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Microsoft drives digital transformation through cloud adoption in Kenya
In an effort to create awareness around its Azure offering as well as drive cloud migration, Microsoft yesterday hosted an…
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Online Marketplaces Could Create 3 Million Jobs in Africa by 2025
Online marketplaces such as Jumia, Souq, Uber, and Travelstart could create around 3 million new jobs by 2025 across Africa.…
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Startups
DEMO Africa is heading back in Morocco in partnership with APEBI
The Federation of Information Technology, Telecommunications and Offshoring (APEBI) and DEMO Africa have today announced a partnership that will see…
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Startups
Global Logistics Platform Kobo360 to Launch in Ghana and Kenya
Kobo360, the technology logistics platform, today announced that it will expand operations into Accra, Ghana and Nairobi, Kenya. The announcement…
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New Appointments
Kaspersky Lab names Bethwel Opil as Enterprise Sales Manager for Africa
Bethwel Opil has been appointed as the Enterprise Sales Manager for Kaspersky Lab in Kenya. The appointment will see Opil…
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BUSINESS
Telkom sets up fibre loop for Mombasa in network expansion
Telkom Kenya has begun setting up a fibre loop for the city of Mombasa to meet growing demand for faster…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Intercept X Achieves Highest Security Effectiveness Score in NSS Labs 2019 Advanced Endpoint Protection (AEP) Group Test
Sophos announced that its next-gen endpoint solution, Sophos Intercept X, was recognized for having the highest security effectiveness and the most…
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SqwidNet launches second round of its IoT SA University Challenge
SqwidNet has launched the second round of its IoT SA University Challenge. The nationwide technology competition is aimed at getting university…
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Warner Music licenses Boomplay to distribute its music in ten African countries
Africa’s music streaming and download service Boomplay has signed a direct licensing agreement with Warner Music to bring the record…
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Gadgets
Infinix HOT 7 and HOT 7 Pro Specs, Price and Availability in Kenya
The Infinix HOT 7 was spotted on Infinix’s e-commerce site infinixmall.ke last week. Infinix had opened pre-orders for the device.…
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Gadgets
Huawei Y6 Prime 2019 Specs, Price and Availability in Kenya
Huawei launched the Huawei Y6 Prime 2019 in the country this February. The phone officially went on sale on 15th…
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Startups
Kenyan Blockchain Startup CapAgri selected into æternity Ventures’s 2nd Starfleet Accelerator Program
Kenyan startup CapAGRI Africa is among the blockchain startups from around the world selected to take part in æternity Venture’s…
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Africa’s Smartphone Market Sees First Growth Since 2015, IDC Report
Africa's smartphone market grew 2.3% in 2018 to total 88.2 million units, according to the latest figures announced by IDC.
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COLUMNS
[Column] Open banking to transform East Africa’s digital financial services
Open banking is revolutionising the financial services landscape across the world, and presents opportunities for transformation and financial inclusion throughout…
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Apps
Australian Parking App Kerb Now Available in Kenya
Australian Parking App Kerb has launched in Kenya to help homeowners rent out their car park spaces. Kerb offers a…
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COLUMNS
With the best guest post services, get the best outreach
Guest blogs are mainly used as a tool for increasing reader traffic on online platforms like websites by the blog…
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Building a Raspberry Pi Security Camera
The Raspberry Pi, although it may feel like it’s been around forever, it’s only been within the public subconscious for…
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Microsoft opens its Africa’s first data centres in South Africa
Microsoft has announced the opening of its first datacentres in Africa, with the general availability of Azure from the new…
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Startups
3 Kenyan Startups Selected To Pitch At The ‘Next Billion’ EdTech Prize In Dubai
Next Billion EdTech Prize was founded in 2018 by Indian billionaire Sunny Varkey’s Varkey Foundation, to recognize innovation in education…
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Startups
Nigeria’s Fintech Startup TeamApt closes $5.5M Series A Round To Scale Into Additional Markets
TeamApt, a Nigerian startup that provides digital solutions and payment infrastructure for Africa, has closed on a $5.5M Series A…
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Social Media
Recording Skype calls for being more organized
When it comes to business, Skype is one of the preferred communication channels for organizations worldwide. However, we all are familiar…
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rain and Nokia launch first commercial-ready 5G network in South Africa
