The Liberian Telecommunication Authority (LTA) has cracked the whip on the two leading GSM companies in Liberia, Lonestar Cell MTN and Orange, for which they each have been fined US$300,000. These fines were as a result of what the LTA considers serious breaches and failure to provide key data that has huge revenue consequences. In the press briefing held on Thursday, June 27, 2024, by the Ministry of Information, the Acting LTA Chairman Abdullah Kamara revealed several instances of regulatory violations that led to the companies being penalized. From Kamara’s account of the violations, they centred on Floor Price regulations.…
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The World Health Organization has stated that the spread of mpox in Africa has to be combatted, as more deaths were recorded due to a mutated strain of the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mpox, previously referred to as monkeypox, is a viral disease originating from the Orthopoxvirus family and similar to smallpox, it results in flu-like symptoms together with rashes and pus-filled blisters. While most cases are mild, the virus can also be lethal. “There is a critical need to address the recent surge in mpox cases in Africa,” WHO official Rosamund Lewis, the technical lead for…
The Health Professions Authority, Zimbabwe (HPA) has now taken a stand against the increasing number of beauty and wellness centres that are offering medical services that are not within their trained specialities. Recently, many beauty clinics and spas have been offering ‘wellness’ services such as IV drips and shots. These establishments, which are usually unregulated and may not have medical professionals to supervise these procedures, have been luring clients searching for vitamin drips, slimming treatments among others. HPA emphasized on the fact that relying on health care treatments from people without valid practice often comes with dangerous health repercussions including…
Minister of Health, Republic of Mozambique, Armindo Tiago has demanded the establishment of an appropriate way of distributing medicines and health care products to ensure proper delivery. Speaking during the opening ceremony of the Coordinating Council of Pharmaceutical Logistics and Medical Supplies on Thursday, Tiago said that to enhance efficiency and availability of medicines in the entire country, it is necessary to establish a single logistics command. The minister considered the supply chain changes, where certain warehouse functions are shifted towards intermediary and transit warehouses and are more strategically situated, may well offer up substantial benefits that will be summed…
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Nigeria plc, Mrs. Ola William, has dismissed the rumour claiming that Microsoft was wrapping up to leave the country. William stated this when the Director General of National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) Dr. Obiageli Amadiobi paid a courtesy visit to some ICT companies in Lagos, adding that the company has remained focused on the sustainable growth of the ICT sector in Nigeria. Read Also: Cholera Outbreak in Rivers State, Nigeria, Claims Two Lives Nollywood bid a final farewell to John Okafor The Microsoft boss disclosed that NOTAP had…
Two people were confirmed dead, while 16 people said to have survived the recent cholera outbreak that pervaded some parts of Rivers State. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Adaeze Chidinma Oreh who stated this in a press statement she released personally in Port Harcourt on Thursday explained that as at the time the address was made, there were no reports of cholera in the state. Oreh disclosed that the incident in the state manifested in three communities of Andoni Local Government Area, and said that the two people died with symptoms that resemble cholera. The health commissioner said all…
Administered by UCT GSB Solution Space – a specialist facility of the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business – the e-Track programme is an incubation and capacity enhancement intervention for young, high-growth ventures. The e-Track programme is split into two phases that have been initiated through funds from ayoba, a super-app designed to enhance the digitalization experience and utility for users based in Africa as well as support Africa’s small businesses to digitize and grow. The first phase is the Venture Launch programme, designed to assess the viability of the venture idea and suitable for those participants, who…
Connect Money, a banking-as-a-service fintech firm based in Egypt, has secured US$8m in seed funding to assist it in the establishment of five new business lines. Connect Money provides an all-in-one white-label card issuing solution, allowing businesses to issue debit and credit cards to their customers without creating a fintech infrastructure or getting licensing. The features offered by the startup include digital payments, instant financing, and a network of over 20,000 marketplace partners. Connect Money fulfils all associated processes such as card production and delivery, KYC, customer support, and the development of the impeccable mobile banking app for cardholders as…
South Africa’s cross-border money transfer firm Mama Money enters into a partnership with Access Bank and Paymentology, the global banking and card issuing industry leaders, to issue a new WhatsApp-based bank card. Mama Money is an online money transfer and banking service that operates as an app, and it is among the most rapidly growing money transfer operators with over 720,000 users. The Mama Money Card has a feature that connects with WhatsApp that allows the users to transfer payments internationally, purchase electricity and airtime, download bank statements, check the balance and even manage their account using the WhatsApp data…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the formation of a cabinet committee that will oversee the Cholera Emergency Operation Centre run by the NCDC. The Minister of Health, Ali Pate, disclosed this yesterday following Tinubu’s chairmanship of the Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. In the meeting, Pate listed that the cabinet committee includes members from the Federal Ministries of Health, Finance, Water Resources and Environment, Youth, and Aviation, as well as Education. He said the committee’s move is complemented by the State government’s action to assist Nigeria advance in the fight against the practice of open defecation.…