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New Appointments
South Africa’s Fintech Firm e4 Appoints Fikile Sibiya as its Chief Information Officer
South Africa’s fintech software specialist, e4, has announced the appointment of Fikile Sibiya as its Chief Information Officer. Fikile will…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos tracks significant COVID-19 related cyber-scams
Due to the ongoing global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, cyber criminals are taking advantage of unsuspecting users to breach their system.…
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Deloitte report highlights how 5G can help fight Coronavirus
5G can enhance the effectiveness of pandemic prevention and treatment, and drive the digital transformation of healthcare systems in response…
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Kenyans turn to e-commerce as coronavirus pandemic fears grow
The coronavirus has spread to dozens of countries across Africa within weeks, with the head of the World Health Organisation…
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COLUMNS
Coronavirus: Only connected businesses will succeed
The disrupted business environment, as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, has made it essential to provide everyone in…
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Netflix Lowers Streaming Quality In Europe To Reduce Bandwidth Strain(Update: YouTube, too)
Working from home delivers a uniquely flexible opportunity, especially if you’ve been locked in the 9 to 5 cycle until…
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BUSINESS
Nigeria is getting its first-ever bitcoin ATM
Nigeria has the strongest economy in Africa and has always stood out as more or less financially stable compared to…
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CLOUD
[Column] 5G security is all-important for governments
The 5G revolution is about to flip us from a society that “uses networks” to one that “runs on networks”.…
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Safaricom’s AI chatbot Zuri now available on WhatsApp – How to activate
Remember Zuri? Safaricom’s artificial intelligence (AI) Chatbot to manage customers’ queries. Well, she’s now available on WhatsApp. Zuri has been…
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Tanzania’s Menstrual Hygiene Management Enterprise – WomenChoice Industries Secures $200k Funding from Gray Matters
US-based impact investor Gray Matters Capital has today announced $200,000 funding in Tanzania based WomenChoice Industries. WomenChoice Industries is a…
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South Africa’s Cloud platform builder Jini Guru partners with Azilen to build fintech solutions for emerging markets
South Africa’s cloud platform builder, Jini Guru is partnering with Azilen Technologies, a product engineering company, to build innovative fintech…
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Apple Smartphone Sales In China Severely Dropped In February
Amid the global crisis of the Covid-19 outbreak, smartphone companies are feeling the pinch. The problems started with the cancellation…
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Kenya’s Fifth and Fastest Undersea Fibre Optic Cable Lands in Mombasa
Kenya has received its fifth undersea fibre optic cable which landed at the coast of Mombasa last week. Djibouti Africa…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Connectivity a bedrock for riding the fourth industrial revolution wave
There can be little doubt that the much-touted Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is underway, to the extent that this latest…
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Startups
Kaspersky is calling on tech startups to apply for its Open Innovation Program
Kaspersky Innovation Hub (IHub) is calling on tech startups from across Africa and the rest of the world to apply…
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BUSINESS
Nokia Appoints New CEO After Missing Out On 5G
Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri is stepping down after over six years as the face of the company, Nokia said on…
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Reviews
Huawei Y6S Unboxing And Quick Impressions
Huawei Y6S Unboxing: The Huawei Y6 is as we have previously mentioned is expected to go on sale across the…
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Startups
12 African ed-tech startups to receive funding from Mastercard Foundation
The Mastercard Foundation Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning in Information, Communications, and Technology (ICT) has announced the first 12 African EdTech…
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News
Samsung Opens Pre-Orders For The Galaxy S20 In Kenya
Samsung announced its new Galaxy S Series flagship devices, the Galaxy S20 early this month. As we mentioned in the…
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Shopify Joins Facebook-led Libra Association, Months After High Profile Members Exit
Facebook Libra has received the first new member, ever since the exit trend kicked off in the wake of regulatory…
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BUSINESS
Glovo to integrate an SOS function on its Glovo app
Local delivery firm Glovo has announced plans to integrate a new emergency SOS function into its mobile app to improve…
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CYBER SECURITY
Nigeria to host the 2020 Cyber Africa Summit
Global B2B events and conference organizer, Tradepass is set to host their exclusive cyber security conference, Cyber Africa Summit (CyFrica)…
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Startups
Ecobank Opens Applications For Its 2020 Fintech Challenge
Ecobank Group is calling on African startups and developers to apply for its 3rd edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge.…
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Sustainable tech: How to stay green in 2020
The immense level of sustainability challenges our planet faces grows more apparent and pressing by the day. Evidence suggests that…
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Startups
Kenyan fintech startup Wapi Pay raises capital to scale across Africa
Singapore and Kenyan based Fintech startup ‘Wapi Pay’ has raised seed capital through the accelerator Future Hub making it its…
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COLUMNS
Data: Africa’s “new blood”, rather than the “new oil”
