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Equinix Expands to Africa After Buying Nigerian Data Centre Firm for $320M

Equinix, an American digital infrastructure company, announced on Monday it has completed its deal to acquire West African data centre and connectivity solutions provider MainOne for a value of $320-million.…
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Elon Musk Buys 9.2% of Twitter, Considers Own Social Media Company

Elon Musk has bought a 9.2% stake in Twitter, more than four times the 2.25% holding of Twitter founder Jack Dorsey. His newly purchased shares now make Musk one of…
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You Can Now Translate To & From isiZulu Across the Entire Microsoft Ecosystem

Microsoft has added isiZulu to its Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services Translator, enabling text and documents to be translated to and from South Africa’s most-spoken official language across the entire Microsoft…
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Kenyatta Unveils Microsoft’s New $27-Million Development Centre in Nairobi

On Thursday, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta unveiled the completed $27-million Microsoft Africa Development Centre in Nairobi, Kenya, expressing optimism that the facility will bolster the Kenyan government’s quest to secure…
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Netflix to Invest $62-Million into SA Film Productions

The US-based streaming giant, Netflix, said that it will invest R900-million ($62-million) in South African film and TV productions during the Annual Investment Conference in Johannesburg, Sandton on Thursday. According…
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Netflix Scholarship Applications Now Open for East African Students

Netflix, one of the leading entertainment streaming services in the world, has opened applications to the Creative Equity Scholarship Fund (CESF) for film and TV students in the Eastern African…
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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.…
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SA Court Blocks Construction of Amazon Africa Headquarters

The high court in Cape Town, South Africa has blocked the construction of the new Amazon Africa headquarters to be built in the city, saying the tech titan had not…
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UBA & Cellulant Join Forces to Unite Africa’s Payments Ecosystem

Nigeria’s United Bank for Africa (UBA), and Cellulant, a leading Pan-African payments company, have announced a partnership that will extend payment services for merchants and consumers across 19 key African…
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Standard Bank Boosts its Shari’ah Banking with AWS Technology

On Thursday, Standard Bank South Africa, which offers a range of Shari’ah-compliant banking solutions, announced the introduction of a dedicated call centre line for its Shari’ah banking customers. Asma Latiff,…
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