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Featured
What is local SEO, and why should you try it today?
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Named a Leader in 2022 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Endpoint Protection, Detection and Response
Sophos has been named a leader in the 2022 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Endpoint Protection, Detection and Response. It is…
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News
Incentro renews Google Cloud’s Infrastructure Specialization
Incentro announced it has renewed its Infrastructure Specialization in Google Cloud Partner Advantage. The Google Partners Advantage program enables organizations like…
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BUSINESS
I&M Group reports 44% increase in profit after tax in Q1 2022 results
I&M Group PLC has reported a 44% growth in Profit after tax to Kes 2.7 billion compared to Kes 1.9…
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News
Equity bank rolls out chatbot on WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Telegram
Equity has introduced Equity Virtual Assistant (EVA), the Bank’s chat banking platform for WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Telegram. EVA chatbot will offer digital…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Lifts the Lid Off Liquidity Mining CryptoCrime
Cybersecurity leader Sophos has released threat research about nascent cybercrime. The research, which has been documented in the article “Liquidity Mining Scams…
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News
Shevira Bissessor: Why Women in the built environment matter
Think of construction and most people think of men in yellow, hard hats. The idea of a female electrician, plumber,…
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News
Ashoka launches program to support young innovators in Nigeria
Ashoka, a global organization that supports the world’s leading social entrepreneurs, has officially launched the “Everyone A Changemaker”(EACH) Movement in…
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News
Kris Senanu leaves Safaricom
Safaricom’s Chief Enterprise Business Officer Kris Senanu has left the company. According to a statement from the telco, Kris’ last working…
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24BIt
[24Bit Podcast] Dissecting Safaricom’s Cloud Offerings
In March this year, Safaricom announced that it is expanding its enterprise business unit to offer cloud computing, cyber security…
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Featured
How ‘Ugali man’ celebrated mother’s day in style
On May 8, the world celebrated mother’s day, a day when female figures in the world are honored for their…
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News
realme: Affordable premium smartphones will help bridge widening internet coverage gap in Kenya
realme says it is setting the pace towards making smartphones affordable in Kenya, to bridge the widening internet coverage gap,…
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News
Zoho unifies marketing operations with new platform
Zoho has unveiled a unified platform that brings together marketing activities across campaign ideation, creation, execution, management, and measurement. Known…
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News
Jumia unveils its first Environmental Social Governance report
Jumia on Wednesday released its first Environmental Social Governance Report outlining its ESG strategy alongside an overview of current sustainability practices…
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News
US VC firm Activant Capital opens new office in Cape Town
US-based Growth equity firm Activant Capital has announced that it is expanding its research and due diligence capabilities with a…
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News
Liquid and PEACE brings additional 800Gbps subsea cable capacity in Kenya
Liquid Intelligent Technologies has partnered with PEACE Cable Company to introduce 800Gbps of additional subsea capacity in Mombasa on the…
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News
Huawei goes for top talent as revenue surges
Huawei Technologies has set its eyes on high-grade global talent in a bid to support its strategy for innovation and…
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News
Sendy selected among 100 most promising 2022 Tech Pioneers by the World Economic Forum
Kenyan logistics startup Sendy has been recognized as one of the World Economic Forum’s “Technology Pioneers” for 2022. The World…
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News
ASUS Illuminates Burj Khalifa for The Pinnacle of Performance Launch Event
ASUS produced a stunning lightshow cast on the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, on May…
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BUSINESS
Customers twice as likely to recommend buy now pay later than banks, survey
South African customers who have used buy now, pay later to purchase goods would overwhelmingly recommend it as a payment…
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News
How scammers subscribe mobile users to unwanted paid services
