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Startups
28 businesses to take part in this year’s GrowthAfrica circular economy accelerator
Africa’s business accelerator GrowthAfrica has kicked off a circular economy focused accelerator programme targeting innovative ventures across Kenya, Uganda, and…
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CLOUD
[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Cloud can help financial institutions improve customer experiences
The financial sector is one of those sectors that is benefiting massively from modern technologies like the cloud. The adoption…
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News
Microsoft tips organisations on unlocking hybrid work success
As we enter the third year of hybrid work due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Microsoft has recommended three strategies that…
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Featured
Khaligraph Jones releases Khali Cartel 4 featuring top 6 finalists of the Odinare Challenge
The long-awaited rap cypher of the year, Khali Cartel 4 is finally here and netizens can’t keep calm. The cypher…
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News
Tanzania’s ISP Raha Limited appoints Denny Marandure new CEO
Liquid Intelligent Technologies has appointed Mr. Denny Marandure the new Chief Executive Officer for Raha Limited. Raha Limited is Tanzania’s…
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Featured
Talk More For Less With Telkom Kenya’s revamped voice offering
If you’re a Telkom Kenya subscriber, the telco announced some pretty exciting news last week. It revamped its voice offers…
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BUSINESS
DTB and Crown Motors sign SMEs vehicle financing deal
Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has today announced a new partnership with Crown Motors Group, the official distributor of the Nissan…
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News
Itel Kenya launches Christmas promo, Ksh.50k to be won by two winners weekly
Itel Kenya has today announced the launch of a Christmas promo set to run from 15th November to 31st December.…
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BUSINESS
Telkom Kenya revamps its voice offerings
Telkom Kenya has revamped its voice offers for its mobile prepaid customers. The revised voice bundle, Sema Yote, earlier known…
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News
Digital Payments in Kenya Grow Beyond Pandemic-Led Push, Cellulant
Digital payments have shifted from being a nice-to-have for businesses to a necessity as more consumers prefer digital platforms as…
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Gadgets
LG’s 2021 TVs include a ‘Game Optimizer’ feature that allows users to tweak settings per-game-basis
I have owned different TV brands ever since I started spending money on a TV. There are so many reasons…
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Gadgets
Dxomark ranks OPPO Reno6 5G’s battery best globally
The OPPO Reno6 5G battery has been ranked as the best globally by the Dxomark Battery ranking with a score…
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CLOUD
Microsoft supports Kenya’s financial services providers with tailored Cloud solutions
Microsoft has reaffirmed its commitment to assisting Kenyan financial services providers in their digital transformation by providing specialized Cloud solutions.…
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Social Media
New Twitter update prevents tweets from disappearing mid-read
You know that moment when you spot an interesting tweet and it ‘’disappears’’ when you’re reading it? It’s always s…
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News
Nokia reaches 4,000 5G essential patent families milestone
Nokia announced today that it has reached the milestone of 4,000 patent families declared as essential to 5G standards. The milestone the company says reflects its continued leadership…
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Featured
Odibets comes to the rescue of ailing reggae MC Fullstop
Betting firm Odibets under their Odimtaani initiative has come to the aid of ailing reggae MC Fullstop. Unknown to many,…
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CLOUD
[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Cloud is the centrepiece of new digital experiences for African businesses
Cloud technology has helped businesses in sub-Saharan Africa manage the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, something we have extensively…
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Blockchain
Everything You Need To Know About Safaricom’s New Mwelekeo Ni Internet Campaign
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom recently unveiled a new campaign dubbed Mwelekeo Ni Internet. The campaign will see the service provider…
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BUSINESS
Social media posts inspiring tax compliance, says KRA
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has confirmed a steady rise in the number of individual taxpayers rushing to verify their…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom launches new promotion for its M-Pesa business users
Safaricom has today launched a promotion that will reward business owners on its Lipa Na M-PESA and Pochi La Biashara…
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News
Samsung Partners With Government of Rwanda To Equip Coding Academy
Samsung Electronics has announced a new partnership with the Government of Rwanda through the Ministry of ICT and the Ministry…
