Shape East Africa’s Digital Future at East Africa Com
East Africa Com returns online after a truly successful 2020 event. Taking place from 11 – 12 May 2021, the two-day event will look to explore the biggest trends this year, with top industry experts and inspiring leaders. East Africa Com will look at challenges and opportunities across the region’s diverse tech ecosystems, with a […]
“Without Flexibility, Nigeria Will Face Difficulties Integrating Large Amounts Of Renewable Energy Into The Grid”
By Yusuff Wale, Managing Director, Wärtsilä Marine & Power Services Nigeria Ltd As the largest economy in Africa, with huge gas reserves and high solar energy potential, Nigeria has all the natural resources necessary to meet the growing demand for electricity. However, the inadequate energy infrastructure still leaves a significant part of the population without […]
New WEF African Global Leaders To Get Aliko Dangote Fellowship
Eleven young enterprising Africans, among them two Nigerians, who have been named Young Global Leaders (YGL) by the World Economic Forum (WEF) for 2021, are to benefit from the Aliko Dangote Fellowship endowed to support African Young Global Leaders. The beneficiaries are among 112 persons under 40 years of age, selected as Young Global Leaders […]
Ford Donates R2.5-million To National Institute For Occupational Health To Bolster Covid-19 Surveillance System
Ford donation of R2.5-million will help enhance the National Occupational Health Surveillance System (OHSS) Program run by the National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOH) to collect and analyse private and public sector employee data to strengthen workplace interventions, helping mitigate the transmission of COVID-19 and other diseases Donation expands Ford’s commitment to South Africa during […]
How To Avert A Brand Crisis On Social Media In 48H
This year’s Nedbank IMC Conference will be tackling real-life issues affecting brands right now. Thanks to the stellar line-up of both local and international speakers, the conference has been touted as the benchmark in virtual conferencing and Africa’s premier marketing event. This year the theme is Marketing. The Movie. One controversial topic to be addressed […]
Energy Industry Will Be The Bedrock Of Africa’s Road To Recovery
African Energy producers and the governments are facing an unprecedented economic crisis due to the Coronavirus, unemployment, recession, and energy poverty and energy transition concerns. The African Energy Chamber’s Road to Recovery: How the African energy industry can reshape itself for a post-COVID comeback offers a commonsense strategy for the public and the private sector […]
Altibbi Solidifies Its Position As MENA’s Largest Healthtech Provider By Delivering +3M Consultations
The first Arabic digital health consultations platform has extraordinarily grown to have over 70,000 doctors signed on the platform, serving more than 3 million medical consultations to date in the MENA region Altibbi, the pioneering digital health platform in the MENA region has achieved 3,000,000 medical consultations to date. The platform not only presents 1.5 […]
African EdTech Startup Kabakoo Academies Receives Funding From Zoom, Launches First No-Code Training In Africa
In March 2021, Kabakoo Academies launched the first no-code training in West Africa, confirming once again its leading role in tech education on the continent. Kabakoo is a no-code pioneer, the first EdTech in Africa to join this growing digital trend enabling people to design and deploy apps without coding. Dedicated to youth employment and […]
A Royal Sendoff for Famous South African King
Cloaked with animal skins, several hundred men in traditional warrior clothes are paying their last farewells to the Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini who passed away on Friday at the age of 72 after serving for 50 years, at the Nongoma morgue in South Africa. The remains of the leader will be buried (“planted” as referred […]
Researchers Question their Theory about South Africa’s Growing Lion Population
The assumption has long been that adding lions to the top of the food chain would lead to healthier populations of these other carnivore species, and that any efforts to protect large predators, such as lions, automatically benefit smaller ones, too. However, scientists lack evidence about whether these predictions play out in the real world, […]
