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Many remarkable stories can trace their beginnings to the University of Oxford. J.R.R. Tolkien wrote much of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings there. Between 2021 and 2022, a conversation about stablecoins between two Master of Business Administration (MBA) students on the school’s basketball court sparked a story that would eventually become a startup. At the time of the conversation, Prince Nnamdi Ekeh was the co-CEO of Konga Group following the merger with his online marketplace Yudala, giving him a front-row seat to the challenges of payments and foreign exchange. Zachary Schwartzman, the second of the courtside pair,…

NVMe SSDs are quickly becoming one of the most expensive components in a typical gaming PC. Yet despite their importance, many people ignore a crucial factor for performance and longevity: cooling. Running a bare NVMe without a heatsink risks lost performance and even permanent damage to your pricey drive. Luckily, there’s a fix—and it’s cheaper and easier than you think. Overheating slowly kills your NVMe And you might not even notice it Modern M.2 NVMes are designed to run relatively hot by design. Most can handle operating temperatures of up to 70°C before they start slowing down transfer rates to…

Winning consulting engineering tenders is one of the best ways through which South African firms can expand. This is where online platforms like Online tenders will come in handy as they make searching for open tenders rather easy. Having information on how the bidding process should be done is essential since it offers a competitive advantage. Let us look at what you need to do to get started with these jobs. Preparing Your Documents Early Gather your paperwork before you start looking at open bids. Many bids need tax clearance, company registration documents, and proof of your previous engineering work.…

** For the best experience, download the free Africa Private Equity News app Android | iOS **French development finance institution Proparco has announced an investment in Anda Angola, a Luanda-based mobility and fintech company that is bringing informal transport operators into the formal economy. The funding will expand drive-to-own vehicle financing for Luanda’s transport operators and accelerate the rollout of Anda’s electric fleet and battery swap network.Angola’s moto-taxi sector employs an estimated 1.2 million drivers, around 600,000 of them in Luanda. Yet most have no bank account, no credit history, and no insurance. Because their income leaves no verifiable record,…

Timur Turlov, Chief Executive Officer of Freedom Holding Corp. PARTNER CONTENT From July 6 to 11, Stellenbosch University, near Cape Town, will host the African Continental Stage of the FIDE ISCF World Schools Team Championship (WSTC), bringing together school teams from across the continent. Jointly organised by FIDE and ISCF, with Freedom Holding Corp. serving as the general partner, the tournament will determine which African team advances to the global WSTC final scheduled for December. How the Championship Will Unfold Twenty national school teams have registered for the African stage, representing South Africa, Nigeria, Namibia, Malawi, Kenya, Mozambique, Lesotho, Botswana,…

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Today in crypto, South Korea’s data protection regulator imposed a 210 million won fine on Bithumb for transferring users’ personal information overseas without proper consent.Elsewhere, Japan’s SBI holdings signed a $289 million deal to acquire cryptocurrency exchange Bitbank and DeFi platform Abracadabra took emergency action after its Magic Internet Money depegged 50%.Bithumb fined over overseas user data transfersSouth Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) fined cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb 210 million won ($136,000) for transferring users’ personal information to overseas exchanges without obtaining separate consent, violating the country’s data protection laws.The regulator said Bithumb shared personal information with 13 overseas exchanges…

The telecommunications industry witnessed a mix of outcomes, policy formations and challenges during the first half of 2026. These, in turn, have shaped the experience of millions of Nigerians making calls, sending SMS and accessing the internet daily for business and personal attainment. In this article, we will explore and explain these numbers and growth and the shortfalls that they indicate. Let’s start with the positive. 1. The good Data consumption  Industry reports released between January and April indicate that the internet has become a critical part of citizens’ existence. Within the first four months of 2026, telecom operators gained…

Seventy percent of websites still fail basic WCAG contrast checks in 2025. After years of design system tooling, accessibility linters, and JavaScript libraries, nothing moved the needle. We didn’t need better libraries. We needed better CSS. contrast-color() is that better CSS.The HTTP Archive Web Almanac has been tracking color contrast failures for years. The numbers have barely moved. After half a decade of design system tooling, accessibility linters, and entire JavaScript libraries dedicated to computing readable text colors, 70% of websites still fail basic WCAG contrast checks in 2025. The WebAIM Million paints an even grimmer picture — 83.9% of…

By PwCWe are pleased to share PwC’s Africa Family Business Survey 2025. Family businesses globally face a set of converging megatrends: geopolitical shifts, technological disruption, climate pressures, and economic uncertainty. In Africa, leading family businesses are responding by converting unique strengths into competitive advantage.The survey is based on insights from 79 family businesses across Africa and is part of PwC’s global study of 1,325 family businesses in more than 60 territories. The findings show how African family businesses are adapting and building for the long term.Leading family businesses use purpose to drive growth and lean into more centralised decision-making to…