Powertel, Paratus Zimbabwe switch on new digital highway

Powertel, Paratus Zimbabwe switch on new digital highway

From left, shareholder Mutapa Investment Fund, represented by Tinashe Yafele (head of energy and trading); Powertel board chair Miriam Chahuruva; Powertel acting MD Willard Nyagwande; and Paratus Group chief commercial officer Martin Cox Powertel Communications and Paratus Zimbabwe have announced that the first phase of their cross-border fibre project is now live and carrying traffic…

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Africa: Google Play Launches million Indie Games Fund to Empower African Game Developers

Africa: Google Play Launches $1million Indie Games Fund to Empower African Game Developers

Google Play today launched its first Indie Games Fund, committing $1 million to support rising, innovative game studios from across 32 countries in Africa to scale their games and reach a global audience. The fund provides equity-free capital, technical support, and expert mentorship empowering African game developers with the skills and resources they need to…

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Africa: Google Play Launches million Indie Games Fund to Empower African Game Developers

Africa: El Niño Forecast to Intensify, Increasing Likelihood of Extreme Weather

More blistering heatwaves and other weather extremes are becoming increasingly likely across the world now and in coming months, linked to strengthening El Niño conditions in the tropical Pacific, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday. “El Niño will also give an extra boost to global temperatures,” said WMO scientist Alvaro Silva. “We…

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Meta launches Pocket – text-to-game vibe coding for mobile

Meta launches Pocket – text-to-game vibe coding for mobile

Meta has quietly soft-launched a new standalone mobile application called Pocket, a text-to-game creative platform designed around the emerging development trend of “vibe coding.” The application empowers users to build, play, and share interactive mini-games and digital experiences entirely through generative AI prompts; no coding knowledge required.  Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday:…

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Africa: Google Play Launches million Indie Games Fund to Empower African Game Developers

Africa: Central African Republic – Reforming Public Finances to Support Growth

Bangui — new World Bank report released today calls for urgent structural reforms in the public finance sector and the mobilization of domestic resources in the Central African Republic (CAR) to consolidate macroeconomic stability and support human development, boost growth, and create the conditions for job creation. Entitled “Strengthening the Transparency, Sustainability and Efficiency of…

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