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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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COLUMNS
LAURENT SARR: Why Digital Identities Are The New Frontier
Whenever a user, or consumer, creates a profile or account on any online platform, they must have a unique way…
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News
MTN Starts 5G Trials in Côte d’Ivoire
According to the Ericsson Mobility Report released recently, Saharan Africa will reach 70 million 5G subscriptions by 2026. The report…
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Betty Mwangi replaces Sam Chappatte as new Jumia Kenya CEO
Jumia has today announced the appointment of Betty Mwangi, as its new Chief Executive Officer for Kenya. Betty takes over…
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[This Week in Tech] Telkom Kenya signs a $100M deal to scale its 4G network and other top stories
Kenya’s 4G subscriptions market share will more than double from 24.2% in 2021 to 53.6% by 2025. Local telcos have…
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BUSINESS
M-Pesa services to be temporarily unavailable from Saturday midnight
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom has announced that all M-Pesa services will be unavailable from Saturday 6th November 2021, starting from…
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News
Music streaming service Mdundo records 16 Million users in Q3 2021
Pan-African music streaming service, Mdundo, has announced that the platform recorded 16.4 Million unique users for the quarter ending September…
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Here is the list of companies and individuals shortlisted for the Africa Tech Awards 2021
The Africa Tech Festival Awards (formerly known as AfricaCom Awards), turns 14 in 2021. These established industry awards acknowledge and…
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[24Bit Podcast] The Internet of Things in Kenya – Now and in the future
In this latest episode of 24Bit podcast, we sat down to discuss a topic we may all have heard about…
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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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BUSINESS
Equity Revamps its Online Banking Solutions to Drive Customer Convenience
Equity Bank has revamped its online banking offering, previously known as Eazzy Net, in line with the bank’s One Equity…
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News
NHIF services are now available on the new M-Pesa super app
Safaricom on Thursday announced that NHIF services will now be available through the Super App. The telco and NHIF have…
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Mdundo Signs a Ksh. 11 Million Advertising Deal With SportPesa
Nairobi-based Pan-African music streaming service, Mdundo has signed a one-year advertising partnership with leading sports betting and entertainment company, Sportpesa.…
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BUSINESS
AfricaNenda launches a new African-led digital financial inclusion advisory platform
AfricaNenda, an emerging and independent Africa-led coalition of dedicated digital payments experts on Thursday launched a new digital financial inclusion…
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Reviews
Nokia G10 Review: Looks Good But Could Have Been Better
Nokia G10 Review: The Nokia G10 is part of Nokia’s new G-series. The company unveiled this new series back in…
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News
SEACOM MD for East North East Africa Tonny Tugee resigns
SEACOM on Thursday announced that its Regional Managing Director for East North East Africa, Tonny Tugee, is leaving the company. …
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Gadgets
Nokia X10 5G Specs, Price And Availability in Kenya
Nokia X10 5G Specs: The Nokia X10 is one of the 5G devices that HMD Global is selling in the…
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News
Vodafone Group, ITU launch initiative to connect 3.4BN with smartphones by 2030
Vodafone Group and ITU, the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies, have today launched a new initiative…
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Gadgets
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 pre-order units sold out in Kenya
A week after opening pre-orders for the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 in Kenya, Samsung has announced that…
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Samsung Opens Pre-orders for the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 in Kenya
Samsung has opened pre-orders for the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 in Kenya. The new Galaxy Z series…
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Digital billboards bring real-time air pollution data to Nairobi
Digital billboards around the Kenyan capital today started to live stream Nairobi’s real-time air pollution in an effort to increase air quality…
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BUSINESS
M-PESA is now Africa’s Largest Fintech, Hits 50 Million Active Customers
Safaricom’s mobile money platform M-Pesa has reached 50 million monthly active customers in Africa, making it the continent’s largest fintech.…
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Gadgets
Itel to conduct a countrywide launch for the Itel A25 Pro
Itel Mobile has announced plans for a countrywide launch for the Itel A25 Pro, one of its best budget phones…
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News
Pandemic drives surge in use of digital health solutions across Africa
There has been an exponential rise in the number of people engaging with digital health services through their smartphones in…
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Gadgets
Itel A25 Pro is now selling in Kenya for Ksh 7,999
Itel Mobile Kenya is running an offer on the Itel A25 Pro, one of its best budget phones in the…
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News
Nokia X20 5G now available in Kenya for Ksh. 40,000.