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COLUMNS
GARRR ACKERMAN: Digital transformation – The greatest barrier to education
More than 70 percent of disadvantaged students lost learning due to limited or no access to digital devices, this is…
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Gadgets
Instantly Increase Infinix NOTE 11 Pro RAM From 8GB to 11GB with One Click
Using a smartphone for work and play has never been more important than it is today. Mobile offices, e-commence and…
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Gadgets
The New LG TV Lineup Are The Best For Watching Sports
We are now in the 3rd quarter of the year. It’s that time of the year that we have so…
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BUSINESS
Payment solutions provider Virtual Pay receives ISO 27001 certification
Virtual Pay, a leading payment solutions provider has been awarded the prestigious ISO 27001:2013 certification receiving accreditation for its Information…
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New Appointments
SEACOM appoints Tejpal Bedi Managing Director for ENEA region
SEACOM has announced the appointment of Tejpal Bedi to the role of Managing Director and Regional Head of Sales for the ENEA…
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Featured
1 Million Daily! Odibets launches new Omoka daily Jackpot
One of Kenya’s leading betting firms Odibets has launched a new jackpot dubbed “Omoka na Daily Jackpot”. Popularly known as…
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News
KEPSA, Absa Bank partner to provide digital skills to one million youth in Kenya
The Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) has announced a partnership with Absa Bank Kenya to empower one million young Kenyans…
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News
Video: Unboxing The TECNO Camon 18 Premier
The Tecno Camon 18 Premier was the main headline for the recently unveiled TECNO Camaon 18 Series. The phone comes…
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News
Huawei unveils Its Brand-new Wifi AX3 router in the Kenyan market
Huawei Mobile Kenya has launched its latest HUAWEI WiFi AX3 router series with support for the Wi-Fi 6 standards in…
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CYBER SECURITY
Gravitational Force of Ransomware Black Hole Pulls in Other Cyberthreats to Create One Massive, Interconnected Ransomware Delivery System, Sophos
Gravitational force of ransomware’s black hole is pulling in other cyberthreats to form one massive, interconnected ransomware delivery system –…
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News
Video: Unboxing The Infinix ZERO X Pro
The Infinix ZERO X series was launched in Kenya back in September. The ZERO X Series includes three variants – the…
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CLOUD
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[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Cloud is essential to modern-day manufacturing
The manufacturing sector in Africa plays a significant role in driving economic growth, job creation, and lifting people out of…
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News
Sophos Rapid Response Details Top Ways Ransomware Attackers Ramp up Pressure to Pay
Cybersecurity firm Sophos has published an article detailing how ransomware attackers are implementing a wide range of ruthless pressure tactics to…
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News
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[Namibia] Paratus and MTN sign country’s first roaming agreement
Paratus and MTN have signed a national roaming agreement in Namibia, the first of its kind in this Southern African…
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BUSINESS
Samsung’s brand value hits $74.6 billion
Samsung Electronics has reaffirmed its position as a top-five brand in Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2021. According to the Best…
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CLOUD
afriQloud and whitesky.cloud lay foundation for a federated EMEA cloud infrastructure
In partnership with the European company whitesky.cloud, afriQloud has designed a completely new architecture for affordable and local cloud services. In the…
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BUSINESS
LG’s quarterly revenue hit $16.23 billion, highest ever in its history
LG Electronics today announced third-quarter 2021 consolidated revenues of USD 16.23 billion (Ksh 1.752 trillion). This is an increase of…
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Startups
Electric vehicle startup BasiGo launches its operations in Nairobi
Electric vehicle startup BasiGo has today announced the launch of its operations in Nairobi. The company will provide electric buses for purchase…
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News
LG eyes growing on-demand laundry market with smart shops
LG Electronics is moving to tap into the fast-growing on-demand laundry market in East Africa with a new concept targeting…
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News
[Africa Cloud Review] Investments in data centers in boosting the continents’ digital economy
In a previous column, we highlighted how Africa is an emerging data center market and witnessed around 15 data center…
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News
Irvine Partners to lead Spotify’s PR activities in Sub-Saharan Africa
