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Mama Money Launches WhatsApp Powered Bank Card Available at Pick n Pay
The Mama Money Card costs R99 once-off with a monthly fee of R25 and is available at selected Pick n Pay stores in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban. Through WhatsApp customers can easily manage their card, send money to over 70 countries worldwide, and buy electricity, airtime or data. As…
Read More »12 Years of Success: JustMarkets’ Brightest Highlights
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, 12 November 2024-/African Media Agency(AMA)/- With 12 years of reliability, safety, and trust under its belt, JustMarkets has earned a leading place in the industry. And now, as the team celebrates another anniversary, there is no better time to present the new trading features they recently released, reflect on the…
Read More »IOM Chief: Urgent Global Unified Climate Strategic Solutions Needed to Help People Stay
GENEVA, Switzerland, 11th November 2024-/African Media Agency(AMA)/- As world leaders gather at the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is calling for more concrete and sustainable solutions for the communities most affected by the impact of climate change. Climate adaptation and resilience measures…
Read More »Celebrating Ethiopian Airlines delivery of the first A350-1000 in Africa equipped with Thales’s AVANT Up IFE
Ethiopian Airlines is the 1st Airbus A350-1000 in Africa delivered with Thales’s AVANT Up Inflight entertainment (IFE) system. AVANT Up features the industry’s first 4K QLED HDR Optiq displays for a superior viewing experience in the air with an unrivaled picture quality and more than a billion vibrant colors. Passengers…
Read More »African business leaders upbeat about technology’s growing impact on continent
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 07 November 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- African business and technology leaders met today at SAP Now to discuss opportunities for greater adoption of technology to power growth and innovation. Speaking at the event, Eskom chairman Mteto Nyati said: “South Africa is slowly but surely experiencing an economic uptick, with improvements…
Read More »Beacon Power Services Secures Series A Funding to Accelerate Sustainable Data-Driven Solutions for Africa’s Power Sector
Bimbola Adisa, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of BPS ACCRA, Ghana, 07 November 2024 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Beacon Power Services (BPS), an energy tech company providing data and grid management solutions to help Africa’s power sector distribute electricity more efficiently, today announced the closing of a Series A financing round for…
Read More »At the High-level Conference on Strengthening International Counter-Terrorism Cooperation, SRSG Simão calls on to put in place a regional cooperation mechanism to support the countries of the Central Sahel to successfully fight terrorism
DAKAR, Sénégal, 7th November 2024-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, Leonardo Santos Simão, participated in the High-level Conference on Strengthening International Counter-Terrorism Cooperation and Building Agile Border Security Mechanisms, held on 4-5 November…
Read More »Successful Launch of the First ZLECAF Business Forum
CASABLANCA, Morocco, 6th November 2024-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God give him strength and success, the inaugural edition of the ZLECAF Business Forum, held on November 5, 2024, was presided over by Mr. Omar Hejira, Secretary of State for Foreign Trade,…
Read More »IOM Intensifies Response to Cholera Outbreak in Renk Amid Risks to Displaced Populations
IOM has been responding to the cholera outbreak alongside other partners in affected regions. Photo Credit IOM/ Muse Mohammed 2023 GENEVA, Switzerland, 06 November 2024-/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has intensified its response to a cholera outbreak that has emerged in Renk, Upper Nile state, which serves…
Read More »Climate Resilience in Guinea-Bissau Hinges on Stability, Governance and Business Climate
WASHINGTON, USA, 5th November 2024 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Strengthened institutional and financial systems are crucial for fostering climate resilience and sustainable development in Guinea-Bissau, according to the newly launched Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR). Despite having the highest natural capital per capita in West Africa, Guinea-Bissau faces significant…
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