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What’s happening in Comium Gambia? Something’s cooking!

Ever since Monty Mobile, the leading value-added service (VAS) and technological solutions provider, took over the management of Comium Gambia, something has been cooking… Let’s wait and see how Monty Mobile will revolutionize Comium Gambia with its innovative solutions. With over 20 years of experience in the business, expectations are high for this Gambia operator.By […]

Africa’s Tech Startups Could Secure $90 Bln Funding, Report Finds

In a report released by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, Africa could be taking the lead in securing whopping funding exceeding $90 billion by 2030 for tech startups, once policymakers drive growth by trailing essential reforms. The British institute estimated in its report a business-as-usual scenario compared to an enhanced policy-environment scenario by […]

UK Car Industry Calls for EV Charger Mandate, Regulatory Oversight

Britain’s auto industry called on the country’s government on Wednesday to mandate targets for rolling out electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and create a new regulatory body to oversee the market conditions and enforce minimum standards. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said in a statement that the industry has come up with […]

Telenor Investors Scrutinize Myanmar Sale

Several investors in Telenor are seeking assurances from the Norwegian telecoms company that customer data will be protected following the sale of its operations in Myanmar. Myanmar’s military rulers have given the go-ahead for a local company, Shwe Byain Phyu, to own most of Telenor’s business in the Southeast Asian country, under a deal to […]

China's Potential mRNA COVID Vaccine Weaker Against Omicron-Study

A Chinese mRNA vaccine candidate showed a sharp drop in neutralising antibody activity against Omicron in a small study, but a booster readily induced antibody production in animal tests, researchers said. The ARCoV vaccine, jointly developed by the Academy of Military Medical Sciences (AMMS), Suzhou Abogen Biosciences and Walvax Biotechnology, is being tested in an […]

Web 3 Cyber Threats to Watch Out For in 2022, and Beyond  

Web 3, as we have covered in previous articles, is essentially a blockchain-based internet. It adds the dimension of ownership and decentralization to the internet that we already know, but more importantly, it is an internet that is readable and navigable by a machine, and it is a whole new frontier.   What is, in essence, […]

Amazon Resumes Hiring Spree in South Africa

E-commerce giant, Amazon, is centering its interest towards South Africa with new job listings in the country in various fields, including customer support, senior management, and more. Since 2004, the Big Tech giant has marked its robust presence in the oldest and second-largest city in South Africa, Cape Town. Then, in late 2018, it changed […]

Cooperman, Lone Pine Among Funds that Dumped Meta Before Earnings Rout

Billionaire Leon Cooperman, hedge fund Lone Pine Capital, and mutual fund manager Polen Capital were among firms that greatly reduced their positions in Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc in the quarter that ended Dec. 31, potentially protecting them from some losses during the company’s record one-day plunge in Feb, according to securities filings released on Monday. […]