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[This Week in Tech] Wapi Pay founders step down from their roles
This has been quite an interesting week in tech in Africa. We covered a number of great announcements here at…
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Teraco completes first phase of its Cape Town hyperscale data centre campus
Teraco Data Environments Proprietary Limited, Africa’s vendor-neutral data centre and interconnection services provider, has announced the completion of Phase 1…
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Sendy acquires a significant stake in West African logistics startup Kamtar
Kenyan tech-logistics startup Sendy has completed a strategic equity investment in West African logistics platform Kamtar. On the heels of…
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PETER KIRONJI: The Future of Social Commerce in Kenya; A Case of The Kenyan Influencer Marketing Hub
Understanding social commerce platform? Access to market continues to be a challenge for many MSMEs in Kenya as they are…
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Network International acquires 100% of Nairobi Headquartered DPO Group
Network International, a global enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa has completed 100 percent acquisition of…
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Unilever invites startups to partner through Positive Beauty Growth Platform
Unilever has announced the launch of the Positive Beauty Growth Platform, a new initiative that aims to partner with scale-ups…
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Sophos Research Reveals Top Ways Cyberscammers and Malware Operators Abuse Google Forms
Sophos has published a new research, “Phishing and Malware Actors Abuse Google Forms for Credentials, Data Exfiltration,” describing how cyber…
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BUSINESS
Jumia partners with Samsung, l’Oreal and Adidas for its Brand Festival Campaign
Africa’s leading e-commerce platform, Jumia has on Wednesday launched its 2021 Brand Festival Campaign. Jumia has partnered with top brands…
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BUSINESS
Glovo Signs Last-Mile Delivery Deal With Chandarana Foodplus Supermarkets
Delivery firm Glovo on Tuesday announced a new last-mile delivery deal with Kenyan supermarket Chandarana Foodplus. Speaking during the partnership…
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Naivas announces a food delivery partnership with Jumia
Naivas on Monday inked a partnership deal with e-commerce leader, Jumia, to give consumers a better shopping experience with access…
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78% of SMEs in region’s retail sector are optimistic about the next 12 months, Mastercard
Although different sectors were exposed to and impacted in diverging ways to the extensive changes of the COVID-19 pandemic, SMEs…
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Gadgets
Boasting a 2 week battery life, the HUAWEI WATCH GT 2 Pro doesn’t shy away from powerful technology
Smartwatches always were different from traditional classic watches, be it terms of design or functionality. However, there have been attempts…
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[Deal] Buy the Huawei Band 6 on Amaya and get a free Huawei gift box
The Huawei Band six went on sale in Kenya a couple of weeks ago. The Band 6 is retailing at…
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Nokia X20 5G Review: Should you really buy it?
Nokia X20 Review: The Nokia X20 is one of those devices that HMD Global unveiled into the Kenyan market back…
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Jumia is Offering its Customers Free Shopping worth Ksh 300
Jumia consumers are set to enjoy free shopping below Ksh 300 and have it delivered at a small fee to…
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Incentro credited for growth in Google Cloud adoption in Africa
DigiCloud Africa has credited Incentro Africa for its role in expanding Google Cloud in Africa and subsequently being recognised as…
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Entertainment, media, and advertising revenues in Kenya to hit Sh900 billion by 2025, PwC
Entertainment, media, and advertising companies in Kenya are set to reap from rising spending even as traditional components of the…
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Huawei Rolls Out HMS Core 6.0 globbaly introducing new services and features
Huawei has launched HMS Core 6.0 to app developers in Africa, introducing multiple new open capabilities and updating some existing…
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Nigerian fintech startup Lidya raises $8.3m pre-Series B funding round
Nigerian fintech and lending startup Lidya has announced the completion of its $8.3 million pre-Series B funding round. Alitheia Capital…
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BUSINESS
KEPSA and Zydii launch free digital courses for MSMEs
The Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA), and Zydii Limited have announced a partnership to provide free digital training to Micro,…
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Ministry of ICT Launches AJIRA Digital Club at Egerton University
