Africa Calls for Reframing Global Climate Action With Science, Finance

Africa: Environment Minister Dion George to Attend Africa Climate Summit

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister, Dr Dion George, is expected to attend the second Africa Climate Summit in Ethiopia this week. The three-day summit is co-convened by the African Union and the Ethiopian government under the theme, Accelerating Global Climate Solutions: Financing for Africa’s Resilient and Green Development. “As one of the worst affected…

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Altvest to change its name to The Africa Bitcoin Corporation

Altvest to change its name to The Africa Bitcoin Corporation

Altvest chairman and self-proclaimed “bitcoin maximalist” Stafford Masie Johannesburg-listed investment holding company Altvest Capital is changing its name to The Africa Bitcoin Corporation as it doubles down on its strategy of building a bitcoin treasury, seeking to emulate the success of US-listed Strategy (previously MicroStrategy). In a small first move, Altvest in February acquired 1.00464…

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eMedia adds eVOD to Android TVs

eMedia adds eVOD to Android TVs

As South Africans increasingly adopt streaming media services over traditional linear broadcasts, eMedia is moving to capture a great slice of the market by developing an app for smart TVs that run Google’s Android operating system. eMedia said on Thursday that eVOD, its homegrown streaming service that includes a mix of free-to-air and premium content…

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Nikkei 225, Japan yen, Ishiba resignation

Nikkei 225, Japan yen, Ishiba resignation

The Tokyo Tower stands amid buildings at dusk in Tokyo, Japan. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly higher Monday as investors assessed Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s resignation announcement over the weekend, and eyed key economic data in the region. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 1.5% following the prime minister’s statement,…

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