October 2018//-In the digital age, companies in the energy and materials industries must balance the classic advantages of outsourcing a segment of the value chain with the new realities of shutting down their strategic options if a supplier becomes too powerful.
Category: Technology
How Digital Platforms, Blockchain Can Unlock New Markets in Africa
October 20, 2018//-African consumer and business spending is projected to reach a combined $6.7 trillion by 2030, with some reports projecting $2.1 trillion in consumer spending as early as 2025.
Why Journalists in South Africa Should Do Some Self-reflection
Media should be held to the same accountability standards they demand, especially from public representatives. EFE-EPA/Kim Ludbrook Herman Wasserman, University of Cape Town It is fitting that the apology by the editor of Sunday Times, South Africa’s biggest newspaper, for its serious lapses in editorial independence and judgement came at the start of a week […]
MTN Ghana Rewards winners of its Mobile Money Month Promo
Accra, Ghana, October 19, 2018//-MTN Ghana today rewarded the first set of winners of its Mobile Money Month promotion at the company’s headquarters in Accra.
UK’s Digital Money Giant to Undercut Banks by 75% for Business Payments
October 19, 2018//-Azimo, the digital money transfer service, is taking on high street banks with a new service for businesses. Azimo Business, which launches on October 19, will allow SME owners across the UK and Europe to pay for goods, salaries and investments in 189 countries and territories.
MTN Ghana Lauds Winners of 2018 West Africa Media Excellence Awards
Accra, Ghana, October 19, 2018//- MTN Ghana has commended the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) for successfully organizing the second edition of the West Africa Media Excellence Awards (WAMECA) in Accra.
Making Cyberspace Safer
October 18, 2018//-With nearly 4 billion people around the world online, the internet is central to everything from social interactions to business to critical infrastructure, such as power plants.
Founder of AMMI Urges Africans to Invest in Research, Machine Intelligence
Kigali, Rwanda, October 18, 2018//-The President and founder of African Masters in Machine Intelligence AMMI, Professor Moustapha Cisse, has reiterated the need for Africans to invest in research and Machine Intelligence (MI) studies to address the challenges of the continent.
Ghana Connects its Telcos to KelniGVG after Protest
Accra, Ghana, October 18, 2018//-Reliable information reaching Adom News indicates all four telcos in the country have now fully connected their networks to the government’s Common Monitoring Platform (CMP) to enable traffic monitoring, revenue assurance, fraud management, mobile money monitoring, among others.
Ghana: 5% VAT Flat Rate Pushes Telecom Charges Up
Accra, October 17, 2018// – The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications on behalf of its members – AirtelTigo, MTN and Vodafone has increased telecom charges, following the implementation of the new tax laws namely 5% VAT flat rate and Ghana Educational Trust Fund (Amendment) Act, 2018 (Act 972) .