gain…