HMD Global has announced the Nokia X20, one of its latest 5G smartphones is available for purchase in Kenya. HMD…
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BUSINESS
Equitel rolls out 4G services for its customers in Kenya
Equity’s mobile virtual network operator, Equitel, has launched 4G services to offer its customers improved Internet banking services. Equitel says…
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News
HMD’s 5G Nokia X10 is now available for purchase in Kenya for Ksh. 35,000
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones has launched its latest 5G smartphone, the Nokia X10, in Kenya. The all-new X-series…
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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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Adrian Kenya Launches its Fibre Infrastructure Relocation project
Adrian Kenya yesterday officially launched its Fibre Infrastructure Relocation project along the Nairobi – Mau Summit Road. Adrian Kenya which…
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COLUMNS
Tonny Tugee: Connectivity, collaboration, competition – The 3 essential Cs for Africa’s growth
Africa’s population is rapidly expanding. In fact, forecasters predict that the continent’s population will nearly triple by 2050. This could…
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News
Our database has never been hacked, says IEBC
Kenya’s electoral body the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has dismissed claims that its database had been hacked. Reports…
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Kenyan startup MarketForce raises $2m pre-Series A to scale its B2B retail marketplace, RejaReja
MarketForce, the Kenyan-based B2B platform for retail distribution of consumer goods and digital financial services in Africa has raised a…
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Huawei Mobile users in Kenya can now purchase apps on AppGallery using M-Pesa
Huawei Mobile Kenya users in Kenya can now make in-app purchases in your favorite favorite AppGallery Apps and games and…
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Featured
10 Reasons why Odibets is Taking Over the Betting Industry in Kenya
Kenyans love sports, especially football. In addition, Kenya has also produced some of the best athletes in the world, cementing…
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CLOUD
[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Cloud is empowering African businesses with the certainty of a quicker time-to-value
The speed with which Africa’s business sector has changed over the past year has been nothing short of astonishing. Business…
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News
More than 1.3 million customers already using the new M-PESA Super App
More than 1.3 million customers have downloaded the new M-PESA Super App since it was introduced in December last year.…
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BUSINESS
Trans Nzoia County Launches M-PESA Payment for Services
Safaricom has partnered with Trans Nzoia County Government to unveil an M-PESA cashless payment system for collecting county levies. Residents…
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Gadgets
Huawei FreeBuds 4i now available for purchase in Kenya for Ksh. 10,000
Huawei Mobile has today officially announced the launch of its TWS earphones, HUAWEI FreeBuds 4i in Kenya. The HUAWEI Freebuds…
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News
Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Samsung Smartphone Trade-in Program
Samsung is the first smartphone manufacturer in Kenya to have a trade-in program where smartphone users can return their old…
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[Column] Patrick Ndegwa: How connectivity is transforming Kenyan agriculture
The agricultural sector makes up roughly 31.5% of Kenya’s GDP and employs 38% of Kenya’s total population. For 70% of…
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Nigeria Sets Aside 5G Spectrum to Pave Way for Deployment
Nigeria ’s communications authority has set aside a spectrum that the country’s telcos will use to launch 5G. The Nigerian…
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Key enablers to E-commerce in Kenya
E-commerce sales globally amounted to $4.28 trillion in 2020. This was mainly attributed to lockdowns, social distancing, and the push…
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Airtel Kenya refutes claims it’s exiting the market
Airtel has refuted claims that it plans to exit the Kenyan market. Last week, reports emerged that the telco was…
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News
How Kenya’s Average Cost of 1GB Mobile Data Compares to the Rest of the World
The cost of data in Kenya has steadily reduced as mobile operators try to make their offers more competitive. Telkom…
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News
Budget Nokia 1.4 is now selling in Kenya for Ksh.12,499
After teasing the Budget Nokia 1.4 smartphone back in February, HMD Global has finally launched the device in Kenya. The…
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Gadgets
Best Phones in Kenya Under KES 10,000 [April 2021]
Smartphones aim at different consumers with a wide range of price tags. There is always something for everyone. Some cost…
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News
[24Bit Podcast] A discussion on 5G Networks and what Kenyans can expect!