South African operator rain and Nokia have announced the launch of the country’s first commercial-ready 5G network in Cape Town,…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Kenya’s ISP market ripe for usage-based bandwidth service
It’s is difficult to imagine a world without internet connectivity, let alone a business that is not connected. The internet…
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Mastercard and Angaza partner to roll out digital payment solution in emerging markets
Mastercard entered into a new partnership with last-mile distribution technology leader Angaza to roll out a digital payment solution for…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Building the Intelligent Telco Enterprise – Growth opportunities for African telecoms operators
While the telco industry may have seen its traditional revenue streams decline further in 2018, thanks in part to the…
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Liquid Telecom deploys IoT network in Western and Nyanza to monitor fish ponds
Liquid Telecom Kenya has deployed an Internet of Things (IoT) network in Western Kenya and Nyanza to monitor and protect…
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BUSINESS
SMEs at risk of digital exclusion, says ICAEW
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has warned that smaller businesses could be excluded from world…
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80% of women in low- and middle-income countries are now mobile owner, GSMA Report
80 per cent of women in low- and middle-income countries are now mobile owners. This is according to the GSMA’s…
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Government and Private Sector to collaborate on Mobile Phone Data Protection & Privacy Framework
The Government has committed to work with telecommunications companies and civil society advocates to develop a data privacy and protection…
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Gadgets
Samsung Galaxy S10 Specs, Price and Availability in Kenya
Samsung finally unveiled the much-awaited Galaxy S10. Samsung launched four unique devices in the Galaxy S10 lineup is composing of…
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Gadgets
ASUS introduces its ZenBook, VivoBook and TUF Gaming laptop models in Kenya
ASUS has introduced its new laptop models, ZenBook, VivoBook and TUF Gaming into the Kenyan market as it seeks to…
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BUSINESS
Jumia and Unilever Super Brand Day to offer massive discounts on consumer goods for online shoppers
Jumia Kenya will from Monday 25th February 2019 run the first ever-ever Jumia Super Brand Day, a one-day shopping event…
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Utimaco and Astel sign distribution partnership for HSMs in the Africa region
Astel, a leading provider for IT infrastructure and office automation solutions on the African continent, and Utimaco, the global number two…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Central Management Platform Now Features All Next-Gen Cybersecurity Protection from Sophos
Addition of Sophos XG Firewall provides advanced Synchronized Security capabilities for accelerated response to cyberattacks from a single cloud-based management…
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Meet LG TONE Platinum SE and LG TONE Ultra SE, LG’s fitness fanatics audio wearables
Are you a fitness fanatic seeking the next generation of audio wearable to keep you company during your sweating hours?…
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Gadgets
Video: Huawei Y7 Prime 2019 Unboxing
Huawei Y7 Prime 2019 Unboxing Read: The Huawei Y7 Prime 2019 officially goes on sale in Kenya today Huawei Y7…
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COLUMNS
Enlightening Details About the 2019 Trends For Web Design
Web design is growing rapidly as time progresses and as technology improves. In a period of a few months, there…
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The Mastercard Love Index shows rising e-commerce spending in Kenya
The annual Mastercard Love Index indicates that Kenyans are willing to dig deeper into their pockets to make their partners…
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Vodacom and Facebook partner to launch Facebook Flex in Lesotho
Vodacom has announced a new partnership with Facebook to launch Facebook Flex, a connectivity service that allows peoples to stay…
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MTN selects Oracle Cloud Applications to drive digital transformation
South Africa based mobile telecommunications major; MTN has chosen Oracle Cloud Applications to drive one of the largest digital transformations…
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News
Freeze your perfect love over with this unconventional LG Valentine’s tech gift
That 21-century refrigerators come with so many dazzling features makes it easier to forget what their main job has always…
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News
Infor Lands $1.5 Billion Investment Ahead of Potential IPO
Infor, a New York-based cloud software specialised by industry, has landed a massive $1.5 billion investment from its existing shareholders…
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COLUMNS
Column: Cloud computing unlocking rapid innovation in Africa
Africa is a continent pulsating with energy and this carries over from its beautiful cultures to business and innovation. Digitalisation…
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COLUMNS
