Jul 10, 2017
Kenya and South Africa are leading the peer-to-peer (P2P) business lending market in Africa – however, 90% of online alternative finance originated from platforms headquartered outside of Africa, evidencing the potential for home-grown platforms. This is...
Jul 10, 2017
A roadshow to officially launch the new .africa (dotAfrica) geographic Top Level Domain (gTLD) kicked off at the 29th African Union (AU) Summit held at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia last week. During the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of...
Jul 10, 2017
Power Technologies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Allied Electronics (Altron) has entered into an agreement whereby it will dispose of Crabtree Electrical Accessories (Crabtree) to Siemens AG. Crabtree produces and distributes low-voltage components for the South...
Jul 10, 2017
The impact of digital technology in the creation of wealth in Africa is such that some countries outperform many Western countries in the contribution of new technologies to the GDP. For instance, with 3,3% of its GDP from internet-related activities, Senegal does...
Jul 10, 2017
Intel has committed to spend $100-million with women-owned businesses around the world over the next three years. The company made the announcement on stage at the 2017 Global Citizen Festival in Hamburg, Germany, alongside IBM and Pfizer, which made similar...
Jul 10, 2017
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)s, commonly known as drones, will soon be a common sight over border zones, crime hotspots and city streets, as public safety and security officials and police departments discover the cost saving and efficiencies offered by drone patrol...
