The Top 100 Banks survey that was conducted by African Business magazine has revealed Africa’s top 100 banks. The report, however, reveals that some banks have been excluded because data is old or information is unreliable. This would probably explain the absence of a single bank in Uganda. Despite the decline of the rand and the sluggish state of the …
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American philanthropist Melinda Gates and Zimbabwean entrepreneur Strive Masiyiwa helped launch ‘The Digital Manifesto’ on Wednesday – a 10-step guide on how developing countries can get ahead in the digital age. The Pathways for Prosperity Commission on Technology and Inclusive Development launched its report in Nairobi, outlining how developing countries can achieve digital transformation. The commission, which is based at …
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Winnie Byanyima was on Thursday morning sworn in as UNAIDS Executive Director by UN Secretary-General António Guterres during an oath ceremony at the United Nations in New York following a comprehensive selection process that involved a search committee constituted by members of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board. “I am excited to be joining UNAIDS and am looking forward to working with all our partners …
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The biggest story of the recently concluded 71st Primetime Emmy Awards was that Game of Thrones failed to break its own Emmy record for the most trophies awarded to a single season of a TV show. The awards that honored the best television series and performances of the past year gave Game OF Thrones winning 10 awards for its final …
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Nigerian Singer Tiwa Savage has come out to announce that she won’t be performing at the DSTv Delicious festival following the disturbing images on social media showing South Africans killing fellow Africans! In a tweet she did this morning, Tiwa Savage says she can not stand watching barbaric butchering of Nigerians in South Africa; a thing she calls ‘sick’. “I …
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