Local SEO 101: A 6-Point Guide To Rank Your Business
Local SEO is a search engine optimization tactic that businesses use to focus their SEO strategies on local searches. Instead…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Announces New Bundles That Offer Both Calls and Data
Safaricom has today announced new “All in One Monthly Bundles” that will see customers enjoy discounted data and calling rates…
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Facebooks opening its first Sub-Saharan Africa Content Review Centre in Kenya
Facebook is opening its first content review centre in Sub-Saharan Africa in Nairobi Kenya. The company has partnered with Samasource…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Partners With KAPS to Enable M-PESA Parking Payment
Safaricom has partnered with KAPS to enable motorists across the country pay for their parking by M-PESA. The partnership will…
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Google and Kenya Scouts Association launch 2019 edition of Web Rangers programme
The Kenya Scouts Association, with the support of Google yesterday launched the 2019 edition of Web Rangers, a youth programme…
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Nairobi Garage opens third business hub in Karen
Nairobi Garage, a premium business hub for innovative and growing businesses has launched new premises in Karen, now offering three…
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Facebook partners with African NGOs for Safer Internet Day 2019
Tomorrow, on 5th February the world will be celebrating Safer Internet Day (SID) 2019, a day set aside to promote…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Charting a new course for Africa’s economic prosperity
Imagine a world where the laws of business survival are being redefined and new competitive market models re-assembled with the…
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Smart viewing with LG 8K AI television
You’re all geared up for Africa cup of nations –or, if football isn’t your thing, maybe you’re anticipating the IAAF…
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COLUMNS
Stick to your New Year’s Resolutions this February thanks to LG’s wearable tech
Following the long Christmas holiday, an obsession to cut weight is back! Despite Njaanuary, the need to keep fit remains…
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Gadgets
Huawei Y7 Prime 2019 Specs, Price and Availability in Kenya
Huawei launched the Huawei Y7 Prime 2019 in the country this week. The company is selling the device at Ksh.19,999…
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CYBER SECURITY
Matrix Deconstructed: The trend for targeted ransomware continues
Endpoint security leader Sophos has released a new report about a new ransomware family called Matrix. The malware has been operating…
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News
Huawei unveils the Huawei Y7 Prime 2019 in Kenya for Ksh. 17,999
Huawei Mobile Kenya has today unveiled its latest device in the Y Series, the Huawei Y7 Prime 2019. The device…
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CYBER SECURITY
5 Security Tips To Protect Your Website From Hackers
Most websites right now are using online marketing, and many people claim hackers can’t affect their site. That’s when you…
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Startups
Kalon Venture Partners leads a $1.5M round investment into SA startup Flow
South African venture capital firm Kalon Venture Partners has announced a lead investment of $1,465,400 in local proptech platform Flow, an…
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Gadgets
Nokia 3.1 Plus, Specs, Price and availability in Kenya
The Nokia 3.1 Plus comes in Baltic and Charcoal colours and is already available in the market -selling for an…
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News
Safaricom’s M-PESA Global nominated for Global Mobile Awards 2019
Safaricom’s M-PESA Global has been shortlisted for the Global Mobile Awards 2019 (GLOMO Awards). The service which was launched in…
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CYBER SECURITY
Creditinfo new solution to combat synthetic identity fraud for Kenyan mobile lending market
Creditinfo has launched a new Integrated anti-fraud solution to combat identity fraud for the Kenyan mobile lending market. According to…
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New Appointments
HP names Elisabeth Moreno VP & Managing Director for HP Africa
HP has announced the appointment of Elisabeth Moreno as the new Managing Director for HP Inc. Africa effective immediately. Based…
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Startups
CDC announces new investment to support high-growth SMEs in Nigeria
CDC, the UK’s development finance institution, has announced a new investment designed to support high-growth SMEs in Nigeria. CDC has…
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Andela raises a further $100M in new round of funding
Andela has today announced the completion of a $100M Series D funding led by Generation Investment Management with participation from…
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CYBER SECURITY
‘Collection #1’ data breach leaks more than 700M email addresses
In what has been described as one of the largest data breach in history, the Troy Hunt owned Have I…
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BUSINESS
Jumia wants to grow its products offering to 10 million in 2019