Data protection and privacy regulation in most, or even all, African countries are often less mature – particularly when compared…
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African business leaders believe data is key for strengthening customer trust, IBM Study
91 per cent of African business leaders strongly believed data helps create a strategic advantage in strengthening their level of…
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BUSINESS
Intra-African remittances to soar to record numbers in 2020, says WorldRemit
Online international money transfer company WorldRemit predicts that 2020 will be the year of intra-African remittances. The World Bank already…
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Africa Influencer Agency launches, introducing digital PR tools to connect business professionals in the continent and beyond
Africa Influencer Agency is a B2B PR platform that will embrace all available digital channels and social media to support brands…
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Startups
Nigerian fintech startup Aella raises $10m financing round
Nigerian fintech startup Aella has raised a $10m debt financing round from Singapore-based HQ Financial Group (HQF). This debt financing…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Achieving digital ecosystems in rural Africa remains a challenge
Creating digital ecosystems in rural areas requires collaboration with local suppliers if long-term success is to be achieved. This is…
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Startups
Egyptian food delivery startup Elmenus raises $8m series B funding
Egyptian food delivery startup elmenus has raised $8 million Series B funding round. The round was co-led by Global Ventures,…
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Startups
Africa-focused VC Firm TLcom Secures $31M For Its TIDE Africa Fund, Closes At $71M
TLcom, the Africa-focused Venture Capital firm has secured an additional $31M for its TIDE Africa Fund. This new funding now…
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News
Decentralized Finance Conference to held in Nairobi in March
Fintech companies or startups are making Africa a leading global Innovation Hub. To help organisations understand this Kesho Labs Development…
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Gadgets
Huawei Surpasses Apple To Become The Second-Best Selling Smartphone Brand Globally In 2019
Huawei had a rough time in 2019. From the US blacklist that barred the company from trading with its partners…
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News
[Column] There’s not enough women-led tech startups – and it’s costing us all
Africa’s technology startup scene is vibrant – and growing fast. There are currently over 640 active technology hubs across the…
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BUSINESS
Samsung, Safaricom and M-Kopa unveil financing plan for the Galaxy A10s, don’t go for it
Safaricom, Samsung and M-Kopa today morning launched a new product or what they are calling a pay as you go…
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Startups
African tech startups raised $491M funding in 2019, Disrupt Africa report
2019 was the best year yet for investment into the African tech startups, with 311 companies banking a combined US$491.6…
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[Column] How fintechs are making Africa a leading global Innovation Hub
In a continent where over 60% of the adult population is unbanked and the financial sector is considerably underdeveloped, fintech…
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Startups
CDC Group to invest £2 billion in African businesses over the next two years
CDC Group is to commit a further £2bn into African businesses over the next two years, as it looks to…
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Startups
Women-Led Janngo Announces EUR 60 Million Fund To Support African Tech Startups
Janngo has announced a Euro 60 million fund to support African tech startups accelerating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)…
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Safaricom Reportedly Plans To Launch 5G In Nairobi This Week
Kenya’s largest telco Safaricom is reportedly planning to roll out 5G in some parts of the country. This is according…
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Bolt has raises €50M in venture debt from the European Investment Bank to expand its services
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €50 million venture debt facility with ride-hailing app Bolt. The funding will…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom and M-Gas partner to offer prepaid gas services for Kenyan homes
Safaricom and M-Gas have launched a prepaid gas service for Kenyan households. The new service according to the two is…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Artificial Intelligence gaining grounds in Africa?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) brings a whole new dimension to the drive for customer intimacy. The convenience customers experience weighs heavier…
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Startups
Nigerian Fintech Startup Trove Secures An Undisclosed Amount Of Funding From ARM
Nigerian micro-investing fintech startup Trove has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from asset management firm, ARM. This is the…
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Gadgets
Samsung Secures Top Spot In The Middle East And African Market, Thanks To Its Galaxy A Series Phones
Samsung Electronics has been ranked as the number one smartphone vendor in the Middle East and African market in Q3…
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News
Man wins KSh300,674 with 10 shillings on Odibets in the wake of Bundesliga return
Anthony Mugami is still coming to terms after winning Ksh300,674 after staking Ksh10 on Bundesliga matches over the weekend. Mugami…
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Gadgets
Here are the Best-Selling Phones Globally in Q3 2019
The year is coming to an end, and so is the fourth quarter. But Counterpoint Research has some exciting analytics…
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News
Opera Mini and Mdundo are partnering to provide free downloadable music in nine African countries.
Opera and Mdundo, an African music sharing platform have entered into a new partnership to provide free downloadable music in…
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VIVO V17 Pro Review: Is It Worth Your Money?
