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By Shamilah Grimwood-Norley, Head of Banking and Finance, Bowmans South African businesses who have endured on-off rolling blackouts for the past 12 years are not alone in their power supply woes. Nearly 80% of businesses across Africa suffered up to nine interruptions to their power supply a month between 2006 and 2016, according to the […]
...LAGOS, Nigeria, 21 September 2021 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- PAC Capital Limited (“PAC Capital”), a leading transaction advisory firm and the investment banking arm of PanAfrican Capital Holdings, has been announced the winner of the Capital Finance International (CFI) awards for Best Investment Banking Team Nigeria 2021. Following the nomination, screening, and interview processes, the CFI.co judging panel presented […]
...But We Need The Right Skills To Capitalise On This Trend Changing consumer needs are driving strong tech demand and business needs to respond and quickly By December 2020 the pandemic forced the closure of almost half of SA’s SMMEs, yet a handful of high-growth, digitally-led businesses have done the complete opposite. ‘They’ve grown exponentially […]
...The unprecedented speed of development of the Covid-19 vaccines can be attributed to multiple factors including record levels of international collaboration and swift action on the part of many governments and regulatory bodies to provide a conducive framework. As every nation across the globe faced impending economic doom, massive cross-sector funding materialised, allowing large-scale phased […]
...South Africa’s biggest banks are warning customers about a marked increase in vehicle purchase scams. Criminals place adverts for fake vehicles online at hugely discounted prices to lure in buyers hunting for a great bargain. Sameer Kumandan, Managing Director of SearchWorks, an innovative platform which allows consumers to perform live, accurate vehicle searches and valuations as well […]
...Business magnate Dr. James Mwangi, MD and CEO of Equity Group Holdings, and Arch Angel Esther Dyson, executive founder of Wellville, will keynote the 9th Angel Fair Africa (AFA) on 25th November 2021 in Port Louis, Mauritius. Chanzo Capital has partnered with the Africa India Entrepreneurship Forum (AIEF) and Future Female Invest to host this […]
...· First multi-stakeholder initiative to address global mobile internet access gap has been launched by Vodafone Group and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) as co-chairs via a dedicated Working Group under the auspices of the ITU/UNESCO Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development. · Of the 3.7 billion people not connected to the internet, 3.4 billion live within range of […]
...The Ngoma Africa Band aka FFU also known as Anunnaki alien, the most successful African live Band based in Germany has been vastly gaining popularity through an extraordinary East African rhythm which always drives the Europeans fans crazy. It’s more than two decades now that Band has a very concrete and stable recognition in the […]
...By Lourens Sanders, Solution Architect at Infinidat South Africa is an attractive target for cybercriminals for a number of reasons, and the last few years have seen a sharp rise in high-profile ransomware attacks. One of the key motivations driving this volume of attacks is the fact that data is a de facto currency and […]
...Calling all App developers! If you love to code, build helpful digital products, and create or contribute to a variety of tech specific projects, then HUAWEI’s Developer Hub, the “DIGIX Lab” will become an empowering home for your curious and creative minds. This Lab will allow developers to experience Huawei’s open capabilities and real devices […]
...Under the UK’s travel rules, travellers who have been in a country or territory on the red list in the last 10 days will only be allowed to enter the UK if they are British or Irish nationals or have residence rights in the UK. These travellers are subject to rigorous Covid testing and have to quarantine at […]
...The Rob and Melani Walton Foundation has made one of the largest ever donations for conservation in Africa with a $100 million pledge to African Parks. This donation will bolster Africa’s target of protecting 30% of the continent by assisting with park management. This endowment will help in expanding African Parks’ impact in managing 30 […]
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