Month: April 2023
84 posts
expertstridesAfrican Startups Win Big at Global Startup Awards
Earlier this week (29 March 2023), two African early-stage companies came out tops at the grand finale of the world’s biggest independent competition for startups. The rise of the African…
Put your data first to build business resilience in an era of digital disruption
Big businesses everywhere are pegging their future on a cloud-first strategy, with the sudden and intense requirement for remote working and virtual platforms having played a significant role in the…
Mobile money taxation could hamper financial inclusion gains in Africa
Mobile money services have transformed the lives of many people across the African continent but taxation policies pose a significant challenge to the financial inclusion gains made by these innovations…
Africa: Using Technology to Solve Real Problems and Encourage Innovation – Qualcomm’s Elizabeth Migwalla
[allAfrica] When Elizabeth Migwalla chose electrical engineering as her major at Nairobi University in the mid-1970s, “women didn’t do that,” she recalled in a recent interview. After more than three…
Malawi: Malawi Govt Sees Potential in Science and Technology, Commits to Financing It for Wealth Creation
[Nyasa Times] Secretary to the Treasury (ST) Dr. MacDonald Mafuta Mwale has expressed Malawi Government’s commitment to providing continued financing for research, science, technology and innovation in an effort to…
Malawi: Airtel Malawi Revamps Chezani With 3 New Bundles
[Nyasa Times] Airtel customers can now comfortably call out to mobile numbers from other networks through the its popular voice bundle portfolio, Chezani — which has been revamped by adding…
Nigeria: Govt Approves U.S.$52 Million for Free Internet Facilities in Airports, Markets
[Premium Times] The government also said 43 higher institutions of learning in the country would be linked to the Internet facility.
Rwanda: Govt to Allocates Rwf500 Million for Grassroot Internet Connectivity
[New Times] Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente on Tuesday, March 29, announced that the government is set to inject Rwf500 million to further address poor internet network issues that persist at…
What Is Cloud Storage Service And Why Should You Use It?
When it comes to owning and running your business, there’s nothing harder than data storage and management. Cloud storage is a fantastic solution for this problem, but many businesses still…