Year: 2018
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BUSINESS
Young Entrepreneurs Awards 2018 Nominees Unveiled
Bizna Kenya has unveiled thirty-two shortlisted nominees for the Inaugural Young Entrepreneurs Awards 2018 (YEA Awards) The prestigious Young Entrepreneurs Awards…
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Gadgets
OPPO F9 Starry Purple colour variant now available in Kenya
More than a month after unveiling the OPPO F9 in Kenya, OPPO has now announced the availability of a new…
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News
Report: Remittance income will drive economic growth for Africa
Despite an economic slowdown, most African countries are reported to have a positive economic outlook. This is according to ICAEW’s…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom opens new retail shop in Eldoret town
Safaricom has opened its new retail outlet in Eldoret town as part of its regional expansion strategy to reach customers…
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BUSINESS
Telkom Kenya to send home 500 employees in workforce restructuring exercise
Telkom Kenya has announced plans to send home 500 employees as part of its workforce restructuring exercise. ‘’Telkom has issued…
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LATEST DEALS
Top Opening Jumia Black Friday 2018 Flash Sales from 2nd November at 9:00AM
Jumia Black Friday 2018 kicks off officially on 2nd November and will run for an entire month to 30th November.…
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BUSINESS
Redefining Wine O’clock with LG’s smart wine cellar
Once upon a time, when you wanted to enjoy some red or white wine, you needed to store them differently.…
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BUSINESS
Tips for Startup Businesses: How Structured Cabling Improve Network Connections
It’s a fact that technology is a crucial factor in a business’s success. Starting and running a business can be…
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COLUMNS
Leveraging intelligent technologies to help Kenya government connect better with citizens and build intelligent public-sector enterprises
By Robin Njiru, Director: General Business at SAP East Africa Public sector companies are not immune to the forces that…
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COLUMNS
Corine Mbiaketcha Nana: Three early industry adopters of autonomous technologies
Automation has already transformed industries in which complexity and performance demands must meet the challenges of fewer available resources, narrower…
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Startups
After Nairobi, TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa competition now heads to Lagos
TechCrunch Startup Battlefield in partnership with Facebook is returning to Africa. This time around the startup competition will be held…
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BUSINESS
Expect the Jumia Black Friday 2018 to be twice as big as last year
Jumia Kenya officially unveiled its Jumia Black Friday 2018 sales event this month. The one-month event will run from 2nd…
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Reviews
Safaricom Neon Kicka 4: Kenya’s Cheapest Android Go Smartphone
Safaricom Neon Kicka 4: In August this year at the GSMA ‘Mobile 360 – Africa’ event held in Kigali. GSMA…
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BUSINESS
The LG Kitchen Maestro Starter Pack
Everyone has at least one memory of his or her family sharing a sumptuous home-cooked meal accompanied by hearty laughter.…
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CYBER SECURITY
SIM swap fraud is now global threat, says Myriad Connect
SIM swap fraud has plagued mobile users across Africa for years, with Myriad Connect’s recent survey in Kenya revealing that…
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Interviews
LG proves the future of the kitchen is digital
I remember when I was growing up, sitting in the kitchen watching my mother prepare chapatti with the hope of…
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Gadgets
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 512GB model is now in Kenya
Samsung has announced the availability of the Galaxy Note 9 512GB model in Kenya. Samsung, however, says only a limited number…
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New Appointments
Liquid Telecom names Wellington Makamure new Regional CEO for Southern Africa
Liquid Telecom has appointed Wellington Makamure as the new Regional CEO of Southern Africa in charge of four key markets…
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News
Uber launches Safety Toolkit for riders and drivers
Uber has launched a Safety Toolkit for its riders and drivers across 38 countries, including Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania,…
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BUSINESS
Samsung opens its largest retail store in Africa at Two Rivers Mall
Samsung Electronics has opened a new interactive store at Two Rivers Mall bringing to 29, the total number of Samsung…
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Startups
Founders Factory wants to build and scale African tech startups
London-based startup accelerator Founders Factory has partnered with Standard Bank to launch its first international location in Johannesburg, South Africa…
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COLUMNS
The Pros and Cons Of PDF
Are you thinking about converting your word files into PDF files? If that’s the case, you have to read up…
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News
Google announces Ksh 100m grant to train Kenyan farmers
Google has announced a Sh100 million grant to train more than 100,000 Kenyan smallholder farmers on digital skills. The announcement…
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News
The Huawei Y9 (2019) unveiled in Kenya for Kshs 24,990
