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Gwede Mantashe Confirms Plans to Support SAns Amid Petrol Price Hikes

South Africa’s Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe, has confirmed that the government is making plans to support South Africans amid recent petrol price hikes. When he was answering…
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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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MultiChoice Hikes Prices of DStv & GOtv in Nigeria – Here’s By How Much

MultiChoice has increased the monthly prices for its DStv and GOtv packages in Nigeria, according to an announcement on Tuesday. The same announcement claimed the cause of the price hike…
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Exclusive Networks Africa Expands on Cloud-First Networking & Security Services Offering with New Infoblox Partnership

Exclusive Networks Africa is proud to announce a new partnership agreement with Infoblox, a leader in cloud-first networking and security services. Its solutions empower organisations to automate, standardise and accelerate…
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Instagram Introduces “Favorites List”

On Wednesday, Meta announced it is introducing Favorites list and other new ways in which users will choose how they see content on their Instagram feed, including the return of…
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LakeHub Partners with the UN to Equip Kenyan Girls with Digital Skills

LakeHub, the Kenyan tech innovation hub, has partnered with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to teach 300 girls in Kenya digital literacy and technical skills for better employment opportunities. According…
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Paratus Expands to DRC, Connects 620KM Fibre Optic Line

Telecommunications firm Paratus Group has announced its expansion into the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This coincides with the news that Paratus has won, together with DRC based Global Broadband…
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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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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…
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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…
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