Africa: AFC, Firm to Invest 0m in WIOCC Group for Infrastructure Expansion Across Africa

Africa: AFC, Firm to Invest $300m in WIOCC Group for Infrastructure Expansion Across Africa

WIOCC Group, Africa’s leading carrier-neutral digital infrastructure platform, has signed a Shareholder Subscription Agreement (SSA) with Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and Vision International Investment Company (Vision Invest), through which the two investors will make a combined $300 million investment in the company. Signed at the LEAP 2026 Global Technology exhibition in Riyadh, the agreement represents…

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Icasa asks why prices stay high

Icasa asks why prices stay high

Communications regulator Icasa has given notice that it intends to conduct a market inquiry into the affordability of telecommunications services in South Africa, opening a process that will run well into next year and that revisits ground already covered by the Competition Commission, by Icasa itself and, as of last month, by the communications department….

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Africa: AFC, Firm to Invest 0m in WIOCC Group for Infrastructure Expansion Across Africa

Africa: Tanzania Ready to Welcome Africa

Dar Es Slaam — ACCORDING to CAF, its inspection team is in Tanzania this week. They are moving from city to city, touring stadiums, training grounds, hotels and airports. Their presence alone tells us something important. History is no longer a dream. It is walking through our gates. For the first time, Tanzania will co-host…

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Africa: AFC, Firm to Invest 0m in WIOCC Group for Infrastructure Expansion Across Africa

Africa: Early Mammals Weren’t All Loners, As Scientists Thought – Some Already Lived in Pairs Alongside the Dinosaurs

About 200 million years ago, furry little egg-laying creatures evolved the ability to feed their offspring with a secretion from some special glands: milk. Their evolutionary journey continued and by about 160 million years ago, the first mammals with a real placenta had come into being. Instead of laying eggs, they gave birth to live…

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Real retail media investment ROI requires more than AI

Real retail media investment ROI requires more than AI

Jonathan Kruger, product innovation and growth lead, Smollan Technologies. Retail media, described by Luth Research as the fastest-growing ad segment in 2026, is a massive wave of opportunity that many South African retailers have been slow to take advantage of. It’s a strong and growing revenue stream for retailers globally. In South Africa, retail media…

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