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South Africa’s load-shedding is taking a toll on businesses
South Africa is in the dark. Literally. The country is going through its worst power crisis ever, with frequent and severe power cuts, also known as load shedding. And it’s taking a toll on businesses, regardless of their size. MultiChoice Group, South Africa’s top pay-TV operator, recently released its annual financial results. And the report …
How the IFC-BUA $500 million deal underscores the critical role of private-partnership for African economies
Africa has some of the world’s most significant, yet, untapped resources such as solar, hydraulic and geothermal energy. While some of these resources are scattered across the continent, most are found in huge deposits around the Northern, Southern and Eastern regions. According to comments by Makhtar Diop, Managing Director, IFC, in the recently concluded Africa …
Increasing attacks on manufacturers using data encryption – Report
A new survey by Sophos has shown that more than two-thirds (68%) of ransomware attacks against the manufacturing sector have successfully encrypted data. The State of Ransomware in Manufacturing and Production 2023 noted that 68 percent is the highest reported encryption rate for the sector over the past three years and aligns with the broader …
Twitter applies reading limit on user accounts
Twitter has applied temporary reading limits to address “extreme levels” of data scraping and system manipulation, Elon Musk said in a post on the social media platform on Saturday. Verified accounts were temporarily limited to reading 6,000 posts a day, while unverified accounts and new unverified accounts were limited to reading 600 posts a day …
Juliet Ehimuan steps down as Google West Africa director
Juliet Ehimuan, the first Google West Africa Director, has left the company after 12 years and contributing to the company’s regional growth. Ehimuan in a statement said she will be taking on a broader role within the regional tech landscape. In doing so, she plans to collaborate with corporate executives, global investors, African governments, and …
Nigeria lags SA, Egypt for software developers
Nigeria is behind South Africa and Egypt in sourcing software development talent in Africa, according to a report by Tunga, a talent platform for software developers on the continent. According to the report on the key insights in Africa’s software development sector, there are an estimated 690,000 professional software programmers in Africa. Over half of …
African women beat hurdles to break into boardrooms, says Reuters
New study shows Africa has highest female representation on company boards of any region at 25% against global average of 17% Nairobi — At the age of 39, Faith Nkatha Gitonga is way ahead of the game. In just over a decade, the Kenyan fintech professional- turned-digital whizz has built an impressive resume including top …
Here are six times you can draw from your pension
Contributors under the Contributory Pension Scheme are entitled to withdraw portions of the balance in their Retirement Savings Accounts (RSAs) six times from the commencement of contributions to retirement. As provided in the Pension Reform Act 2004 and the 2014 amendment, RSA holders can access 25 percent of their pension savings if they lose their …
Finding the business opportunities in Nigeria’s economic problems
Japa Syndrome in Nigeria dates back more than three decades ago when the country began to record an increase in migration of its health workers to Europe and America. But the term Japa wasn’t associated with migration until early 2020 when the country gradually started to experience partial, and eventually, full-blown migration of talents, especially …