For years, South Africa has invested heavily in classroom technology — tablets, projectors, interactive whiteboards and digital learning platforms have steadily been introduced into schools across the country. Yet, despite …
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a €6.5 million investment in the Saviu II venture capital fund, in a move aimed at deepening …
A war thousands of kilometres away is about to hit African wallets again. Within hours of US-led airstrikes on Iran on 28 February, Brent crude jumped from $67 to above …
African governments are bracing for the end of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a preferential trade pact with the United states which was extended in early February for …
Clifford Kinyua is the Group Chief Executive Officer of Saracen Media Group, a pan–East African marketing and brand growth organization serving leading regional and international brands. He is a transformation-focused …
Bidvest, a B2B services, trading, and distribution group, has relaunched the process to dispose of Bidvest Bank after its proposed sale to Nigerian lender Access Bank fell through following the …
A $972m regional initiative supported by the International Development Association aims to equip 18 million young people in eastern and southern Africa with improved education and employment skills by 2034, …
Global communications platform Truecaller has entered a strategic direct sales reseller agreement with AnyMind Group aimed at expanding its advertising footprint across key emerging markets spanning Africa, the Middle East …
Retail giant Carrefour has unveiled an ambitious continental expansion plan aimed at positioning the company as Africa’s largest mass-market retailer by 2030, as it intensifies growth efforts under its new …
Telecommunications firm Cell C has unveiled a new strategy aimed at strengthening connectivity support for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), warning that unreliable internet access is increasingly threatening business survival …