With an ever-growing number of smartphone users, the development of mobile applications has become a booming industry. Today there are…
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Featured
Happy Mothers Day: Odibets Surprises More than 10,000 Mums with Free Shopping
Betting firm Odibets on Sunday, April 8 gifted over 10, 000 mums across the country as the world celebrated mothers’…
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BUSINESS
LG Electronics Records Highest Quarterly Revenue in Company History
LG Electronics last week announced first-quarter 2022 consolidated sales of Ksh 2.03 trillion the highest quarterly revenue in company history.…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Acquires UK-Based SOC.OS to Advance Managed Threat Response Capabilities
Sophos has announced that it has acquired SOC.OS, an innovator of a cloud-based security alert investigation and triage automation solution.…
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News
Sa Nyoung Kim: Local entrepreneurs should partner with big firms to drive customer value
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) constitute over 90 per cent of businesses in Kenya and provide seven out of ten…
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BUSINESS
5 Best Stock Brokers in Kenya
Shares in Kenyan companies are traded daily in an effort to profit from the daily fluctuations in their prices. Short-term…
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Featured
Odibets launches ‘Odi Bet Master’ promo
Kenyan betting firm Odibets has launched a new promo for its customers dubbed the ´Odi Bet Master´ that is set…
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News
ESTHER KAMAU: Why MSMEs Must Embrace Technology To Remain Competitive
Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) ought to consider ‘Social Commerce’ as part of their performing business model if their…
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24BIt
[24Bit Podcast] Oppo Reno7 Series: Discussing everything you need to know
In this latest episode of our 24Bit Podcast, we talk about the Oppo Reno 7 and the Reno 7 5G…
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Reviews
Video: OPPO Reno7 5G Unboxing
OPPO Reno7 5G Unboxing: Oppo launched its next device in the Reno series in Kenya, the Oppo Reno7 on 25th…
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BUSINESS
Jumia Food inks exclusive delivery deal with Domino’s Pizza
Jumia Food has inked an exclusive partnership with Domino’s Pizza to help them reach more consumers and grow its business.…
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News
realme to extend ‘Go Premium’ strategy to Kenya after record global sales of flagship brands in Q1
realme is looking to extend its ‘Go Premium’ strategy in other markets including Kenya following a strong start of the…
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Blockchain
Mushe and Fantom: Why Analysts Say You Should Buy and Hold
Technological evolution has brought about many benefits and one of them is the digital currency or cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency or ‘crypto’…
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News
Safaricom Partners with Zeraki Learning for Digital Learning Platform
Safaricom has partnered with Zeraki Learning to enable secondary school learners to access affordable education services from well trained teachers…
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News
Ashley Olson Onyango: Unlocking the transformative power of mobile money
During the last decade, rapid digitisation has revolutionised the financial industry globally, through the advent of innovative services such as…
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BUSINESS
Banks tipped on healthy competition with FinTechs
If banks are to adequately compete and address the challenge posed by the growing influence of fintechs into their space,…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Unveils Powerful Cloud Workload Protection Advancements with New Linux and Container Security Offerings
Sophos has unveiled advancements to Sophos Cloud Workload Protection, including new Linux host and container security capabilities. These enhancements accelerate…
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News
realme C25Y: Premium Smartphone on a Budget
realme c25Y has earned a special position as the pioneer, affordable super smartphone in Kenya- offering users top notch specs…
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Featured
Easter Luck! 9 Kenyans Win Odibets Jackpot
Nine lucky Kenyans have won Odibets Laki tatu daily jackpot. Gladys Silei, Matthew Kipleting, Kennedy Opudo, Ravin Imbare, Omari Mokaya,…
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News
Sophos Achieves Perfect Scores in SE Labs’ Protection Tests
Sophos today announced that its endpoint products ranked top in all three of SE Labs’ protection tests in the first…
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BUSINESS
LG, Avana Laundromat and Hotpoint ink financing deal for entrepreneurs eyeing the laundry market
Entrepreneurs eyeing the fast-growing on-demand laundry market can now access financing of up to KSH 1.5 million to set up…
