SA’s largest mobile operator Vodacom, which has been battling power challenges and the effects of rising inflation, says it spent a record R5.8 billion on its local network in its …
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Federal Government to grow Nigeria’s gross domestic product to $9tn in the next 28 years
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group has said that the Federal Government must grow Nigeria’s gross domestic product to $4.5tn to $9tn in the next 28 years. Speaking at the 28th …
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Honor, Oppo, and Xiaomi launches a flagship handsets taking on Samsung in South Africa
While Samsung is the most dominant smartphone brand in South Africa, companies like Honor, Oppo, and Xiaomi have recently released flagship handsets they hope will help them compete with the …
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Chekkit’s Board of Executives Appoints Hon. Afolabi as Non-Executive Director
Chekkit’s Executive Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Hon. Afolabi Nurudeen Adekambi from the 1st November 2022 as a Non-Executive Director in order to further the company’s vision …
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Rising inflation drives Nigerians consumption expenditure to N57tn
Rising inflation drove Nigerians’ consumption expenditure to N57.08tn in the first half of 2022. This is a 14.39 per cent increase from the N49.89tn that was spent in the corresponding …
The Lagos State Employment Trust Fund has said it will partner with the organizers of the BusyBee Event Business Summit on its upcoming programme to support businesses. According to a …
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Amazon develops new robot in a bid to reduce human reliance
Amazon, Ecommerce Giant has developed a robot capable of identifying and handling individual items, a milestone in the e-commerce giant’s efforts to reduce its reliance on the human order pickers …
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Elon Musk Addresses Twitter employees, Warns against bankruptcy and ends remote working and free food
Elon Musk, in his first address to Twitter Inc. employees since purchasing the company for $44 billion, said that bankruptcy was a possibility if it doesn’t start generating more cash, …
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MTN in a war against SARS for potentially double-dipping VAT on airtime
MTN and South African Revenue Services (SARS) are battling a case where the mobile network operator demands clarity about how VAT should apply to airtime vouchers according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) …
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Keka, HR tech startup raises $57 Million in series of funding from WestBridge Capital
Keka, Hyderabad-based HR tech firm months after it raised $1.6 million in non-dilutive growth capital from Recur Club, a subscription-based financing platform has raised $57 million in a series A funding …