Year: 2018
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COLUMNS
Future of Artificial Intelligence Looks Bright
A few years ago, the idea of controlling your lights or even security system remotely through your smartphone would have…
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BUSINESS
Turn your TV into your personal assistant with the new LG AI TVs
When Google recently announced that Google Assistant is now integrated into more than 5,000 smart home devices, most of us…
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News
LG makes the shift to 5G
Imagine a world where houses are self-cleaning and electrical grids responding automatically to fluxes in energy demands. Think about virtual…
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News
Liquid Telecom has partnered with Code for Africa to map air pollution in Kenya
Liquid Telecom Kenya has partnered with Code for Africa (CfA) to install air quality sensors in 3,000 sites across Kenya.…
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News
8K OLED TV is Here With Us
In the next few years, you could actually be binge-watching your favourite show in a self-driving car, or checking who…
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News
What’s Good for 2019? 5G Network
2018 has been a great year for technology. It is the year that saw the awe-inspiring scientific and technological advances…
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24BIt
24Bit Podcast: Discussion on Safaricom’s Neon Kicka 4 Smartphone
The Safaricom Neon Kicka 4 was unveiled in October 2018 under the company’s #MaishaNiDigital campaign and is selling at…
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News
Dimension Data Solutions to launch its digital business solutions in 2019
Dimension Data East Africa, trading as Dimension Data Solutions Limited has announced plans to launch its digital business solutions in…
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News
Western Union and TerraPay partner to expand payout options to Mobile Wallets across Africa
Western Union, has announced a new partnership with TerraPay to enable mobile wallet and bank account payout options across Africa,…
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Startups
South Africa’s insurtech startup Pineapple accepted into US Insurance accelerator
More than a year and a month after insurance tech startup Pineapple raised R5.2m from Lireas Holdings, the strategic investment…
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Gadgets
Huawei Y5 Lite (2018) Specs, Price and Availability in Kenya
Huawei launched the Huawei Y5 Lite (2018) in the country early last week featuring some entry-level specifications. Huawei is selling…
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News
Mastercard, DPO Group partner to boost Pan-African merchant payments
Mastercard and Africa’s leading payment service provider, DPO Group have entered into a new partnership to enable more than 40,000…
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COLUMNS
A look back: Digital transformation in South Africa
The start of 2018 saw global technology research and advisory firm, International Data Corporation (IDC), predict that South African channel…
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News
Guest Post: Driverless cars: The future of Transportation
By Rilind Elezaj. Driverless cars, which are also known as self-driving or autonomous vehicles, are the future of transportation. Various…
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COLUMNS
Column: Automation vacation – technology driving change in the Kenyan travel industry
By Corine Mbiaketcha Nana, Managing Director Kenya Hub covering East, Central and West Africa at Oracle. It is often said…
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BUSINESS
Africa eCommerce Week: Africa had 21 million online shoppers in 2017
Africa had 21 million online shoppers in 2017 according to a report by UNCTAD, the United Nations body that oversees…
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News
LG HomeBrew, LG’s home beer making machine to Debut at CES 2019
LG Electronics (LG) will debut a capsule-based craft beer making machine, LG HomeBrew, at CES 2019. A winner of a…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sopho adds Lateral Movement Protection to XG Firewall to prevents threats from spreading
Sophos has now included lateral movement protection to prevent targeted, manual cyberattacks or exploits from infiltrating further into a compromised…
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BUSINESS
Ecobank names MFS Africa Ltd as its Digital payment partner
Ecobank has announced the appointment of MFS Africa as its Digital payment partner enabling cross-platform payment services for Ecobank account…
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COLUMNS
Business Security 101: 4 Easy Ways to Keep Your Data Safe
Data breaches are now more common than ever. As a business owner, safeguarding your business data is as important as…
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COLUMNS
Column: Kickstarting the future- The South African entrepreneur
By: Chetan Goshalia, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at SqwidNet The small to medium enterprise (SME) is the lifeblood of…
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Startups
Uganda’s Ultra-affordable ultrasound startup M-SCAN wins TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa 2018
Uganda’s ultra-affordable ultrasound startup M-SCAN is the winner of TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa 2018. The startup was crowned as Sub-Saharan…
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Reviews
Review: All About The TECNO Camon 11 Camera
If you bought a new phone in 2018, it’s likely that a good camera ranked high on your list of…
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News
Year in Search: What Kenyans Searched for on Google in 2018
Google yesterday released Year in Search 2018, an overview of the searches and questions that drove Kenyans online throughout the…
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News
More collaborative efforts required to fight mobile money fraud and cyber crime, says DPP
The Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji has called on all stakeholders in financial institutions and banking sector to work together to strengthen…
