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After a drawn-out licensing battle, MultiChoice has announced that it will also stream all 52 AFCON matches on its Supersports channels. Canal+ will also stream the tournament across francophone African countries.

The company recently advertised its first Africa role, a Global Licensing Activation Manager position based in Nairobi, Kenya. The role will oversee Starlink's licence acquisition in other African countries. More in #TCDaily.

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 9 January 2024 - Ahead of CES® 2024, Lenovo unveiled new business and consumer laptops designed to unlock new AI

South Africa's energy minister is inviting the public to comment on the country’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) which could see South Africa spend R5.9 trillion ($315 billion) to R8.4 trillion ($449 billion) to solve its power problems.

A 6,300-square-foot industrial property in Morena has been sold for $1.58 million, according to a real estate brokerage.

The CBN has asked Nigerian banks and other stakeholders—First Bank, Access Bank, Sterling Bank, and Providus Bank—to develop a stablecoin, a cryptocurrency pegged to the naira’s value. The cNGN will launch later this month. More in #TCDaily.

 

In October, TechCabal hosted over 2,000 persons for two days at our flagship tech conference in Lagos—Moonshot.

To wrap up this year, we’re bringing back five Next Wave editions that are neither a complaint nor an I told you so.

Ride-hailing drivers in Ghana push back against a vehicle income tax that requires drivers to pay quarterly taxes based on their earnings.