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Kenyans Among Most Optimistic That a Climate Disaster Will Be Overcome in Their Lifetime, Epson Survey
Global Technology Company, Epson’s second Climate Reality Barometer published recently presents fascinating insights into how attitudes are (and are not)…
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How to Determine Whether or Not to Trust an Online Casino
Online gambling is experiencing increasing popularity in all parts of the globe. Money is not the main focus that people…
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Xiaomi’s affordable Redmi A1+ launching in Kenya on October 7
Xiaomi has announced that it will be launching its affordable Redmi A1+ smartphone on Friday, October 7. Running Android Go,…
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Kenyan startup Kyosk Digital has launched in Uganda
Kyosk Digital Services aims to address some of the challenges that vendors of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCGs) go through in…
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Konza City To Host High-Level Global Innovation Conference in 2024
The International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP) has voted to host their high-level annual conference at…
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KCB Partners With EV Maker BasiGo Kenya to Finance Electric PSV Buses
The Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) and electric vehicles manufacturer BasiGo Ltd on Tuesday announced a partnership that will enable investors…
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BUSINESS
Helios Offloads its 60pc Stake in Telkom Kenya
Helios Investment Partners has offloaded its entire 60 per cent stake in Telkom Kenya, Capital News reports. Helios through Jamhuri…
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Ugandan Digital Lender Numida Has Raised $12.3 Million in Pre-Series A Round
Ugandan fintech startup Numida has been in operation since 2017. The company has found its footing, offering customers loans ranging…
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Twitter is launching short videos to compete with TikTok, Instagram and YouTube
Social media companies have plunged into short videos hook, line and sinker. TikTok started the craze and all major platforms…
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Google is shutting down its game streaming service Stadia
The hard economic times are hitting even the most resilient and well-moneyed enterprises. Facebook, Amazon and Google have all announced…
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Vodacom Rolls Out 5G Network in Tanzania
As the race to 5G network gains momentum, operators around Africa are laying down the infrastructure so that their users…
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Popular E-commerce Startup Sky.Garden Faces Closure After Failing To Raise Funding
Word in the streets has it that one of Kenya’s most popular e-commerce marketplace Sky.Garden may be closing down after…
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Reviews
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 Review: Ahead of its time
Galaxy Z Fold 4 Review: Samsung unveiled its newest lineup of foldables – the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and the…
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Biometrics tech firm iiDENTIFii raises $15 million growth capital
Biometrics tech firm iiDENTIFii has raised US$15 million growth capital, the largest African Series A in the identity verification space…
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Microsoft to support continuous transformation of Africa’s Financial Services Industry
Transforming the Financial Services landscape in Africa will be a critical driver of economic prosperity across the continent, a banking…
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CYBER SECURITY
Nearly 75% of Local and State Government Organizations Attacked by Ransomware Had Their Data Encrypted, Sophos
72% of state and local government organizations attacked by ransomware had their data encrypted—7% more than the cross-sector average. This…
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Northern African Countries Have the Cheapest Data in the Continent, Report
A report analyzing mobile data costs across 233 countries has revealed that Israel has the cheapest data costs in the…
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Startups
Nigeria’s restaurant management startup Vendease has raised $30 million to scale its food supply business
Nigerian startup Vendease which makes it easy for restaurants to access food supplies has raised $30 million in Series-A funding.…
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Safaricom, NCBA back President Ruto’s push to delist loan defaulters from CRB list
Safaricom, NCBA bank and other partners have agreed to back the government’s plan to delist Kenyans who are negatively listed…
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Konvergenz introduces cyber security program for the finance sector in Kenya
Cyber attacks have increased over the past years, taking different forms at every turn. Their evolving nature places organizations at…
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BUSINESS
Fuliza restructured, here is everything you need to know
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom, NCBA and KCB Bank Kenya have announced a restructuring of the popular Fuliza overdraft facility. Fuliza…
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BUSINESS
LG e-showroom offers consumers the convenience to browse and purchase LG products
E-commerce has been around for years and has grown in no time, especially during the pandemic. Businesses have quickly moved…
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Gadgets
vivo V25 5G with Color-Changing Design Launching in Kenya Soon
Smartphone maker vivo has announced plans to launch the vivo V25 5G in October Kenya – next month. The device,…
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Zoho has launched VAT and TIMS accounting software for Kenyan businesses
Zoho Corporation, the Indian-headquartered technology company that builds software for businesses has launched its VAT and TIMS-compliant online accounting software…
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Fallohide Africa: Re-writing Kenya’s Story through Virtual Reality