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Gadgets
OPPO Unveils The OPPO A7 Smartphone: Specs, Price And Availability in Kenya
OPPO has unveiled the OPPO A7, its latest device in the A series in the Kenyan market. The company says…
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News
Kwesé launches Kwesé Play, its VOD streaming service in Kenya
Kwesé has announced the launch of video-on-demand (VOD) streaming service in Kenya. Known as Kwesé Play, the Econet subsidiary says…
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INSURANCE
Kenidia Assurance looking at product diversification and regional expansion as it marks marks 40th Anniversary
Kenindia Assurance has reiterated its commitment to doing business in Kenya even as it repositions itself for accelerated growth within…
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Reviews
TECNO Camon 11 Review: More than just the cameras
TECNO Camon 11 Review TECNO unveiled its latest device in the Camon series, the Camon 11 last month. The device…
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News
MTN has launched a new music streaming service in South Africa
MTN has launched a fully inclusive time-based music streaming service through Simfy Africa, a local music streaming service in South…
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News
Canon unveils its full-frame EOS R Mirrorless Camera in Nairobi
Canon has unveiled its full-frame Canon EOS R Mirrorless Camera System in East Africa at a press event held in…
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News
Cellulant is building a single payments API for Africa’s fintech companies
Cellulant has announced plans to build an application programming interface (API) for Africa’s payments companies to solve payment problems in…
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News
Safaricom Introduces ZURI, an AI Chatbot to manage customer queries
Safaricom has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) Chatbot to manage customers’ queries. Known as Zuri, the chatbot is currently available…
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COLUMNS
3 Things to Consider When Buying PoE Powered Ethernet Extension
Power over Ethernet (PoE) is a relatively new technology that most people are still unfamiliar with. In simple terms, PoE…
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New Appointments
Jacques Vermeulen appointed new Coca-Cola Beverages Africa CEO
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) announces the appointment of Jacques Vermeulen, the current managing director of its international division, to the…
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COLUMNS
The Opportunity Cost of Doing Business for SMEs in Africa
The African economy has gathered momentum over the years, with an estimated increase of 3.8% of the real output growth…
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BUSINESS
Jumia launches ‘Krisi na Jumia – Twende Ocha’ Campaign, to sell Mbuzi at Ksh.999
Christmas is almost here with us and Jumia has yet again unveiled another campaign for its customers dubbed Krisi na…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos warns of more SamSam ransomware copycat attacks in 2019
Instead of using mass spamming techniques to blast malware to millions of recipients in the hope of collecting thousands of…
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News
Treasury CS Henry Rotich roots for technology-enabled procurement systems to curb corruption
Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury Mr Henry Rotich has called on East Africa Community member states to deploy IT-enabled…
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BUSINESS
Family Bank partners with SimbaPay to launch instant money transfers to WeChat
Family Bank has partnered with London-based financial technology firm SimbaPay to launch an instant money transfer service from Kenya to…
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New Appointments
Jambojet appoints Allan Kilavuka as its new Managing Director and CEO
Regional low-cost carrier, Jambojet has appointed Mr. Allan Kilavuka as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer effective 1st January,…
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BUSINESS
Equity Bank unveils EazzyFX, its online forex trading platform
Equity Bank has unveiled an innovative online forex trading platform in a move that seeks to harness the potential of the financial markets…
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BUSINESS
Carrefour Kenya partners with Jumia to sell groceries online
Majid Al Futtaim, the exclusive franchisee operator of Carrefour in 15 countries across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, has…
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Interviews
Outlook on the Insurance Industry in Kenya – Kenindia Assurance
Having grown from a turnover of Kshs 200m per year to over Kshs 3 billion per year, Kenindia Assurance will…
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News
Orange and MTN launch mobile money interoperability across Africa
Orange and MTN Group have announced a joint venture, Mowali (mobile wallet interoperability), to enable interoperable payments across the continent.…
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Reviews
TECNO Camon 11 Unboxing and First Impressions
TECNO Camon 11 Unboxing TECNO unveiled its latest device in the Camon series, the Camon 11 last week at an…
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Gadgets
Nokia 5.1 Plus Specs, Price and Availability in Kenya
HMD Global has announced the availability of Nokia 5.1 Plus in the Kenyan market. The phone comes with a 5.86-inch…
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News
Korea Invests $9 Million to Support Development of Science and Technology Skills Across Sub-Saharan Africa
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) has signed an initial US$ 3.8 million grant agreement with the…
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BUSINESS
Watching Made Smarter Through LG’s ThinQ AI TVs
It is 2018 and televisions are more advanced and better than ever. Televisions have rapidly evolved over the last couple…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom will refund customers All Mobile Data they use this weekend