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Featured
Overnight Millionaires: 6 Lucky Kenyans win Odibets Daily Jackpot
John Oloo, Samson Otieno, Patrick Wambua, Isaac Wanzala, Daniel Musa, and Raymond Amataloh are the winners of last weekend’s Odibets…
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COLUMNS
Quentyn Taylor: 2022 and the evolving threat landscape
Ransomware is here to stay Cyber criminals are adapting every single day. In 2021, hackers realised the recipe for ransomware…
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News
Syinix unveils its U51 Android TV series in Kenya
Syinix has launched its new U51 series Android TV in Kenya. This new TV series according to Syinix focuses on…
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Startups
Kenyan Mobile commerce startup Copia appoints former Amazon Executive to its Board
Copia Global, a Kenyan-based mobile commerce platform has appointed of former Amazon executive Jason Murray to its Board. Jason brings…
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Featured
Odibets Supports Digital Content Creators
Betting firm Odibets has come out to support two online influencers in their content creation journey by purchasing two high-end…
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News
Xiaomi Announces Xiaomi Fan Festival 2022 with Exclusive Gifts and Unique Experiences
Xiaomi has announced the launch of the 12th annual Xiaomi Fan Festival, with the theme “All for Xiaomi Fans.” The…
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News
I&M Bank and Mastercard roll out new credit and debit cards for corporate C-Suite professionals
I&M Bank Limited and Mastercard have rolled out several new world-class debit and credit cards targeted at corporate C-Suite professionals…
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News
TULLAH STEPHEN: Influencer marketing can unlock opportunities for fintechs
The global fintech market is valued at close to USD 7300 billion and is projected to grow at an annual…
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News
Tokea, a new ticketing platform launched in Kenya
Kenya’s online ticketing industry is set for disruption with the entry of a new ticketing platform Tokea. The ticketing platform has…
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News
Showmax ramps up investment in Kenya with four new originals in 2022
Showmax has unveiled four new Kenyan Original productions to be released in 2022. The impressive slate includes Kenya’s first Christmas…
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CYBER SECURITY
Attackers Are Using the Log4Shell Vulnerability to Deliver Backdoors to Virtual Servers, Sophos Research
Sophos today released findings on how attackers are using the Log4Shell vulnerability to deliver backdoors and profiling scripts to unpatched…
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BUSINESS
How to manage trading risk like a professional
Trading is a game of odds. It is associated with a lot of uncertainty. Even the trades that you have…
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Featured
Digital sports firm BetKing hands over refurbished Community Youth Centre to Kawangware youths
Leading digital and sports entertainment firm BetKing has today handed over a newly renovated Youth Community Centre that will benefit over 5000…
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News
Twiga Foods named to TIME’s List of 100 Most Influential Companies of 2022
Kenyan agri-tech firm Twiga Foods has been named among the 100 Most Influential Companies globally by Time Magazine. Twiga Foods made…
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CLOUD
Zalego Academy Joins the Amazon Web Services Training Partner Program
Zalego Academy, a subsidiary of StepWise Inc. that focuses on ICT training and enhancing the employability of youth and people…
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News
Safaricom revamps its data plans, to offer 100% more data at no extra cost
Safaricom has today made some adjustments to its data plans. With the new changes, customers are set to enjoy up…
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Featured
Lucky Turkana Fish seller Turns Sh93 Into millions With 14 games multi-bet On Odibets
Edapal Epat, a fish seller from Lodwar is still coming to terms after winning Sh2,085,419 from just staking mere Sh93…
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News
JACK NGARE: Tech trends for 2022 and what they mean for the African continent
We have observed a significant march toward complete digitization of the world in recent years. The usage of and reliance…
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News
How an API Gateway Can Give You More Control of Your Company
If you’re looking into an API gateway for your microservice architecture, but you’re unsure of how an API gateway service…
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News
Konza and Association of Startups sign MoU to support local startups
Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) and the Association of Startups and SME Enablers in Kenya (ASSEK) have signed an MoU…
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CLOUD
