South Africans Can Now Pre-Order the Huawei nova 9 SE
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On Tuesday, Huawei announced that South Africans can now pre-order the Huawei nova 9 SE. Huawei launched the new device, as well as their Huawei P50 series last week in…
Nigeria’s Flutterwave Launches in Tanzania
Nigerian fintech unicorn Flutterwave, one of Africa’s leading payments technology companies, has gained approval from the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) to launch its payment services in the Republic of Tanzania.…
Don’t Want to Get Blocked Out of Facebook? Accept These Policies
Meta says it will block some users in South Africa who have not accepted its new privacy policy on its Facebook app. It seems, though, that the new policy changes…
Rwanda: Rwandan Tech Startup for Lawyers Secures $1.8 Million in Funding
[New Times] Kigali-based Hence Technologies has laid out plans to continue growing and scaling operations in Rwanda, especially in finding the best problem-solvers, designers, and engineers as well as data…
South Africa: South Africa Takes a Massive Digital Leap Forward With Radio Spectrum Auction
[Daily Maverick] Last week, the government concluded the auction of high-demand spectrum for mobile telecommunications. This is a significant milestone in our reform agenda, which will, as we have said…
South Africa: What’s Happening In South African News – March 22, 2022
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Uganda: Jumia Unveils 9th Edition of the Biggest Tech-Sale in Uganda
[Nile Post] Uganda’s leading e-commerce platform, Jumia has officially launched the 9th edition of its annual tech-sale which runs from March 21st to April 3rd with the theme: “Upgrade your…
South Africa: Radio Spectrum Auction a Catalyst for Digital Development
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa says the recently concluded auction of high demand radio frequency spectrum in South Africa will be catalytic for not only bridging the digital divide for those…
The Challenges in Getting Internet Access to All South Africans
South Africa is on a drive to connect its citizens to the Internet. In November 2021, the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Khumbudzo Ntshavheni announced that the government was…
Kenya Power Pays $22.7-Million in Debts to US Firm
Kenya Power, the state-owned utility, has cleared a $22.7-million power purchase bill to the US geothermal energy tech firm, Ormat Technologies, to subdue fears of a default that would have…