Safaricom customers will get a refund of all the data they use on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th November 2018.…
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COLUMNS
Globalization in the era of LG
It is not news that smart devices have tremendously increased over the past years bringing with it globalisation. Analysts’ project…
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LATEST DEALS
Everything You Need To Know About The Safaricom “Asante Data Sunday” Promotion
As part of its 18th-anniversary campaign, Safaricom has recently been throwing a number of goodies to its customers. The company…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Adds Endpoint Detection and Response to Intercept X Advanced
Sophos today launched the latest addition to its endpoint solution portfolio, Intercept X with EDR. Powered by Sophos’ deep learning…
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Startups
12 South African startups selected for Knife Capital’s 4th Grindstone Accelerator
South African venture capital firm Knife Capital has announced the twelve African startups that will take part in its fourth…
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LATEST DEALS
Jumia Black Friday Ultimate Battle – iPhone X + Samsung Galaxy Note 9
We have previously told you about the Jumia Ultimate Black Friday 2018 deals which will begin on the 23rd of…
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News
Cellulant patners with Facebook to launch Augmented Reality (AR) powered try-on experiences on Messenger
Pan-African Payments company, Cellulant, has built Africa’s first Augmented Reality (AR) powered try-on experiences in Facebook Messenger. As part of…
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BUSINESS
Mitsubish and Nissan shares fall after chairman arrest
Few hours after the arrest of chairman Carlos Ghosn yesterday, Mitsubishi and Nissan motor companies have recorded a decline in…
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LATEST DEALS
Jumia Ultimate Black Friday 2018 deals revealed: Groceries, TVs, Phones — and Unga for Ksh.20 bob
The Jumia Ultimate Black Friday 2018 deals have been revealed and there are some good ones which online shoppers in…
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Gadgets
TECNO Camon 11 Pro & Camon 11 with AI officially launched in Kenya
TECNO Mobile has today officially unveiled its new smartphones in the Camon series, the Camon 11 and the Camon 11…
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Gadgets
Tecno Camon 11 and Camon 11 Pro specs, price and availability in Kenya
Tecno Mobile is launching the Tecno Camon 11, the successor of the Camon X in Kenya this month. Pre-orders for…
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Startups
Standard Chartered’s ‘Women in Tech’ accelerator program has attracted over 180 women-led startups
Standard Chartered’s ‘Women in Tech’ accelerator program has attracted over 180 women-led startups. The startups will, however, be reduced to…
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News
Liquid Telecom Kenya reveals sustainability gains that have driven 20% sales growth
Liquid Telecom Kenya has published its second annual Sustainability Report revealing the internal reorganisation and value initiatives that have helped…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos 2019 Threat Report unveils the rise of the hand-delivered, targeted
Sophos has launched its 2019 Threat Report providing insights into emerging and evolving cybersecurity trends. The report, produced by SophosLabs researchers, explores changes…
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BUSINESS
You can now Lipa Na M-PESA without showing your message or give out your phone number
Safaricom has now made it possible for M-Pesa customer to pay with Lipa Na M-Pesa without having to show their…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Reasons for the Growing Bitcoin market in Africa
Recently, Africa has shown to be a fertile ground for Cryptocurrency with several countries such as South Africa, Kenya, Ghana,…
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News
Communications Authority approves Loon and Telkom Kenya’s balloon-powered Internet project
Loon has announced that it has received the necessary regulatory approvals from The Communications Authority to launch balloon-powered Internet on…
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COLUMNS
[Column] IoT is as simple as ABC…D! Part 3 – Choosing Connectivity
There is no doubt that the Internet of Things (IoT) can solve everyday challenges using technology, and with IDC predicting…
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News
Nokia partners with rain to roll out 5G in South Africa
Nokia has deployed its 5G site for the South African operator rain in time for the operator to launch 5G…
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CYBER SECURITY
Report: WannaCry is still alive hitting almost 75,000 users in Q3 2018
One and a half years after its epidemic, WannaCry ransomware tops the list of the most widespread cryptor families and…
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News
Cellulant announces partnership with 2018 Pwani Innovation Week
Cellulant today announced its partnership and title sponsorship of the inaugural Pwani Innovation Week in conjunction with Swahilipot Hub. To…
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24BIt
Podcast: 24Bit Season 2 – Episode 2 – Ksh.100,000 Smartphones
Smartphone prices starting at Ksh. 100,000 are getting more common but that is really necessary? This is the discussion we…
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BUSINESS
Top firms to sponsor Young Entrepreneur Awards 2018
The inaugural Young Entrepreneur Awards 2018 has signed up three sponsorship deals for the awarding ceremony which will be held…
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Gadgets
OPPO F9 Pro launched in Kenya: Specs, Price and Availability
OPPO has launched the OPPO F9 Pro with 6GB RAM and VOOC Flash Charger in Kenya. The OPPO F9 Pro…
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Gadgets
Choosing Between The iPhone 7, 8, XR, XS
Millions of people now own and rely upon a smartphone for everyday life. They can talk and interact with the…
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New Appointments
Mugo Kibati appointed new Telkom Kenya CEO
