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Tanzania Targets Internet Giants With New Tax

TANZANIA will introduce a digital tax this year, the country’s finance minister said, in a move targeting global internet giants offering services in the East African nation. The two-percent tax will come into effect in July and follows similar attempts by…

Uganda To Launch First Satellite In September

UGANDA will launch its first ever satellite into the low Earth orbit from the International Space Station this September, a senior official said here. Matia Kasaija, the minister of finance, planning and economic development, said on Tuesday that the launch…

Microsoft To Finally Retire Its Web Browser Internet Explorer Today, 27 Years After It First Launched

MICROSOFT has announced the retirement of its oldest browser, Internet Explorer after 27 years of service. First released in 1995 as an add-on package for Windows 95, the browser was provided for free as part of the package by Microsoft….

Technology’ll Bridge Access To Education

EDUCATION experts have called for increased access to digital resources and improved infrastructure to achieve good learning outcomes for youth in displaced communities. This was the consensus at  the May edition of EdTech Mondays, an initiative of the Mastercard Foundation…

Jack Dorsey Leaves Twitter Board 16 Years After Co-founding Social Media Giant

JACK Dorsey will reportedly leave Twitter’s board of directors today – 16 years after co-founding the firm. The departure, first reported by Axios, means all of Twitter’s founders have now severed official ties with the company. He is expected to…

Nigerian Government To Impose New Tax On Phone Calls To Finance Healthcare

THE Nigerian government is set to impose a new tax on phone calls in the country as part of moves to meet the needs of Nigerian citizens considered to be most vulnerable to health challenges. This comes despite moves by…

Google Announces 30,000 Scholarships For Aspiring African Developers

GOOGLE has announced an additional 30,000 Android and Google Cloud training scholarships for aspiring and professional developers in Africa as part of its programme with Andela and Pluralsight. The programme aims to engage with existing and aspiring developers to help…

Netflix Launches Collection In Celebration Of African Stories

IN anticipation of Africa Day, Netflix is launching a new collection of stories, From Cape to Cairo. This year, the African Union has deemed 2022 ‘the year of nutrition’ and in that spirit, Netflix is bringing stories from North, East, West,…

World’s Richest Man, Elon Musk Acquires Twitter For $44billion

TWITTER says it has reached an agreement to sell the company to Elon Musk for around $44billion (£34.6billion). The deal was announced by the social media platform on Monday after days of negotiations between the world’s richest person and the…

Google Snubs Nigeria, Establishes First Africa Development Centre In Kenya

AMERICAN multinational technology company, Google, in what appears like a snubbing of Africa’s largest economy, Nigeria, has announced the establishment of its first Africa product development centre in Nairobi, Kenya. The centre which is expected to help create transformative products…