Huawei has today unveiled its latest device in the Y series, the Huawei Y9 2019. The device was launched today…
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BUSINESS
CBA’s third economic forum discusses food security
Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) yesterday hosted its third Economic Forum at Serena Hotel in Nairobi. The third Economic Forum…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Voice, Data, SMS Cost go up after recent taxes
Kenyans will from today start paying more for Safaricom voice calls and data. Safaricom in a statement sent out yesterday…
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Gadgets
Nokia 6.1 Plus starts selling in Kenya for Ksh. 31,900
HMD Global has announced the availability of the Nokia 6.1 Plus in Kenya. The Nokia 6.1 Plus joins the Android…
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COLUMNS
IT & Leadership: Rewriting the African narrative
By Karien Bornheim, CEO, and founder of FABS Footprint Africa Business Solutions (FABS) is a company that was inspired by frogs,…
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News
Internet Solutions introduces consumption-based bandwidth service
Internet Solutions has launched a consumption-based billing service that will now let enterprises pay for internet connectivity based on their…
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Interviews
Tech In Film: Why It Makes No Sense To Ban Films In 2018
Creativity and technology are an integral part of the film industry and hence help the industry grow beyond the regular…
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News
MYDAWA leverages on fintech solution iPay to scale up service delivery
Kenya’s leading e-health platform, MYDAWA, has signed a partnership deal with iPay Limited, an innovative payment processing solution and payment…
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BUSINESS
Posta eyeing new partnership with Amazon
Kenya’s postal service provider the Kenya Postal Corporation of Kenya (Posta) is eyeing a deal with American e-commerce company Amazon…
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Gadgets
Huawei Y9 (2019) Specs, Price and Availability in Kenya
Huawei recently unveiled a new device in its Y series, the Huawei Y9 2019 in the country. The new Huawei…
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Gadgets
Galaxy A7 (2018), Samsung’s triple lens smartphone starts selling in Kenya
Samsung Electronics today announced the launch of its latest mid-range smartphone, Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) in Kenya. The Galaxy A7…
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News
536 East Africa companies compete for the coveted 2018 CIO100 Awards
With entries coming to an end, 536 East Africa companies participated for the analysis as 200 companies make it for…
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24BIt
24Bit Season 2 – Episode 1 – Music Streaming Apps
Music Streaming Apps Want to get your stream on? I bet you do. In recent years, music streaming apps have…
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Gadgets
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Specs, Price and Availability in Kenya
Samsung thinks we need a phone with 4 back cameras. Well, the company has unveiled its latest device, the Galaxy…
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BUSINESS
Jumia Black Friday sales event officially unveiled
Its that time of the year where every retailer hosts a Black Friday sales event. During this time retailers are…
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Startups
List of Eight African startups selected for the 2018 VC4A Venture Showcase
VC4A has announced the eight Africa ventures that have been selected for the 2018 VC4A Venture Showcase – Series A. The…
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COLUMNS
IFRS 9 – Why Credit Bureaus Are The Ideal Partner?
Financial institutions around the globe are feeling the heat from the introduction of IFRS 9 impairment reporting. Credit Bureaus offer the most effective…
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BUSINESS
DHL Express awarded most Top Employer certifications on the continent
DHL Express has been awarded most Top Employer in Africa for the fifth consecutive year, at the prestigious Top Employer…
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Gadgets
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 specs, price and availability in Kenya
Xiaomi has confirmed that its flagship killer, the Pocophone F1 which is its first device in its new Pocophone (You…
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COLUMNS
Five steps to evaluating a DDoS managed service provider
The news that the Southern African Department of Labour was recently able to foil a distributed denial of service (DDoS)…
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BUSINESS
Cross-network money transfer between Safaricom and Telkom goes live
Cross-network mobile money transfer between Safaricom and Telkom went live in Kenya on Thursday. This came as the country’s main…
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Reviews
Nokia 3.1 Review: Nokia could have done better
The Nokia 3.1 started selling in the country in June this year. HMD Global is selling it at Ksh.15,999 and…
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News
Kenya wins Bid to host the International Open Data Conference in 2020
Kenya has won the bid to host the 6th edition of the International Open Data Conference (IODC) in 2020. This…
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New Appointments
Oracle Appoints Andrew Sordam New Vice President for sub-Saharan Africa
Oracle today announced the appointment of Andrew Sordam as Vice President for sub-Saharan Africa with immediate effect. Andrew Sordam takes…
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News
The Rising Tide of Tax Disputes