Irvine Partners, a multi-national public relations and integrated marketing agency, has been awarded the Spotify communications account in Sub-Saharan Africa.…
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News
Zee launches 3 channels on StarTimes
Zee Entertainment has announced the launch three new channels, Zee TV, Zee One and Zee Tamizh on pay television platform…
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News
Airtel Africa, UNICEF announce a five-year $57 million partnership to scale-up digital learning for children across Africa
Airtel Africa and UNICEF have announced a five-year pan-African partnership to help accelerate the roll-out of digital learning for children…
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Startups
Kenyan-based payroll startup Workpay expands to Nigeria
Workpay, a Nairobi-based YC graduate, is expanding its operations to Nigeria. The cloud-based workforce management startup will now offer Core…
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News
Music streaming service Mdundo records 16 Million users in Q3 2021
Pan-African music streaming service, Mdundo, has announced that the platform recorded 16.4 Million unique users for the quarter ending September…
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News
Stakeholders champion for the unity of e-commerce enablers in Kenya
The Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs, The Communications Authority of Kenya, The Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) and…
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News
Here is the list of companies and individuals shortlisted for the Africa Tech Awards 2021
The Africa Tech Festival Awards (formerly known as AfricaCom Awards), turns 14 in 2021. These established industry awards acknowledge and…
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News
ICT ministry fetes female bloggers in Blogging Challenge
Fifteen girls have been recognized by the Ministry of ICT for their exemplary performance in the just concluded Blogging Challenge. The…
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News
Mastercard names Gabriel Swanepoel new Country Manager for South Africa
Mastercard has appointed Gabriel Swanepoel as the new Country Manager for Mastercard in South Africa. Gabriel previously served as the Vice…
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News
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[24Bit Podcast] The Internet of Things in Kenya – Now and in the future
In this latest episode of 24Bit podcast, we sat down to discuss a topic we may all have heard about…
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News
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[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Cloud is transforming healthcare in Africa
Cloud computing is one of the leading trends in digital transformation for 2021 and beyond. Leading tech companies have already…
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Featured
1 Million Daily! Odibets launches new Omoka daily Jackpot
One of Kenya’s leading betting firms Odibets has launched a new jackpot dubbed “Omoka na Daily Jackpot”. Popularly known as…
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Reviews
Video: Unboxing The TECNO Camon 18
TECNO CAMON 18 Unboxing: TECNO is officially launching the TECNO Camon 18 series in Kenya this week. The Camon 18…
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News
5G will usher in new tech advancement opportunities and innovation, but cybersecurity risk must be considered, says Kaspersky and Rocketnet
With 1.8 billion 5G connections expected globally by 2025, this mobile network technology is becoming increasingly important. In the same period, it…
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News
New Philippine drama MEA CULPA now available on StarTimes
Pay Television operator StarTimes Media has spiced up its entertainment offering with the introduction of a new Philippine drama –…
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News
TUNDE OLADELE: How banks can leverage technology to rebuild and maintain a healthy credit portfolio
The defining issue in the success of a bank is the quality of its loans. Yet Covid has torn through…
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BUSINESS
Equity Revamps its Online Banking Solutions to Drive Customer Convenience
Equity Bank has revamped its online banking offering, previously known as Eazzy Net, in line with the bank’s One Equity…
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BUSINESS
Adapt To Covid – 19 Disruptions, Mitel Advises Business Organizations
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to pose challenges to the global economy, organizations have been advised to transform their businesses…
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News
160 Companies Shortlisted For This Year’s Africa CIO100 Awards
A total of 160 companies from across the continent have been shortlisted for this year’s Africa CIO100 Awards. This marked…
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News
Safaricom Recognized for Net Zero Efforts in the East African Climate Action awards
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom has received an honorary recognition from the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) East African…
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News
CSR: Itel Kenya to donate desks, kids pads and laptops to Mama Ngina Primary School Nakuru
As part of its Love Always On CSR activities, Itel Mobile Kenya has announced plans to visit Mama Ngina Primary…