In this latest episode of our 24Bit podcast, we discuss 5G. Safaricom recently launched 5G in Kenya, making this country…
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News
Mobile Subscriptions in Kenya Grow Past 60 Million for the First Time
Mobile subscriptions in Kenya have continued to grow quarter by quarter, majorly attributed to multi-SIM registration. In the three months…
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News
More Kenyans Take Up Fixed Internet Services
The latest Sector Statistics report from the Communication Authority of Kenya is out, detailing how various ICT industry sectors performed…
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BUSINESS
Kenyans Sent Nearly Ksh 1 Trillion to Businesses in Three Months
As the country opened from the over 3-month lockdown effective March 18, 2020, to July 7, Kenyans spend increased as…
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Gadgets
Infinix HOT 10 Play Specifications, Price and Availability in Kenya
Infinix HOT 10 Play Specifications: This is the company’s first phone in Kenya in 2021. Infinix HOT 10 Play costs…
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News
Kenya’s First 5G Network Launching This Week
5G is finally coming to Kenya. As expected, Kenya’s biggest telco operator Safaricom will be the first to introduce the…
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Gadgets
Infinix HOT 10 Play Debuts in Kenya with 4GB RAM, 64GB ROM at Ksh 15,499
Infinix HOT 10 Play is official. The Chinese tech company announced the device today, the latest under its Hot series.…
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News
[24Bit Podcast] Does PayPal Care about its Kenyan Users?
In this latest episode of our 24Bit Podcast, Emmanuel Chenze, Nick Kanali and Dickson Otieno discuss Paypal; Uses, benefits, problems,…
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News
Celebrating Kenyan women excelling in the tech space
According to the World Bank, Africa is the only continent where female entrepreneurs outnumber their male counterparts. In Kenya, 48%…
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News
Strathmore University is Now Offering a Master’s Program in Data Science and Analytics
Strathmore University has Launched a Master’s Of Science in Data Science and Analytics (MSc. DSA) program to equip participants with…
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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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Tech
5G Explained: What It Is, Spectrum Bands, Speeds, Availability and Applications
Everyone is excited about 5G, the up-and-coming wireless standard set to improve various technological services worldwide through ultra-high speeds and…
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BUSINESS
Court Clears Regulatory Hurdle for Stalled Telkom, Airtel Kenya Merger
Telkom and Airtel Kenya’s merger plan came to a halt in August last year following a series of regulatory hurdles.…
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News
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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BUSINESS
NTSA selects dozens of companies to build cashless fare payment system for PSVs
The National Safety and Transport Authority (NTSA) has selected dozens of local firms to build a cashless fare payment service…
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News
How to Get your Bonus After Downloading the Odibets App
One of Kenya’s leading betting firms Odibets has revamped its app and betting fanatics are in for a ride as…
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News
Huawei DigiTruck Celebrates Training of 1500 Youths Across Kenya
Huawei ’s digital classroom initiative DigiTruck has marked its 1-year anniversary by achieving the milestone of training more than 1,500…
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News
Free M-Pesa Transfers will Soon Come to an End
The CBK took a hard stance in March, at the onset of covid19 in Kenya, allowing Kenyans to send cash…
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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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CYBER SECURITY
Kenya Ranked Among the Top 3 African Countries Affected by Mobile Fraud
Kenya has been ranked among the top three African countries hit by mobile fraud. According to Evina, a Paris-based cybersecurity…
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News
Nokia Achieves Blazing Fast 8 Gbps Speeds on 5G, Setting New Record
Finish tech company Nokia has set a new speed record on 5G. The company announced that it achieved to deliver…
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Adrian Kenya launches webinar series engaging business leaders on the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Kenyan Technology and EPC solutions and service provider Adrian Kenya yesterday launched a webinar series aimed at exploring current technology trends…
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News
Odibets new feature will now allows users to place bets without bundles
Betting platform Odibets has introduced a new feature that will allow users to place bets without bundles on the platform.…
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BUSINESS
Over 55Pc of Kenyans with Fixed Internet Pay for Speeds Between 2-10Mbps
The number of mobile data subscribers has just surpassed the 40 million mark while the fixed broadband market has also…
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BUSINESS
Here’s How Much Kenyan Telcos Made from Mobile Services in 2019
