Futuregrowth Asset Management, a South African fixed-income money manager with R193 billion of assets, is raising a fund to invest in startups with a strong developmental impact. The company aims …
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Radarr Africa Business Desk
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- Banking, Finance & InvestmentBusinessSouthern Africa
FNB online system goes down for hours, leaves customers stranded.
FNB customers have been left stranded and frustrated as the bank’s online systems were down for hours. Customers could not process any transactions on the bank’s app and online banking. …
- Banking, Finance & InvestmentNigeriaWestern Africa
Standard Bank boosts employees’ efforts to uplift communities
Standard Bank is partnering with its employees in realizing the bank’s vision of supporting local communities through its Rand4Rand initiative. The bank is matching every rand that employees donate to …
- BusinessTelecommunicationsWestern Africa
MTN Nigeria appoints Onyinye Ikenna-Emeka as General Manager, Fixed Broadband
MTN Nigeria Communication Plc has appointed Onyinye Ikenna-Emeka as General Manager for its Fixed Broadband Business. According to statement from the company, Onyinye is a business leader with over 23 …
INEC, The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced it will continue the Continuous Voter Registration and directed all Electoral Commissioners to continue the exercise pending further directives. INEC disclosed this …
- EducationNigeriaWestern Africa
NLC to embark on a one-day nationwide protest over FG’s inconclusive negotiations with ASUU.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), announced a one day nationwide protest over the Federal Government’s inconclusive negotiations with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) which has led to the …
Kenya’s economy continues to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic after its GDP grew by 6.8 percent in the first three months of 2022 aided mainly by the …
Shell Plc said it has suspended its plans to sell its onshore oil assets in Nigeria, responding to a Supreme Court suit over oil leak appeal filed by a community …
Coffee farmers around the country are poised to earn more for their produce following the introduction of new regulations that allow the cutting out of middlemen. Embu Senator Njeru Ndwiga …
On Thursday, Seplat Energy announced its appointment of a new chief operating officer and executive director in person of Samson Chibogwu Ezugworie with effect from July 1. Mr. Ezugworie has …