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News
2 Years Later, Will Huawei Will Survive the US Ban?
Under US sanctions, Huawei’s revenue in the first half of 2021 was RMB 320.4 billion, which despite COVID-19 is a 38% decrease from…
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Blockchain
Cryptocurrency iPhone Scam Rakes in at Least $1.4 Million, Sophos Report
Sophos has released new insight on an international cryptocurrency trading scam targeting iPhone users through popular dating apps, such as…
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CLOUD
[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Data centres are a growing investment opportunity in Africa
Last week, Global software giant Oracle announced that it has chosen Johannesburg as the site of its first African data centre. Joburg will…
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Startups
Nigeria’s e-commerce startup Sendbox raises $1.8 million
Sendbox has announced the completion of a $1.8 million seed round from investors including 4DX Ventures, Enza Capital, FJLabs, and…
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News
Nigeria’s auto financing firm Autochek officially launches in Kenya
Autochek, the automotive technology company that aims to facilitate auto finance across Africa has officially launched its operations in Kenya. Having…
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News
UN gives the nod to African alternative energy solution for mobile networks
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has recognized South African NEC XON’s alternative energy Hybrid Storage Solution (HSS) as…
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COLUMNS
Mark Dankworth: The connected continent
Mobile transacting is fast becoming the golden egg of financial services – and nowhere more so than in Africa. According…
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News
Some New Series You Can Watch on Netflix This October
Netflix is creating a comprehensive list of TV shows and films that series lovers can enjoy this October. This month…
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News
OPPO Reno6 5G wildlife competition winner announced
Jeremy Kioko is the winner of the recently launched OPPO Reno6 5G wildlife mobile photography challenge by OPPO Kenya. Kioko’s…
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News
Chandaria pioneer new class of financing to expand Orbit manufacturing
One of Kenya’s leading manufacturers has this week announced a new kind of financing deal in the Kenyan market, raising…
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News
2021 Redbull Basement Student Innovation Program Launched in Kenya
Applications for this year’s Redbull Basement Student Innovation Program are now open in Kenya. The global innovation program which is…
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News
MARKUP Kenya and SEMABOX partner to launch Agri-business podcast series
MARKUP Kenya is partnering with podcast producing company SemaBOX to create and produce a new agri-business podcast series. With support…
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News
NHIF services are now available on the new M-Pesa super app
Safaricom on Thursday announced that NHIF services will now be available through the Super App. The telco and NHIF have…
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Startups
Nigeria’s Home Services App Eden Life Closes $1.4m Seed Round
Nigeria’s home service startup Eden Life has announced that it has completed a $1.4m Seed round, led by UK-based LocalGlobe, along with…
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News
African fintech startup Payday raises $1m pre-seed to build Africa’s PayPal
Payday, a Pan-African financial technology company has raised one million dollars to build out what they believe will be the…
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Featured
Stivo Simple Boy features in Odibets’ latest advert
For Stivo Simple Boy, becoming a household name had never crossed his mind even in his wildest dreams. The man…
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Startups
Ian Lessem: The rise of African tech unicorns
African unicorns have made big news in recent months, with four startups having recently reached a $1 billion valuation or…
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News
OPPO Officially Launches the Global Version of ColorOS 12
OPPO has officially released the all-new ColorOS12 operating system for its global users, a week after the release of its…
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Blockchain
Algorand Foundation, Reach and Africa Blockchain Alliance open applications for the Decentralized Umoja Algorand Bounty Hack
Algorand Foundation and Reach in partnership with Africa Blockchain Alliance have opened applications for the Decentralized Umoja Algorand Bounty Hack.…
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CLOUD
[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Cloud is transforming the education sector in Africa
