A freshly updated and concentrated DISCOP program in Johannesburg will have an impact beyond purchasing and selling content. The forthcoming edition, to be held between November 20 and 22, will focus strongly on African TV initiatives in growth, partnerships with South Africa, the booming entertainment industry, and content exports to the mainland, in keeping with the DISCOP market vision of
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Nkosana Kenneth Makate from South Africa is the inventor of Vodacom’s ‘Please Call Me’ service, and is demanding U.S.$656 million (R10 billion) from Vodacom after turning down an offer of U.S.$3 million (R47 million) settlement offer from the cellular service provider, as the amount he is duly owed.According to him, even if the court ruled in favour of Vodacom, it
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The Nigerian Information Technology Development Agency has assured that it would adopt the Rwanda model to translate the dream of Abuja Technology Village into reality.
» Read moreEthiopia sets a new World Record by planting 353,633,660 trees in a single day within 12 hours. The campaign to plant 200 million young trees in a day was spearheaded by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s wider plan to lead the planting of four billion saplings. The campaign tagged ‘green legacy’ initiative to grow 4bn trees in the country this summer
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Messaging App WhatsApp is about to fully launch its own mobile payment system which Allows the sending of cash via text. Called WhatsApp Pay, the system…
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Digital money transfer service, WorldRemit, is set to continue its expansion in Africa by launching a new international mobile money service through…
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The inaugural Forbes Woman Africa Regional Forum in association with Mastercard will be held in Kigali, Rwanda, on 9 August 2019. Forbes Woman Africa…
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Mobile money growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to increase substantially up to over 600 million by 2025, according to findings by the IMF, World Bank
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Mara Models Agency has teamed up with Yetunde Ayeni Babaeko’s Camara Studios to provide a free workshop for aspiring models in Lagos Nigeria.
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