Endeavor boost for promising black businesses
JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SOUTH Africa’s talented black entrepreneurs, over the years starved of institutional support, mentorship and guidance, are fulfilling their potential thanks to a programme initiated to bring historically disadvantaged groups into the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The success of the young businesses is attributed to More...
New card promotes Cameroon cashless economy
From ROSY SADOU in Yaoundé, Cameroon YAOUNDE, (CAJ News) – MASTERCARD and United Bank of Africa (UBA) have partnered to promote financial inclusion in Cameroon with the rollout of the Debit MasterCard.Focused More...
East Africa startup Bamba secures investments
NAIROBI, (CAJ News) – BAMBA, the data collection startup, has closed its first seed investment round after raising US$1,1 million (KSh 110 million) in investment funds, making it one of the largest and most More...
Bank bridges African tech divide by empowering girls
JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE importance of technology in our daily lives is undeniable and the value of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education in every child cannot be overemphasised. However, More...
Alliance to enhance growth of Ghana SMEs
ACCRA, (CAJ News) – A partnership by technology companies is set to empower small and medium enterprise in Ghana with enterprise productivity solutions that help them grow and scale efficiently. ITWORX has More...
SMEs seek support to revive Nigeria economy
LAGOS, (CAJ News) – THE Federal Government has been advised to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in order to enhance economic revival. An expert said with the economy in recession, support for the More...
Shanduka Black Umbrellas SMEs generate millions of rands in revenue
L to R: Karabo Nondumo(KM Tech), Shobana Singh(Vodacom), Lebogang Shole(Vodacom), Doris Mpela(IDC), Thabile Nyaba(SBU Board Member), Seapei Mafoyane (SBU CEO), Thabi Leoka(Argon Asset Management), Lesley McKnight(Jenna More...
Kenya’s humble teen inventor
Natural gas burns on a kitchen stove in Hornchurch, U.K., on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. The regulatory investigation into alleged manipulation in the U.K. gas market, Europe’s biggest, may fail to undermine More...
Nedbank basks in glory of best African bank
JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – NEDBANK, one of South Africa’s largest banks, is reveling at its honour as the African Retail Bank of the Year award conferred at the 2016 Retail Banking Global Conference and More...
Regional enterprises must invest to match rivals
LAGOS, (CAJ News) – ENTERPRISES in the West African region need to start investing in the right business management solutions that offer digitalisation, mobility and security, an expert has advised. Magnus More...