The Kenya government through the Ministry of ICT has launched AJIRA Digital Club at the Egerton University. The clubs are…
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Jumia offering consumers FREE pickup during 9th Anniversary
Jumia consumers will enjoy free pickup tomorrow from 9AM across all Jumia pick-up stations countrywide as the company celebrates its…
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BUSINESS
Jumia launches 9th Anniversary campaign, to offer up to 50% off on essentials
E-Commerce platform Jumia has today launched its 9th Anniversary campaign. The company says it will be marking this anniversary by…
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Ethiopian-based edtech startup Gabeya launches its revamped marketplace
Gabeya, the Pan-African source for freelance professional talent, has expanded its revamped marketplace, the first of its kind in terms…
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Speedaf express completes Round A+ financing to build China-Africa express brand
Speedaf Express, a China-Africa integrated logistics service provider, has announced the completion of its Round A+ financing. The round was…
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[Deal] Vivo splashes a 40% discount on the vivo V19
Vivo has announced a 40% discount on the vivo V19 smartphone. This means you will now be able to buy…
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Telkom launches virtual card for WhatsApp payments in South Africa
Telkom has launched Africa’s first Mastercard virtual card for use on WhatsApp, enabling Telkom Pay customers in South Africa to…
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Nigeria’s Terragon Customer Data Platform (CDP) verified as RealCDP
Africa’s data and marketing technology company, Terragon, has been listed as a verified verified Customer Data Platform (CDP) company by…
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Pandemic Increases Consumer Demand For Mobile Healthcare in Kenya, Report
There is an increasing demand for mobile healthcare services in Kenya. This is according to a recently launched report by…
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Inertia, PayTabs Egypt and valU partner to provide e-payment solutions for home improvement financing
Inertia and EFG Hermes’ NBFI subsidiaries – PayTabs Egypt and valU, the buy-now-pay-later platform (BNPL), announced they have entered into…
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[Column] Habib Mahakian: Technology is the accelerator that will lead businesses across Emerging Africa into the digital future
We are well into 2021 and are already seeing that organizations across Emerging Africa are investing in technology as an accelerator…
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OPPO Band With Real-Time Heart Rate, Continuous SpO2 Monitoring Launches in Kenya
OPPO Kenya has unveiled a new smart band in the Kenyan market. Known as the OPPO Band, the wearable will…
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Safaricom in Talks with Amazon for M-Pesa integration as a payment option
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom is reportedly in talks with U.S e-commerce giant Amazon to integrate M-pesa as a payment option.…
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New Jumia Prime customers to enjoy free one month delivery
Jumia has announced the launch of a Jumia Prime campaign that will see new customers sign up for a one-month…
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Vista Bank selects Radar Payments to drive its digital payment strategy in West Africa
Vista Bank Group (Vista) has selected its paytech provider Radar Payments to drive its global payment processing activities in West…
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Kenyan Female Entrepreneur Raises $1.8M in Seed Funding for Lami Technologies
Lami Technologies, a Kenyan insurance technology (insurtech) company that aims to democratize insurance products and services for low-income Kenyans, has…
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Gadgets
What You Should Know Before Buying OPPO Reno5 F
OPPO Reno5 F is already selling on the Kenyan markets. This the most affordable variant of the Reno5 series. OPPO…
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New Appointments
Bolt Food appoints Edgar Kipngetich Kitur Country Manager for Kenya
Bolt has announced the appointment of Edgar Kipngetich Kitur as the Country Manager for Bolt Food in Kenya. Edgar joins…
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BUSINESS
Mastercard to buy digital ID verification firm for $850 million
Mastercard Inc will purchase a Seattle-headquartered digital identity verification company Ekata, in a deal valued at $850 million. The global…
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Here are the twenty-two African startups joining the UNICEF StartUp Lab second cohort
UNICEF has announced the twenty-two startups that will be taking part in this year’s cohort of the UNICEF StartUp Lab.…
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[Webinar] Incentro Presents: The future of work is here with Google Workspace
Incentro Webinar on The future of work is here with Google Workspace. When: 22 April 2020 From: 12:00 – 13:30 EAT Where: Online Webinar…
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The OPPO Reno5 F Now Selling in Kenya
