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CYBER SECURITY
Active Adversaries Increasingly Exploit Stolen Session Cookies to Bypass MFA, Sophos Report
A new Sophos report has revealed that those active adversaries are increasingly exploiting stolen session cookies to bypass Multi-Factor Authentication…
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TECNO Spark 9 Pro Review: A budget champ
The TECNO Spark 9 Pro has been with us for about a month now. The series was launched alongside the…
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CYBER SECURITY
Hive, LockBit and BlackCat Ransomware Gangs Consecutively Attack the Same Network, Sophos Reports
Sophos today announced in the Sophos X-Ops Active Adversary whitepaper, “Multiple Attackers: A Clear and Present Danger,” that Hive, LockBit and BlackCat, three prominent ransomware…
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Uhuru presides over countrywide roll-out of coding curriculum in schools
President Uhuru Kenyatta is in his last days in office and has used whatever time he has left to launch…
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TRENDING
#KenyaDecides: What role are Mobile Network Operators playing during the elections?
Kenya goes to elections on August 9th to elect new leaders from the county to the National level. A key…
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Gadgets
Samsung eyes bigger market share with the launch of new foldables
It’s that time of the year when we expect Samsung to host its next major ‘’Unpacked’’ launch event. This year,…
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News
The Government Has No Plans To Suspend Facebook, ICT CS Joe Mucheru says
ICT CS Joe Mucheru dismissed threats by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) to shut down Facebook ahead of…
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[Interview] Sara Badru: Tech programs shaping the foundation for women in digitally enabled jobs
As Kenya’s digital economy propels the country’s economic growth, a lot more needs to be done to prepare citizens and…
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Samsung 2022 TV line-up launched in Kenya
Samsung Electronics East Africa has today unveiled its 2022 TV Lineup in Kenya including the 2022 NEO QLED TV. The…
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Samsung’s next foldables to launch on August 10th
It’s that time of the year when we expect Samsung to host its next major ‘’Unpacked’’ launch event. Samsung has…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos X-Ops debuts to tackle increasingly complex cyberattacks
Sophos today announced Sophos X-Ops, a new cross-operational unit linking SophosLabs, Sophos SecOps and Sophos AI, three established teams of cybersecurity…
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Construction of Egypt’s first nuclear power plant begins
Construction for the El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant has begun in Egypt. This is the first nuclear power plant in the…
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Fintechs are set to transform cross-border payments in Africa, says Ukheshe Technologies
For centuries people have crossed borders to live, work, and trade. While cross-border payment systems are crucial for financial inclusion…
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News
M-Pesa Pay Bill Numbers now accept Airtel and Telkom mobile money payments
Telkom and Airtel customers in Kenya will now be able to now make direct mobile money payments to an M-PESA…
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Kenya’s digital insurer mTek hits 65k registered users since launching in 2020
The level of insurance penetration in Kenya is way below the global average. According to a 2020 report by the…
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News
YouTube says Kenyan Creators Are Yet to Fully Exploit the Platform for Profit
Kenyan creators are making less money from YouTube than they should, the company has revealed. According to Addy Awofisayo, the…
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DSA calls on policymakers in Kenya to allocate the entire 6 GHz bandwidth for Wi-Fi use
The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) has welcomed the Kenyan government’s decision to designate the lower 6 GHz radio spectrum (5925 –…
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News
Telkom Adds New 4G Sites at the Coast and Lower Eastern Regions
Telkom Kenya has added 224 New 4G sites at the Coast and Lower Eastern Regions. The expansion covers Mombasa, Kilifi,…
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Interviews
[Interview] Lean data practices can help mitigate risks for Kenyan SMEs, says Mozilla’s Noémie Hailu
Three weeks ago, Mozilla unveiled a Lean Data Practices (LDP)course for SMEs and startups in Kenya to increase their awareness…
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News
Nairobi Hosts 15th Edition Kenya Internet Governance Forum
The Kenya Internet Governance Forum is set to take place on Thursday, 30th June 2022. The event is an open…
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Startups
Wimbart launches fourth edition of its mentorship programme for African tech startups
Wimbart, the London-based Public Relations agency specializing in Africa and emerging markets, has launched the fourth edition of its Office…
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News
Telkom Kenya Joins the Mobile Lending Frenzy With T-Kash Loan
Mobile service operator Telkom Kenya is gearing to launch a mobile loan service to take a slice of the fast-growing…
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Startups
New App To Automatically Supervise Spending For Dependents Launched
Kenyan startup Empower Smart Limited has launched an automated Digital Escrow Supervised Payments app for Dependents. Dubbed “Super Pay” the…