Vivo V17 Pro review: Vivo finally announced their official entry into the Kenyan in November 2019. This official entry was…
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BUSINESS
Bolt is expanding to seven more towns in Kenya
Ride-hailing app Bolt is extending its operations into more Kenyan towns. The company is expanding to Nyeri, Meru, Embu, Nanyuki,…
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BUSINESS
Visa is partnering with MFS Africa to boost digital payments among African consumers and businesses
Visa and pan-African fintech leader MFS Africa have announced a partnership to boost digital payments among African consumers and businesses.…
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Reviews
Infinix S5 Review: Worth Considering
Infinix S5 Review: Budget smartphones have been pretty exciting this year. The market has seen a number of these devices…
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News
Leveraging Digital Transformation to drive corporate performance across businesses in Kenya
In a move that reaffirmed the organisations commitment to streamlining and enabling digital transformation across various service industries. Microsoft in…
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Microsoft launches the Windows PC Affordability in Africa Initiative
Microsoft has today launched the Windows PC Affordability in Africa Initiative, a programme that aims to reduce the prevalence of…
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Reviews
Infinix S5 Unboxing
The Infinix S5, a successor to this years Infinix S4 is already out in the market. Infinix launched two variants…
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AfDB and Microsoft launch platform to help African youth learn to code
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Microsoft have launched a new digital training to help young people across Africa learn…
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Startups
Kenya’s Agritech Startup Farmshine Raises US$ 250,000 Funding
Nairobi based agritech start-up Farmshine has raised a USD 250,000 funding from US-based impact investor Gray Matters Capital’s gender lens…
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Gadgets
Pablo Escobar’s Brother Launches A Foldable Smartphone
After Samsung introduced us to the world of folding phones, more people want to cash in on this opportunity. The…
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BUSINESS
Why eCommerce companies in Kenya should adopt online payments solutions
Research firm eMarketer estimate that global eCommerce will rise by 20.7% in 2019 to $3.535 trillion. The firm notes that…
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CLOUD
Local partner role is critical to cloud success in Africa
While cloud technology presents a significant opportunity for enterprises to innovate as if they were potentially start-ups, the time and…
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News
Web Rangers Africa Summit in Nairobi explores new ways to tackle online threats
The three-day Web Rangers Africa Summit came to an end in Nairobi on Saturday with organisers seeking to explore new…
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Stakeholders meet to discuss future of mobile money platforms in Africa
Key representatives from over 8 countries in Africa gathered at a workshop organized by Vodacom to look into trends and…
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#CIO100AwardsEA: Hernovation forum puts focus on soft skills for women in tech
CIO East Africa today held it second edition of Hernovation, a platform that aims to empower women in technology across…
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Startups
Visa is investing $200 Million in Nigeria’s fintech firm Interswitch
Visa is investing $200 million for a 20% stake in Nigeria’s digital payments company Interswitch. This minority equity stake acquisition…
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Reviews
Tecno Spark 4 Unboxing and Quick Impressions
Tecno Spark 4 Unboxing: The Tecno Spark 4 has finally been launched. Tecno’s local office has been teasing the device…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Next-generation cloud eliminates pain points for Kenyan business
In addition to experiencing our new brand look in person, business leaders who attended the recent Oracle Modern Cloud Day in Nairobi…
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News
Agritech startup WeFarm secures $13 Million funding to scale its Smallholder Agricultural Ecosystem
London-based farmer-to-farmer digital network WeFarm has raised $13 million in a Series A round of funding. The round was led…
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Gadgets
Uber and Little have banned their drivers from using these smartphones
Uber and Little, pretty common ride-sharing apps in the country are banning a number of smartphones from being used by…
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CLOUD
Oracle showcases its latest cloud solutions in Nairobi
Oracle recently showcased its latest Cloud led digital solutions to top business and government leaders at the International Modern Business…
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BUSINESS
Google Acquires Wearables Company Fitbit for $2.1 Billion
After some rumors that Google was in talks with Fitbit for a possible purchase, both companies have come clear yesterday…
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New Appointments
Fintech company e4 appoints Grant Phillips as its new CEO
South Africa’s Fintech software company e4, has announced the appointment of Grant Phillips as its new Chief Executive Officer. Having…
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Gadgets
Global Smartphones Shipments increased in Q3, first time in two years
After two years of a continuous slump in sales, the smartphone industry has finally ticked up a little bit. According…
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Startups
South Africa’s fintech startup uKheshe wins 2019 Global Fintech Hackcelerator Programme
South Africa’s QR cash card and microtransaction platform, uKheshe, has won the 2019 Global Fintech Hackcelerator Southern Africa competition. Launched by…
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CLOUD
[Column] Technological disruption looming for Africa’s data network market
Sometimes a disruptive technology can loiter for a while, before it changes everything. Yet change it will bring, because nothing…
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News
