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Daily Archives: Jun 28, 2026

Sam Wakoba

Airtel Partners With Consumer Finance Firm afb To Take On Safaricom’s...

Airtel has today partnered with afb, a consumer finance company dealing in loans, credit cards and data phones.  afb launched operations in Kenya in October 2012 and offers affordable and instant credit to low and middle income segments of the market. Unlike banks that offer credit based on the borrowers...
Thandisizwe Mgudlwa

World Resources Need To Be Shared Equally

International research shows that in 2012, global oil consumption reached an all-time high, the number of workers in vulnerable employment exceeded 1.5 billion people, and physical water scarcity affected some 1.2 billion people. Africa, Asia and Latin America being one of the regions that experience the worst effects of these...
Thandisizwe Mgudlwa

Africa Is Ready For Smart Metering Technology

"Smart metering has a place in Africa. It has the potential of meeting the needs and specific challenges of Africa’s utilities and electricity consumers. However, utilities must select the right technology from the outset." This is according to experts who also believe that Africa is ready for smart metering technology....