Pan-African banking group Ecobank Group, in partnership with Microsoft, LinkedIn, GitHub and Ecobank Academy, is set to provide training to equip Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) across sub-Saharan Africa
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Lesotho: African Development Fund extends US$4.25mn loan
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a loan of US$4.25mn to the Lesotho Revenue Authority to provide digital tax services, including e-taxation and e-payment, that will broaden the country’s tax base and boost government revenue
IATF2021 moves to Durban
Previously due to be held in Kigali, the second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021) has been rescheduled to take place in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa from 15 to 21 November 2021
South Africa one of the fastest-growing IoT markets in the MEA region
The worldwide spend on IoT is anticipated to pass US$1 trillion by 2024, according to the IDC Worldwide Semi-annual IoT Spending Guide forecast of May 2021
Canon shows corporate sustainability in Africa
Canon’s Africa Frontiers of Innovation brings together some of Africa’s brightest minds, with an aim to unpack innovative solutions at a monthly seminar hosted by Kenyan broadcaster Victoria Rubidari