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News
TECNO Camon 19 Series officially launched in Kenya
Tecno Mobile on Monday officially unveiled its Camon 19 Series in Kenya. The series comprises of the standard Camon 19,…
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News
Pezesha Africa partners with Autochek to provide Asset Financing to local SMEs
Automotive technology company Autochek has partnered with Pezesha Africa to enable SMEs in Kenya to access asset financing. Pezesha offers…
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News
Samsung offering Fathers Day Deals on select products in Kenya
In honour of father’s day this year, Samsung Electronics East Africa has announced some interesting offers on select products. The…
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COLUMNS
VALERY NJIABA: Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum’s Londa report calls for more digital transparency and protection across Africa
While many governments in Africa have made welcome progress toward digital transformation in the last year, more work needs to…
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Reviews
Infinix HOT 12 Play vs TECNO Spark 8P: Who Takes The Crown?
Infinix HOT 12 Play vs TECNO Spark 8P: The Infinix HOT 12 series and the TECNO Spark are one of…
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News
Microsoft is finally shutting down Internet Explorer, its oldest browser
27 years after it went live, Microsoft has announced that is now officially shutting down its oldest browser, Internet Explorer.…
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News
Kenyan government is considering creating a startup advisory board
The Kenyan government is considering creating a startup advisory board to support the continued acceleration of startups in the country.…
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Nigerian EdTech startup Afrilearn joins the UNICEF Innovation Fund
Nigerian EdTech startup Afrilearn has emerged as the only Nigerian startup to join the latest cohort of the UNICEF Venture Fund. Afrilearn…
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News
KEBS New Standardization Protocol To Ensure ICT Products Cater for the Disabled
The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has partnered with inABLE to develop the first-ever local standard to ensure ICT products…
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HELB to borrow 22 Billion for student laptops
The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has announced plans to borrow Sh.22 billion that will be used to facilitate university…
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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
Many African countries still violating digital rights, report
Digital Rights and Inclusion have been an area of concern for most countries across Africa. At the just-concluded Digital Rights…
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Reviews
Asus Zenbook 14 Flip OLED Review: Exceptional Value
Asus officially unveiled the ZenBook 14 Flip OLED laptop globally back in March this year. The company actually unveiled two…
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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
Kenya to host the first ever Drone Tech and Data Expo
Kenya will this month host the first-ever Drone Tech and Data Expo under the theme ”The Roles of Drones and…
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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
Microsoft is Now Offering Cybersecurity Experts For Hire
In a bid to contribute to the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape, Microsoft has announced a new service dubbed Microsoft Security Experts.…
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News
Bank of Uganda warns against use of Cryptocurrencies
The Bank of Uganda has issued a stern warning against the use of cryptocurrencies in the East African country. In…
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News
Kibanda owners in Kenya can now sign up with Glovo for free
On-demand delivery platform Glovo is upscaling its partnerships to support Small Business Enterprises (SMEs) in Kenya. The company has created…
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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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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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News
U.S. Government is pumping $3 billion on electric vehicles
The fast-growing electric vehicle manufacturing industry has gotten a major boost after receiving $3 billion in infrastructure funding from the…
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News
Need a career change? Demand for software developers and engineers is on the rise
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) has redefined every aspect of work in modern times. In every organization today, the IT-department…
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Facebook is shutting down its podcasts platform
Facebook is pulling out of the podcast business and creators will no longer be able to upload new shows to…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom to hide customer identity on Lipa Na M-Pesa
Safaricom is adopting a new model for its Lipa Na M-Pesa platform aimed at curbing leakage of personal information. Effective…
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News
Data security and privacy laws develop across Africa
Numerous countries in Africa have developed or implemented data privacy and security laws in their countries in the last few…
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News
Lenovo Leads Global PC Shipment With 23.1% Market Share
Computer hardware manufacturer Lenovo leads the global PC market, according to a report by Counter Research Global PC tracker. In…
