Nexign Eyes Wider African Digital Market After Profound Success With Mauritania’s Lead Telco
Nexign’s products give Chinguitel the flexibility to offer new, competitive services that will support the CSP in growing its subscriber base to 1.5 million by the end of 2019 Nexign, (a part of ICS Holding), a leading Business Support System (BSS) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider, announced today that implementation of Nexign Converged BSS and Nexign Network […]
African Development Bank Group Becomes A Shareholder In Africa Finance Corporation
– Shareholding follows investment of US$50 million in AFC’s equity by AfDB– AfDB becomes the second investment-grade Supranational Finance Institution to join the membership of and invest in AFC. Africa Finance Corporation (“AFC”, or “the Corporation”), a leading infrastructure solutions provider in Africa, today announces that the African Development Bank Group (“AfDB”), Africa’s highest investment-grade […]
First Nedbank IMC Bursary Winners Are Working It.
“I am working hard and loving marketing,” says Marang Nwako, one of the two winners of the 2019 Nedbank IMC Bursary Programme in which she won a full bursary to study a marketing diploma with Nedbank IMC Bursary partner, MSC Education Holdings. Since taking over the conference in 2018, new owner Dale Hefer has been […]
Nokia Showcases 5G, AI Potential At AfricaCom 2019 To Accelerate Digital Transformation Across The Continent
Nokia showcases the enormous potential of the latest technologies, including 5G and Artificial Intelligence (AI), with interesting demonstrations at AfricaCom in Cape Town between November 12 and 14, 2019. With extreme low latency and ultra-high-speed, 5G promises to transform telecom operators as well as enterprises and the way people live and work through a wide range […]
Solar Irrigation Helps Farmers Battle Climate-Induced Droughts
In the drought-prone district of Bugesera, south-east of Rwandas’s capital city Kigali, 24 year old Peruth Tuyishime is one of six farming group members working on a one hectare farm. The farm grows a range of crops, from chili and maize, to cucumbers, sweet peppers and pumpkins. But erratic rain patterns, characterised by increasingly longer […]
Bush To Beach – Combining A Safari In The Bush With Relaxation At The Beach
Africa is a world of its own – and very beautiful at that. It is one of the best destinations to travel to, boasting of majestic wildlife, crystal blue beaches, stunning topography, and a wealth of history and culture. If you’re planning a trip to Africa and are thinking about your travel itinerary options, we […]
Africans Charged More Than 3.5 Times The “Affordable” Rate For Mobile Data
People living in Africa are charged an average of 7.1 per cent of their monthly salary for a gigabyte (GB) of mobile data, more than 3.5 times the threshold considered affordable. That’s according to a report by the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), which classifies the affordable rate as 2 per cent of monthly income. It finds that […]
