Month: February 2021

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Feb. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. (NasdaqGS: UEPS; JSE: NT1) (“Net1” or the “Company”) today announced that it has appointed Lincoln Mali as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of Net1 Southern Africa, a new position for the company.A highly accomplished financial services executive with over 25 years in the industry, Mali makes the move to Net1 from his role as Head of Group Card and Payments at Standard Bank Group. Mali also chairs the board of directors of Diners Club South Africa and is a member of the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA) Business Council for Visa. He will join Net1 on May 1, 2021.“After a thorough and rigorous search process, we are delighted that Lincoln Mali has agreed to join Net1 as the CEO of Net1 Southern Africa. He has a...

TORONTO, Feb. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — White Gold Corp. (TSX.V: WGO, OTC: WHGOF, FRA: 29W) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce significant results from 2020 GT Probe sampling on new targets located just west of its flagship Golden Saddle and Arc deposits containing  a mineral resource of 1,139,900 ounces Indicated at 2.28 g/t Au and 402,100 ounces Inferred at 1.39 g/t Au on its White Gold property. This work forms part of the Company’s exploration program backed by strategic partners Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (TSX: AEM, NYSE: AEM) and Kinross Gold Corp (TSX: K, NYSE: KGC) on its extensive 420,000 hectare land package in the prolific White Gold District, Yukon, Canada.Highlights Include:10 GT Probe lines totalling 403 samples were completed on 3 separate targets – Ulli’s Ridge, Minneapolis Creek and Ryan’s Surprise located...

Boulder City, NV, Feb. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — George Sharp, President and CEO of Forwardly, Inc. (OTCMKT: FORW), announced today that the company has raised a total of $1.5 million in equity funding.All but $50,000 of these funds were raised in a new fixed convertible debenture that was negotiated on January 15, 2021 and closed on January 29, 2021. That debenture was intended to raise an aggregate $1 million but was oversubscribed due to a demand for the company’s securities. The decision was made to extend the total to $1.45 million. The remaining funds were raised through a debenture announced by the company on August 31, 2020, but subsequently canceled before all but $50,000 of the committed funds were received. All of the funds referenced here have now been received by the company.Mr. Sharp also announced that the shareholder...

ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, today announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Reachy International (HK) Co., Limited, for one of its Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Protefs. The gross charter rate is US$10,650 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period until minimum March 10, 2022 up to maximum May 20, 2022. The charter commenced yesterday. The m/v Protefs was chartered, as previously announced, to Phaethon International Company AG, at a gross charter rate of US$9,900 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties.The “Protefs” is a 73,630 dwt Panamax dry bulk vessel built in 2004.The employment...

AKVA group ASA (AKVA) has acquired 33.7% of the shares in Observe Technologies Ltd (Observe) to further strengthen its digital strategy, as presented at the recent Capital Markets Day.Observe, through partnership with AKVA, has successfully sold and delivered their artificial intelligence (AI) feeding solutions to more than 20 farm sites in 5 different countries. With this new agreement, AKVA and Observe will continue to develop and leverage their complimentary technologies and solutions using AI to partner with customers to improve fish performance.Dated: 9 February 2021AKVA group ASAWeb: www.akvagroup.comCONTACTS:This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section 5-12 the Norwegian Securities Trading Act

GETZ WILL ADD VALUED CBD PRODUCT LAUNCH EXPERIENCEVancouver, BC, Feb. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — Nass Valley Gateway LTD. (NVG), (CSE: “NVG.CN”) (OTC Pink: NSVGF) (Frankfurt: “3NVN”) distributor of top quality, broad and full spectrum CBD products, is pleased to announce its Board of Directors voted to add Jeanine Behr Getz of Greenwich, CT, as an independent Director on February 8th, 2021. This comes at an important time in Nass Valley’s evolution as it readies to unveil its new menu of 30 CBD products in the beauty, sleep, and pain relief categories for humans and pets. Ms. Getz worked with TwinLab, a supplement and phytocannabinoid company, during the launch of their CBD products line. She was directly involved in creating communications, education, as well as marketing and business strategy for CBD...