MTN Uganda has introduced the Cashless School Days initiative at Kololo Secondary School, marking a new step toward digitizing student mobility and improving the daily school commute experience. The programme is designed to make transport safer, faster, and fully cash-free, while reducing common challenges faced by students and parents in managing school travel. Developed in…
Mozambique has officially launched its 5G journey, marking a significant milestone in the country’s digital transformation agenda and setting the stage for its ambition to become a leading digital hub in Southern Africa. The announcement was made during the National Communications Conference in Maputo, bringing together government leaders, regulators, technology stakeholders, and international partners to…
Artificial intelligence delivers its greatest impact when people are empowered not only to learn about it, but to build with it. Through a new partnership between Gebeya and the 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) programme in Nigeria, emerging digital talent will gain access to practical tools that enable them to transform ideas into real-world digital…
SanlamAllianz has announced a significant leadership transition, marking the end of an era and the beginning of a new chapter for one of Africa’s leading financial services groups. The Board has appointed Hennie Nel as the next Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 September 2026, succeeding Heinie Werth, who will retire at the end of December…
Airtel Madagascar has announced the launch of a new 035 mobile prefix, marking an important milestone in the company’s ongoing growth and expansion strategy. The move comes as the operator’s subscriber base approaches five million active users per month, highlighting the increasing demand for mobile connectivity and digital services across Madagascar. The introduction of the…
Spiro, Africa’s leading electric vehicle and clean energy infrastructure platform, has secured a landmark $270 million funding round, strengthening its position as one of the continent’s most ambitious players in the e-mobility and energy transition space. The latest boost includes a newly finalized $55 million investment from NewTrails Capital, a China-based growth-stage fund with a…
Veeam Software and HPE have expanded their strategic collaboration to accelerate private cloud adoption and help organizations build AI-ready infrastructure with stronger resilience, governance, and data protection capabilities. Announced at HPE Discover, the partnership reflects growing enterprise demand for cloud agility, data sovereignty, and trusted AI environments that can support business-critical workloads at scale. A…
The Ministry of Digital Transition and Administration Reform has successfully concluded the first edition of the “RallyIA Future Lab” initiative in Morocco, held under the high patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, marking a significant milestone in the country’s push toward AI-driven innovation and youth empowerment. The initiative, hosted in Marzouka, brought together more…