In our last Africa cloud review column, we highlighted how cloud can help power smart cities in Africa. Cloud provides the digital infrastructure…
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CLOUD
Jaco du Plooy: Creating sustainable data centres through energy-efficient solutions
With the large-scale migration of business data and IT services to the cloud – particularly in light of the global…
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Featured
Explore the Best Games of Betway Casino
Online casinos have been a popular game that allows people to win exciting monetary rewards. When it comes to online…
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News
Africell plugs into the Angola Cables network to provide express connectivity for customers
Africell, the fourth mobile operator in Angola, has selected Angola Cables to provide wholesale IP transit and connectivity solutions for…
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News
Google Cloud: Government and Education Summit | 3-4 November 2021
Today’s leaders must provide their teams with the knowledge and tools they need to compete in the digital economy. Incentro…
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BUSINESS
Mastercard and Zambian fintech firm Digital PayGo launch merchant mobile payments solution for SMEs
Mastercard has partnered with Zambian-based fintech company, Digital PayGo, to launch a new merchant mobile payments solution for SMEs in…
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News
CIO100 Awards targets over 500 entries across Africa
CIO100 Awards now goes Africa with a target of over 500 entries for the upcoming tech excellence awards scheduled for…
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Featured
Odibets comes to the rescue of the Kenya Amputee football team
Betting firm Odibets has come to the rescue of the Kenya Amputee football team as they prepare for the 2022…
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News
Thuraya WE now offers affordable access to corporate and welfare apps anywhere
With the rising demand for corporate applications to support remote operations, Thuraya Telecommunications and IEC Telecom are jointly introducing new capabilities of the innovative…
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Featured
Creative Birthday Video Ideas to make your loved one smile
One cannot simply deny that people love celebrating the birthday of their loved ones- family or friends. Whenever a birthday…
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24BIt
[24Bit Podcast] What are the Options for Sports Streaming in Kenya?
In this episode of our 24Bit Podcast, we sat down to discuss some of the ways in which Kenyans stream…
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CLOUD
[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Cloud can help power smart cities in Africa
The term Smart City is not a new one and, while some examples already exist on the African continent, it is…
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News
Communications Authority Launches New Child Online Safety Campaign
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has unveiled a three-month awareness campaign to protect children and their digital footprint, as…
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News
MwareTV announces availability of an entirely customisable OTT service for ISPs and telco operators in Africa
MwareTV, a leading cloud-based multi-tenant platform, has announced the availability to telco operators and internet service providers (ISPs) in Africa…
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News
Benkiko Finance – Making Cryptocurrencies Easier To Use
Benkiko is a Kenyan Blockchain startup that is working on a digital bank with the goal of making Cryptocurrencies easier…
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News
OPPO Kenya launches wildlife mobile photography challenge, up to Ksh200,000 up for grabs
OPPO Kenya has launched a mobile photography challenge with an aim to support the continued revival of local tourism by…
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Featured
Anthony Maina wins the OdiBets FIFA 21 National League
This past weekend saw gamers from various walks of life battle it out for the ultimate FIFA king title at…
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News
Itel launches Jishindie School Fees Na Itel Promotion
Itel Mobile Kenya has launched a new competition for its customers across the country. The competition, dubbed Jishindie School Fees…
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News
SoftBank Leads a $200M Investment Round in Andela
Andela, the global network for remote engineering talent, has announced $200 million in Series E financing. The financing round which…
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News
Over Half World’s Population Now Using Mobile Internet, GSMA Report
GSMA has launched its global State of Mobile Internet Connectivity Report 2021 showing that, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, more than half of…
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