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South Africa: Yolisa Kedama appointed as new acting chairperson of Icasa
Kedama is a specialist in the field of radio frequency planning and a researcher in new technologies in the satellite communication environment. She ...
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South Africa: Paymenow raises $14m for groundbreaking EWA platform
Paymenow, a market-leading Earned Wage Access (EWA) platform, has secured a R250 million (about $14 million) debt facility through Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), ...
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South Africa: South Africa establishes forensic unit to fight financial crimes
The Financial Intelligence Centre has established a forensic unit to help the government fight corruption and prosecute complex financial crimes, part of an effort ...
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SA: Telkom Partners with Clickatell to Launch Mobile Messaging Payments in South Africa
Clickatell, the Chat Commerce and business messaging leader, has launched their Chat 2 Pay feature for South Africa’s largest integrated communications company, Telkom. ...
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SA: Financial crime watchdog adds South Africa to ‘grey list’
International financial crime watchdog the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Friday (February 24, 2023) added South Africa to its “grey list” of ...
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SA: Binance now accepts bank transfers in South Africa to make crypto trading easier
Binance, dubbed the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, will now accept bank transfers from customers in South Africa to ensure that all users can ...
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SA: Icasa publishes plans for three high-demand 4G and 5G bands
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has published three second-draft radio frequency assignment plans for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) systems. This ...
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SA: SFI, German DEG, Hollard and Yellowwoods have invested $17 million in Naked insurtech
This is the third and largest fundraising by the South African start-up since the launch of its activities in 2018. This financing puts ...
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SA: GrindstoneX has chosen ten South African companies run by women to take part in its accelerator program.
Ten South African startups have been chosen for the three-year GrindstoneX accelerator program, which aims to give women entrepreneurs more power and create ...
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SA: Liquid Intelligent Technologies, Nokia ink connectivity partnership
Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, today announced that it has partnered with Nokia. Through this partnership, ...