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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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South Africans Can Now Pre-Order the Huawei nova 9 SE

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…
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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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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…
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Tizeti Partners Microsoft to Boost High-Speed Internet in Nigeria

Microsoft, the US-founded tech megacorp, and West African solar-based internet service provider Tizeti have announced a new collaboration to boost high-speed internet in Nigeria with the “Airband initiative”. The initiative…
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Mastercard & Ukheshe Launch “First-of-its-Kind” Virtual Card Solution

South African fintech enablement partner Ukheshe Technologies says that it has started to process payments for Mastercard’s Track Instant Pay solution recently launched in the Middle East and Africa region.…
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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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