For businesses in Africa, lobbying can play a vital role in creating a more open, business friendly legal system which is fit for purpose. However, throughout history, the process of lobbying policymakers has been open to abuse and at times, controversial. One only has to look at Britain’s current Greensill scandal and the accusations facing […]
#StandardBankSMESummit With more than 90% of South African SME’s having experienced revenue drops since April 2020 and with many businesses being left vulnerable, the need to support and boost South Africa’s SME sector which currently provides formal jobs for 28% of the population must be prioritised. This support is not just financial, but psychological as […]
345 people have tested positive to the disease, from a sample size of 6,686 tested in the last 24 hours. Our positivity rate is at 5.2%. Total confirmed positive cases are 160,904 and cumulative tests conducted are 1,688,106. 140 patients have recovered from the disease, 82 from Home Based & Isolation Care, while 58 are from […]
Aspiring e-Residents can now collect their digital identity cards from offices in Brazil, South Africa, Singapore and Thailand 05 May 2021: The Estonian government’s e-Residency programme, pioneer of the world’s first digital residency initiative, has today announced the launch of four new international ‘pick-up points’ across three continents to accommodate for the increase in digital nomads as […]
34 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria; Enugu-19 Lagos-13 FCT-1 Kaduna-1 165,215 confirmed 155,371 discharged 2,063 deaths Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Media filesDownload logo
Daily: Laboratory test: 3,638 Cases: 541 Severe cases: 822 New deaths: 15 Recovery: 1,523 Total: Laboratory test: 2,593,729 Active cases: 52,901 Total cases: 259,354 Total deaths: 3,772 Total recovery: 202,679 Total vaccinated: 1,194,578 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Ethiopia. Media filesDownload logo
The world is going through a transition. Technology is advancing every day with newer, better and more efficient techs replacing the old ones. To decrease pressure on the use of carbon-based fuels, new alternatives are emerging that use safe and renewable energy like electricity. The hype for electric cars tore the roof ever since tesla […]
Longstanding energy platform gathers all role players to discuss and do deals Enlit Africa will kickstart its return on 8 June with a visionary discussion on the “5Ds of the energy transition”, namely: decarbonisation, decentralisation, democratisation, digitalisation and deregulation. The opening session will feature local and global experts unpacking how the evolution of the power and […]
Ryan Mer, Managing Director, eftsure Africa, a Know Your Payee™ (KYP) platform provider says technology can be a powerful tool against the fraud and corruption plunging South Africa’s municipalities and businesses into financial crisis. According to a recent report in News 24, a former OR Tambo District Municipality project accountant who defrauded the municipality out of R9.8 million was […]
18 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria; Lagos-8 FCT-6 Edo-2 Rivers-1 Ogun-1 165,199 confirmed 155,371 discharged 2,063 deaths Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Media filesDownload logo