Kenya's version of Shopify, MOOKH, a robust payment gateway and social eCommerce marketplace builder allowing merchants to sell online and on social media has launched in Namibia, in its pan-African expansion drive. The Namibia launch makes Mookh live in two markets after it hit a snag in Nigeria and pulled off ...
The African Development Bank’s (AfDB's) recently launched African Gender Equality Index measures gender equality in economic opportunities, human development and in laws and institutions on a scale of 0 (Low) to 100 (High). South Africa (75%), Rwanda (74%) and Namibia (73%) provide Africa’s best gender equality. South Africa is 3rd ...
Across Africa, democratic rule is being sought after by the people. According to the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IIDEA), Rwanda’s 98% voter turnout rate for presidential elections (voting is non-mandatory) is the world’s highest with 9 other countries from Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) outscoring France (80%) and the ...
PWC’s Paying Taxes Report (2015) evaluates tax regimes in 189 countries around the world. The report reveals that Africa’s Total Tax Rate (TTR, overall tax burden imposed on business) has been continuously reduced since 2005 such that 15 African countries including Zambia, Ghana and Rwanda have lower TTRs than 7 ...
Mobile telecommunications company, MTC has donated 29 iPads valued at N$260 000 to presiding officers and Cabinet members in Windhoek, Namibia. The decision to donate the iPads comes after MTC realized that cabinet members needed to visit all regions of Namibia to engage with stakeholders and constituencies. While handing over ...
Namibia's MyDigitalBridge Foundation in partnership with Microsoft and Adaptrum, with support from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and Millennium Challenge Account (MCA)-Namibia, has successfully trialed the Namibian TV White Spaces (TVWS) pilot project in a move to provide a blueprint of broadband internet connectivity countrywide. Dubbed ‘Citizen Connect’, the pilot ...
In recent years, intra-African trade has been on the increase. In the period between 2005 and 2012, intra-African trade (excluding informal cross border trade) increased from US$62 billion to US$147 billion - an increase of more than 100% that accounted for 12% of overall African trade. In terms of global ...
UNESCO’s Education For All Global Monitoring Report (2013/14) measures governmental financial commitment to education by assessing governments’ budgetary expenditure allocations towards education. Sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA) expenditure on education, at 18.7% of total government expenditure, is the highest globally. This highlights SSA’s strong commitment to improving education standards and quality. Read ...
In a move that is expected to reduce costs, bring efficiency in the routing of intra-country internet traffic and faciliate faster exchange of intra-country internet traffic, the African Union Commission (AUC), through the Infrastructure and Energy Department has today partnered with the Ministry of Information Communication Technology of Namibia to ...
To Emmanuel Oyekele, photography is tech and passion. His first photography project was the coverage of the Google Plus Launch in Lagos Nigeria. TechMoran asked what he is doing and what his plans are. EmmanuelOyekele Photography Tell us about your yourself- Hobbies, family and education. Hello, Thanks ...