By JJ van der Walt, Candidate Attorney, and Arnaaz Camay, Tax Executive, Tax Practice, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg New research from…
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Reviews
Video: Safaricom Neon Kicka 4 Unboxing
Unboxing the Safaricom Neon Kicka 4. Read more about the specs here. We have a full review coming up in the…
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COLUMNS
Fintech flourishes in Uganda as regulation remains hands-off for now
Financial technology is flourishing in Uganda, thanks partly to the enormous popularity of mobile money and payment systems and partly…
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News
MEST unveils its fourth African tech hub in Nairobi
The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) has unveiled its fourth incubator and tech hub in Nairobi. The pan-African entrepreneurial…
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News
Safaricom named UN Global Compact LEAD company
Safaricom has been recognized as a UN Global Compact LEAD company for its ongoing commitment to the United Nations Global…
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BUSINESS
Jumia partners with Amadeus to launch first Flight Marketplace in Africa
Jumia Travel has partnered with Amadeus, a leading travel technology company to launch the first flight marketplace in Africa. The…
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Startups
Microsoft teams up with DEMO Africa to empower African startups
Microsoft has teamed up with the Lions@frica initiative of the African Technology Foundation to empower the startups finalists that will…
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News
South Africa’s data management firm Redstor expands to Kenya
Redstor, a leading South Africa-based cloud data management SaaS business, is expanding its operations in Kenya. This expansion comes after…
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News
Google 20 years on!
Google just marked its second decade! Twenty years ago, Google started with an ambitious goal to organize the world’s information…
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News
“Africa is the Silicon Valley of banking”, say co-founders of TagPay
The rise of fintechs might be shaking up the banking sector in developed countries, but African banks are taking full…
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Gadgets
Safaricom’s Android Go Neon Kicka 4 specs, price and availability
The Safaricom Neon Kicka 4 started going on sale just recently and you have probably seen the ads running on…
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News
Internet Society Partners with Facebook to Expand Internet Connectivity in Africa
The Internet Society is partnering with Facebook to develop Internet Exchange Points (IXP) throughout Africa. An Internet Exchange Point is…
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News
22.4 million smartphones shipped to Africa during second quarter of 2018
A total of 22.4 million smartphones were shipped to Africa during the second quarter of this year (Q2 2018), this…
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Gadgets
Android Go Galaxy J2 Core specs, price and availability in Kenya
Samsung has unveiled its first Android Go device, the Galaxy J2 Core in Kenya. The device started going on sale…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom introduces optional Internet Plus Package for its Home Fiber customers
Safaricom has introduced new packages for its Home Fiber customers. The company is calling it Internet Plus and is describing…
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News
Samsung Electronics Wins 49 IDEA Design Awards
Samsung Electronics announced today that it won 49 IDEA Design Awards, including one Gold, six Silvers and two Bronzes, at…
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News
2018 LG OLED TVs: Best TVs we have seen this year?
In a previous article published here, we told you everything you need to know about 2018 lineup of LG OLED TVs…
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BUSINESS
LG Customer Connections for Great Experiences
Walk into any of the LG showrooms and you immediately feel the difference in the experience that makes this establishment…
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BUSINESS
Create A Logo In No Time Using LogoAi
Need a logo design right now for your online business? With the right tool, you can create a professional looking…
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Startups
List of 10 startups shortlisted for Innovation Prize for Africa 2018 awards
The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) has named the top 10 startups that will compete for its prestigious Innovation Prize for…
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Gadgets
The Itel S13 now in Kenya: Specs, Price and Availability
Itel one of the phone brands under TRANSSION HOLDINGS has unveiled the Itel S13 smartphone in the Kenyan market. The…
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Reviews
Infinix HOT S3X Unboxing and First Thoughts
Infinix is selling its latest device, the Infinix HOT S3X on its new e-commerce shop X-Mall for Ksh 17,500. The…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Data Center attains Tier 3 Design Certification
Safaricom has received Tier III Design Certification from Uptime Institute for the Thika Data Center, thus joining elite data centers…
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CYBER SECURITY
ESET East Africa receives Cyber Security Company Of The Year award
ESET East Africa has been voted the Cyber Security Company of the year at the 2018 Digital Inclusion Awards (DIA).…
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Gadgets
OPPO F9 with 6.3-inch display and VOOC fast charge officially unveiled in Kenya
OPPO has today launched its next flagship phones, the OPPO F9 in the Kenyan market. The phone will start going…