The OPPO Reno5 F has now officially started selling in Kenya. The device was unveiled recently during the launch of…
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Jumia launches Food Festival campaign to support local restaurants
E-commerce platform Jumia has launched a Food Festival Campaign to support local restaurants. The campaign will run from 19th March…
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BUSINESS
Flutterwave Partners with PayPal to Enable African Merchants Receive Payments from Abroad
African fintech company Flutterwave is partnering with US payments giant PayPal. The collaboration is a big sigh of relief to…
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Three Kenyan startups among recipients of $2-million African Jua fund
Three startups from Kenya are among the recipients of the inaugural $2-million Jua Fund, the largest African venture capital fund…
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Startups
Visa announces 2021 edition of its Everywhere Initiative to support fintech startups
Visa has announced the 2021 edition of the Everywhere Initiative – a global innovation program and competition for fintech startups. This year,…
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Huawei Petal Search Engine Gets a Massive Upgrade
Huawei Petal Search engine is getting a massive upgrade, improving important aspects of the app. The new updates makes the…
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Startups
Nigeria’s Union Bank Launches 2021 UnionX Innovation Challenge To Support Local Startups
Nigeria’s Union Bank has unveiled the 2021 UnionX Innovation Challenge to support young startups in the country. Tagged ‘A New…
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BUSINESS
Jumia Expanding Food Delivery Business to Egypt
Jumia wants to deliver more food across Africa, one of its executives said in an interview. According to co-Chief Executive…
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Teleporter mobile app 360VUZ joins first “Google for Startups Accelerator” in the MENA region
360VUZ, the immersive video mobile app has been selected to join the first ever “Google for Startups Accelerator” in the…
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Startups
HAVAÍC expects bumper year for African tech startups
As one of South Africa’s most active Venture Capital investors, HAVAÍC says 2020 saw the commercial adoption of technology increase at unprecedented…
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BUSINESS
Kenya’s Online Shopping Score Drops
Kenya has dropped in rankings on the UN’s latest e-commerce Index in Africa, which indicates a country’s readiness to support…
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Kenya Bets on ICT for Economic Transformation
Kenya is championing ICT to aid economic transformation. During the 2021 Africa Business Forum held virtually, President Uhuru Kenyatta praised…
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New Appointments
Frank Molla joins BPC Banking Technologies as MD for Sub-Saharan Africa
BPC Banking Technologies has appointed Frank Molla as its Managing Director for Sub-Saharan Africa. Frank is a former Director of…
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BUSINESS
Jumia launches City Partner Program in Mt.Kenya region to empower local businesses
Ecommerce giant Jumia has launched a new program to empower local businesses by boosting their revenue and providing better services to…
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CYBER SECURITY
Cybersecurity Threats Surge in Kenya
2020 was a tough year for many companies both financially and on the cybersecurity landscape. Various firms issued advisories of…
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CLOUD
Vertiv Experts foresee Utility-Like Criticality for Data Centers in 2021
As the world moved online seemingly overnight in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the criticality of data centers and…
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These Industries grew in 2020 despite Covid-19 slowdown
There are a few events in history that have changed the course of humanity and this ongoing Covid-19 pandemic may…
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Six Emerging FinTech Trends in Africa
Africa is quickly becoming the centre of new fintech innovations and adoptions. Many financial technology start-ups are coming up across…
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Huawei TrustInTech Summit 2020: Shared Prosperity Enabled by Trust in Technology and Open Collaboration
Huawei hosted its second annual TrustInTech Summit, which was attended by ICT industry experts, academia and economists from around the…
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TRENDING
[Free Webinar] Incentro Presents: The Kenya Data Protection Act: What it Means For You
Incentro Presents: The Kenya Data Protection Act Webinar: What it Means For You When: 10th December 2020 From: 16:00 – 17:00 EAT…
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OPPO Kenya is giving discounts on select devices this Christmas
As part of its Christmas festive sale, OPPO Kenya has announced a discount on select devices available at OPPO stores…
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[Column] Driving digital inclusion: Can the digital economy decrease Africa’s inequality?
