Africa

Nambitha Ben-Mazwi has joined Showtime and CBS studios’ series King Shaka which is now in production. The actress flies the SA flag high alongside Thando Dlomo, Thapelo Mokoena and Warren …

Three Kenyan police officers have been served sentences which range from 24 years in jail to the death penalty for the brutal murder of a rights lawyer and two other …

Samsung has unveiled its latest Galaxy 23 smartphones, which will compete with Apple’s latest iPhone 14 once they hit the market. The new Galaxy S23 ranges were shown off during …

The High Court has quashed laws that restricted gambling in the city to five-star hotels with casinos and the 7.5 percent excise duty imposed on cash set aside by punters …

Nigerian blockchain and crypto enthusiasts have said recent reports suggesting that local residents are paying a premium of almost 100% on top of the prevailing price of bitcoin “are totally …

Mawingu, a Kenyan-based Internet service provider has successfully closed $9 million Series B investment to support its roll-out infrastructure across Kenya that will increase access to affordable internet connectivity to …

Egyptian fintech and e-commerce ecosystem MNT-Halan has secured up to $400 million in equity and debt financing from local and global investors as it continues to serve underbanked and unbanked …

The government of Guinea-Bissau is reportedly reviving plans to divest stakes in state-owned Guine Telecom and Guinetel. As reported by news agency Lusa, the country’s Ministry of Transport and Communications …

Tanzanian businessman Mohamed Dewji has climbed two places in the latest Forbes billionaire list and has emerged as the only billionaire in East Africa. In the latest rankings published on …

The African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) initiative has reached a landmark $1 billion in approved funding designated for lending to African women entrepreneurs. This …