McAfee Enterprise’s former cloud division launches as new entity – Skyhigh Security
McAfee Enterprise recently split into two separate entities – Trellix and Skyhigh Security. The move, the company says is to…
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News
Carry1st drives growth in Africa’s gaming industry, supported by AppsFlyer
Carry1st, one of Africa’s leading gaming publishers, has released new insights from its market data that highlights successes that have…
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CYBER SECURITY
Program to train 2,000 Kenyan youths as cybersecurity experts launched
USIU-Africa, Kenya Bankers Association and Serianu have unveiled an industry-led training program to add 2,000 cyber security professionals in Kenya.…
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BUSINESS
StarTimes rolls out kids content add-on bouqet
Pay Television Company StarTimes Media has introduced an option for lower bouquet subscribers to add-on up to 10 more kids…
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News
Samsung to offer premium post purchase care for high-end customers
Samsung Electronics East Africa has unveiled the Signature Service program for its premium customers. The package includes transport from the…
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News
TR Tech and fleet-tech startup LocoNav introduce GPS, IoT, and Vehicle Telematics Solutions in South Africa
Integrated tech-services provider TR Tech and full-stack fleet-tech startup LocoNav have announced a new partnership to introduce GPS, IoT, and Vehicle Telematics…
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BUSINESS
Jumia Sellers Offer Consumers Exciting Deals for Tech Week 2022
Jumia Kenya consumers will enjoy great discounts during the Tech Week Campaign which started this week. The deals came from…
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News
How to Get your KCPE results from your Telkom line
Education CS George Magoha announced the marking of KCPE is almost done, with results expected to be released this week.…
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CLOUD
Microsoft launches season 3 of its regional digital and coding competition for university students
Microsoft has launched season 3 of its Africa Development Center (ADC)-sponsored Game of Learners (GOL) digital and coding competition for…
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Startups
10 African Fintech Startups Selected for CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa Special Dubai Edition
The LHoFT Foundation has announced the 10 African fintech startups that will take part in the special edition of CATAPULT:…
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24BIt
[24Bit Podcast] Midrange Smartphones Vs High-end and Budget Smartphones; Where the lines overlap
We sat down to discuss midrange smartphones and where they sit. What exactly is a mid-ranger? What’s its price? And which…
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News
Sophos releases insights into crypto scam targets dating app users on iPhone and Android
Sophos has released new insight into an international crypto trading scam called CryptoRom that targets iPhone and Android users through…
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Gadgets
Video: realme 9i Unboxing and Quick Specs
realme 9i Unboxing: realme officially launched the realme 9i smartphone in Kenya last month. The realme 9i is the newest…
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News
realme forecasts higher 5G smartphone sales in Kenya after dominating global markets
realme has joined the global league of top-selling high speed smartphone markers for the first time, according to the latest…
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News
Flutterwave CEO Joins Africa’s BNPL Firm Lipa Later’s Advisory Board
After raising $12 million funding from a consortium of investors to expand its operations across Africa, Africa’s leading Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL)…
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Blockchain
BNB Chain and Aptos partner to onboard 1 billion users
BNB Chain, a community-driven, decentralized and censorship-resistant blockchain has announced a new partnership with Aptos to accelerate the adoption of…
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BUSINESS
Canon selects Copy Cat Group as its printing solutions authorized distributor in Kenya
Canon Central and North Africa has announced its business partnership with Copy Cat group as its authorized distributor for its…
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Featured
How Nakuru Man won Odibets Jackpot for the 3rd Time in a Row
A Nakuru resident has won the Odibets daily jackpot for the third time running. David Mutahi, a bio-scientist by profession,…
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News
Changing IT Landscape Calls For Workforce Certification
Computer Learning Centre, an IT and Business training provider, and PeopleCert, a global leader in the assessment and certification of…
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Gadgets
Comparison: Xiaomi 12 series or Iphone 13 series?