Jumia wants to cross 10 million products offering on its e-commerce platform in 2019, with new brands exclusive on the…
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Gadgets
Nokia 5.1 Plus is getting hot slice of Android Pie
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has announced that the Nokia 5.1 Plus will now begin receiving the latest…
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News
Zimbabweans turn to VPNs following internet shutdown by government
Zimbabweans are turning to Virtual Private Network (VPN) technology to circumvent an apparent government internet shutdown according to leading VPN…
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Startups
MEST opens applications for its $50 MEST Africa startup Challenge
MEST Africa has opened applications for its second annual MEST Africa Challenge, a Pan-African pitch competition for tech scale-ups based…
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COLUMNS
Hackathon software, the innovation is scaled in the right manner now
Hackathon software is the need of time we can say. The hiring persons do not know what skills exactly have…
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WorldRemit has launched low-cost digital money transfers from South Africa
Digital money transfer service WorldRemit has launched its low-cost digital money transfer service from South Africa to over 145 destinations worldwide. Using…
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New Appointments
Microsoft South Africa appoints Lillian Barnard as new Managing Director
Barnard, the current Director for Public Sector at Microsoft, will replace Zoaib Hoosen who has resigned after nearly five years…
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Startups
Branch raises Ksh 500M arranged by Centum-owned advisory firm, Barium Capital
All commercial paper issuances have been arranged by the Centum-owned advisory firm, Barium Capital. This latest investment will be used…
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COLUMNS
Editorial: What Will the Next Phase of Smartphone Innovation Bring?
By Hark-sang Kim, Senior Vice President, Head of Visual R&D Team, Mobile Communications Business, Samsung Electronics In light of modest global…
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The Need To Explore Space: Tunapanda Institute Plans to Open A Space Exploration Facility in Kibera
Tunapanda Institute was started 6 years ago by Jay Larson and Mick Larson, two globally nomadic brothers from the US…
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COLUMNS
Five things you didn’t know you could do with Google Search
Since the launch of Search 20 years ago, Google has built in several useful features and tools to help make…
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LATEST DEALS
Jumia is selling items under Ksh.500 at half the price
Jumia has launched a Stock up campaign that will see its customers purchase up to 500 items under Ksh.500 at…
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The 2019 trends impacting mobile on the African continent
According to the GMSA Mobile Economy 2018 report for sub-Saharan Africa, mobile subscribers rose by 44% in 2017 and this…
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Gadgets
Nokia 6.1 Plus Specs, Price and Availability in Kenya
HMD Global unveiled the Nokia Nokia 6.1 Plus smartphone in July 2018 and its the first smartphone from the company…
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COLUMNS
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Recovering Deleted Files
Almost every one of us must face the situation once in our life where we lost our very important files…
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Startups
Five agritech startups win seed funding at Senegal Startup Accelerator
Five young Senegalese entrepreneurs have been selected to receive six months of business incubation and $2,000 seed-funding from the Senegal…
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CYBER SECURITY
Cryptojacking shows no signs of slowing down in 2019, says ESET
Cases of cryptocurrency mining and cryptojacking will continue to grow in 2019, as attackers target smart devices and home assistants…
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BUSINESS
Telkom introduces Free Zones with free calls for its pre-paid voice customers
Kenya’s third largest mobile operator Telkom has launched Free Zones for its pre-paid voice customers. The Telkom Free zones according…
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News
Facebook’s growing momentum in Africa (Infographic)
2018 saw Facebook grow its momentum and step up its investment in Africa. Today, more than 139 million people across…
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Startups
M-KOPA raises new funding from Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation
M-KOPA has raised funding from Japanese multinational, Sumitomo Corporation to empower homes and small businesses. The deal was announced on December…
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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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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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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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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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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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