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Visa’s innovation studio in Kenya to offer virtual cards for local banks and fintechs
A couple of weeks ago, digital payments leader Visa opened its first African Innovation Studio in Kenya. The new studio…
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Gadgets
You can now trade in your previous Samsung device for an S22 in Kenya
Samsung has now made it possible for its customers in Kenya to trade in their old Galaxy devices for the…
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News
BFA Global and FSD Africa launch a $3.3m fintech venture launcher for climate resilience in Africa
BFA Global and FSD Africa have unveiled a new venture launcher to support entrepreneurs in the fintech for climate resilience…
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Apps
Apple CEO Says He’s Not Ready to Allow Third Party Apps
Apple CEO Tim Cook has raised his voice against an ongoing attempt to have his company allow third-party apps onto…
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News
Konza National Data Centre Cited as an Accelerator of Digital Transformation
ICT leaders at the annual Connected Summit 2022 have cited the Konza National Data Centre as an accelerator of digital…
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Crypto exchange platform Luno hits 10 million global customers
Crypto company Luno has announced that its exchange platform has hit 10 million customers in over 40 countries. Founded by…
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County governments urged to accelerate their digital transformation
County Governments have been urged to follow the government’s steps in adopting ICT Services. Speaking at the ongoing Connected Summit…
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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
Payment service provider i2c partners with Visa for fintech processing in the MENA region
US-based payment service provider i2c Inc has announced a new partnership with Visa as a fintech processor in the MENA…
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News
New submarine cable connecting Asia, Europe and Africa lands in Mombasa
A new 15,000km submarine cable connecting Asia, Europe and Africa has landed in Mombasa, Kenya. Telkom Kenya and PEACE Cable…
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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
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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News
Microsoft officially opens its Africa Development Centre offices in Nairobi
After three years of successful operation in Kenya, Microsoft’s premier engineering hub, the African Development Centre (ADC), is relocating to…
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Kenya looks to FinTech to supercharge financial inclusion, report
Kenya has the opportunity to become a continental leader in FinTech and dramatically boost financial inclusion by enhancing the existing…
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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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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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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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BUSINESS
Equity Bank Awarded for Leading in E-Commerce payment volumes
Equity bank has been honoured with two awards by Visa for leading in Visa generated volumes in 2021. The bank…
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CLOUD
There’s an increasing demand for data centers in Africa
As internet penetration in Africa continues to increase, the demand for data centers is also booming. Customers in Africa are…
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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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News
Standard Chartered Bank opens applications for its 5th cohort of its Women in Tech program
Standard Chartered Bank has opened applications for the 5th cohort of its Women in Tech incubator program. The program, which…
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News
Kenyan BNPL company Lipa Later to offer its staff six months paid maternity leave
Buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) company Lipa Later has announced it will be offering all its employees 6-month paid maternity leave effective April…
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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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BUSINESS
Airtel Nigeria is offering customers on its network free calls to Ukraine
Airtel Nigeria has announced that customers on its network who have friends and relatives in Ukraine will be able to…
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News
Refugee communities in Uganda still prefer using cash despite increase mobile phone ownership, report
There is increased use of cash at home as refugees seek easy access to money in case of emergencies, despite…
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Gadgets
Realme expands into high-end smartphone market with the GT 2 Series
Realme yesterday unveiled its first premium GT 2 Series at Mobile World Conference (MWC) 2022. The series features two phones,…
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Startups
Microsoft to support 10,000 African startups over the next five years
Microsoft has today announced new initiatives to support 10,000 African startups. The initiatives will be run under its recently established…
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News
Your personal data is safe with government institutions, Data Commissioner assures Kenyans
Data Commissioner, Office of the Data Protection Commissioner Immaculate Kassait has assured Kenyans that their personal data held by government…