Design: The iPhone 13 definitely has an iconic design and looks very modern thanks to its flat borders. But most…
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Featured
No name FC wins 9th edition of KOT 5 Aside Tournament
No Name FC on Saturday March 12 won the inaugural #KOT5Aside at the Ligi Ndogo grounds in Nairobi. No Name…
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News
Enabling an environment for internet penetration in Kenya
Kenya hosts a population of about 53M people out of which 27M have access to the internet. This represents about…
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BUSINESS
FMCGs and everyday products key to e-commerce growth in Kenya, Jumia
Making Jumia an everyday brand is the company’s major mission this year. There is a clear shift by consumer online…
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CYBER SECURITY
Conti Gang Encrypts Karma’s Extortion Notes in Dual Ransomware Attack, Sophos Research Reveals
Sophos today released findings of a dual ransomware attack where extortion notes left by Karma ransomware operators were encrypted 24…
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Interviews
[Interview] Narek Verdian, CTO, Glovo: Understanding our users is at the heart of our development process
Narek Verdian is the Chief Technology Officer at Glovo, an on-demand delivery platform founded in Barcelona in 2015. The startup…
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Gadgets
Itel A58 Specs, price and availability in Kenya
Itel A58 Specs: Itel has officially launched its latest budget smartphone, the Itel A58 in Kenya last month. The phone…
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BUSINESS
Women Leading Transformation in Africa, says Zuri Foundation CEO Norah Muthoni
Women are now taking the lead in the transformation of Africa as the continent makes tremendous progress driving gender parity. Speaking…
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Startups
Dream VC opens applications for its VC Fellowship Program in Africa
Dream VC, a Remote Venture Capital Upskilling Institute, has opened applications for its 2022 fellowship program for VCs in Africa.…
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[24Bit Podcast] International Women’s Day: A chat with women in tech at Safaricom
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2022, we sat down with 4 women working a Safaricom PLC for this episode of…
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Startups
26 startups selected to join African Tech Vision’s 2nd Mentorship Program for African Female Founders
African Tech Vision, a non-profit-organization supporting early-stage female tech founders, has announced 26 startups that will be joining its 2nd…
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News
Microsoft to host international digital camp for girls in STEM
Microsoft will on March 8 host a three-day international digital camp targeting girls in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering…
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Gadgets
Redmi Note 11 Pro Specs, Price and Availability in Kenya
Xiaomi officially launched the new Redmi Note 11 series in Kenya last month. The series comprises three models, the Redmi…
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Gadgets
Samsung opens pre-orders for the Galaxy S22 Series in Kenya
You can now pre-order for the Galaxy S22 series in Kenya. Samsung officially unveiled these devices back in February comprising…
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BUSINESS
JOSHUA OIGARA: Micro, Small and Medium Entrepreneurs Need Innovative Support for Quicker Recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic has largely been framed as a public health crisis, over one and a half years since it…
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News
Safaricom’s Diversity and Inclusion initiatives recognized at Zero Project Awards
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom has been named among the recipients of the 2022 Zero Project Award. The award recognizes innovative…
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News
Econet partners with Ericsson to roll out 5G in Zimbabwe
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has partnered with Ericsson to launch 5G services in the country’s capital Harare. Ericsson will support Econet…
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CLOUD
Vodacom launches Africa’s first AWS Outposts Innovation Lab
Vodacom has launched Africa’s first Amazon Web Services (AWS) Outposts Innovation Lab in collaboration with AWS and Intel. The laboratory…
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News
Safaricom’s M-PESA Super App Scoops Global Award at MWC
Safaricom has won a prestigious Global Mobile Award (GLOMO) for the M-PESA Super App at the ongoing Mobile World Congress…
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News
2022 MotoGP season kicks off this Sunday, watch it live on Showmax Pro
Twelve teams, 24 riders, 21 weekends: the 2022 MotoGP season is finally here. This Sunday, 6 March 2022, Showmax Pro…
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COLUMNS
Keep Calm and Carry On: Five Tips to Better Protect Yourself During the Current Russia-Ukraine Crisis
The current Russia-Ukraine crisis is unprecedented. One aspect of the current crisis is the very real concern around increased cyberattacks…
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