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News
Nairobi Garage to host ALU and MEST Kenyan operations
The African Leadership University (ALU) and the Meltwater School of Entrepreneurial Technology (MEST) are launching their operations in Kenya. The…
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COLUMNS
Explaining the High Cost of Remittance to African Countries
The World Bank recently released a study report with findings that the cost of remitting cash to African nations is…
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BUSINESS
Vodacom customers in Tanzania can now buy apps on Google Play Store using their airtime
Vodacom Tanzania customers can now pay for content on Google Play Store using their airtime balance. This after the operator…
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BUSINESS
Mastercard unveils Mastercard Track, a global trade platform for businesses
Mastercard has partnered with Microsoft to introduce Mastercard Track, a global trade platform that will simplify and enhance how companies around the world do…
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News
Taxify rolls out new feature to help boost driver earnings
Cab-hailing app Taxify has unveiled a new feature to enable its drivers to maximize their daily earning potential. The new…
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COLUMNS
IT Leadership: These five technologies are transforming the travel experience
The whole notion of what today’s hyperconnected travellers want, and what they value, has changed. While cost, choice and convenience…
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Gadgets
Here’s how you can stream today’s Apple’s iPhone launch event
It’s Wednesday, September 12, 2018, and this is the day we expect Apple to unveil a new iPhone. Actually, we…
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News
Loon successfully sends test internet connection 1000km across seven balloons
Loon, the Alphabet company that is planning to launch balloon-powered internet connectivity in Kenya next year, has successfully sent a…
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BUSINESS
Hashmart, the new online retailer in town is betting big on electronics
You will agree with me that the internet has revolutionized how most of us shop. Because of the numerous advantages…
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News
Everything you need to know about the new LG B2B showroom in Nairobi
The experiences brands gain from when they interact with their consumer is key to the success of their business. Most…
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CYBER SECURITY
IT Leadership: Preventing your network from becoming a Botnet
By Harish Chib, vice president, Middle East & Africa, Sophos Botnets are large volumes of distributed networked computers and devices that…
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Gadgets
The Infinix HOT S3X is available on X-Mall for Ksh.17,500.
The Infinix HOT S3X (Well, I wonder why Infinix decided to give this phone such a name) went on sale…
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COLUMNS
IT Leadership: IT security – oxygen or onion?
By: Mark Walker, associate vice president of Sub-Saharan Africa at International Data Corporation (IDC) Search for security on Google. The…
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Startups
Kenyan solar startup Agsol among Microsoft Airband Grant Fund winners
Kenyan solar startup Agsol is among three startups that have been selected for Microsoft’s third annual Airband Grant Fund. The…
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BUSINESS
Internet Solutions is pilots consumption-based bandwidth service in Kenya
Internet Solutions is in the process of piloting a consumption-based billing service for its connectivity business as the demand for…
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Startups
Kenyan startups top list of 2018 MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge Africa winners
Kenyan startups have topped the list of 2018 MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge Africa winners. The startups, Lynk, WeFarm, and Solar…
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Gadgets
OPPO F9 with VOOC integration launching this month in Kenya
OPPO’s next device in the F series, the OPPO F9 is set to launch in the country at the end…
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Startups
Tanzania’s startup Nala wins 2018 Ecobank Fintech Challenge
Tanzanian startup Nala is the winner of this years’ Ecobank Fintech Challenge. Nala beat ten other finalists to emerge as the…
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CYBER SECURITY
More than 40% of ICS computers were attacked in H1 2018
More than 40% of all industrial control system (ICS) computers protected by Kaspersky Lab solutions were attacked by malicious software…
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BUSINESS
Solar Energy firm Fenix International now powering 30,000 Zambian households
Leading pay-go energy company Fenix International, has reached 30,000 Zambian households just 9 months after expanding into the country. This…
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BUSINESS
Telkom Kenya has unveiled 200 new 4G sites in Nairobi
Telkom Kenya has unveiled 200 new 4G sites within Nairobi and its environs to cater for the growing demand for data. The…
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News
Google’s Art Selfie feature goes live in Kenya
Google’s Art Selfie feature has gone live in Kenya and other countries across the globe. The new tool that connects…
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News
Report: Africans spent more than 4 million hours reading online in 2018
African mobile users have spent more than 4 million hours reading books on their mobile phones in 2018. This is…
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