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BUSINESS
Upbeat Mitel Eyes East Africa Expansion for growth
Mitel, a leader in business communication technology, has announced plans to expand its footprint in the East African region, buoyed…
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CYBER SECURITY
Russia hits Ukrainian government websites with cyber attacks
Russian president this week launched a military operation in Ukraine. Explosions have been heard across the country with Ukraine’s foreign…
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News
Moringa School expands to Ghana in new partnership with Impact Hub Accra
Africa technology boot-camp, Moringa School is expanding to Ghana in partnership with Impact Hub Accra. Moringa said in a statement…
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BUSINESS
Chumz is a new investment app that lets Kenyans invest as little as Ksh.5
Chumz Investment app: The last couple of months have seen a number of investment apps being launched in the Kenyan…
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BUSINESS
Standard Chartered Launches a low-ticket Money Market Fund
Standard Chartered Bank Kenya has today launched a low-ticket Money Market fund targeting its clients. Known as SC Shilingi funds,…
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News
StarTimes commits Ksh.200M to support local content production
Pay Television broadcaster StarTimes Media has committed to inject an additional Ksh.200 Million investment in local content development this year.…
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Startups
Oracle commits $1M to support African tech startups
Oracle has announced support of $1 million for tech startups in Africa that will help accelerate their digital initiatives with the latest cloud technologies…
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Gadgets
Samsung Galaxy S22 Series Officially Launched: Specs, Price and Availability in Kenya
Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event finally happed yesterday. The event saw the company unveil its new devices in the S series…
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News
Mdundo says it recorded 20 million users across Africa at the end of Q4
Pan-African music streaming service, Mdundo, has announced that the platform recorded 20 million users at the end of Q4, up…
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News
Logistics startup Truck It raises $13 million seed round, largest in MENAP trucking space
Pakistan’s logistics tech startup Truck It In has closed a $13 million seed round jointly led by venture capital firms…
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News
New Sophos research into a Midas ransomware attack highlights the risks of limited access controls and “ghost” tools
Sophos has released findings from an incident involving Midas ransomware that took place over two months and involved extensive lateral movement through the…
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Gadgets
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2022 Event happening on February 9: What to expect
It’s now official that the Samsung Unpacked 2022 event will take place on February 9. Samsung sent out invites for…
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WomenInTech
Women in tech face lockdown barriers to career progression, report
Half of women working in tech believe the effects of COVID-19 have delayed their career progression, despite a similar percentage…
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CLOUD
Cisco Middle East & Africa hosts ‘Future Cloud’ Summit to showcase new hybrid cloud innovations
Cisco Middle East & Africa (MEA) is hosting the ‘Future Cloud’ summit showcasing new ways it is helping its customers…
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COLUMNS
TEJPAL BEDI: Regulating digital lenders in Kenya: The benefits for consumers and industries
In 2021, President Kenyatta approved an amendment that gives the Central Bank of Kenya powers to license and oversee previously…
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Gadgets
[CES 2022] LG Unveils New Tv Lineup OLED Evo Displays
Over the past couple of years, LG Electronics has had a remarkable winning streak with its OLED TV technology. In…
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News
Fourth edition of Africa Tech Summit Coming to Nairobi This February
One of Africa’s top tech events the Africa Tech Summit is coming to Nairobi. The event will take place on…
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News
4.8 million people in Kenya own cryptocurrency, report
Cryptocurrency adoption has been growing rapidly in Kenya over the past few years. In fact, the country is one of…
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News
PesaCheck and other fact-checking organisations urge YouTube to combat spread of misinformation on the platform
PesaCheck, and its parent organisation, Code for Africa (CfA), have joined with over 80 other International Fact-Checking Network members from…
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BUSINESS
MTN Uganda partners with NCBA to launch an overdraft facility
MTN Uganda has launched a new overdraft service that will enable MTN MoMo customers to access advance Mobile Money funds…
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BUSINESS
Riding-hailing platform MARAMOJA opens its API to Fintechs and Insurtechs in Kenya
Kenya’s Riding-hailing Platform, MARAMOJA Transport has opened its API to local fintechs and Insurtechs. Through a new partnership with Switchlink…
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BUSINESS
StarTimes to broadcast all 52 AFCON 2021 matches
Pay Television Company StarTimes Media has acquired broadcasting rights to the TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in sub-Saharan…
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