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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos 2020 Threat Report: Cyber criminals are exploiting malicious Android apps, misconfigured cloud platforms and machine language as attack avenues
Sophos 2020 Threat Report shows how cyber attackers are raising the stakes in ransomware, increasing stealth in malicious Android apps,…
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CLOUD
Oracle showcases its latest cloud solutions in Nairobi
Oracle recently showcased its latest Cloud led digital solutions to top business and government leaders at the International Modern Business…
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New Appointments
Fintech company e4 appoints Grant Phillips as its new CEO
South Africa’s Fintech software company e4, has announced the appointment of Grant Phillips as its new Chief Executive Officer. Having…
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Startups
South Africa’s fintech startup uKheshe wins 2019 Global Fintech Hackcelerator Programme
South Africa’s QR cash card and microtransaction platform, uKheshe, has won the 2019 Global Fintech Hackcelerator Southern Africa competition. Launched by…
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CLOUD
[Column] Technological disruption looming for Africa’s data network market
Sometimes a disruptive technology can loiter for a while, before it changes everything. Yet change it will bring, because nothing…
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News
SEACOM Partners With Vodacom To Expand Reach Across Africa
SEACOM has partnered with Vodacom Business Africa, the enterprise-focused ICT subsidiary of the Vodacom Group, to expand across Africa. Since…
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New Appointments
Peter Ndegwa is the new Safaricom CEO
Safaricom has announced the appointment of Mr. Peter Ndegwa as the company’s Chief Executive Officer effective April 1, 2020. Ndegwa joins Safaricom…
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CLOUD
[Column] Cloud is the future of payroll
Cloud technologies are becoming more popular than ever before, with research from RightScale revealing that some 94% of organisations are…
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COLUMNS
How to Launch your Startup in a College
Your college years are the best time to launch a startup because it ensures you have feet to stand on…
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CLOUD
[Column] How cloud-based AI enables modernisation of business
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is proving to be a key technology in delivering improved customer experience and exceeding customer expectations. It…
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News
[Column] Tips for safer online transactions on your smartphone
Internet-enabled devices like Laptops, Tablets and Smartphones have increased online transactions. From easily transferring money, to placing orders with online…
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Reviews
TECNO Camon 12 Unboxing
Unboxing the TECNO Camon 12. Read about the specs, price and availability in Kenya Follow us on Telegram, Twitter, Facebook, or subscribe to our weekly…
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News
Used hard drives being sold on eBay still contain people’s sensitive personal data, report
42% of hard drives purchased on eBay still contain sensitive data. 15% of these hard drives hold personal information on…
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BUSINESS
M-PESA has been listed among the Top 10 Most Influential Finance Projects Of Last 50 Years by PMI
M-PESA has been recognised as one of the Top 10 Most Influential Finance Projects of the last 50 years. The…
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News
Facebook has opened a small Business Group Operations Centre in Nigeria
Facebook in partnership with Teleperformance, has announced the opening of its first Small Business Group (SBG) Operations Centre in Lagos,…
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Gadgets
Nokia 7.2 is Now Selling in Kenya For Ksh. 34,000
HMD Global has finally announced the availability of the Nokia 7.2 in the Kenyan market. The device was launched last…
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CYBER SECURITY
[Column] Why it’s the right time for a career in cybersecurity
The cybersecurity landscape is a battle zone. War is being fought on every front, from email to firewalls to personnel…
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COLUMNS
LG’s ThinQ AI, 5G Technology and SmartThinQTM App Offers Limitless Opportunities
Watching movies gives you the impression that the future of technology is far-fetched, but the reality is it has arrived.…
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BUSINESS
Direct Bill Payments and its consumer benefits
Direct Bill Payments is a form of electronic bill payment that allows consumers to pay their bills for services or…
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BUSINESS
Consider these key points before integrating a payment gateway into your website
More people are now shopping online and if you sell online, you have to make a smart move to provide…
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BUSINESS
Emergency loans and their benefits – Ngao Credit Limited
Emergency loans refer to short term loans meant to satisfy peoples’ urgent financial needs. This means the borrower must pay…
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News
Price of Bitcoin dropped by 18 percent in one day – Luno explains why
On Tuesday, 24 September, the price of Bitcoin dropped by 18 percent – the largest intraday drop in the cryptocurrency’s…
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Gadgets
Itel announces 100 days free replacement for A33, P33, S15 & S15 PRO devices
Want to get a new itel device? Now is the best time for that. Because the company has announced an…
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News
Making Your Home Smart
The world is changing in terms of technology. They say home is where your heart belongs. Home is where you…
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Gadgets
Letting the Smart Speaker Run Things For You
How about having an appliance that will do virtually everything for you? Have you heard about smart speakers? For beginners,…
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CLOUD
