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5 African Fintech startups to watch
The World Bank Global Findex shows that 60% of the population in Africa donβt have a bank account. Here is a list of 5 Fintech startups to watch in Africa.
Encryption's role in the liberation of South Africa
During Apartheid, the movement and communications of political activists in South Africa were monitored by the National Party government of the time. As such, the ANC developed an encryption solution to evade detection.
Growth and impact of mobile technology in Africa
The growth of Africa mobile technology can be attributed to a stable Internet connection. For instance, a country like Kenya is connected internally and externally by four optic cables.
Zambia's ZANACO bank hacked
Hackers managed to breach Zambia's ZANACO bank's systems and conduct a phishing exercise which saw thousands of customers lose their money. The hackers targeted the bank's mobile money platform.
Standard Chartered expands digital banking
Standard Chartered has expanded its digital banking offering to Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe. This follows on the bank launching its digital-only banks in CΓ΄te d'Ivoire, Uganda, Tanzania, Ghana and Kenya.
Cutting malaria deaths by 96% in Zambia
A suppository form of the common antimalarial artesunate has dramatically cut child deaths from severe malaria in a trial in rural Zambia, one of the organisations behind the programme has said. According to the WHOβs world malaria report published in 2017, Zambia's entire population of nearly 17 million people
Tracking the rise of tech hubs across Afrika
Afrika is, at the moment, teetering on the brink of becoming the world's next economic powerhouse. The Forbes billionaire list for 2018 includes a total of 18 Afrikan citizens, predominantly from South Africa, Egypt and Nigeria, while a third of countries in the continent are experiencing an annual rise of