Kenya is putting its foot forward in the age of Immersive technologies, including AR (Augmented Reality) and VR (Virtual Reality).…
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How African Digital Heritage is using digital mapping to preserve Mau Mau history
Part of the indelible part of Kenya’s struggle for independence is the undignified and humiliating detention camps from which the…
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Ghana’s Agritech Startup Farmerline has Raised $1.5 Million in Series A Funding
After netting $13 million in April this year, Ghanaian agritech startup Farmerline has raised another $1.5 million in pre-series A…
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Dr. Joyce Cacho Joins Sistema.bio as New Board Chair
Sistema.bio has announced Dr. Joyce Cacho as its newest board member, and incoming board chair, effective January 2023. Following her…
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Free itel P38 Smartphones up for grabs, here’s how to win
itel Mobile has announced a new partnership with Sunnbird, a marketing resource integrated service platform to offer giveaways to itel…
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Kenya’s Zuri Health and Damu Sasa to benefit from $7M fund from Bill Gates Foundation
Thirty companies from 14 African countries will benefit from a $7 million fund fronted by pan-African support organization Investing in…
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Glovo fined $78M for breaching labour laws in Spain
Digital food delivery firm Glovo has been slapped with a $78M fine for breaching labour laws relating to the hiring…
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YouTube rolls out new ways for creators to make money from Shorts
Big Tech media companies today are using every tool at their disposal to ensure that there is mutual benefits for…
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Mara Launches Free Online Course to Advance Blockchain and Financial Literacy in Africa
Pan-African phone manufacturer Mara Group has launched a free educational online course with the aim to boost blockchain adoption and…
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Sound and Convenience Are What Makes LG XBoom Speakers Tick
Gone are the days when one would invest in mountainous speakers to get booming music that would threaten to bring…
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BUSINESS
Jumia adds electric Tuk-Tuks to its delivery fleet in Kenya
Jumia Kenya is adding E-Vans or what are commonly known as Tuk-Tuks to its delivery fleet in the country. The…
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Microsoft, AfDB partner to drive youth entrepreneurship in Africa
Microsoft is expanding its partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB ) to support Africa’s youth entrepreneurs under the bank’s…
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Kenya is Hosting Polygon’s First Web 3.0 Bootcamp in Africa, here’s how to sign up
Polygon has opened applications for the Polygon bootcamp, an eight-week intensive mentorship program and hackathon in Africa. The Polygon Bootcamp…
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Gadgets
Samsung Targets Local Gamers With New TV Innovation
The Gaming world continues to evolve and grow at a very fast pace. According to a statistic report by PwC,…
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BUSINESS
Sendy and Meta to offer free digital skills training to SMEs in Kenya and Nigeria
Sendy, the Kenyan logistics startup has partnered with Meta through the Innovation Growth Hub (IGHub) to offer free training for…
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Mozilla has added West Africa’s Twi language to its Common Voice Project
Most people in Ghana speak Twi as either the first or second language although English is the official language for…
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Social Media
TikTok Faces $29 Million fine For Failing to Protect Children in the UK
TikTok is facing a potential lawsuit in the United Kingdom for allegedly failing to protect children’s data. The Information Commissioner’s…
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Reviews
ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3402) Laptop Review
ASUS has continued to amaze consumers and the industry at large with innovatively designed products that allow it to perform…
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BUSINESS
Make Your Back to School Easy With Equity
It is a no-brainer that the Back-to-school season can be a hectic period for parents, guardians, and students as they…
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Taking the Gaming Experience to the Next Level with LG OLED Gaming Monitor
Gaming as we know it has changed. Each day comes with new trends, putting developers on their toes trying to…
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Social Media
TikTok has copied this popular feature from social media app BeReal
Its only two years since the French photosharing app BeReal was launched and it has been on a highly spirited…
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itel Kenya Donates Libraries, Educational Materials To Meru Primary School
For children across the world, being able to go to school, learn, and make new friends is always a thing…
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Odibets to fly its fans to Qatar in new promo
Kenya’s leading betting firm Odibets has launched a one-of-a-kind promo that will see it take their loyal fans to Qatar. …
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Instagram is down: What we know so far
Instagram is currently down for users around the world. Users are reporting their feeds not working as well as having…
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Chinese Hackers Deployed Malware to Infect Australian Government Websites, Report
A report by cybersecurity firm Proofpoint and PwC Threat Intelligence has revealed how Chinese hackers deployed a fake news site…
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Republic of Gamers Has Great Back-To-School Discounts on Gaming Laptops
Republic of Gamers (ROG) has announced massive discounts as the back-to-school season kicks in. ROG a subsidiary of computer manufacturer…
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Balkissa Idé Siddo: The metaverse will open up new opportunities for Africa and the globe
