Temasek and an affiliate of Warburg Pincus are investing $500 million in Indian ride-hailing giant Ola, the Bangalore-headquartered startup said in a short statement Friday. Ola co-founder and chief executive Bhavish Aggarwal is also participating in the new investment, the startup said. This is the first time SoftBank-backed Ola, which Read more…
DN Capital, one of Europe’s most active VCs has launched its latest $350 million (£220m, €300m) fund off the back of a pretty stand-out year when the firm saw four of its portfolio companies hit billion-dollar-plus valuations. DN’s ‘Fund V’ will invest across Europe, the UK and the US, but Read more…
Music lovers in Ghana have taken to social media to express their views after rapper Yaw Tog in an interview said he made UK rapper, Stormzy more popular in the Ghanaian market. During the interview, the ‘Young Bull’ stated that the UK-based Ghanaian also made him more popular after collaborating Read more…
Health Minister Kwaku Agyemang Manu has welcomed Parliament’s decision to set up a committee to probe the government contracts for the purchase of Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccines from Russia. The probe was approved after the majority side threw its weight behind a motion by Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu. Mr Iddrisu Read more…
The 17th edition of the ‘Ghana Party in the Park’ was launched on Wednesday, July 7, at the Sky Bar in Accra. The annual event is one of the most highly anticipated programmes for Ghanaians in the diaspora. Personalities in attendance included musicians Sarkodie, Mr Drew, S3fa, Amerado, D black, Read more…
Current official guidance on the use of email and messaging leaves an “accountability gap”, campaigners say. Source: BBC
As environmental issues really came of age in the 1990s, certain German automakers were meeting in secret groups to make sure their cars would continue to industriously contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. According to the European Union, Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, BMW and Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler have been illegally colluding Read more…
Women’s Haven Africa is leading the charge to expose ladies in digital media. The hub is providing opportunities for women to harness their potential in the space. After 6 weeks of training, Women’s Haven Africa is providing support services for innovative young women in digital media. The training reflects the Read more…
Kumasi Technical University has partnered with German Development Partners to train artisans in the construction sector. The project implemented by the Centre for Technology Transfer and Skills Development (CTSD) of the University will provide skills upgrade to artisans in the sector. The institution also believes the partnership will provide the youth with job Read more…
How digital nomads get state-of-the-art connectivity while working on the road Source: BBC
Former IndyCar driver Sam Schmidt was paralysed from the shoulders down in a racing accident in 2000. Source: BBC
5G technology has generated a lot of hype for its potential to power driverless cars using a remote operator, but for the past few years that’s all it’s been — hype. Las Vegas-based startup Halo and telecom giant T-Mobile are teaming up to change that, with a driverless electric car Read more…
The Dean of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) Law School, Professor Kofi Abotsi says during his childhood, he had no contact or strong form of relationship with his biological mother for 11 years. According to the academician, this was because of the unfavourable relationship that existed between his Read more…
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for July 8, 2021. Forget about Hot ___ Summer. It’s Hot IPO Summer in technology land, and today’s news underscores just Read more…
The family of late activist, Ibrahim ‘Kaaka’ Mohammed, will not participate in the ongoing public inquiry into circumstances that led to the death of two persons in Ejura on Tuesday, June 29. In a letter addressed to the Minister for Interior, the Committee of Inquiry and the Ejurahene, the family Read more…
Nick Costelloe Contributor Share on Twitter Nick writes actionable growth marketing insights as head of content at Demand Curve. More posts by this contributor Demand Curve: 10 lies you’ve been told about marketing Between our work at Demand Curve and our agency, Bell Curve, we’ve rewritten over 1,000 websites for Read more…
There are mixed reactions among residents in the Wa Municipality of the Upper West Region following the submission of a preliminary report by the four-member committee tasked to investigate the military brutality that occurred on Thursday, July 1. In the report sighted by JoyNews, the Committee indicated that all military personnel Read more…
International English Language Testing System (IELTS), which has over three million people globally taking part in the test each year, continues to present opportunities to many Ghanaians who seek to pursue a career or education outside the country. The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is designed to help candidates Read more…
The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in Ghana, over a year ago, has had devastating effect on the economy as well as businesses in the country. The shock caused by the virus has had considerable impact on Ghanaian businesses, forcing many firms to cut costs by reducing staff hours, cutting wages, and in some Read more…
Michael Boland Contributor Share on Twitter Mike Boland is chief analyst of ARtillery Intelligence, an AR/VR research firm. More posts by this contributor Your in-car attention is media’s next battleground Mobile and enterprise are the keys to VR/AR scale One of VR’s prospective revenue streams is ad placement. The thought Read more…