South African discount retailer Pepkor Holdings plans to launch its bank in April 2027, aiming to leverage its extensive store footprint nationwide to attract 1.8 million primary banking customers within five years, executives said on Tuesday. South African retailers are increasingly moving into financial services to diversify revenue as banking products offer steadier, higher-margin income…
Africans Communicating Africa (AfriComms Africa), a pan-African foundation committed to strengthening authentic African storytelling and nurturing a new generation of African communicators, will officially launch on Tuesday, May 26 in Accra. Organised to coincide with Africa Day celebrations, the launch would convene thought leaders and communication professionals for timely conversations on how Africa is positioned…
New collaboration marks a major step towards a harmonized, resilient regulatory ecosystem and accelerated access to health products across the continent Geneva—The World Health Organization (WHO) and the African Medicines Agency (AMA) have signed a Framework Agreement for Collaboration, marking a major milestone in efforts to strengthen regulatory systems and improve access to safe, effective…
Truecaller, the Nasdaq Stockholm-listed caller ID and spam protection platform, has launched a travel eSim service in South Africa, marking what its chief operating officer described as the company’s “first step” in cross-monetising its 500 million-strong user base into adjacent communication products. The South African launch on Friday is part of a 29-country roll-out and…
Mozilla has confirmed that it will officially launch its free virtual private network (VPN) feature in South Africa in June 2026. Embedded directly within the Firefox internet browser, the service will allow local users to mask their IP addresses and encrypt their online browsing traffic without the need to download external applications or software extensions….
Russia on Tuesday test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile as part of efforts to modernize the country’s nuclear forces, a launch hailed by President Vladimir Putin just days after his claim that the fighting in Ukraine is nearing an end. Putin said that the nuclear-armed Sarmat missile would enter combat service at the end of…
Stellenbosch-based Paymenow has announced a merger with Johannesburg’s PayCurve, establishing what the entities describe as South Africa’s first fully integrated employee financial wellness platform. The combined business will operate under the Paymenow brand, consolidating earned wage access (EWA) and proactive debt intervention into a single service offering. Read: GameStop explores massive acquisition of eBay to…
Accra — dozen ministers of health and finance, alongside representatives of development partners, the private sector, civil society, regional institutions and youth leaders from Western and Central Africa concluded a one-day meeting in Accra on May 4th to advance the health, nutrition and population agenda and deliver better access to quality health care for communities…
Google Photos is set to introduce a new AI-driven feature this summer called Wardrobe, designed to transform your photo library into a “digital closet” for clothing and jewellery. The tool aims to simplify personal organization and help users visualize their daily fashion choices. Read: ASUS launches the dual-screen ROG Zephyrus Duo laptop The feature functions…
It turns out you can go home again, especially when that home is a multi-award-winning sitcom that became Apple’s biggest global hit. Apple has officially announced that Ted Lasso Season 4 will premiere on August 5, with new episodes dropping every Wednesday through October 7. Read: ASUS launches the dual-screen ROG Zephyrus Duo laptop While…
