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MTN to Take over Telkom – THISDAYLIVE

Tech Top 5 News MTN Group is in talks to take over the South African telephony group, Telkom.It made it known to its Shareholders that the discussions were to acquire Telkom’s entire issued share capital in return for shares or a combination of cash and shares. In a statement released on Friday, MTN said discussions

ACA: Mobilising funds to create a modern African economy

When the African Capital Alliance (ACA) was founded in 1997, its aspirations were continental, yet it had to start somewhere. Its first foothold, as a pioneer private-equity firm seeking to establish its credentials in raising investible funds, was in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos. It was a most inauspicious time, in the dying days of General

Afri-Plastics Challenge awards £750,000 to innovations tackling behaviour change to plastic usage

Fifteen teams of innovators from across sub-Saharan Africa have been named finalists in the Afri-Plastics Challenge with solutions that will change both the behaviour of individuals and communities around plastic waste in sub-Saharan Africa. Finalists from Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Uganda will receive a £50,000 grant towards

Level 1 BBBEE company wins innovation funding

Boost Technology, a retailer-first e-commerce platform, has been announced as one of eight global winners of Strive Community’s inaugural round of its Innovation Fund. Boost Technology, a company working with retail entrepreneurs across Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa, will receive a grant of $125 000 towards their work trialling a new service (Project IKE) that

Ghana declares first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease

Download logo Ghana has announced the country’s first outbreak of Marburg virus disease, after a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre laboratory confirmed earlier results. The Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal received samples from each of the two patients from the southern Ashanti region of Ghana – both deceased and unrelated – who showed symptoms

Dubuy.com expands Africa presence with launches in Ghana and Zambia

A part of the leading global logistics provider DP World, DUBUY.com opens a new digital trade corridor for Ghana and Zambia, connecting traders from West and Southern Africa. The wholesale platform brings efficient, reliable B2B eCommerce to new traders, enabling market access for businesses of all sizes. Uniquely, the new digital trading corridors created by

Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Winners List [Updated 1957 – 2021]

As the premier and most prestigious football tournament in the continent, it is keenly contested with all African countries jostling to field their best players in a bid to lift the AFCON trophy. In the 65 years history of the competition, only 15 African countries have had the honour of being crowned AFCON Winners. Many

Afri-Plastics Challenge shortlists 15 for £750,000 award

Fifteen teams of innovators from across Sub-Saharan Africa have been named finalists in the Afri-Plastics Challenge with solutions that will change both the behaviour of individuals and communities around plastic waste. Finalists from Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Uganda will receive a £50,000 grant towards their solutions. Three

Wafcon 2022: Morocco beat Nigeria to set up final against South Africa

Morocco will face South Africa in the final of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) after the hosts beat nine-woman Nigeria 5-4 on penalties following a 1-1 draw. Atlas Lionesses goalkeeper Khadija Er-Rmici denied Ifeoma Onumonu in the second round of the shootout, allowing Rosella Ayane to stroke in the winning kick. After having