Sendy lays off employees in restructuring move amid funding challenges
Sendy the logistics firm has shut down its retail and supplier trading platform known as Sendy Supply. It has also laid off 20 percent of its workforce amid funding challenges. Sendy Supply allowed retailers to make orders from different suppliers at discounts while outsourcing transport and logistics to the company. Reports indicate that Sendy has
GAME Stores in Ghana, East Africa to Close Down
GAME Stores Very soon when you go to the four main shopping malls in Ghana you will not find GAME shops. This is because Massmart Holdings, the South African-based owners of the brand are in talks to shut down operations in West and East Africa due to financial losses. Reuters reports that Massmart has said it
African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina awarded Man of the Year (Africa) in 2022 by Exclusive Men of the Year Awards
African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has been named 2022 Man of the Year (Africa) by Exclusive Men of the Year (EMY), for his visionary leadership as the president of the African Development Bank Group and for his outstanding contribution to Africa during his period as agriculture minister of Nigeria. The EMY awards
African HR startup looks to take on global workplace software
Although many areas of African economies have embraced a move to digital, the internal systems that companies and large organisations use for accounting and payments largely remain offline. This presents a huge opportunity for startups that can build HR software to cut costs for companies and increase productivity and satisfaction for employees. Although global brands like
Kenya exports tea to Ghana in first AfCFTA trading deal
Kenya has commenced tea exportation to Ghana under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. Kenyan President William Ruto, on Wednesday, flagged off the inaugural consignment of tea to Ghana. AfCFTA is a free-trade area agreement signed by most African countries. It is a flagship project of the African Union’s agenda 2063. The agreement
Akinwumi Adesina named EMY Africa’s 2022 ‘Man of the Year’
The EMY Africa awards celebrates Leaders, Young Achievers, Community Builders to Captains of Industries across the continent. The Awards ceremony has become one of the biggest events celebrating the best in men’s achievements across the local industry, community, culture and public service since 2016. During the award ceremony, EMY Africa said Dr. Adesina was chosen
Gyan Denies Expressing Interest To Play For Ghana A Qatar t 2022
Ghana legend Asamoah Gyan has denied saying that he wants to play for the Black Stars at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The 2022 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to hold between November 20 and December 18. The Black Stars are set to take part in their fourth FIFA World Cup after previously
Africa finally joins Google’s global cloud network
Google has announced the launch of a cloud region in South Africa, its first in the African continent. South Africa now joins Google’s network of 35 cloud regions and 106 zones worldwide. Google is also said to be building what are called ‘Dedicated Cloud Interconnect’ sites on the continent. These sites, in Nairobi, Lagos, Cape
African food festival 2022 to be held in UK, USA – Modern Ghana
The first edition of the awards was held in Ghana and subsequently in South Africa and Nigeria. This year being the 4th edition, the organizers …
MEST Africa Challenge 2022: Here are the shortlisted startups going into the regional competition stage
MEST has shared some key updates on the MEST Africa Challenge and the upcoming regional competitions. The regional competition stage will see the shortlisted startups placed into 4 main pitching groups that will participate in virtual pitch competitions scheduled to take place between 10th and 13th October 2022. Each pitch competition will be adjudicated by