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- 27 Oct 2013
Flexenclosure Opens Office for Southern Africa
Flexenclosure, a specialist developer of intelligent power management systems and pre-fabricated data centres for the ICT industry, has opened a new office in Maputo, Mozambique to serve its growing…
- 13 Sept 2022
Google Cloud Partners Pepkor IT to Drive Business Transformation Across Southern Africa
Google Cloud has partnered Pepkor IT, a division of the Pepkor Group leveraging Google Cloud’s data analytics solutions to transform its in-house logistical processes, enabling the company to help…
- 20 Apr 2024
ARISE News Channel Goes Live in SA, 9 Other Southern African Countries
ARISE News Channel, Africa’s premier broadcaster, has announced its expansion into South Africa and nine other Southern African countries. The channel is now available on Multichoice/DSTV Channel 416…
- 26 Nov 2014
Nigeria Improves on Visa Releases Latest Africa Integration Index
Visa in Nigeria on Tuesday released the second annual Visa Africa Integration Index that measures the degree of economic integration within key trade corridors of sub-Saharan Africa, namely West…
- 23 Jan 2016
Letshego Acquires 100% Stake in FBN Microfinance Bank
‎Letshego Holdings Limited, a Gabarone-based financial inclusion focused group with consumer, micro lending and deposit-taking subsidiaries across Southern and East Africa, has acquired a 100%…
- 1 Oct 2013
Microsoft Picks Awosika, Nigerian to Head Kenya Office
Microsoft has appointed a Nigerian to head its Kenyan office that was elevated to an independent office. The software giant has appointed Kunle Awosika as the Kenya country manager following the…
- 18 Jan 2023
Exclusive… Next-Generation Optical Solutions Paving the Way for Broadband Acceleration in Nigeria
With a national target of reaching 70% broadband usage by 2025, Nigeria has made great strides, with broadband usage increasing to 44.5% in July 2022. Naveed Kashif, Head of the Southern Africa…
- 23 Nov 2023
Temenos Digital Leaders Summit Series Explores the Next Evolution of Banking in Africa
Changing consumer expectations, technological advancements, and regulatory reforms have seen digital transformation become an integral part of the modern banking industry. Global banking software…
- 29 May 2020
Swedfund Invests in 2 Health Startups in Nigeria, Madagascar
Swedish financial institution Swedfund announced an investment of SEK2.2 million in three healthcare facilities in Africa and Southern Asia. The loan conditions have not been disclosed. In Africa,…
- 25 Nov 2016
AfDB Appoints Ebrima Faal Director, Nigeria Country Office
The African Development Bank has appointed Ebrima Faal as the Director for the Nigeria Country Office with effect from 1 December 2016. The Nigeria Country Office is the largest single office of the…
- 30 Mar 2009
Digital Jewels, Financialtechnology collaborate on e-Business Handbook
Digital Jewels, information value chain consulting company is collaborating with Financialtechnology, a pan-African financial technology magazine to publish and circulate its e-Business Handbook, a…
- 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,…
- 27 Jul 2013
AfDB Doles Out $45m for PAU Universities in Nigeria, Others
African Development Bank’s (AfDB) board of executive directors has approved an African Development Fund (ADF) grant of $45 million to support the creation of a Pan African University (PAU). The new…
- 7 Sept 2022
Meta Launches ‘Creators of Tomorrow’ Campaign Across Sub-Saharan Africa
Meta on Tuesday announced the launch of ‘ Creators of Tomorrow ', a new campaign that celebrates emerging talents from around the world who are inspiring a new movement of creative content online.…
- 18 Jul 2019
Paradigm Initiative Announces 2019 Digital Rights and Inclusion Media Fellows
Following an extensive selection process involving 261 applications from 39 countries, Paradigm Initiative is pleased to announce the 2019 Digital Rights and Inclusion Media Fellows. The…
- 11 Sept 2020
