By Kaleb Nghishidivali WINDHOEK,February 28-As of the middle of 2023, a remarkable 60% of Nedbank’s clients have embraced digital channels for their financial transactions. This marks a significant surge from the 46% recorded during the same period in the previous year, underscoring a steadfast trajectory towards a more digitally integrated banking experience. Despite this digital...
Yango (https://Yango.com), transforming global technologies into everyday services tailored to local needs, today announced the launch of Yango Play (https://Play.Yango.com), the first AI-powered entertainment service that combines video streaming, music, and mini-games in one place. Yango Play offers a diverse range of entertainment options, featuring exclusive premieres of both Arabic and international movies and series, personalized music...
t is a lonely drive to Israel’s most northern town, Metula, along a spur of land that is surrounded on three sides by Lebanon. That means it is also surrounded on three sides by Lebanon’s most powerful armed group, Hezbollah. The soldiers at the checkpoint on the edge of Metula were all local men, mostly...
At a press briefing in Tel Aviv on Tuesday – after a day of meetings with Israeli leaders – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was surprisingly upbeat. Answering a question about the future of Gaza, he said he had just delivered a “new” and “very powerful” message to the Israelis – one that would...
KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform announced its 2024 cybersecurity predictions for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) from its team of local industry experts. Cyber threats are more sophisticated and complex than ever and evolving quickly with new technology like AI becoming increasingly advanced every...
From today, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, and Mali and very soon in Guinea, millions of mobile users will enjoy music for free on Spotify platform when subscribing to an Orange mobile offer; The new partnership between Orange Middle East&Africa (www.Orange.com) and Spotify will bring a new music journey to mobile users, thanks to...
BRUSSELS, Oct. 27 — European Union (EU) leaders meet here on Thursday and Friday in a planned European Council summit, focusing on the conflicts between Israel and Hamas and between Ukraine and Russia. The summit is the first in-person meeting of the EU’s 27 national leaders since the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Oct....
This small Jordanian city where minarets and church towers share the skyline was deemed a “place of tolerance and urban hospitality” by Unesco.T The dawn call to prayer echoed through a still sleepy valley before the first rays of sun started illuminating golden limestone houses clustered on the slopes of three mountains. “Allahu Akbar” (“God...
Our president, Hage Geingob, has repeatedly complained about the classification of Namibia as an upper middle income country by the Bretton Woods institutions. The president argues that this classification denies Namibia access to soft loans and grants. He further states that Namibia needs concessional loans and grants to fight poverty and inequality. The president reasons...
In Jody Jacobs’ report from New York…The United Nations humanitarian chief, Martin Griffiths says the Israel-Palestine war has the entire region ‘at a tipping point’. Griffiths on Tuesday called for an end to the escalating violence as the UN tries to continue its work in Gaza. The post UN Humanitarian chief says reports from...