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Local entrepreneur and innovator Claudio Kiala saw a gap in the virtual entertainment market when the Angolan government imposed a lockdown in late March and so he created the Soba streaming app. Soba, Angola’s first virtual streaming app, allows artists charge for their shows streaming on the platform. Depending on […]
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Apple Music has named Florence Otedola aka “DJ Cuppy” as the host of its first-ever radio show in Africa, tagged, “Africa Now Radio with Cuppy”. The show which debuted in late May to the over 60 million Apple Music subscribers in 160 countries worldwide at 10 p.m. WAT (9 a.m. […]
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The IMF has reversed its projections for Africa’s economy just months after its first prognosis. It estimates that the comic decline this year for the continent will drop by -3.2 per cent. The IMF Directors Abebe Aemro Selassie, explains that this projection captures the true picture of the economic impact […]
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ChainEx, an indigenous South African Cryptocurrency exchange, has partnered with one of the world’s leading exchanges, OKEx. OKEx is a secure crypto exchange based in Malta that provides traders with advanced financial services, using blockchain technology. ChainEx’s CTO, Ryno Mathee acknowledged that the partnership will give Africans access to Top […]
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A recent report has disclosed that Nigerian fintech startup, OPay, has shut down all of its business operations in the country due to a letter from its foreign investors. However, Opay’s official statement contradicts the report, as it indicates that the startup is only putting pausing its ride-hailing and logistics […]
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The government of Zimbabwe on Friday suspended transactions on all mobile money platforms and Zimbabwe Stock Exchange due to complicit in illicit activities being conducted on these platforms. The government of Zimbabwe claims “Ecocash” is the centre pivot of this problem and its resultant impact on the Zimbabwe economy. Ecocash, […]
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The recently released High Tech Health: Exploring the African e-health Startup Ecosystem Report 2020 by Disrupt Africa, shows that the number of startups active in Africa’s health-tech space has grown by 56.5 per cent over the last three years, with 180 ventures currently in operation. Co-founder of Disrupt Africa said […]
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Apple Music has named Florence Otedola aka “DJ Cuppy” as the host of its first-ever radio show in Africa, tagged, “Africa Now Radio with Cuppy”. The show which debuted in late May to the over 60 million Apple Music subscribers in 160 countries worldwide at 10 p.m. WAT (9 a.m. […]
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Square Enix and its subsidiary Crystal Dynamics have now confirmed that the Marvel’s Avengers will be available on both the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. Announcement from the two companies also stated that players who purchase the game for the PS4 or Xbox One consoles will get a free […]
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Triggerfish, the maker of Netflix’s first original African animated TV series, aims to open its first international studio in Galway, Ireland, with 60 new jobs to be created over the next three years. The first two movies of the studio, Adventures in Zambezia and Khumba, are among the top five […]
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Business Elites Africa has released its 2020 edition themed “Ten Top Fintech Companies in Africa”. This issue highlights Africa’s Top 10 Fintech Companies, five (5) of Africa’s most powerful women executives, as well as some of the African startups providing solutions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the featured personalities are, […]
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The IMF has reversed its projections for Africa’s economy just months after its first prognosis. It estimates that the comic decline this year for the continent will drop by -3.2 per cent. The IMF Directors Abebe Aemro Selassie, explains that this projection captures the true picture of the economic impact […]
5 total views, 5 views today
ChainEx, an indigenous South African Cryptocurrency exchange, has partnered with one of the world’s leading exchanges, OKEx. OKEx is a secure crypto exchange based in Malta that provides traders with advanced financial services, using blockchain technology. ChainEx’s CTO, Ryno Mathee acknowledged that the partnership will give Africans access to Top […]
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ProfitShare Partners, the FinTech SME capital provider, has raised R100-million from SA SME Fund to support SMEs amid the COVID-19 Pandemic. In acknowledging the business model of ProfitShare Partners and its positive effect on SME growth, the SA SME Fund supported the R100-million in funding. SMEs in supply and delivery […]
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