Top ICT tenders: ICASA to streamline spectrum management

Top ICT tenders: ICASA to streamline spectrum management

ICASA requires information on the development of an automated spectrum management system. It’s a busy week on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal; however, the ICT industry is not favoured. This means the industry will largely need to look to lower-value municipal advertisements for opportunities. Amid this quiet backdrop, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA)…

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Milei vetoes pension, disability spending increases as Argentina feels cuts | Business and Economy News

Milei vetoes pension, disability spending increases as Argentina feels cuts | Business and Economy News

Despite his austerity measures, the president’s party is expected to do well in the crucial October mid-term elections. Argentina’s libertarian president, Javier Milei, has vetoed bills aimed at increasing pensions and disability spending, amid ongoing protests against his austerity fiscal policies, which are hitting many people in their day-to-day lives. Milei’s administration announced the decision…

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Africa: Liberation Movements Summit Tries to Revive Its Members’ Declining Fortunes

Africa: Liberation Movements Summit Tries to Revive Its Members’ Declining Fortunes

The annual summit of the six Southern African liberation movements reveals why they haven’t evolved. The 2025 Liberation Movements Summit provided insights into why the six Southern African movements governing or co-governing their countries have struggled to evolve into normal, democratic political parties. From 25-28 July, leaders gathered in Johannesburg for solidarity, introspection and mutual…

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Africa: Gates Foundation Announces Catalytic Funding to Spark New Era of Women-Centered Research and Innovation

Africa: Gates Foundation Announces Catalytic Funding to Spark New Era of Women-Centered Research and Innovation

Seattle — Investments Through 2030 to Catalyze Innovation in Maternal, Menstrual, Gynecological, and Sexual Health for Women Globally The Gates Foundation today announced a $2.5 billion commitment through 2030 to accelerate research and development (R&D) focused exclusively on women’s health. It will support the advancement of more than 40 innovations in five critical, chronically underfunded…

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ACI’s advanced payment solutions enable real-time payments without the risk

ACI’s advanced payment solutions enable real-time payments without the risk

Judy Winn Combining AI, ML, network intelligence and next-generation payment hubs can reduce risk in real-time payments, according to payments experts at the ACI Worldwide Payments Intelligence Roadshow, in Johannesburg. Outlining trends in global payments and new risks inherent in instant payments, ACI Worldwide experts noted that technologies such as cloud native payment hubs, advanced…

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Africa: Liberation Movements Summit Tries to Revive Its Members’ Declining Fortunes

East Africa: Telebirr’s Initiative Could Boost Intra-Regional Trade in Horn of Africa

To enhance trade, financial inclusion, and economic cooperation, some countries in the Horn of Africa, including Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, and Djibouti, need to set up regional payment networks. Nevertheless, it hasn’t been put into practice or operationalized among them yet. Encouraging trade between states is one of the regional payment network’s many goals. The…

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