Network signs another African payments deal, this time in Zambia

The programme will support ten undergraduate students for the duration of the four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.

The company will provide a capacity-building and market access programme to help SMMEs grow their businesses and participate in the digital economy.

Vodafone, which owns 65.1% of Vodacom and is led by Margherita Della Valle as CEO, requested to be admitted as a friend of the court to offer assistance to its subsidiary.

The telco’s board accepted probe findings and is of the view the matter has been addressed and is now closed.

The program promotes the expansion of Africa's tech venture capital sector, and fund managers will be equipped to identify and fund innovative ideas that meet Africa's challenges.

Starting in Kenya, the South Korean firm plans to leverage its satellite imagery-based technology to help African farmers, extract value from the global carbon market.

The continent can be an important case study on how to grow and consume in balance with the climate, it will require innovation and collaboration.

The telecoms veteran served as CEO of MTN Group from March 2011 to November 2015.

The event will bring together venture capitalists and start-ups working in climate tech and the green economy.

The company contends Silicon Valley-style plug-and-play funds are unsuited to Africa, and it has a solution to help African start-ups.

The online marketplace has begun to offer payment, logistics, and traceability services as it looks to expand.

Reach, a Standard Bank Investment Banking platform, the bank says, offers a considerable improvement in digital enablement and data analytics.