Telkom Kenya has announced the appointment of Mugo Kibati as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He takes over from Aldo…
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Startups
Two Kenyan startups among Google’s Launchpad Accelerator Africa program graduates
Two Kenyan startups, Cloud9xp and PayGo Energy were among the second class of 11 startups who graduated yesterday from Google’s Launchpad Accelerator Africa…
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Gadgets
Tecno Mobile is teasing its next Camon, the Camon 11
Tecno Mobile has started sending out teasers for its next device in the Camon Series, and it is calling it…
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COLUMNS
IT & Leadership: Deon Geyser – The 5G imperative
It has been just a decade since the mobile phone spread rapidly across Africa, leapfrogging the landline and bringing literacy,…
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Startups
Johnson & Johnson has Launched a US$50,000 Africa Innovation Challenge 2.0
Johnson & Johnson has launched the Champions of Science Africa Innovation Challenge 2.0, a continent-wide competition calling on African innovators to…
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Reviews
Huawei Y9 (2019) Quick Thoughts: More than just the cameras
Huawei did a media launch for its latest device in the Y Series, the Huawei Y9 2019 on the 18th…
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BUSINESS
Jumia Black Friday 2018: Understanding the Jumia Flash Sales and Treasure Hunts
Jumia Black Friday is here and most of you have probably been saving for this time of the month to…
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News
Samsung reveals breakthroughs in Intelligence, IoT and Mobile UX
Samsung Electronics has unveiled powerful new developer tools for its Bixby and SmartThings platforms, as well as new, powerful mobile…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom New Home Fibre Plus Package Now Combines Mobile Data, Calls and Home Insurance
Safaricom has unveiled new Home Fibre packages that will combine mobile voice, mobile data, SMS and Home Fibre as well…
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Gadgets
The Nokia 7.1 officially goes on sale in Kenya for Ksh. 30,000
The Nokia 7.1 is now available in Kenya, a month after being launched globally. HMD Global has today announced that…
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News
Several Government websites shut down over unsettled web-hosting bills
At least six government websites hosted by Microsoft’s Azure were on Monday shutdown over what is believed to be due to…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom takes M-Pesa Global Through A New partnership with Western Union
Safaricom has entered into a partnership with Western Union to launch M-PESA Global, a new service will allow anyone from…
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News
Andela is hosting a 24-Hour Hackathon to fight “Fake News” in partnership with BBC
Andela is partnering with BBC News to host a two-day hackathon which will see participants spend 24 hours working in…
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COLUMNS
IT & Leadership: The opportunity of IoT
By: Sean Laval, Executive: Solutions and Innovations at SqwidNet The Internet of Things (IoT) is not the by-product of hype…
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LATEST DEALS
Kilimall Black Friday 2018: Here is what to expect
Its November, that month of the year when everyone is always waiting to grab Black Friday deals from different retailers…
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Startups
Naspers Sets Up A $9m Fund To Support South African Tech Startups
South African media company Naspers has set up a R1.4bn ($96m) Naspers Foundry fund to invest into South African technology…
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Gadgets
iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max Specs, Price and availability in Kenya
Redington Kenya Ltd – Telecom Distribution has officially introduced the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max in Kenya. The new iPhones…
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News
Redington officially unveils the iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max in Kenya
Apple unveiled the iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max to the world in September this year. The unveiling took take…
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Startups
14 fintech startups selected for the CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa program
14 Fintech startups have been selected to join the CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa program scheduled to take place between the 5th…
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COLUMNS
Insidr shares some cool tips for travelling around Europe
You guys know I’ve been keeping this blog for a long time already, it’s where I like to share my…
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News
Uber and Suzuki to expand UberCHAPCHAP vehicles across Sub-Saharan Africa
Uber and Suzuki Motor Corporation have entered into a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand the fuel-efficient UberCHAPCHAP vehicle…
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Gadgets
Samsung makes an addition to the J-series with the introduction of the Galaxy J6+ and Galaxy J4+
Samsung Electronics has extended the J-series 2018 line-up in the country with the introduction of the Galaxy J4 Plus and…
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INSURANCE
ZEP-RE hosts insuretech hackathon in a bid to digitise their claims process
PTA Reinsurance Company recently hosted a two-day insuretech hackathon dubbed “TechMeetInsurance” at ZEP-RE in a bid to automate their internal claims…
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News
Nokia 7 Plus serves first slice of Android 9 Pie
HMD Global has announced the rollout of Android 9 Pie on the Nokia 7 plus. Packed with Google’s intuitive software,…
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BUSINESS
Full List of Young Entrepreneurs Awards 2018 Nominees
Here is the full list of the 32 shortlisted Nominees per category for the Young Entrepreneurs Awards 2018. Fashion Award…
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