Author: Today Africa

MultiChoice to combat illegal streaming websites in South Africa. This would mandate Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to restrict access to websites illegally streaming its licensed content, even without waiting to receive a court order. According to MultiChoice, “these reforms would require ISPs to block domains and IP addresses identified as

Ghana’s Fido secures $30 million investment to reach new markets. The fintech lending platform received $20 million in Series B funding from two investors to expand across Africa. These two investors are the global impact investment manager BlueOrchard and the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank FMO. Additionally, Fido secured $10 million

MTN to remain in Cameroon despite businessman’s targeting of South African companies and an ongoing court-ordered seizure of its bank accounts.  The accounts have been frozen since September 2022, holding over 14 billion CFA francs (approximately $23.72 million), as part of a legal battle between South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) and

Zambia’s ChitChat partners Mastercard to launch virtual cards for cross-border payments. This follows an initial partnership between Union54 and Mastercard, which launched ChitChat in March 2024 after a $1.2 billion chargeback fraud attempt forced Union54 to halt its services.  Per a statement, the launch of ChitChat’s virtual card will speed up cross-border payments, offering a

Zipline conducts first drone delivery to a New Mission Hospital in Kisumu to enhance critical medical supplies, blood, and vaccines to improve regional patient care. The event, graced by His Excellency Dr. William Samoei Ruto, the President of Kenya, marked a significant leap forward in the accessibility and efficiency of

DR Congo cancels $1.2B biometric ID project amid alleged financial irregularities, months after allegations of financial irregularities. Richard Ilunga, Director General of Congo’s National Office for Population Identification, confirmed that the contract with the French biometrics provider Idemia, which would have seen it build a civil registry and print ID cards through

By 2030, Africa will account for a fifth of the world’s population, with a disproportionately young demographic. This surge will inject tens of millions of young people into the global labour market. To capitalize on this demographic dividend, businesses of all sizes must strategically adapt their hiring practices and workplace cultures to