ZIMBABWE TO BECOME SIGNIFICANT PRODUCER OF LITHIUM

Zimbabwe's new Minister of Mines and Mining Development Winston Chitando said the country has the potential to be a leading producer of lithium as it has attracted more interest than other...

SINGAPORE AIRLINES TO START USING BLOCKCHAIN FOR ITS TRANSACTIONS

Singapore Airlines says it has been putting measures in place to enable it use blockchain technology to give its flyers a new way to spend their accumulated miles. The company said a...

VICE CHAIRMAN OF SUMSUNG GROUP RELEASED FROM JAIL TODAY

Jay Y. Lee the vice chairman of Samsung Group, has been released from jail after being detained on bribery and embezzlement charges. The Vice Chairman was arrested in February last year and...

CHINA DENIES THAT IT GIFTED THE AFRICAN UNION AN HQ BUILDING STUFFED WITH SPYING...

The government of China has long held an interest in building bridges with countries across Africa, which it sees as both a major opportunity for economic investment and a chance to...

US AND BRITIAN BANKS BAN THE PURCHASE OF BITCOIN WITH CREDIT CARDS

Banks in the United States as well as Britain have banned the use of credit cards in purchasing Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. This is out of fear that, a plunge in their...

RURA ASSURES AIRTEL AND TIGO CUSTOMERS OF A SEAMLESS CONSOLIDATION AFTER MERGER

The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) has moved to reassure subscribers of both Tigo Rwanda and Airtel Rwanda that they will not lose out after it authorised the transfer of all...

GHANA’S EDGES CLOSER TO A CASHLESS SOCIETY AS GHIPSS RECORDS 19% INCREASE IN E-TRANSACTIONS

The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems Limited (GhIPSS) witnessed an increase in the value of transactions from GH¢174 billion in 2016 to GH¢208 billion in 2017, signifying an impressive 19%...

SAN FRANCISCO TO BUILD CITY-WIDE FIBER INTERNET

San Francisco is planning to find network providers to build a city-wide, gigabite fiber internet with consumer privacy protections. The city-wide internet would be an open-access network, allowing multiple Internet Service Providers...

HEALTHTECH; GHS e-TRACKER SYSTEM BOOSTED BY RECEIPT OF SAMSUNG TABLETS

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service (GHS), have initiated digitization of healthcare in rural and hard-to-reach communities using touchscreen tablets. Under this partnership,...

TESLA TO SECURE ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES OF LITHIUM AS GHANA RECENTLY DISCOVERS COMMERCIAL QUANTITIES

Tesla is looking forward to secure additional supplies of lithium from a key source country. It has been reported that it is trying to bring on board the biggest lithium producer in...