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FIFA puts the World Cup on YouTube for Africa

FIFA has named YouTube a Preferred Platform for the 2026 World Cup, allowing official broadcasters to live-stream the opening 10…

M-Pesa customers can now tap to pay

Vodacom Tanzania has launched Africa's first mobile-money tap-to-pay feature through M-Pesa, built on Paymentology's technology and Visa's network. M-Pesa customers…

Belgium to try a man for killing Lumumba

A Brussels court has ordered former diplomat Étienne Davignon, 93, to stand trial for war crimes connected to the 1961…

Showmax dies April 1, content moves to DStv Stream

MultiChoice has set March 31 as the final day of Showmax subscriptions, migrating content to DStv Stream after the platform…