The country of São Tomé and Príncipe, which is one of the smallest in Africa, has taken a big step towards closing its digital gap. Starlink is an internet service that uses satellites and was created by SpaceX. It has now been made available across the country. This move promises to make big changes in […]
Morning heat sits on the fields, noisy birds, a short beep on a farmer’s phone. Smart farming tips arrive, seed orders confirmed, harvest pickup set. Nigerian agritech looks practical today, not distant at all. Smart farming through tech sits in real soil. That’s how it reads here. Why Nigeria needs “smart farming” Smallholders still do […]
WhatsApp Inc releases new features frequently to enhance user experience and privacy. The meta-owned instant messaging app is all set to bring more features for desktop users. According to reports, WhatsApp is working on a new feature that would be helpful for web users. As per the update, WhatsApp will allow web users to select […]
Facebook’s corporate parent Meta has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a lawsuit, alleging that the world’s largest social media platform shared millions of its users’ personal information with third parties, including Cambridge Analytica, a British political consulting firm. According to a court filing by Meta, the settlement would resolve the lawsuit prompted by […]
An Ethiopian man whose father was killed during the conflict in his country has joined a lawsuit filed against Meta in Kenya. The claim accuses the parent corporation of Facebook of stoking violence and hate speech across Africa. The lawsuit that was submitted to the High Court alleges that Meta did not respond appropriately to […]
WhatsApp, an internationally used mobile application, is working on a new update and the feature, which is expected to arrive soon. WhatsApp wants to introduce a new ‘View-Once’ feature for text messages. With the new feature, people can send pictures, videos, and texts to recipients, who can only view them once on their smartphone. The […]
Africa’s beauty and particular care business is expanding more snappily because of its expanding youthful and fashion-conscious population, rising purchasing power, and urbanisation. Major companies have been drawn to the assiduity in recent times because of its eventuality, with LVMH and Fenty Beauty by Rihanna being the most recent additions. Also, specialised indigenous brands are […]
In order to advance plastics recycling in Egypt, Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON) and Environ Adapt for Recycling Industries have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The two organisations will investigate building Egypt’s first chemical recycling factory, which would be outfitted with cutting-edge Honeywell technology and able to recover waste plastic into useful recycled polymer feedstock (RFP). […]
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Tanzania, an East African country, can become a hub for technology education in Africa, according to an Indian Minister. Dharmendra Pradhan, the Minister of Education of India, said that an offshore campus of IIT Madras in Tanzania can be helpful for tech education in the African continent. The […]
To describe the size of the stone that killed a fellow South African miner four years ago, THABANG DITIBANE opened his arms widely. The rock had smashed his head when Ditibane, a rock drill operator at the Eland mine north of Johannesburg, turned around after hearing the noise. Ditibane was standing in a 6-foot-high gully […]
According to one of the major businesses funding the $11 billion project, the building of one of the largest wind farms in the world in Egypt is scheduled to begin in 2024 and could supply electricity to Saudi Arabia and Europe. According to Mohamed Mansour, chairman of Infinity Power, a consortium made up of Masdar, […]
With the exception of septic tanks and conservancy tanks, about 65% of South Africa’s population has access to waterborne sanitation, such as flushing toilets connected to a sewer network. 13% of pit toilets have no ventilation pipes, while another 19% have vented upgraded pit latrines. The remaining population either uses buckets or has chemical, composting, […]
Angola opened a technology park with funding estimated at $60 million from the Chinese multinational Huawei to support the development of professionals in the country and other African countries. The complex, which has cutting-edge machinery, is situated in the Talatona township of Luanda and was formally opened by President Joo Lourenço. At the event, Chen […]
Internet in South Africa could soon be 20 per cent cheaper with the help of Equiano subsea internet cable, according to Google. The Equiano subsea internet cable landed in South Africa in early August. Earlier, it landed in Togo, Nigeria and Namibia. The Equiano subsea internet cable, stretching 15,000 km from Portugal to South Africa […]
With the recent development in the telecommunication and telephone industry, you can know who called you in South Africa. Nowadays, all android smartphones or Apple phones have caller ID embedded in it. When you receive a call, the caller ID of that person is shown on the mobile screen. How to check who called me […]
The 2022 Africa Tech Festival will once again be attended by Cassava Technologies (www.CassavaTechnologies.com). The company will showcase its goods and services to partners and other interested parties during this year’s Africa Tech Week, which will take place at the Cape Town International Convention Center from November 7–11, 2022. The largest technology conference on the […]
According to the survey, financing for African fintech companies increased by 894 per cent in 2021 compared to the previous year. This growth rate was the highest over the previous five years and was second highest in the Middle East, Africa, and Pakistan area. As per the report, Sub-Saharan Africa received USD 1.56 billion in […]
Trive South Africa, a new investment company, revealed that it has started onboarding customers. Trive South Africa is a brand-new multi-asset investment company with headquarters in Bryanston, Johannesburg. It offers clients a seamless trading experience through its competitive, technologically enhanced solutions and products. Trive South Africa provides a wide range of interesting investment products to […]
Digitalization, according to Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh, Minister of State for Science, Technology, and Innovation, is essential for any country’s intended progress, including Nigeria. Ikoh made this statement during a courtesy visit to the Ministry in Abuja by Ms. Deemah Al-Yahya, Secretary-General of the Digital Cooperation Organization, DCO. The minister claimed that the globe has become […]
Access to mental health care is constrained because it is expensive—a session with a therapist can cost between R500 and R1,000—and many people are reluctant to seek the necessary assistance due to the stigma associated with mental illness. The truth is that hundreds of thousands of South Africans endure suffering in silence because they are […]