The 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) was held this year as the world continues to see…
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Flutterwave adds Google Pay as a payment option for African businesses
Nigerian fintech Flutterwave is adding Google Pay, a mobile payment service, developed by Google, as a payment method. As part…
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Canon launches a virtual academy video platform for filmmakers in Africa
Canon Central and North Africa on Thursday announced the launch of a virtual film school to provide filmmakers with a…
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Binance has launched a crypto education tour across five African countries
Cryptocurrency firm Binance has launched a crypto education tour across five French-speaking African countries. The tour aims to drive blockchain…
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Safaricom has the third fastest internet speeds in Africa, report
Speedtest Intelligence report by Ookla has ranked Safaricom 3rd among African countries with the fastest internet speeds, just behind South…
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StarTimes programming review boosts entertainment offering
Subscriber’s enrolled on the StarTimes pay television platform are set to enjoy enhanced content offerings following the broadcaster’s review of…
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Kenyan Tech Firm Brings Cloud-Based Services Closer Home to Marginalized Communities
According to the International Labour Organization, in 2021 unemployment rate in Kenya increased to 6.6 per cent. A significant percentage…
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Showmax is offering 3 months free to customers who purchase Vision Smart TVs
Showmax and Vision Plus have partnered to give customers who buy a Vision Plus smart TV three free months of…
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Michael Joseph appointed board chair of insurtech startup Pula
Former Safaricom CEO Michael Joseph has been appointed as board chair of Kenya agricultural insurtech startup Pula. The startup was…
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Startups
Nigeria’s health-tech startup Remedial Health raises $4.4 million in seed funding
Remedial Health, a Nigerian healthtech startup has raised $4.4 million in seed funding to accelerate its expansion across the country.…
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OPPO releases short documentary video series profiling its staff globally
In preparation for the 18th anniversary this month, OPPO has released a series of short documentaries profiling its employees through…
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Unicorn Growth Capital, EchoVC join Celo Foundation to support Web3 projects across Africa
Unicorn Growth Capital, an Africa-focused venture fund investing at the intersection of traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi), and EchoVC,…
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TechPR Nigeria appoints Felicia Ochelle as new CEO, announces pan-African expansion
TechPR Nigeria, a Public Relations and Communications firm, has announced the appointment of Felicia Omari Ochelle as the new Chief Executive Officer…
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Mdundo says it has made KES 100M in payments to African artists in the last 10 years
Kenyan music steaming platform Mdundo made payouts of KES 100M to African rights holders in the last 10 years. The company…
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Gadgets
TECNO Among the First to Make Android 13 Beta Available on Its Latest CAMON 19 Pro 5G
At the Google I/O 2022 held from May 11 to 12, Google officially unveiled Android 13 Beta 2, the new…
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Adobe has acquired its fierce rival Figma for $20 billion
Adobe Inc , the American software company responsible for some of the world’s most popular design software tools has purchased…
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Digitization is helping ordinary shops compete against big stores, report
A report released by fintech investor firm Flourish Ventures has revealed that corner shops are doing better than predicted despite…
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BUSINESS
Unregulated digital lenders in Kenya directed to cease operations
Kenya is home to more than 200 digital lenders that are providing people with easy access to loans of various…
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CBK releases list of companies licensed to offer digital loans in Kenya
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has released a list of companies licensed to operate as Digital Credit Providers (DCPs)…
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BUSINESS
Jumia opens a warehouse and logistics network facility in Nairobi
E-commerce leader Jumia has opened a new integrated warehouse and logistics network facility in Nairobi. The new facility Jumia says…
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Reviews
Redmi Note 11 Pro Review: Worth Buying
Xiaomi officially launched the Redmi Note 11 series in Kenya back in February. The series comprised three models in total,…
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Healthtech Startup mPharma Acquires Majority Stake in Nigeria’s HealthPlus
Ghanaian technology-driven health startup mPharma has acquired the majority stake in HealthPlus, the leading pharmacy chain in Nigeria. mPharma Chief…
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Startups
Brazilian fintech unicorn EBANX sets shop in Africa
Brazilian fintech unicorn EBANX is set to launch its operations in Africa as it seeks to expand its business outside…
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Uber hacked, forced to take systems offline
Uber is investigating a hacking incident after a hacker compromised its network forcing the company to take several of its…
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Twiva partners with Caroline Mutoko for MSMEs training
Caroline Mutoko and influencer-powered social commerce platform Twiva have partnered to highlight and train Kenyan Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises…
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Startups
Kenyan insurtech startup Turaco raises $10M Series A funding
