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- 15 Nov 2022
40 African YouTube Creators Join #YouTubeBlack Voices Cohorts
YouTube today has announced the expansion of efforts to support creators and the creative economy in Africa through the 2023 #YouTubeBlack Voices creators and artist cohorts. Now in its third year,…
- 27 Jan 2022
#YouTube Black Voices Fund Initiative: 26 African Creators Selected to Join Global Cohort of 135 Creators
YouTube on Thursday revealed the names of African creators who have been selected to join a global cohort of 135 from around the world, in its flagship #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund initiative. The fund…
- 28 Nov 2023
YouTube Debuts ‘The Voices of Africa’ to Celebrate Africa’s Diversity
Ahead of the festive period which sees many Africans visit their hometowns away from the cities in which they are based, YouTube has launched “The Voices of Africa”, a social campaign to celebrate…
- 25 Sept 2025
MTN Media Innovation Programme Fellows Chart the Future of African Media in South Africa
MTN Media Innovation Programme (MIP) Fellows, Cohort 4 have just concluded a week-long study trip to South Africa, exploring how media, diplomacy, and innovation intersect in shaping Africa’s…
- 6 Mar 2026
South Africa’s Nomzamo Mbatha Appears on Glo-Sponsored African Voices
Globally recognized South African actress Nomzamo Mbatha will feature on this week’s edition of African Voices Changemakers, the 30 minute show on Cable News Network International (CNN). In this…
- 19 Apr 2018
Mobile Voice Usage Steady in Africa - Report
Mobile voice telephony usage in Africa has remained stable and the situation is likely to persist at least until the end of this year – despite increasing adoption of Over the Top (OTT) applications…
- 3 Sept 2019
MTN Condemns Xenophobic Attacks in South Africa
MTN Nigeria has condemned xenophobic attacks against African migrants including Nigerians in South Africa. Ferdi Moolman, chief executive officer, MTN Nigeria, in a statement released on Tuesday said…
- 5 Oct 2018
Publiseer Enters Kenyan Market, Plans Underway for South Africa
Publiseer made its second expansion, and this time the digital publishing company is expanding into Kenya, with plans for its South African expansion underway. The Nigerian digital publisher…
- 20 May 2018
Nkemdilim to Speak in South Korea on Africa Innovation
Nkemdilim Begho, Chief Executive Officer of Future Software Resources Limited, will join Heads of African State, Delegations of 80 member countries, international organizations, government…
- 12 Jan 2021
YouTube Announces Inaugural #YouTubeBlackVoices Creator Grantees from Africa
YouTube on Tuesday released its inaugural class of African content creators set to receive a grant for the development of their channels from the global #YouTubeBlackVoices Fund. In addition to the…
- 13 Sept 2021
Nokia Drives MTN Core Evolution through Cloud and Future Voice Upgrades
Nokia has announced it has been selected by MTN, a leading emerging markets operator in Africa and the Middle East, to drive its voice core evolution and network modernization in South Africa. By…
- 12 Jul 2019
NANS, NYCN Threaten to Picket DSTV, South African Firms over Xenophobia
National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) and National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) have threatened to attack South African interests in Nigeria over the repeated attacks and killing of…
- 13 Nov 2017
Smile Communications, MediaTek to Launch Voice over LTE Smartphones in Africa
Smile Communications and MediaTek have teamed up to bring the latest VoLTE smartphones to customers in Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This follows…
- 13 Jun 2021
Meet the 12 Development Lab Candidates for the Realness Institute in Partnership with Netflix
From over 500 applications, 12 creative industry professionals from Kenya, Nigeria, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe were selected to be part of the inaugural three-month development lab for…
- 20 Feb 2019
DStv’s The Voice Hostess Anele Mdoda Heads to the Oscars
The countdown to Hollywood’s most prestigious ceremony, the 91st Annual Academy Awards has begun, and this year, Hollywood will be graced by Host of DStv’ s reality show The Voice South Africa :…
