Amazon Officially Launching Its Services In South Africa in 2024

Amazon has announced that it will launch Amazon.co.za in 2024. The company will be providing South African-based sellers the ability to reach customers across the country starting next year. Starting October 17, 2023, independent sellers in South Africa can register their businesses on sell.amazon.com/south-africa. What They’re Saying “We look forward to launching Amazon.co.za in South Africa,

Bloomberg ABMI Forum 2023 to be held in Cape Town on Oct 30

The annual Africa Business Media Innovators (ABMI) forum will be hosted in Cape Town, South Africa on October 30 -November 1. It will be co-hosted by M. Scott Havens, CEO, Bloomberg Media and Matthew Winkler, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus, Bloomberg News, and Erana Stennett, Corporate Philanthropy Middle East and Africa, Bloomberg. This year’s event returns to South

Showmax drops trailer for its new dating reality series Bae Beyond Borders

  Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/8BJuHfROBb8   • Bae Beyond Borders is set to stream on Showmax from 23 October • Gorgeous African singletons looking for love • 10 weeks of romance, friendships, make-ups and heart-wrenching breakups • New episodes every Monday    Can love work beyond cultures?   Showmax just dropped the steamy trailer of

NDLEA Arrests 45-Year-Old Business Man For Ingesting Cocaine Wraps – Igbere TV

Operatives from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have successfully apprehended and taken into custody two elusive leaders of transnational criminal organizations. Following weeks of meticulously planned intelligence-led operations conducted both within Nigeria and abroad, the NDLEA not only arrested these wanted individuals but also seized multi-billion-naira worth of illicit drugs and assets linked

Lanre Masha to lead The Orchard’s West Africa operations

A subsidiary of Sony Music, The Orchard is the world’s largest independent music distribution company, and the news coincides with the company’s expansion into the region. In the past year, The Orchard has also expanded its team across South Africa and Kenya appointing Mpumi Phillips as director of distribution in South Africa and Beth Achitsa

KICC Emerges as Best Business Events Venue in Africa

Nairobi’s Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) has emerged as the top choice for business events in Africa, clinching the prestigious World Travel Awards (WTA) five years in a row. KICC has triumphed over formidable foes from Nigeria, Ghana, Rwanda, Egypt, and South Africa to claim the title. At the awards event, WTA founder Graham Cooke

Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships 2024/2025 for Sub-Saharan African Countries

Next Generation Social Sciences Research Council is funding three types of fellowships to support the completion of doctoral degrees and to promote next generation social science research in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. The fellowships support dissertation research on peace, security, and development topics. Application Deadline: 10th February 2023 Offered annually? Yes

The FGN-ALAT Digital Skillnovation Program for young Nigerians.

In today’s fast-evolving world, the potential of our youth remains one of our greatest assets, and nurturing this potential is at the heart of the FGN-ALAT Digital Skillnovation Program. This holistic initiative, birthed from a strategic partnership between Wema Bank and the Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Office of the Vice President, aims to

Uber, Bolt driver unions in Africa struggle to gain traction

In 2016, Nigerian Uber driver Ibrahim Ayoade co-founded Africa’s first gig drivers’ union, the Amalgamated Union of App-based Transporters of Nigeria. He has since advocated for the rights of drivers who work with ride-hailing apps like Bolt, Uber, and inDrive — from sharing their grievances on social media to organizing strikes and rallies to draw