Three Kenyans are locked in a court battle with a woman from the Southeast Asian nation of Laos over Sh2.3 billion held in Ecobank accounts after the State withdrew a …
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- Mobile Telecommunications Network (MTN)NigeriaSouthern AfricaTelecommunicationsWestern Africa
MTN Nigeria comments on the impact of SIM registration rules
MTN Nigeria says it is still feeling the impact of the country’s SIM registration regulations, which restricted the connectivity of unregistered cellphone users on the network, as mobile subscribers declined …
- BusinessInformation & TechnologySouthern AfricaTechnology
iKhokha, SA’s Fintech wins International Innovation Award
Durban-based fintech company, iKhokha, has been awarded top honours at Mastercard’s EMEA EDGE Conference in Dubai. The Mastercard EDGE Conference brought together payment technology innovators and tech industry experts to …
- BusinessEconomyKenya News
Jumia Products To Sell From As Low As Sh100 During This Year’s Black Friday
Customers will be able to buy goods from as low as Sh100 during this year’s Jumia Black Friday. Some of the products include a 14-seater matatu, fridges, TVs, Unga, Cooking …
- NigeriaTransportation & LogisiticsWestern Africa
Lagos commuters stranded as commercial bus drivers begin 7-day strike
Lagos students, workers, and people of other interests risk being stranded on Monday, and the rest of the week as commercial bus drivers threaten to embark on a seven-day strike. …
- BusinessSpotlightTransportation & Logisitics
Advertising Regulatory Board nails Bolt for an allegedly misleading Ad
The Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) has found Bolt’s claim that drivers can “earn around R30,000 per month” misleading and in contravention of the Code of Advertising Practice. Bolt isn’t a …
- Banking, Finance & InvestmentBusinessEconomyEthiopiaFinance & Services
Foreign banks granted same entry capital as local banks
Foreign banks willing to join the Ethiopian banking sector independently will have to fulfill the same minimum threshold of paid up capital as local banks, officials at the National Bank …
- BusinessInformation TechnologySouthern AfricaTechnologyTelecommunications
Telkom plans to launch consumer 5G products
Telkom plans to launch its consumer 5G products on 17 November 2022, spokespeople for the company have told MyBroadband. The network operator commercially launched its 5G network last week in partnership …
- BusinessEconomyEthiopiaINVESTMENT
Ethiopia’s new investment hub anticipates expo to attract $400 million in FDI
Officials at Debre Birhan are eyeing almost USD 400 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) as they edge closer to organize the first regional international expo in the city, which …
- BusinessEastern AfricaINVESTMENTReal Estate
VAAL Real Estate Unveils it’s 5th Housing Project In Nairobi
Pan-African real estate firm VAAL Real Estate has unveiled its 5th development project targeting home-owners as well as businesses in Nairobi. The Symphony Residence will be located at Lavington, consisting of …