For years, South African consumers maintained expensive top-tier pay-TV subscriptions primarily to retain access to live sports, as international streaming platforms like Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon Prime Video lack local broadcasting rights for major sporting events. However, recent structural changes to MultiChoice’s product offerings, combined with strategic subscription-sharing features, have created a far more accessible…
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has called on the international community to significantly expand access to affordable long-term capital to finance infrastructure and development projects across Africa, saying the continent’s growth ambitions remain constrained by the high cost of financing. Oyedele made the call while addressing the United…
Kigali — Agriculture remains underfunded in Africa as governments struggle to deliver on decades-old promises to dedicate 10% of national income to agriculture. But for many farmers, mobilising finance is only half the battle. Reaching smallholder farmers in the last mile with the little available finance remains a challenge. Some of the funding is heavily…
Abuja, Nigeria — Liberia’s housing sector is earning international recognition this week as Florence Kaeteka Geegbae, Managing Director of the National Housing Authority (NHA), represents the country at the 20th Africa International Housing Show (AIHS @20 – Legacy Edition), one of the continent’s most influential gatherings of housing leaders, financiers and policymakers. Held from July…
Tesla may be pivoting its strategy once again as it looks to regain momentum in the global EV market. According to a recent report from Reuters, the automaker is in the early stages of developing an all-new, smaller, and more affordable electric SUV. Unlike previous iterations, this would be a fresh platform rather than a…
A major breakthrough in the fight against Zaire ebolavirus was announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos. CEPI (the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations) is partnering with the pharmaceutical company MSD to create a more accessible version of the current Ebola vaccine. Backed by $30 million in new funding, the project aims to solve…
Pretoria — African leaders and global partners have agreed on a bold 10-year regional vision to redesign how essential health products are financed, produced, and delivered, marking a major step toward ensuring that everyone in the African Region can access affordable, quality-assured medicines and health technologies. Meeting at the Blue-Sky Visioning and Think Tank Workshop…
Paratus Group, Africa’s leading pan-African telecommunications provider and authorised Starlink reseller, proudly announces the launch of Paratus EduLINK: a transformative connectivity solution designed to empower schools in underserved and remote regions with fast, reliable internet. With the campaign message, “Empowering education, anywhere”, Paratus EduLINK leverages Starlink’s low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite technology to ensure no school…