South Africa’s insurance provider SilverBridge bets on cloud to bolster insurance uptake and experience
With more than two decades’ experience in the insurance market, South Africa’s insurance provider SilverBridge has continually evolved to deliver…
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CLOUD
Oracle OpenWorld: Oracle Ups the Ante in Cloud with World’s First Autonomous Operating System
Oracle has announced the availability of Oracle Autonomous Linux. The service along with the new Oracle OS Management Service is…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Secure digital control
The world is fast embracing the technology and potential of emergent solutions such as the Internet of Things (IoT), automation…
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BUSINESS
LG opens its first premium electronic shop in Mombasa
LG Electronics has opened its first premium brand shop in Mombasa County to push its top-tier products. The new shop…
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News
Angola Cables and TM Global successfully establish proof of concept a new cable route
Most of the global internet traffic today utilises infrastructure located primarily in the northern hemisphere to link Asia, Europe and…
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COLUMNS
Why Using a Password Manager is Vital in this Day and Age
Facebook is in the middle of an ongoing privacy-related scandal: the exposure of hundreds of millions of passwords online. This is…
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News
Infinix HOT 8 Launching in Kenya Soon, Here’s What To Expect
We already did a short piece about the upcoming Infinix HOT 8 and the expected specs. The device seems to…
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New Appointments
Communication Authority makes key management changes
The Communication Authority (CA) of Kenya has announced several changes in its senior management effective immediately. Acting Director-General Ms.Mercy Wanjau…
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CYBER SECURITY
Internet Solutions Sets up a Ksh.20M Cyber Threat Intelligence Centre in Kenya
Internet Solutions has set up a Ksh.20 million Cyber Threat Intelligence Centre in Kenya. The company also says will be…
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Social Media
How to Make the Most of Social Media When Looking for a New Job
Today, social media is about much more than simply being social. From its humble beginnings as an innovative way to…
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News
Nokia 105 (2019) Feature Phone Now Available in Kenya for Ksh1,600
HMD Global has today announced the availability of the fourth generation of its most popular feature phone – Nokia 105…
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Gadgets
4 Ingenious Inventions and Gadgets That Will Make Your Life So Much Easier
Life can be challenging. But luckily for us, humans have carefully evolved over millennia to harness the resources of the…
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News
African ICT Foundation Opens Applications for Volunteers Tech Trainers
The African ICT Foundation (AfICTF) has opened applications for volunteer trainers for its Digital Connect Africa (DCA) Project in Nigeria.…
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BUSINESS
#Business: Here’s how you can take advantage of Ngao Credit’s 20 months loan repayment product
If you have ever been in need of cash to take care of your business or an item you’re importing,…
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INSURANCE
Here’s why you should offer health insurance to your employees
Today, the cost of healthcare in Kenya has risen drastically, thanks to the evergrowing demand for medical services. Having health…
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News
#IFA2019: TCL Mini LED TV Wins Home Theater Gold Award
TCL one of the leading players in the global TV industry has received the “Home Theater Gold Award” for its…
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CYBER SECURITY
South Africa experiencing a disturbingly high number of data breaches
Credit reporting agency Equifax has agreed to pay more than $677m to regulators to settle claims from a data breach…
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News
Microsoft and AGRA to co-create technology solutions in agriculture
Microsoft, through its 4Afrika Initiative, has announced a new collaboration with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) to co-create technology…
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BUSINESS
Boost your business profits with SwitchLink Africa’s Seamless Payment Processing service
If you run a business, it’s time to integrate payment processing with your accounting and ERP software. The payments processing…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Potential of 5G in Africa
Africa is as capable of embracing the huge potential of this technology as the rest of the world, even within…
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BUSINESS
What to consider before choosing international money transfer services
Financial technology (Fintech) companies have made it so easy for people to send money to Kenya. Currently, there so many…
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News
Huawei predicts 10 megatrends for 2025
Huawei has launched its Global Industry Vision (GIV) report, continuing its predictions for technology and industry development up to 2025.…
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News
Sendy has opened up its platform to include freight services
Kenya’s logistics platform Sendy has opened up its platform to include freight services from the inland container depot and long-haul…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Tearing down barriers for the growth of African rural e-commerce
The rise and growth of e-commerce in the world and primarily in Africa has created a lot of business opportunities,…
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COLUMNS
[Column] The Platform – tomorrows new economic sector
Digitalisation is constant. We see it in the continuous innovative disruption across the globe. This progressive phenomenon has succeeded in…
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News
AI not a key focus for marketers, Episerver survey
Artificial intelligence (AI) will not find mainstream use among marketers until at least 2021. This is according to a new…
