Ghana: Netflix’s Ad-Supported Tier Comes Closer As It Teams Up With Microsoft
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[Ghanaian Times] The streaming giant finds a partner in commerce
Month: July 2022
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Africa: Startups Eye Metaverse, NFTs, to Solve Continent’s Economic Woes
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Johanneburg — Afropolitan, a pan-African digital nation selling NFTs as passports, says it wants to solve African governance issues
Mukuru Expands its Services
Mukuru, one of the leading next-generation financial services platforms in Southern Africa, launched a new campaign following the announcement of a series of sponsorships, including English Premier League side Crystal…
Nigeria Twitter Ban Was Unlawful, ECOWAS Rules
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has declared the Nigeria Twitter ban unlawful and has warned against another occurrence. Nigeria banned Twitter in July 2021 after a tweet…
The 10 African Countries with the Most Cryptocurrency Holders
If you look at the markets currently, you would find that cryptocurrency is undergoing what some analysts are calling the “Crypto Winter” highlighted by a vast devaluation of large swathes…
Netflix Partners with Microsoft to Launch New Ad-supported Plan
On Wednesday Netflix announced that it is partnering with Microsoft to launch the highly-anticipated ad-supported cheaper plan on its streaming platform. Microsoft, the giant tech corporation, will be the streaming…
Struggling to Find Software Developers? This May Be Why
Software developers with specific skills and languages were in short supply before the pandemic and continue to be in short supply in South Africa. How can companies adjust to the…
Ghana: MHA Toll Free Line Non-Operational
[Ghanaian Times] A 24-hour toll free line launched by the Mental Health Authority (MHA), in 2017, to provide interventional mental health support for persons contemplating suicide, has been non-operational in…
Nigeria: Nigeria Records 7 Million New Broadband Subscribers in 7 Months
[Daily Trust] SUB: Nigeria’s broadband penetration recorded a quantum leap in the last seven months from November 2021 with a record of seven million new subscriptions, indicating…
Kenya: ICT Authority to Run Round-the-Clock Base to Monitor Network Coverage During Polls
[Capital FM] Nairobi — The ICT Authority (ICTA) on Tuesday revealed it will deploy a 24/7 command center to monitor network coverage countrywide during the August 9 General Election.