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Shares of MTN Nigeria have surged by over 20% month-to-date in early January, with trading volumes exceeding 13 million shares, as the company rebounds from a low in November 2024. The rise reflects a correction from the stock's dip to…
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In the grand scheme of things, 45 years is not a long time. Back in 1980, it would take me three weeks to run a computer program, written in the programming language Cobol, that worked using punched cards. Each card represented one line of…
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General partners at eight Africa-focused VC firms shared the startups they’re keeping tabs on in 2025. They picked these startups for their high growth potential, potential for market disruption, and a likelihood of finding or having found…
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TikTok will appear before the US Supreme Court on Friday in a last-ditch effort to overturn a ban in a case testing the limits of national security and free speech. The popular social media platform is challenging a law passed last year…
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Starting Friday, January 10, 2025, Nigerians will face higher charges for voice calls, SMS, and internet data plans as the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) implements a tariff hike. This decision follows over a decade of pressure…
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Kenya’s Communications Authority (CA) has unveiled plans to dramatically increase licensing fees for satellite internet service providers (ISPs), potentially reshaping the country’s internet landscape. The proposal includes raising the…
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Global banks will cut as many as 200,000 jobs in the next three to five years as artificial intelligence encroaches on tasks currently carried out by human workers, according to a market survey conducted by Bloomberg Intelligence. Chief…
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A Pietermaritzburg law firm, Surendra Singh and Associates, is facing potential disciplinary action after its legal team was accused of using artificial intelligence (AI) tools, including Google and possibly ChatGPT, to fabricate legal…
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The financial technology (fintech) landscape in Uganda has undergone a significant transformation, with mobile money leading the charge. Richard Yego, Chief Executive Officer of MTN Mobile Money, sheds light on the platform's exponential…
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Leading U.S. tech companies, including Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta, have called on President Joe Biden to reconsider a new regulation aimed at restricting the global export of AI chips. The companies, under the banner of the Information…
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