Botswana’s ICT Roadmap 2030 targets 100,000 ICT jobs, a Tier III data centre, Digital Services and Cyber Security Acts, and the BOTSAT-1 satellite.
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Y’ello Care: How MTN Mobilised Staff for Digital Health and Ebola Readiness
MTN’s 21 Days of Y’ello Care 2026 mobilises staff for digital health, Ebola readiness and AI diagnostics under an equitable-health theme.
Government Grants One-Week Grace for Expired Vehicle Licences
President Boko ordered a one-week penalty moratorium on expired vehicle licences after slow road-transport online systems over the Easter peak in Botswana.
Press Play: How MTN One TV Bets on Streaming Across Africa
MTN One TV launched on 8 June 2026 with streaming and Pay-TV across Africa, using mobile money and flexible payment to compete on access over catalogue.
Cabanga TV is live: watch how Chicken Inn conquered Zimbabwe and Africa
EcoCash, a millionaire cattle farmer, a tobacco farm that employs women and Zimbabwe's best travel company are among the stories now free to watch. HARARE, 17 October 2026 - Chicken Inn started in Zimbabwe and went on to feed customers across the continent. The story...
MUSIKA launches a Trade Desk for Zimbabwe’s Business Buyers
Retailers, contractors and other enterprises can source South African goods through a managed procurement process. Musika launches today for Zimbabwean businesses buying from South Africa. Buyers can submit requirements, receive quotations and work through a trade...
Lesotho’s AI pilot turns policy into infrastructure planning
Lesotho is the first country to apply the UN Blueprint for National AI and Data Strategies, moving the debate from aspiration to sequencing compute, power, connectivity, skills and governance.
Dangote’s IPO stress test exposed the infrastructure behind Nigeria’s fintech boom
Retail demand overwhelmed several investment platforms, revealing that digital market access is only as strong as the capacity, identity and settlement systems beneath the interface.
Blue Economy growth agenda across SADC: regional demand and access and what comes next
Ask a household in Windhoek, Maputo or Dar es Salaam whether SADC's blue economy agenda has changed anything about the fish on their plate or the beach holiday they can afford, and the honest answer, as of this week, is not yet. The 3rd Africa Blue Economy Week,...