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Sheila Birgen, Lanre Basamta & Rene Parker appointed to the Tecbuild.africa advisory board
April 19, 2021
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Techbuild.africa, a pan-African digital news and information platform, has instituted a pan-African advisory board comprising Sheilah Birgen (Kenya), Lanre Basamta (Nigeria) and Rene Parker (South Africa).
Commenting on the new board, Chukwuemka Fred Agbata, Jnr (CFA) said, “as a truly Afrocentric platform, we want representation from across the continent, not just in our stories but also on our Advisory Board. We have deliberately sought out ecosystem builders to support us, as our work at techbuild.africa will align with their personal interests of contributing to the thriving African tech, innovation, and entrepreneurship ecosystem.”
The vanishing billionaire: How Jack Ma fell foul of Xi Jinping
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By: Ryan McMorrow and Sun Yu
Alibaba founder s dramatic rise and fall illustrates China s wary embrace of tycoons who power economic growth. China s most outspoken billionaire has gone silent. No one has seen Jack Ma at the business school he founded. Nor at his tai chi studio. His raucous speeches headlining an annual meeting of entrepreneurs in his home province of Zhejiang have been put on hold.
Since Chinese President Xi Jinping unexpectedly called off the blockbuster public offering of Ant Group, Ma s payments and lending business, five months ago, Ma has made a single public appearance.
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Fallen idol: Record $3.6b fine the latest blow dealt to Jack Ma
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Once seemingly untouchable, Alibaba founder Jack Ma has endured a tumultuous run that saw his Chinese e-commerce giant hit with a record 18 billion yuan ($3.6 billion) antitrust fine, resolving one key uncertainty even as others persist for himself and his business empire.
The reversal of fortune for the 56-year-old Ma, who has all-but-disappeared from public view since an October speech blasting China’s regulatory system, has been striking for an entrepreneur whose transformation of commerce in China - and his relentless optimism - commanded cult-like reverence.