Access to finance for MSMEs in Somalia has become an issue since the state lacked an effective government to cater for the financial services. Therefore, the willingness to offer such exceptional services became paramount, leading to the emergence of private …
By Nomvula Nyandeni, Business Development Lead at Pay@
Financial inclusion is a key enabler in reducing extreme poverty in Africa. It provides a step forward for consumers in underserved and unbanked markets across the continent, who previously had little or …
By Virusha Subban, Partner and Head of Indirect Tax, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) announced in June an agreement to waive the intellectual property rights that usually apply in the manufacturing of vaccines, to assist the production …
Tech
Influencer Patrick Parker Sheds Light on Lessons He Learned While Helping Scale Hundreds of Small Businesses
By Danielle Ward
Patrick Parker is a widely known figure in the tech industry at present. He has worked with hundreds of businesses so far and raised many of them to peaks of success. He has also been the driver …
Hires industry expert Richard Lewis to spearhead the new European division
Lagos, Nigeria – 8th August 2022, Bluechip Technologies, Nigeria’s leading provider of business application and data management solutions, announces its European launch following growing demand for its products and …
By Paula Mokwena, CEO & Head of Direct Investments, Fireball Capital
South Africa is home to innovative technology companies that have developed solutions that are solving real global challenges. The country is well-established as one of the continent’s “big four” …
Whether single by choice, or single by circumstance, it is clear that women are not waiting around to start climbing the property ladder. While the prospect of embarking on a home ownership journey with a single income may seem daunting …
Global law firm Baker McKenzie recently advised Advanced Clean Energy Storage I, LLC, along with Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc. and Magnum Development, LLC, in the United States (US) Department of Energy’s (DOE) USD 504.4 million loan guaranty to develop the …
Business, Kenya News
Hospitality And Tourism Sectors Most Optimistic In The Latest Kepsa Ceo Confidence Index
The Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) introduced the CEOs Business Confidence Index Report 2022 showing that most business executives expect a stable economy after elections, to support higher industry business growth.
With the current CEOs Business Confidence Index standing at …
Business, Main
How Companies Can Leverage Linguistic Talent in Africa as Part of a Corporate Social Responsibility Program
(NEW YORK) – The future of business, and how businesses run, is always evolving. An Aflac CSR survey shows that 77% of consumers prefer to buy from socially responsible brands, and 73% of investors say corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts …
Business, Tech
RCS mobile marketing campaigns in Brazil and Africa by Upstream drive 37% rise in conversion rates over SMS and 137% higher click-through rates
Upstream presents the power of RCS to boost multi-channel marketing campaigns at MEF RCS World and latest whitepaper ‘Unlocking multi-channel marketing with RCS’
Upstream, a global specialist in mobile marketing technology, showcased the power of Rich Communications Services …
Steve Flynn, Sales and Marketing Director of ESET South Africa, says South African small businesses are particularly vulnerable to cyberattacks. Why? Business owners aren’t taking the necessary precautions to protect their digital assets, often with dire financial consequences.
Despite …
Energy, Senegal News
Senegal faces key technology decisions in its search for the optimal gas-to-power strategy
By Joonatan Huhdanmäki, Senior Analyst, Energy, Wärtsilä
On the back of its recent and substantial oil and gas discoveries, Senegal is now preparing to ensure that its vast natural gas resources will help meet future electricity demand and put an …
By Arjen de Bruin, Managing Director at OIM Consulting
Professional services and auditing network Deloitte has listed sliding productivity and spiralling costs as key issues facing the mining sector, dedicating an entire series in its resource centre to unpacking the …
By Clinton Leask, Head of Digital at Pay@
Open banking, a relatively new concept in the field of financial technologies, is fast becoming a major source of innovation that is poised to reshape the banking industry – globally and in …
By Virusha Subban, Partner specialising in Customs and Trade, Head of Tax, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg
The United States-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP) was signed on 14 July 2022. The agreement outlines the enhanced engagement and high standard of …
While record-low interest rate levels over the last two years helped give millions of new buyers a foothold in the South African residential property market, an upward trend in the rate, high annual inflation, record-high unemployment, an economy struggling to …
By Arjen de Bruin, Managing Director at OIM Consulting
It was the late Peter Drucker – one of the most revered thinkers on management and leadership – who succinctly said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.”
Drucker, who maintained …
Startups
Startupbootcamp AfriTech pilots $7m Gates Foundation program to uplift South African HealthTech startups
In recent years, African HealthTech has recorded impressive growth, as the majority of Africans rely on under-funded public health facilities while a small minority have access to well-funded, quality private health care. It is a reality that across much of …
Events, Rwanda News
Practical Action announces collaboration to raise new finance for climate and water resilient cities in Africa
The Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Rwanda highlighted the degree to which urbanization will be one of the most significant changes we face in the coming 10-20 years. The Commonwealth’s 54 countries will account for half of all growth …
Medicine, South Africa News, Startups, Tech
Now in South Africa, the AfyaRekod Universal Patient Portal is empowering patients to take charge of their healthcare
AfyaRekod has launched the fully automated Universal Patient Portal in South Africa and it is ready to change the face of patient care across the country, Africa, and the world.
Using block-chain driven technology the Universal Patient Portal is a …
A cryptocurrency is a digital currency secured with cryptography. It can be used to make payments and transfer funds. People are increasingly using cryptocurrencies to pay for goods and services, which is also an investment opportunity. Not all of the …