SEACOM Partners With Vodacom To Expand Reach Across Africa
SEACOM has partnered with Vodacom Business Africa, the enterprise-focused ICT subsidiary of the Vodacom Group, to expand across Africa. Since…
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Gadgets
List of Manufacturers To Ship Android 10 To Their Devices This Year
Android 10 Google’s latest Android version officially debuted on September 10. So far, only a handful of devices have been…
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Lack of competition in broadband markets is keeping millions offline
Lack of competition in broadband markets is keeping millions of consumers offline. Markets with a single broadband provider, for example,…
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New Appointments
Cisco Appoints Sally Kimeu Country Leader and Regional Manager East Africa
Networking corporation Cisco has appointed Sally Kimeu as its new Country Leader and Regional Manager for its East Africa operations.…
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COLUMNS
How to Launch your Startup in a College
Your college years are the best time to launch a startup because it ensures you have feet to stand on…
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Startups
Boehringer Ingelheim launches Venture4Change idea competition for university students in Kenya
Leading pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim has launched a Making More Health Venture4Change idea competition for university students in Kenya. Boehringer…
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Startups
U.K announces a Ksh.1.3 billion fund to support Kenyan fintech startups
The United Kingdom has announced a Ksh. 1.3 billion fund to support fintech startups in Kenya. This announcement was made…
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News
SheHacks 2019: Microsoft commits to support women Cybersecurity Engineering
Microsoft through its Cloud and AI Security Engineering team has reiterated its commitment to advocate for women with an interest…
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BUSINESS
Cellulant Unveils Tingg, Africa’s first Payments Super app in 8 Countries
Cellulant, a company touted as Africa’s leading financial technology company, has today announced the launch of Tingg. Tingg is an…
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BUSINESS
M-PESA has been listed among the Top 10 Most Influential Finance Projects Of Last 50 Years by PMI
M-PESA has been recognised as one of the Top 10 Most Influential Finance Projects of the last 50 years. The…
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News
Facebook has opened a small Business Group Operations Centre in Nigeria
Facebook in partnership with Teleperformance, has announced the opening of its first Small Business Group (SBG) Operations Centre in Lagos,…
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Gadgets
Google, Xiaomi and Huawei Devices Fall Victim of a Zero-Day Flaw
Researchers from Googles’ Elite bug hunting group, Project Zero, have reported the existence of a bug in Pixel, Xiaomi, and…
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Gadgets
Windows 10X announced; Microsoft’s OS for Dual Screen PCs
Dual-screen PCs are not a strange thing – we have seen several dual-screen PCs pop-up in concept form or even…
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Startups
IFC is investing $1M in Tunisia’s Flat6Labs Anava Seed Fund to boost the country’s startup ecosystem
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced that it is investing $1 million in Tunisia’s Anava Seed Fund (ASF) to…
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Startups
Kenya’s e-Logistics startup Lori Systems expands to Nigeria
After 10-months of piloting, Kenya’s logistics startup Lori Systems has officially launched in Nigeria. The startup has been doing the…
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CYBER SECURITY
[Column] Why it’s the right time for a career in cybersecurity
The cybersecurity landscape is a battle zone. War is being fought on every front, from email to firewalls to personnel…
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BUSINESS
TAI+ has launched an app to directly link Kenya truckers and cargo shippers
Estonian based technology company TAI+ has launched a mobile App that enables truckers to connect cargo shippers directly in real-time…
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Startups
Nigeria’s CcHUB has acquired Kenya’s iHub for an undisclosed fee
Nigeria’s technology innovation centre Co-creation Hub (CcHUB), has acquired Kenya’s iHub for an undisclosed fee. The deal will see iHub’s…
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Apps
Google Pulls down Android Apps overcharging users for basic features
Google Playstore – Android’s official application store has been up for bashing, especially on the security-related side of it. Well,…
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Startups
Kenya’s Tiny Totos wins MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge Africa finale
Kenyan-based startup, Tiny Totos, has been named among the winners of the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge (IIC) Africa finale. Tiny…
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News
Making Your Home Smart
The world is changing in terms of technology. They say home is where your heart belongs. Home is where you…
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COLUMNS
KaiOS devices were meant to be cheaper, not until Nokia confirmed otherwise
Feature phones have been so doomed since the first smartphone broke the unimaginable barriers that could have not been possible…
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CYBER SECURITY
Growth in Fintech drives growth in cyberattacks, Kaspersky
Africa’s Fintech sector is booming! According to reports, Africa’s Fintech ecosystem has surged 60% in the last two years and the…
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CLOUD
South Africa’s insurance provider SilverBridge bets on cloud to bolster insurance uptake and experience
With more than two decades’ experience in the insurance market, South Africa’s insurance provider SilverBridge has continually evolved to deliver…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Secure digital control
The world is fast embracing the technology and potential of emergent solutions such as the Internet of Things (IoT), automation…
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