Africa: The Cost of Coronavirus in Africa – What Measures Can Leaders Take?
[ITC] With the novel coronavirus COVID-19 having reached the African continent, countries are getting ready to manage the…
South Africa: Covid-19 – Sex Workers Accuse Police of Beating People On the Street
[GroundUp] “Much as I am afraid of Covid-19 … I need the money” Click here to read entire…
Microtraction portfolio rises to 15 after investment in edtech startup, Gradely
By Tage Kene-Okafor Microtraction makes its first investment of 2020 in edtech startup, Gradely. This makes Gradely the…
Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad author suggests saving Bitcoin, not cash’
By Satoshi Nakaboto Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition…
Tanzania: Farmers Urged to Defy Covid-19 Threat
[Daily News] THE Minister for Agriculture, Natural Resources, Livestock and Fisheries, Mr Mmanga Mjengo Mjawir has urged farmers…
Nigeria: CBN-Led Coalition to Tackle Coronavirus Raises N15 Billion – Official
[Premium Times] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said monetary contributions to the account set up under…
Kenya: Retirement Benefits Eroded By Coronavirus
[East African] Pension managers in Kenya project depressed growth of retirees’ funds due to the coronavirus pandemic that…
Global Economic Meltdown And The Challenge for Bitcoin’s Future
By Samuel Nwite The coronavirus pandemic has exposed bitcoin to be not exactly what people believe it to…
Amazon Prime now lets you buy movies on its iOS apps — here’s how
By Rachel Kaser Amazon recently made a much-needed update to its Prime Video apps on iPhone, iPad and…
YouTube ‘Shorts’ is Google’s answer to TikTok, says report
By Napier Lopez Since TikTok exploded in popularity over the last year or two, some YouTubers have made…