Kenyan insurtech firm Turaco has closed a $10 million Series A equity round led by AfricInvest, via the Cathay Africinvest…
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Jaime Pinto appointed Software Group’s Chief Commercial Officer for Africa
Software Group has announced the appointment of Jaime Pinto as the Chief Commercial Officer for the Africa region. Jaime brings…
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CLOUD
Liquid Cloud brings Amazon Web Service Direct Connect to business customers across Africa
Liquid Cloud has announced that it has been approved by Amazon Web Service (AWS) as a Direct Connect Delivery Partner.…
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Burna Boy’s Last Last was the most streamed song on Spotify in Kenya over the last three months
Spotify on Monday revealed the most streamed songs on the platform over the last three months. Topping the list is…
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Blockchain
300 African Women Graduate from Binance’s First Blockchain Bootcamp
300 women from across Africa have graduated from Binance’s First Blockchain Bootcamp which kicked off in March 2022. The women…
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Safaricom, NCPWD Link Persons with Disabilities with Job Opportunities Through Online Portal
Safaricom has partnered with the National Council of Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) to connect persons with disabilities with job opportunities…
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Nigerian fintech Kippa has raised $8.4 million seed round
Nigerian fintech startup Kippa has raised $8.4 million in an oversubscribed seed round. This round of funding was led by…
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Hack The Mara hackathon finalists announced
In June this year, Pan-African technology company the Mara Group invited applicants to the “Hack the Mara” hackathon, a competition…
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U.S. tech firms barred from building factories in China for 10 years
The U.S. has barred a section of the nation’s tech firms from building factories in China. The new directive affects…
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Ugandan Parliament Passes New Law to Curb Cyber Crime
The Ugandan Parliament has passed the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill, 2022 which prescribes tougher penalties for those perpetrating cyber crimes.…
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African startups raised $5 billion last year, just a tip of the global average
Across the African continent, 2021 was a good year for startups as funding hit a record high at about $5…
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Jeremy Awori Joins Pan-African lender Ecobank as new CEO
After nearly a decade at the helm of Absa Bank, CEO and Managing Director Jeremy Awori will be leaving the…
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Showmax adds BBC World News in tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
Showmax subscribers across sub-Saharan Africa will have access to live broadcasting from BBC World News until 23 September 2022. The…
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Bboxx and Sunlight partner to connect over 1 million people in Kenya to clean energy
Despite significant efforts to date, nearly 40% of the rural population in Kenya don’t have access to electricity, demonstrating the…
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Kenya’s HotelOnline has acquired hospitality software provider HotelPlus
Kenyan-based technology travel company HotelOnline has acquired HotelPlus, a software provider specializing in the hospitality industry whose customers are spread…
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Nigeria’s blockchain startup Bitmama has raised $2 million to scale across Africa
Bitmama is a Nigerian blockchain company that aims to democratize the payment system across the continent. The startup has remote…
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Gadgets
Epson unveils six new projectors targeting film enthusiasts, sports fans and gamers
Japanese printing and information technology firm Epson has introduced six new home cinema projectors, ideal for film enthusiasts, sports fans…
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Tecno Camon 19 Pro Mondrian Edition Unboxing And Quick Thoughts
Tecno Camon 19 Pro Mondrian Edition smartphone is the world’s first smart device that uses “sunlight drawing” technology to allow…
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Interviews
[Interview] We’re consolidating African retailers’ business needs in one easy-to-use platform, MarketForce CEO
As the e-commerce marketplace expands, new players are stepping in to make it easy for merchants to source products and…
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How to stream music on Boomplay for as low as Ksh.49 from your Telkom line
Music streaming service Boomplay recently announced a new partnership with leading telco Telkom Kenya. The partnership will enable Telkom Kenya…
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Featured
What Are The Top 5 Most Bet On Sports In Kenya?
Some of the most popular sports to place a wager on in Kenya are the top leagues in men’s professional…
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Rosatom Hosts Second International Fishing Tournament
The competition was held on September 7-8 in the PRO ANGLERS LEAGUE format – a European tournament for spinning for…
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News
LG is offering up to 37% discount on its 83-inch OLED TV in Kenya
LG has announced a massive discount on its 83-inch OLED TV in Kenya. The TV, which is one of the…
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Gadgets
Tecno Camon 19 Pro Mondrian Edition Launched in Kenya
Tecno officially unveiled the Camon 19 series in Kenya back in June. This series comprised of the standard Camon 19,…
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News
Uber wants the Supreme Court of Kenya to nullify the newly-published ride-hailing regulations
Uber has appealed to the Supreme Court of Kenya to nullify the proposed digital taxi hailing regulations that were published…
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Google Pixel 7 Preview
The Google Pixel mobile phone range has proved to be extremely popular. The most recent editions of the phone have…
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