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Africa: U.S. Expertise Helps Enhance Crop Yields in Drought-Stricken Africa

Africa: U.S. Expertise Helps Enhance Crop Yields in Drought-Stricken Africa

Kibwezi, Kenya — More frequent and severe droughts in Africa are hampering food production, especially in arid parts of the continent, where farmers struggle to eke out a living. A water retention system developed in…

South Africa: Mini Price range -Time period Coverage Assertion

South Africa: Mini Price range -Time period Coverage Assertion

Revenue collection from individuals and tax is up, exceeding February's projections. Better-than-expected revenue collection from companies and individuals has boosted South Africa's public finances, with the gross tax revenue estimate revised up by R83.5-billion, to…

South Africa: Mini Finances

South Africa: Mini Finances

Transnet gets its bailout, as does Denel and Sanral. And the social relief of distress grant is extended to April 2024. Under the motto of restoring public financial health, much about Wednesday's Medium-Term Budget Policy…

Nigerian authorities to launch re-designed Naira notes by December 2022

Nigerian authorities to launch re-designed Naira notes by December 2022

Nigerian Central Bank governor Godwin Emefiele in a press briefing on Wednesday shared that the apex bank would redesign the country’s currency. The redesign will impact the ₦200, ₦500, and ₦1000 notes, with the redesigned…

South Africa: Mini Price range -Billion

South Africa: Mini Price range -Billion

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana said it is clear that South Africa needs to improve its resilience to extreme weather. Disaster relief measures in the ravaged provinces of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape accounted for the…

South Africa: Mini Finances

South Africa: Mini Finances

Eskom's debt stood at R356.8-billion in 2021, according to the power utility's last published annual financial statements. The government plans to take over a portion of Eskom's debt and transfer it to its financial books.…

WHO donates cholera provides to step up cholera outbreak response in Malawi

WHO donates cholera provides to step up cholera outbreak response in Malawi

The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated cholera kits and medical supplies to the Ministry of Health in Malawi to step up its cholera outbreak response. The WHO country representative for Malawi Dr Neema Rusibamayila…

NALA permits Google Pay funds from the US and UK into Africa

NALA permits Google Pay funds from the US and UK into Africa

NALA, a Tanzanian fintech startup facilitating remittances from the African diaspora in the UK and US, has integrated Google Pay into its suite of payment options for users. With this announcement, NALA, currently on a three-week…

Moove needs to empower Africans via sustainable automobile financing

Moove needs to empower Africans via sustainable automobile financing

Used cars, or tokunbo cars—a slang coined by Nigerians, populate Africa’s mobility sector because of their relative affordability—sometimes costing about a third of the market value of a brand-new car of the same model. These…

France Says Metaverse Ought to Exist in Actual-time

France Says Metaverse Ought to Exist in Actual-time

Reading Time: 2 minutes France believes that the metaverse should always be available whether or not there are users in the virtual world This opinion comes after embarking on an exploratory mission commissioned by the…

What Occurred to Whatsapp’s Bitcoin Plans?

What Occurred to Whatsapp’s Bitcoin Plans?

By Mark Hunter23 hours agoWed Oct 26 2022 09:21:21 Reading Time: 2 minutes There have been a few attempts to integrate Bitcoin payments into Whatsapp Sending bitcoin through the messaging service would be a major…

Kongregate Introduces “Blood Vessels” Debut NFTs

Kongregate Introduces “Blood Vessels” Debut NFTs

Leading mobile game developer Kongregate is set to launch Blood Vessels’ first-ever public mint. Blood Vessels, the massive tabletop adventure experience, aims to provide a unique NFT experience to holders. The mint goes live to…