Greg van der Spuy shows off the Cardware wallet, which is aimed at more technically proficient users Cryptocurrency players must decrease the level of technical proficiency required for prospective users to participate in the sector to accelerate mass market adoption. This is according to Greg van der Spuy, CEO of Cardware Wallet, who was speaking…
Statement by Maureen Magee, Global Director of Field Operations, at the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), commenting on the Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) for 2026: “2026 is set to stretch humanitarian responses to their limit as they seek to support people with the most severe needs around the world. “Next year, 239 million people will be…
Nairobi, Kenya — The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) heralds a transformative milestone in African aviation with the full operational deployment of Free Route Airspace (FRA) in the Western and Central Africa (WACAF) region, effective 30 October 2025. This landmark achievement, transitioning from successful trials initiated in November 2023, will allow any airline to plan and…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes a keynote speech at the Meta Connect annual event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., on Sept. 25, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was so optimistic last year about his company’s Llama family of artificial intelligence models that he predicted they would become the…
The CEOs of MTN, Vodacom, Telkom and Blu Label Unlimited earned a combined total of R224.9 million in the most recent fiscal year. Shameel Joosub, CEO of Vodacom, South Africa’s largest mobile network operator, is the top telco earner this year, with a total income of R71 million, inclusive of various benefits. Vodacom’s CEO is…
Under the theme “New Era, New Icons,” TikTok celebrated the creators, performers and emerging talents whose originality shaped digital culture in 2025. Nigeria’s presence was impossible to miss at the just-concluded 2025 TikTok Awards Sub-Saharan Africa, where several homegrown creators, including Northern food storyteller Raja’atu Muhammed Ibrahim (@diaryofanortherncook) and Abuja-based creator Brian Nwana (@briannwana), won…
DR Congo Records Worst Cholera Outbreak in 25 Years The Democratic Republic of the Congo experienced its worst cholera outbreak in 25 years, recording 64,427 cases and 1,888 deaths since the start of the year, including 14,818 child cases and 340 child deaths, UNICEF said. The outbreak disrupted children’s education and devastated families. In one…
The Trump administration announced a deal Tuesday to officially end a major student loan repayment program implemented under President Joe Biden. The Education Department said in a news release that it reached a proposed joint settlement agreement with Missouri to bring an end to Biden’s “Saving on a Valuable Education” plan. Several Republican-led states had…
A Sim card is, effectively, a portable identity token. Once compromised, it gives attackers a backdoor into bank accounts, digital wallets, investment apps and high-risk transactional environments. Sim-swap fraud, identity impersonation and large-scale Sim-farm operations are no longer fringe problems; they are industrialised criminal enterprises. The Communications Risk Information Centre 2025 Telecommunications Sector Report found…
Nairobi — Montran has appointed Wohoro Ndohho as Regional Executive Director for its Africa operations as the payments and capital-markets technology firm moves to deepen its presence in a region pushing to modernise financial infrastructure. Ndohho, who has over 20 years of experience in finance, infrastructure and investment advisory, will be based in Nairobi and…