Continental Reinsurance Acquires Botswana Subsidiary
Continental Reinsurance Plc on Thursday said a change in the ownership structure of Continental Reinsurance Ltd Botswana has been completed. After its recent acquisition of a minority 40 per cent…
- 22 Jul 2021
CNN’s Connecting Africa Explores Business Leadership Across the Continent
In the latest episode of Connecting Africa, CNN International’s Eleni Giokos looks at business leadership in Africa, meeting leaders from across the continent. Giokos presents the show from the site…
- 7 Jul 2026
KPMG Urges Africa’s Most Innovative Tech Entrepreneurs to Enter the Global Tech Innovator 2026 Competition
KPMG Private Enterprise is inviting Africa's most promising technology companies to apply for the KPMG Private Enterprise Global Tech Innovator 2026 competition. This competition offers innovators…
- 24 Nov 2014
MTN Still Most Admired, Most Valuable African Brand
MTN has again topped the Brand Africa 100® list as the Most Admired and Most Valuable African Brand. At over $5.4bn, MTN is the only African brand valued over a billion dollars. The 2014 Brand Africa…
- 25 Sept 2018
AfDB Launches First Africa-to-Africa (A2A) Investment Report
Opportunities for investment in Africa outweigh the obstacles, according to a report by leading African companies covered in the African Development Bank’s new Africa-to-Africa (A2A) Investment…
- 13 Aug 2013
FEDEX Connects More African Countries
FedEx Express has announced plans to expand its operation to the North and Southern part of Africa there-by expanding its scope of operation within the African continent. South Africa, Malawi, Libya,…
- 29 Jun 2010
Nigerian Wimax Market is Very promising - Smith
Winston Smith, managing director, Alvarion Southern Africa has described the Nigerian Wimax Market as very promising. He said Nigeria via the Nigerian Communications Commission has shown itself to be…
- 4 Nov 2015
COMESA, Microsoft Pen MoU to Promote Skills & Innovation in 19 African Countries
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) through the COMESA Business Council (CBC) and Microsoft have taken a step toward strengthening their working alliance today by signing a…
- 30 Jul 2015
Huawei Garners Outstanding Leadership & Contribution Award from Tanzanian Government
Huawei, the Tanzania leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider was on Thursday conferred with the outstanding ICT leadership and contribution award…
- 23 Feb 2009
Best DR Plan Can be Invalidated by a Wrong Hand-Dijkstra
Marc Dijkstra, chief technology officer, Symantec in charge of the Emerging Region including Russia, the Middle East, Southern Mediterranean and Africa. He has an in-depth knowledge of the data…
- 26 Oct 2021
Gabriel Swanepoel Named as the New Country Manager for Mastercard South Africa
Mastercard has appointed Gabriel Swanepoel as the new Country Manager for Mastercard in South Africa. Gabriel Swanepoel, new Country Manager, Mastercard, South Africa This serves as a promotion from…
- 17 Feb 2016
Facebook Kicks Off Global Effort on Women’s Safety
Facebook hosted a Women’s Safety roundtable in Kenya on February 10 with participants from NGOs, academia, women’s rights groups, and safety organisations from Kenya and across Sub-Saharan Africa to…
- 3 Aug 2026
INTERPOL Report Shows AI Powers 55% of Cybercrimes in Africa Amid $484m Losses
INTERPOL’s African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026 revealed that Artificial intelligence accounts for 55 per cent of reported cybercrimes across Africa and making attacks faster, more…
- 24 Oct 2012
CNBC Africa Honours Late GTBank MD, Others
CNBC AFRICA is to honour the Late Tayo Aderinokun (Former MD, GTBank), Funke Opeke, Chief Executive Officer, Main One Cable Company and other prominent Nigerians at this year’s All Africa…
- 20 Feb 2013
Nigeria’s Prowork Wins Apps4Africa $10, 000 Cash Prize
A three-man Nigeria mobile enterprise class project management team has become joint winners of the 2012 Apps4Africa: Business Challengejointly sponsored by the United States’ Department of State,…