Visa to invest $1 billion in Africa to accelerate digital transformation
Visa has announced plans to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next 5 years to accelerate digital transformation on the continent. Visa Chairman and CEO...
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Equinix announces $160 million data center in South Africa
US data center company, Equinix, is planning to invest $160 million in building its first data center in South Africa to accelerate the firm’s expansion...
Facebook hit with $2 billion lawsuit connected to political violence in Africa
A new lawsuit accuses Facebook of playing a role in political violence in Africa and seeks to hold it accountable by demanding more than $2...
Facebook Accused of Discriminating Against African Users in Latest Lawsuit
Two Ethiopian researchers and a Kenyan rights group have sued Facebook's parent company, Meta, alleging the social media giant failed to pull down content that...
Nigeria, South Africa to push Africa’s 5G connections to 150 million by 2028 —Report
The latest mobility report by a global technology vendor, Ericsson, has projected a speedy growth in 5G across Sub-Saharan Africa, with Nigeria and South Africa...
New research urges governments to invest in healthcare digitization
The Partnership for Health System Sustainability and Resilience, or PHSSR, a collaboration between academia, nongovernmental life sciences and healthcare organizations, and businesses such as Philips published...
Flutterwave, Pages by Dami unveil exciting partnership for Christmas Trade Fair
Africa’s leading payments technology company, Flutterwave has announced the return of its trade fair in Nigeria after two successful outings in 2021. The Flutterwave Trade...
South Africa: Cabinet Welcomes Launch of Artificial Intelligence (Ai) Institute of SA
Cabinet has welcomed the launch of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Institute of South Africa at the Johannesburg Business School on Wednesday. The Artificial Intelligence (AI)...
South Africa: Postbank Loses Over R18-Million to Cybercrime Attacks
Most of the money stolen came from the SASSA beneficiary grant payment system, says CEO The Postbank says it lost over R18-million over three months...
Google honors video game developer Gerald Lawson with a Doodle
Google Doodle honored Gerald Lawson on what would be his 82nd birthday Thursday. Screenshot from Google Doodle Dec. 1 (UPI) -- If you play video...