As our nascent digital economy emerges, we have seen signs that enormous possibilities exist for it to reduce the many…
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BUSINESS
MTN Offloads its 18.9% Stake in Jumia, Raising $142 million
South Africa’s MTN has finally offloaded its 18.9% stake in Jumia, one of Africa’s largest e-commerce companies and the first-ever…
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Gadgets Leo, your one-stop eCommerce shop for smartphones
Kenya has one of the most vibrant e-commerce ecosystems in Africa which has been described as the next frontier in…
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Diamond Trust Bank and Jumia partner for Black Friday Campaign
Diamond Trust Bank and Jumia have announced a partnership aimed at enhancing cashless payment on the e-commerce platform when purchasing…
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BUSINESS
Fifth Africa Fintech Summit to be held Virtually Starting November 9th
Africa Fintech Summit (AFTS), the global initiative dedicated to the African fintech ecosystem, is hosted in Washington DC each April…
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Catalyst Fund, Mastercard, MEST launch $4.3m Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator in Ghana
Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global has partnered with the Mastercard Foundation and the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST)…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Inks Deal with Ericsson to modernize its 4G network in Kenya
Airtel Africa is extending its strategic partnership with Ericsson to enhance its 4G network coverage in Kenya. As a result,…
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Gadgets
Apple Stops Selling Rival Headphones and Speakers in its Stores
Apple has stopped selling third-party headphones and speakers in its stores ahead of an imminent launch of its audio products.…
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BUSINESS
Jumia launches Brands Festival Campaign to make quality products more affordable
Jumia Kenya has launched Brand Festival, a new campaign to make quality products more affordable for its customers. The e-commerce…
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TikTok and WeChat Manage to Circumvent the U.S Ban — for now
After Trump’s executive orders issued in August, TikTok and WeChat, were to cease U.S. operations on Sunday. However, the two have…
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Startups
Nigerian delivery startup Kwik launches new plugin to enable 2- hour order delivery
Nigerian delivery startup Kwik Delivery has launched a WooCommerce plugin, enabling thousands of Nigerian online merchants to integrate seamlessly its…
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Gadgets
Infinix Android TVs Available in Kenya Starting at KES 19,490
Infinix Android TVs: Infinix X1 series TV lineup is now available in Kenya. The company has started selling two models…
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Gadgets
Huawei Y9a Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
Huawei Y-series is well-known for its budget devices with great value for money. In the series, Huawei has already launched…
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Startups
Early investors in fourth industrial revolution startups set to reap rewards
Early investors in startups with exposure to the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) are benefiting from significant revenue growth despite the…
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Coronavirus pandemic is affecting every sector of the global economy
The coronavirus pandemic is hitting the global economy hard. While we cannot exactly tell the damage the virus will have…
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Equity’s Eazzy Banking App now allows customers to open accounts instantly via the app
Equity Bank has made some updates to its Eazzy Banking App for both iOS and Android devices. The newly updated…
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Jack Ma’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative selects Top 50 Finalists of 2020 “Africa’s Business Heroes” Competition
Jack Ma Foundation’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative has selected the top 50 finalists of 2020 “Africa’s Business Heroes” Competition. The…
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WomenInTech
HerVenture, a business skills training mobile app for women entrepreneurs launched in Kenya
The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women and DHL Express have launched HerVenture, a business skills training mobile app for women…
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Gadgets
Safaricom Launches a Ksh 6,999 Android TV Box for Internet Streaming
Safaricom has early this morning launched an Android TV Box for internet streaming. The newly announced Android TV box can be…
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BUSINESS
