For some African startups, the impact of COVID-19 led to pay cuts, layoffs, and furloughs. However, African businesses are not the only business involved with such operations. For example, the new generation mega billion-dollar startups; Silicon Valley, and three marquee San Francisco tech companies namely; Uber, Airbnb, and Lyft, have, in the last few days, cut thousands of jobs, in...
Complete Sports Nigeria recently entered into a partnership with RealFevr to introduce Fantasy Leagues to Nigerians. Football fans can now move to the football fantasy world and enjoy what they might have missed so far. RealFevr is a Portugal based fantasy platform, and its move to partner Complete Sports Nigeria is a major coup for the sports entertainment industry in Nigeria....
Venice-based studio Nuvolari Lenard’s 14-seat luxury hybrid water taxi has ‘obtained complete approval by the classification bodies’ after a test period of about a year. Built at Cantieri Vizianello in Venice, the 9.2m luxury water taxi was conceived by Carlo Nuvolari and Dan Lenard, who organized a forum at last year’s Venice Boat Show to discuss potential designs for a...
It’s no surprise that the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the fashion industry. With people working from home and adhering to physical distancing, they’re changing the way they dress. “I think fashion is a barometer of what humans are experiencing,” says Gary Markle, an associate professor of fashion and textile at NSCAD University in Halifax. A major change Markle expects will stay...
The current pandemic has led to the postponement or cancellation of several festivals and events, for the safety of lives. In the same vein, Afro Nation 2020 has been rescheduled for 2021. A statement was recently posted on the Afro Nation’s Instagram page to that effect. As such, the festival which was slated to hold from 17-19 of July 2020, in...