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CLOUD
Worley and AVEVA to Deliver First Cloud-Based Enterprise Resource Management Solution for EPC Market
Worley has selected AVEVA’s Enterprise Resource Management solution as its preferred materials management platform. The partnership combines Worley’s Engineering, Procurement…
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INSURANCE
A guide to understanding goods in transit insurance
If your a transporter or business person and materials or stock are an essential asset to your business, they must…
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News
VMware partners with Strathmore University to enhance digital skills in Africa
VMware has announced the expansion of its Virtualize Africa programme in partnership Strathmore University – @iLabAfrica Centre, Kenya. The overarching…
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BUSINESS
SwitchLink Africa: Providing Financial Inclusion For All
Financial inclusion has been on the rise in Africa over the past few years largely due to the innovation of…
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News
Discover and Verve Launch Verve Global Card
Verve, a payments technology and card business in Africa, and Discover Global Network, the payments brand of Discover, have launched…
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Reviews
LG TwinWash With ThinQ is Setting New Standard For Laundry Convenience
LG East Africa officially launched its Award-winning and revolutionary TwinWash washing machine in the country in April last year. The…
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News
Import Financing and how it can benefit your business – Ngao Credit
If you have ever imported something – container or maybe a vehicle you have probably experienced some of the common…
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BUSINESS
The rise of Sub-Saharan Africa as a fintech hub
Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the fastest-growing investment zones for fintech companies according to new research. The GSM Association says…
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CLOUD
[Column] The new revolution every business should talk about
Just as telephones and cars changed how we work and play, 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) is ushering in a new…
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New Appointments
JUMO appoints Buhle Goslar as its Africa CEO
South African fintech company JUMO has appointed Buhle Goslar as its Africa CEO. The company also appointed Ashish Desai as its…
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BUSINESS
Everything you need to know about Ngao Credit’s Jijenge Loan Product
In some cases, getting a personal loan in Kenya is desirable. You may want to start a small business, borrow…
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COLUMNS
How to choose the right insurance company that suits your needs
If you’re an individual or a company looking for ways to insure your property, or even health, choosing an insurance…
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COLUMNS
Feminist Tech Exchange (FTX) : The Magic of Storytelling Through Podcasting
The Feminist Tech Exchange safety reboot modules podcasts. The month is August, the year is 2018, I am in Nepal…
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COLUMNS
[Column] The fourth industrial revolution could spark a wave of small business innovation in East Africa
As a business owner, you may have seen technology and business publications use the term ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ and ‘Industry…
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News
Nokia showcases 5G potential in Nigeria, reiterates commitment to supporting operators and enterprises
Nokia has showcased how 5G technology can transform the way people live and work as well as enhance the industrial…
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News
DPO Group acquires South Africa’s payment processor PayFast
African Payment Service Provider (PSP) DPO Group has announced its acquisition of South Africa’s payment processor PayFast. The deal by…
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News
Boehringer Ingelheim rolls out training programme for local health innovators
Boehringer Ingelheim, one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, has called on innovators in Africa to adopt viable business models…
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CLOUD
Affects of Service Oriented Architectures and Web2.0 Phenomenon
Wikipedia/O’Reiley characterizes Web 2.0 as the “second era of Internet-based administrations” and keeping in mind that it is right, it…
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Startups
India Based B2B payments platform PayMate raises $25 million to expand to Africa
India based PayMate, a B2B payments platform has raised $25 million in a new series D round from Visa to…
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CLOUD
[Column] Data sovereignty in Africa, why you should care
African businesses are currently making massive investments in things like machine learning and artificial intelligence tools and are using cloud…
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Startups
Kenyan Agri-Tech Startup Taimba Secures $100K Funding from Gray Matters Capital’s coLABS
Nairobi based B2B Agri-Tech startup Taimba has secured $100K in funding from US-based impact investor Gray Matters Capital’s gender lens…
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News
Nigeria’s Venture Garden, Kenya’s Umati Capital & Tanzania’s Ubongo Kids mentioned in Mauritius Leaks tax avoidance claims in Africa
Nigeria’s Venture Garden, Kenya’s Umati Capital and Tanzania’s Ubongo Kids have been listed among firms extracting profits and avoiding tax in Africa according to a new report…
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New Appointments
Melissa Di Donato, Former SAP COO Appointed CEO of SUSE
Melissa Di Donato, has been named chief executive officer of SUSE,in a move that will herald the next phase of growth…
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News
[Column] There’s a need for more disruption in Africa’s tech scene
For most people living outside Africa, they imagine the continent as the home of poverty, corruption, internet fraud, infrastructure deficit,…
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New Appointments
