Standard Chartered Bank Launches The Women In Tech Programme With Over R2.7 Million Funding
Standard Chartered Bank is proud to announce the launch of its Women in Tech (WiT) Incubator Programme in South Africa, aimed at empowering and supporting women entrepreneurs in the technology sector. WiT is part of the bank’s commitment to fostering gender equality and driving innovation in the rapidly evolving technological landscape. As one of the leading global banks, Standard Chartered recognises the immense potential of women in this sector and understands the importance of bridging the gender gap. Through the Women in Tech programme, the bank aims to create an inclusive environment where women can thrive, excel, and contribute to the tech industry. The bank will provide R 2.7 million (USD 150,000) worth of funding to support this initiative. […]
iProcure Expands To Tanzania, Partners With Farm To Market Alliance To Reach 125K+ Farmers
iProcure, a leading data-driven African agricultural input supply company, announced its expansion into Tanzania through its partnership with the Farm to Market Alliance (FtMA), a leading data-driven African agricultural input supply company, announced its expansion into Tanzania through its partnership with the Farm to Market Alliance (FtMA). FtMA is a consortium of public and private institutions that aims to […]
RESTORE Worldwide Returns To Cameroon With Its Largest-ever Team To Conduct Free Surgeries
RESTORE Worldwide Inc., the Foundation for Reconstructive Surgery, will embark on its second medical mission to Yaoundé, Cameroon, and includes the largest team of volunteers ever assembled for such a mission. This comes just a few weeks after the foundation celebrated its 15th anniversary and completed 23 previous missions successfully. The team of over 40 […]
Innovation And Investment: Key To The Growth Of The African Transport And Logistics Sectors
Transport Evolution Africa Forum & Expo to address key challenges, opportunities and solutions for the improvement of ports, rails and roads in Africa The transport industry in Africa has evolved in recent years due to advancements in technology, changes in trade patterns, and through the emergence of new players in the market. Whilst the industry […]
TDB To Accelerate The Financing Of Infrastructure, Health And Climate Action Projects In Africa Through Three New Virtual Deal Rooms With Asoko Insight
The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB), in partnership with Asoko Insight, is pleased to announce the launch of three new virtual TDB deal rooms to accelerate the deployment of capital into priority sector projects in Africa, namely: infrastructure, health and climate action. The sectors align with regional priorities as well as with the global development agenda as guided by […]
Foreign Policy Crisis for Cyril Ramaphosa’s Government over Ties to Kremlin
The US has accused South Africa of supplying arms to Russia in a covert naval operation, escalating a foreign policy crisis for President Cyril Ramaphosa over the country’s ties to the Kremlin and position on the Ukraine war. Reuben Brigety, US ambassador to South Africa, told local media on Thursday that the US believed weapons […]
A Broader Strategy to Streamline MTN’s Portfolio Focus to Core Markets like Nigeria and Ghana
MTN Group Ltd., Africa’s largest mobile operator, is reportedly in advanced talks to sell some of its assets to Axian Group Ltd. According to sources familiar with the matter, negotiations on the prices of MTN’s assets in Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, and Guinea-Conakry are ongoing. MTN is one of the most valuable companies in Africa, with a […]
The United Nations Human Rights Council Meets for a Special Session Devoted to Sudan
United Nations experts who attended an emergency session on Sudan at the U.N. Human Rights Council Thursday were thwarted in their appeal for independent investigations into atrocities allegedly committed against Sudanese civilians by two rival armed forces. By a vote of 18 in favor, 14 against, and 15 abstentions, the 47-member Council adopted a resolution […]
Ethiopia’s Shift from a Cash-based System to a Digital Economy Comes with its Challenges
The goal is to boost financial inclusion among its citizens, increase its tax base over time because digital transactions are easier to track, and boost economic growth overall in the continent’s second largest country by population. One way it’s doing that is by requiring digital transactions with the government, part of its first-ever National Digital […]
Tanzania has Opened its First Bone Marrow Transplant Centre in the Capital, Dodoma
According to the director of Benjamin Mkapa Hospital, it marks a milestone for the country’s health sector and the unit will focus on treating patients with sickle cell. Very few countries in Africa offer bone marrow transplants – only Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, South Africa and Tunisia have similar treatment programmes. Sickle cell is an inherited […]
