Author: Today Africa

Mobile service provider for sports and entertainment content, Telecoming partners with The Movement Empire, an online platform offering exercise programmes, to deliver on-demand workout content to mobile users in South Africa. The agreement enables users to access fitness sessions, ranging from low-impact workouts to high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and yoga-inspired routines, through

Starlink gets licence in Liberia, this is coming after the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) signed a one-year licencing agreement with Starlink to increase high-speed Internet access throughout Liberia, particularly in remote and underserved areas. The provisional licence will allow LTA to assess Starlink’s services over the next year, setting quality

South Africa’s Mustek acquires majority stake in CyberAntix, a security operations centre-as-a-service provider, from Sizwe Africa IT.  The R20 million ($1.1 million) deal, which includes an R8 million ($457,820) transfer of shares and a R12 million ($686,730) shareholder loan.  Sizwe Africa IT, owned indirectly by Ayo Technologies through Zaloserve, made

AfricInvest, a pan-African investment platform, Transform Health Fund raises $111 million, eyes more healthtech startup.  The fund, managed in partnership with the Health Finance Coalition (HFC), aims to boost innovative healthcare models across Africa by addressing critical health financing and capacity gaps. Several investors, including the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Proparco,

Kenya to link M-PESA paybills to tax system as virtual Electronic Tax Registers (ETRs) by December 25, 2024.  This initiative, part of the country’s broader tax reforms, aims to widen the tax base and curb evasion.  By integrating mobile money transactions with tax systems, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) hopes to

Mali temporarily lifts Starlink ban for 6 months to develop new regulatory framework, marking a significant shift in the country’s approach to Internet access.  The decision allows citizens to reconnect to Elon Musk’s satellite-based service for six months, while authorities establish a new regulatory framework. The West African nation, currently

US-based consumer electronics company, Belkin recalls power bank and wireless charger in South Africa over fire hazard concern. They informed South Africa’s Consumer Commission of a recall of the Belkin BoostCharge Pro Fast Wireless Charger for the Apple Watch + Power Bank 10K, BPD005. The Company confirmed that manufacturing defects