MTN appoints Thato Motlanthe its new Investor Relations Executive
MTN Group has appointed Thato Motlanthe as its new Executive for Investor Relations, with effect from 1 September 2019. Thato…
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Startups
Egypt’s fintech startup XPay raises $250,000 in pre-seed funding
Egyptian fintech startup XPay has secured $250,000 in pre-seed funding from two angel investors. XPay is part of the cohort…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Data and AI’s Advantage in Improving Customer Experience for Telcos
Telcos are most successful when customers feel as though their operator truly understands them. Data is the key to building…
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New Appointments
Oracle Appoints David Bunei as Managing Director for Kenya
Oracle has today announced the appointment of David Bunei as Managing Director of Kenya operations. In this role, David will…
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News
Angola Cables Launches Its Cloud Service Platform To The African Market
Following the recent inauguration of their advanced Tier III AngoNAP data center facility in Fortaleza, Brazil, Angola Cables has announced that it…
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Startups
FasterCapital seeking to fund startups in Kenya
On the 11th July 2019; more than 20 African countries brought into effect what is going to be the largest…
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CYBER SECURITY
IT Managers are overwhelmed with Cyberattacks and Struggling to Keep Up, Sophos Survey
Sophos today announced the findings of its global survey, The Impossible Puzzle of Cybersecurity, which reveals IT managers are inundated…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Passing the Torch to the Millennial Generation
There was a time during the tumultuous 60s and 70s that the younger generation was admonished to “never trust anyone…
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Startups
Facebook, MainOne, to grace Nigeria’s #StartupSouth5 conference
Social media giant, Facebook, and West Africa’s largest cable data provider, MainOne is among the top tech companies that will…
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Startups
MYDAWA receives LegitScript Certification
MYDAWA has become the first online pharmacy in Africa and part of the top 4% globally to earn the LegitScript…
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BUSINESS
Seaways digital strategy bears fruit as it calls for policy changes in the automotive sector
Recently feted car portal, Garimoto has seen a 30 per cent revenue growth for Seaways Kenya Limited since its deployment…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Digital Transformation’s growing attack surface
Traditional business models need to be reimagined as digital transformation continues to enable businesses to innovate and find new ways…
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BUSINESS
Michael Joseph Named Safaricom Interim CEO
Michael Joseph has been appointed interim Chief Executive Officer of Safaricom following Bob Collymore’s death yesterday. A statement issued by…
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News
LG InstaView refrigerator best fit for Kenya’s power fluctuations
Power blackouts in Kenya is something most of us are already used to. Although at times Kenya Power sends out…
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News
BAKE Awards 2019 winners announced
The BAKE Awards 2019 winners were announced yesterday at an event held at the Utalii Hotel. The winners on the night…
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News
West African Tech Giant Vatebra Limited Unveils Innovative Software Solutions for the Kenyan & East African Market.
West African software and technology firm Vatebra Limited recently unveiled its presence and by extension her software solutions offerings to…
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Gadgets
Galaxy Store: Samsung’s all-in-one platform for your digital Galaxy needs
In response to the diversifying needs of Samsung Galaxy smartphone and smartwatch users, Samsung Electronics launched Galaxy Store, a new…
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BUSINESS
Architectural Dubai
Dubai is known for its incredible vision and creative architectural feats, so it’s no surprise that the city is home…
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Startups
[Column] How to catch the attention of your future investor
What would you do if you were given free money for your business? Grants give the beneficiaries peace of mind…
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BUSINESS
Bolt (Taxify) is launching in Kakamega, Thika and Kisumu
Bolt or Taxify as some of us are already used to calling it is launching in Kakamega, Kisumu and Thika…
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BUSINESS
You will soon start paying your Boda rider using Visa Mobile
You might soon start paying your boda-boda rider using Visa Mobile. Visa, KCB Bank and the Boda Boda Safety Association…
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News
LG Electronics EA: Social activities can have massive impact on your business
Social activities or responsibilities have become increasingly important to companies over the past few years. Whether it’s cleaning the environment,…
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Startups
AfriLabs Network Expands to 45 African Countries
Pan-African network of technology and innovation centres AfriLabs has admitted 27 new hubs into her network, extending her reach into…
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News
SEACOM launches its direct-to-corporate connectivity and cloud services in Uganda
Pan-African telecoms enabler SEACOM has extended its corporate market offering into the East African region, under its SEACOM Business brand.…
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BUSINESS
Travelstart to acquire 100% stake in Southern Africa’s Club Travel Group
Travelstart is set to wholly acquire South Africa’s Club Travel Group. The acquisition will boost Travelstart’s offering by adding Club…
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COLUMNS
[Column] The huge opportunity for consolidation and cloud in Africa
It is only 100 days since I took up the post of VP for Africa at Oracle, but already it…
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