Apr 10, 2018
Pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom has appointed Reshaad Sha as CEO of Liquid Telecom South Africa, effective 1 June 2018. Sha, a South African national, will oversee the growth of digital services and the rollout of enhanced network services for enterprises...
Apr 10, 2018
Vendor-neutral colocation data centre Teraco can claim to be Africa’s most densely interconnected data centre with more than 12 000 interconnects and growing at an impressive rate of about 500 interconnects per quarter. Teraco CEO Lex van Wyk points out that the...
Apr 10, 2018
Solar photo-voltaic (PV) is seen as the most promising generation source for Africa while corruption, skills gaps and access to finance are some of the biggest challenges that power and water professionals face in their industries. This is according to a survey by the...
Apr 10, 2018
The Ecobank Mobile App, a unified financial services application available in 33 African countries, has processed 9-million transactions worth over $1-billion since it was launched less than 18 months ago. With more than 4-million users, the Ecobank Mobile App lets...
Apr 10, 2018
JP Morgan, in collaboration with Tshimologong Precinct, has launched Africa Rising 4.0, an incubation programme aimed at powering digital entrepreneurship and early stage startup growth in Johannesburg. The intensive 12-week incubation programme is designed to coach...
Apr 9, 2018
Political risk will remain a major concern for dealmakers in Africa in 2018. According to a recent report, “Resourceful dealmaking: Outlook for M&A in Africa”, published by Mergermarket in collaboration with specialist risk consultancy Control Risks,...
