John Woollam and Nic Laschinger took over the management of South Africa’s Euphoria Telecom as new directors to ensure that the company continues to innovate and fulfil its commitment to its customers and employees
Commerce
Microsoft opens first data centre in Africa
Microsoft has opened its first data centre in Africa, with the general availability of Azure from the new cloud regions in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa
Data highway expands through Africa
Paratus Africa, a telecom company, announced that it has activated additional capacity between West Africa Undersea Cable System (WACS) and Lusaka, Zambia
Paxful and Bitmart form JV to help Africa’s unbanked population
Paxful, a peer-to-peer Bitcoin marketplace, has announced integration onto BitMart, global digital asset trading platform in the cryptocurrency market, aiming to increase liquidity and scalability
Lighter taxation encourages market development for telecoms in Africa: FERDI
The Foundation for Studies and Research on International Development (FERDI) has launched its study on taxation in the African telecommunications sector