- 24 Mar 2017
Glo-Sponsored African Voices Celebrates Female Achievers
The next edition of the popular TV magazine of the Cable News Network (CNN), African Voices, will be celebrating two female achievers from Nigeria and South Africa. One of the two achievers is…
- 30 Nov 2021
YouTube Extends Commitment to Support African Creators as Africa Creator Week kicks Off
YouTube has kicked off the second edition of Africa Creator Week. The programme seeks to showcase and support content creators from across the continent and extend YouTube’s commitment to nurturing…
- 21 Oct 2021
CKay, Omah Lay, P.Priime and; Telz to represent Nigeria @ #YouTubeBlack Voices Music Class of 2022
YouTube on Thursday announced a roster of 54 artists, songwriters and producers selected to join the #YouTubeBlack Voices Music Class of 2022. Among the acts from Australia, Brazil, Canada, USA and…
- 21 Jun 2019
Glo-sponsored CNN African Voices Celebrates 3 Car Enthusiasts
The Glo-sponsored CNN African Voices will this week celebrate three outstanding car buffs from Africa - Stacey Lee May from South Africa, Amirah Alladeen of Mauritius, and Ghana’s Fred Apaloo. The…
- 6 Oct 2022
Meta Hosts XR Exhibition to Showcase Winners of the Future Africa Grant for Extended Reality Creators
Meta has unveiled an exclusive XR exhibition featuring the six finalists from the ‘ Future Africa: Telling Stories, Building Worlds’ programme, focused on supporting the next generation of Extended…
- 19 Nov 2020
Ericsson Sees Strong Momentum in Sub-Saharan Africa
A series of contracts in Kenya, South Africa, Madagascar and Benin, among others, highlight Ericsson’s growing footprint in Sub-Saharan Africa as communications service providers move to strengthen…
- 9 Jan 2014
SA Telcos Rue Shrinking Revenue, Eye Enterprise Market Elsewhere
Operators in South Africa telecoms market are seeking opportunities in enterprise market for long-term growth after recent trading result saw revenue tumbling to record lows. Business Monitor, the…
- 26 Jan 2009
Telkom Eyes Converged Services for Multi-Links, Plans $533m Capital Expenditures
Multi-Links Telkom, pioneer private telecommunications operator is set to introduce converged fixed and mobile services to the Nigerian market, thanks to the fresh impetus from the recent total take…
- 7 Sept 2017
Ericsson, Qualcomm & MTN Complete First CAT-M1 Test in Africa for IoTs
Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies have successfully completed a lab trial for a Cat-M1 solution with MTN South Africa in support of MTN’s Internet of Things (IoT) ambitions. This is the first Cat-M1…
- 9 Aug 2015
MTN Downbeat on Outlook for Nigeria
MTN Group gave a downbeat outlook for Nigeria, its biggest market, yesterday after losing high-end users to Gulf rival Etisalat. South Africa-based MTN, which reported a 10 percent decline in…
- 5 Oct 2022
How Google is Delivering on its $1B Commitment to Africa
Google on Wednesday announced its intent to establish a new Google Cloud region in South Africa – its first on the continent. The news, which came at the second Google for Africa event, is the latest…
- 5 May 2014
CNN, MultiChoice Opens 2014 African Journalists Awards
CNN International in partnership with MultiChoice have officially announced the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2014 awards. The competition for African nationals based on the continent welcomes…
- 8 Aug 2018
Nigeria, Ghana Markets Boost MTN’s Half Year Results
Half-yearly results issued by MTN yesterday show an improved performance in constant currency over the six months to 30 June 2018, with stand-out performances by Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa. The…
- 11 Feb 2017
Glo-Sponsored CNN African Voices Projects Nigerian, SA Artistes
Nigeria’s Tiwa Savage and South Africa’s Thandiswa Mazwai will take centre stage this week on the Glo-sponsored CNN African Voices. Tiwa Savage, one of Nigeria’s most prolific divas, emerged into…
- 30 Mar 2025
MTN, Lynk Global Make Africa’s First Satellite-to-Mobile Call
MTN South Africa, in partnership with Lynk Global, has successfully conducted Africa’s first satellite-to-mobile phone call touted as a groundbreaking development. This historic trial, conducted in…