The latest data from the ICT watchdog, the Communications Authority of Kenya(CA), shows how much revenue the telco sector made…
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BUSINESS
Kenyans Sent Nearly 450 Billion to Businesses in Three Months
Kenyans sent a lot more money to businesses in the April-June quarter, owing to the government directive urging them to…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Customers Will Soon Acquire Samsung Smartphones Under Flexible Financing Plans
Airtel Africa has partnered with South Korean device maker, Samsung, and Mastercard to provide customers will smartphones on flexible payment…
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BUSINESS
PayPal Deposits and Withdrawals Services via M-PESA to be Briefly Unavailable on Monday
Safaricom’s M-PESA and PayPal ‘s team are planning service maintenance on the 5th of October, next Monday. The service maintenance…
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News
realme C15 now selling in Kenya for Ksh.17,000
After weeks of teasers, the realme C15 is now selling in Kenya. Realme launched the device yesterday and it will…
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BUSINESS
Lipa Na M-PESA Boasts Over 200,000 Business Customers
Safaricom’s Lipa Na M-PESA service now houses over 200,000 businesses since its launch in 2012. Its primary focus is to…
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News
Zuku has launched a new 500Mbps package ‘ Fastest Internet Speed in Kenya’
Wanachi-owned Zuku has announced what it claims is the fastest internet speeds package in Kenya at 500Mbps. This new package…
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Gadgets
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 Available in Kenya Soon to Cost 240,000
Samsung is a well-known smartphone brand and is usually among the front-end runners to incorporate new technology. At the high-end…
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BUSINESS
M-PESA is Now Available via USSD by Dialing *334#
Safaricom has rolled out a new USSD for accessing M-Pesa services. By dialing *334#, M-Pesa customers will now be able…
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Gadgets
Kenyans Splash KES 8.01 Billion on Gadgets During Pandemic-induced Lockdown
Kenyans have spent a whopping KES 8.01 billion on gadgets in the covid-19 induced lockdown. Data from the Kenya National…
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BUSINESS
Telkom Kenya Calls on Market Regulator to Ensure Sector Fairness
Telkom Kenya is calling upon industry regulator, the Communications Authority of Kenya, to ensure a level playing field in the…
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News
Jambojet customers to pay for flight tickets using Bonga Points
Safaricom users have yet another thing to smile about because they can now use their Bonga Points to pay for…
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Featured
Untold: 2G, 3G, 4G as E-Commerce Catalyst in Northern Kenya
Northern part of Kenya is covered by 2G, 3G, 4G mobile networks. This cellular data in Marsabit is provided by…
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News
M-Shwari Raises the Minimum Loan Limit to Ksh 2000
M-Shwari, a mobile lending product from Safaricom in partnership with NCBA, has raised its minimum loan limit to Ksh 2000.…
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BUSINESS
Telkom and Airtel Kenya Merger Talks Mutually Dropped
Telkom Kenya and Airtel Kenya have consensually halted their merger talks. The two announced that the mutual pullout was due…
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News
Affordable smartphones drive digital inclusion in Africa
With mobile connectivity now integral to the modern economy, a key part of any national development programme must be digital…
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BUSINESS
Kenya Won’t Stop Huawei from Taking Part in Construction of the Country’s 5G Network
Kenya won’t cede to US pressure to ban Huawei from taking part in its fifth-generation network, 5G. Speaking about the…
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News
NCBA Loop has become a complete mess
We need an NCBA Loop alternative, we need it now. Loop has become a mess, a complete mess. CBA launched…
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News
How to Pay for Your Electricity Bill using Bonga Points
Safaricom and KPLC have announced a partnership to allow the telco’s customers –both prepaid and postpaid– to pay for electricity…
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News
Huawei and Rain Launch Africa’s First Standalone 5G Network
Huawei, in partnership with Rain, South Africa’s data-only mobile network, has launched Africa’s first standalone 5G (SA 5G) network. Unlike…
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BUSINESS
The UK Bans Use of Huawei Equipment in its 5G Network
Huawei has been banned from taking part in Britain’s 5G network. In an order issued yesterday after a meeting by…
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News
Voice and Internet Packages Most Expensive in Africa Compared to Other Regions
Its true, mobile data and voice call prices around the world have been reducing over the past years. But in…
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24BIt
24Bit Podcast Ep 24: Buying Smartphones Through Device Financing Plans
In this latest episode of our 24Bit podcast, Emmanuel Chenze, Nick Kanali and Dickson Otieno discuss different device financing plans…
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