CRDB dividend to government hits Sh25 billion
Dar es Salaam. The government yesterday received Sh25 billion in dividend from CRDB Bank Plc. The government of Tanzania through Denmark’s Danida Investment Fund (DIF) own a 21 percent stake in…
This 12-year-old genius has sold nearly $4 million in NFTs and made history
Nyla Hayes is the creator of the Long Neckie Collection, a non-fungible token (NFT) collection worth about $3.4 million in digital currency. Hayes says she started drawing at the age…
Nairobi Named Africa’s Leading Business Travel Destination
Nairobi — Nairobi was named Africa’s Leading business travel destination during the World Travel Awards, Africa and Indian Ocean 2021 trouncing Accra, Cairo, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Lagos and Pretoria….
Government to pay LEAP beneficiaries in both 73rd, 74th cycles
The Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty (LEAP) Programme under the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has announced its readiness to give cash grants to beneficiaries in the 73rd and…
Integration of E-learning in TVET to Enhance the Quality of Training and Work Readiness
KIGALI, RWANDA — Education Development Center (EDC) and the Mastercard Foundation have partnered to create The BRITE program (Building Resilience in TVET Through E-Learning), with the aim of responding to…
UNDP to support shea butter producers with GH¢1 million
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has pledged an additional one million Ghana Cedis to some women shea butter producers in the Kumbungu District to acquire more machinery to make…
Liberia, World Bank Sign U.S.$40 Million Agreement to Boost Fishery Sector
The Government of Liberia and the World Bank on Tuesday, 19 October 2021 signed a USD$40 million financing agreement for the Liberia Sustainable Management of Fisheries Project (LSMFP) to help…
Exports, fixed investment to contribute 0.8% to GDP in 2021 – Report
Exports and fixed investment are expected to see steady recoveries in 2021 with both contributing 0.8% to real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, the 4th Quarter 2021 Country Report by…
This woman built a thriving wellness franchise with her last $500 and made history
Hakika DuBose Wise is an entrepreneur on a path to building a franchise empire with her unique business model. She is the founder and CEO of the Kika Stretch Studio…
Resurgent crops that could totally change your fortunes
Dar es Salaam. If you want to make quick money through farming, then you could start thinking of taking up in earnest the cultivation of some crops that are yet…
Glovo to inject 3.5m euros into Ghana’s economy
Delivery service provider, Glovo is embarking on a key expansion drive to ensure that it’s services are available to other parts of the country apart from Accra and Tema. The…
HBCU Grad Launches Fastest-Growing Online Marketplace for Black-Owned Food Brands
Brooklyn, NY — Meet Keisha Spivey, the founder and CEO of SB Market, Inc. who has created a specialty marketplace called ShoptheBlackFoodMarket.com – the fastest growing online platform that sells and promotes Black-owned…
Ethiopia: Special Attention to Ethiopia’s Avocado Products to Penetrate the Global Market
Ethiopian farmers in the regions of Amhara and Oromia are preparing to export avocados to the international market. 447 farmers in the Amhara region, as well as several others in…
Electronic stamps the way to go in collection of tax
Dar es Salaam. Electronic Tax Stamps (ETS) are a viable means of levelling the playing field for manufacturers, thanks to their capacity of tracking and tracing manufactured products With ETS’ —…
BoG working on block chain product and 2 remittance innovations
The Bank of Ghana is presently working on testing a block chain based product and two innovations in the remittance space. This is part of its digital and innovation agenda….
Halotel targets 10 million subscribers by 2023
Dar es Salaam. Viettel Tanzania PLC, which trades by its brand name Halotel plans to increase its subscribers from the current seven million to 10 million by 2023. This was said…
Largest Virtual Black-Owned Hair and Beauty Expo Launches November 12-14
Worldwide — The team at Pearls Management led by the forward-thinking Dr. Robyn S. Joppy has announced plans for the upcoming International Hair, Beauty, Fashion, Wellness, and Business Trade Show, which…
Sendbox Raises US$1.8 Million to Digitise Deliveries For African SMEs
Nigerian fulfillment platform to open up new markets for small-scale merchants and build out West Africa’s e-commerce operating system Sendbox, the Nigeria-based e-commerce fulfillment platform for merchants in Africa, has…
ADB disburses GH¢100 million to 17 companies to promote 1D1F
The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) has so far disbursed in excess of over a GHS 100 million to 17 companies under the ‘One District One Factory’(1D1F) initiative in the areas…
SmartFarmer offers people across the globe an opportunity to become a farmer
This is a well-designed technological tool for farming with efficiency and optimization. Providing more efficiency, optimization, and Productivity, SmartFarmer ensures its realization. SmartFarmer is a digital Farming Platform that uses…