Visa and TerraPay partner to drive domestic remittances
Visa and TerraPay, a payments infrastructure company have announced a new partnership to drive domestic remittance. The two companies will develop…
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BUSINESS
Jumia launches 8th Anniversary campaign to support sellers
Jumia is marking its 8th Anniversary by celebrating consumers and communities through tailored campaigns in the exceptional context of the…
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These Are The 6 Kenyan Startups Selected For Google’s Startups Accelerator Africa 2020
Google has announced that 20 African startups that have been selected for its new class of Google for Startups Accelerator…
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Jumia Has Opened Up Its Logistics Services To External Clients
E-commerce leader Jumia has opened its logistics services to external clients for deliveries. The company will leverage its logistics networks…
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BUSINESS
[Updated] IBM Exits Facial Recognition Technology Business Over Biasness and Inequality
(Updated on June 11): Amazon gives the US police departments a one-year respite on using its facial recognition technology IBM…
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Reviews
Infinix HOT 9 Play Unboxing
The Infinix HOT 9 Play is yet to be launched in the Kenyan and we’re not sure when it will…
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BUSINESS
Maintaining Enterprise Resilience during Systemic disruption
The coronavirus pandemic is hitting the global economy hard. While it is hard to exactly tell the extent the damage…
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BUSINESS
DHL acquires minority stake in UK-based Link Commerce
DHL Express has today announced its minority stake acquisition in Link Commerce, the UK-based e-commerce firm that helped the logistics…
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BUSINESS
Purchasing essential products on Jumia with your Mastercard will earn you a 10% discount
Consumers who purchase essential products using their Mastercard on the Jumia platform will receive up to a 10% discount on…
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COVID-19: KEPSA and Jumia launch Digital Commerce Program to support Kenyan businesses
Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) has partnered with e-commerce leader Jumia to register and train local businesses to sell online.…
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Going cashless is helping contain the spread of Covid-19 in Africa
As the effects of the coronavirus continue to bite, many countries in Africa are turning to technology to fight this…
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LG rolls out mobile service platform to fight counterfeit products
LG Electronics has today rolled out a mobile service platform set to combat counterfeit LG products in East Africa. The…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom partners with Visa to develop M-Pesa products for customers and merchants
Safaricom has entered into a new partnership with digital payments leader Visa to develop products that will support digital payments…
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Reviews
TECNO Camon 15 Review: A good camera phone that needs some slight adjustments
TECNO Camon 15 Review: TECNO mobile launched the TECNO Camon 15 a few weeks ago in the Kenyan market. The…
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BUSINESS
Twiga Foods sign fresh produce distribution deal with Jumia, cut prices by 50%
Twiga Foods has signed a distribution deal with e-commerce leader Jumia to deliver fresh and processed food to consumer’s homes…
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CLOUD
Alibaba Pledges To Invest $28 Billion In Cloud Computing Over The Next Three Years
Chinese e-commerce giant, Alibaba, has promised to invest 200 billion yuan (approx. $28 billion) in its cloud computing business to…
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Jumia donates 100,000 masks to the government to help fight Covid-19
Jumia has today donated 100,000 masks to the Ministry of Health to support the fight against Covid-19. The masks will…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Customers To Pay Less As Telco Implements Government’s Reduction In VAT Order
As of today, you may have already heard that the government slashed the Value Added Tax from 16 percent to…
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BUSINESS
Posta and Jumia partner to offer discount on delivery fee for customer countrywide
As the effects of coronavirus continue to be felt, more Kenyans are now turning to online shopping to purchase household…
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CYBER SECURITY
PayPal Accounts Used By Hackers For Unauthorized Payments
PayPal has fixed a bug that could let attackers perform unauthorized mass payments. The bug, according to ZDNet, lied in…
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