Covid-19
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BUSINESS
Demand for work-from-home products has slows as workers return to offices
Demand for work-from-home products such as laptops, desktop computers, tablets, and other home office appliances has slowed down as people…
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News
AKSHAY GROVER: Elevating Digital Payments For a Cashless Future in Africa
COVID-19 has propelled the adoption of digital payments platforms for millions of people across the African continent. The need for…
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MARILYN MOODLEY: How 2021 has shaped the future of IT
Everyone, from software developers to school children, watched in awe as the world rapidly shifted online during the past two…
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Facebook and WHO Launch Covid-19 Misinformation Campaign Acrosss Select African Countries
Facebook has today launched a new Covid-19 misinformation campaign in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) across a number…
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Gadgets
Tablet and Chromebook Demand Soars to New Highs Driven by Pandemic
It’s no secret that the pandemic driven disruption led to more demand for devices best suited for working, learning and…
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News
COVID-19 Pandemic coverage by the media
The media has played a very huge role in covering the COVID-19 pandemic since the first case was reported in…
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Research and Funding of Covid-19 Vaccines: Where we’re
When the first case of the coronavirus was reported in China and later to different parts of the world, the…
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Tech
Pandemic-Driven Tech Innovations and Solutions
Before the world nearly bent the knee to the coronavirus pandemic, tech was already penetrating different economic sectors. Technology has…
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News
Kenya Receives “Anti-pandemic” Robots to help Fight Covid-19
Kenya has received three trial robots to help fight the ongoing pandemic. The ‘anti-pandemic’ robots, presented on Friday to Health…
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News
Top 3 Legitimate Work From Home Jobs for Moms in Nigeria
If you work from home, you can be your own boss. This year, remote opportunities are booming. As a consequence…
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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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News
Social enterprises are an underutilized solution to post COVID-19 recovery and economic growth in Africa
Stakeholders at the Annual African Conference on Social Entrepreneurship (AACOSE) called for more focus on social entrepreneurship and cross-sector collaboration…
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Ashoka launches initiative to support African social entrepreneurs addressing COVID-19
Ashoka has today launched a new initiative to support African social entrepreneurs developing solutions to help fight COVID 19. The…
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News
ATU and Huawei launch competition to support African innovators building solutions to combat COVID-19
The Africa Telecommunication Union (ATU) has launched a new competition to identify and support young African innovators helping combat COVID-19.…
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News
[Interview] Covid-19 pandemic made us more innovative, Ola Akinnusi, Bolt Country Manager says
Just like in many other sectors, the coronavirus pandemic has adversely affected the cab-hailing industry across the global markets. In…
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Startups
This Kenyan edtech startup is launching an online marketplace to help students learn from home
PataTutor, a Kenyan edtech startup has announced plans to launch an education-based online marketplace to help students learn from home…
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Featured
AI recognition platform digitises coronavirus management for companies
NEC XON is using the NeoFace Watch facial recognition platform and specialised thermography cameras that include optical lenses to measure…
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News
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Brookhouse School Goes Online With Virtual Classes for its Students
As the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to bite, learning has also been disrupted. The pandemic resulted in schools…
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News
Zoho’s new BackToWork solution will enable companies transition back to workplace
Zoho, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) firm has announced BackToWork, a new solution to enable businesses and organisations to safely transition back…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Andrew Bourne: Onsite and remote – taking a best-of-both-worlds approach to your business operations
Companies around the globe have had to adopt remote working in a short period of time. Some have thrived and…
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BUSINESS
Kenya Airways Resumes International Passenger Flights
Kenya Airways (KQ) today resumed international passenger flights following the easing of movement restrictions as directed by H.E President Uhuru…
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News
StarTimes joins UNESCO’s campaign against fake news on COVID-19
Chinese electronics and media company StarTimes Media has announced today that it has joined UNESCO ’s campaign against fake news…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Soromfe Uzomah: How global disruption can have local implications
The global impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had not only on public health, but on business, cannot be underestimated.…
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BUSINESS
The business challenges of SMEs during this COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only taken a toll on the health sector; it has now become an economic crisis…
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BUSINESS
Equity Bank Receives $50 Million Loan from IFC to support Kenyan SMEs affected by COVID-19
IFC has announced a $50 million loan to Equity Bank Kenya to support local SMEs especially those facing COVID-19 related…
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BUSINESS
Kenya’s Economy Set to Slow as Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic Take Hold, Report
The Kenyan credit market is coming under severe pressure as the COVID-19 pandemic impacts the Kenyan economy. According to the…
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News
Covid-19: Most employees won’t be returning to the office, Citrix survey
Regardless of the easing of lockdown, most employees still won’t be returning to their offices. This is largely due to…
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News
Safaricom Wanted CBK To Limit Free M-PESA Transfers To 5 Per Day After Massive Losses
Free M-PESA cash transfers for transactions less than Ksh 1000 is very helpful. It’s a measure put forward by the…
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BUSINESS
Consumers facing financial uncertainty under Covid-19, SCANAD report
Consumers shrinking wallets have sparked drastic shifts in spend, purchasing habits and routines as they try to cope with the…
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COLUMNS
[Column] Africa, The disconnected continent
The world has been caught off guard. The pandemic. It is in every conversation, sits at every board room table…
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BUSINESS
Ecobank Nigeria Extends Zero Charge for Digital Money Transfers
Ecobank Nigeria has extended its zero-charge fee for digital money transfers below N5,000 till the end of September this year.…
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News
SATO is introducing a hand-washing solution to help fight COVID-19 in developing countries
SATO SATO, LIXIL Group has today introduced ‘SATO Tap’, its new hand-washing solution to help fight COVID-19 in Developing countries…
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News
This Kenyan organization is installing hand hygiene devices in commercial and public spaces in Nairobi to create awareness about Covid-19
Tippy Tap Kenya, a Nairobi-based community-based organization dedicated to creating awareness and solutions to barriers of accessing WASH (Water, Sanitation…
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BUSINESS
Ngao Credit: How SMEs can benefit from Our Jijenge loan product
The coronavirus pandemic is hitting the global economy hard. While it is hard to exactly tell the extent the damage…
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COLUMNS
Top business tools for effective remote working
With social distancing measures likely to remain strictly in place for the foreseeable future as we seek to contain the…
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BUSINESS
Banking Sector urged to go digital to build resilience and sustainable growth post Covid-19
Bankers from Sub Saharan Africa and China who attended the Huawei Sub-Saharan Africa Financial Services Industry Online Summit 2020 agree…
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Startups
South African Fintech Startup, Ukheshe, Launches service to Assist With COVID-19 Infection Alerts
South African fintech startup Ukheshe, has launched a Track and Trace service using its existing payment ecosystem to assist consumers…
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News
Facebook and Red Cross Launch Campaign Calling for Vigilance against Covid-19 in Africa
Facebook and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are partnering to launch #AfricaTogether – a digital campaign and…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom closes Thika Road Mall shop after staff tested positive for Covid-19
Safaricom has closed its Thika Road Mall (TRM) shop after one of its staff working at the shop tested positive…
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Startups
Villgro Kenya awards $150,000 to 12 EA startups fighting COVID-19
Nairobi-based healthcare incubator and investor Villgro Kenya has awarded $150,000 in grant to 12 East African startups helping in the fight against…
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BUSINESS
TransUnion launches COVID-19 playbook for financial services providers in Kenya
Global information and insights company TransUnion has launched its COVID-19 playbook for Kenyan business and credit industry players. The playbook…
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BUSINESS
Impact of Covid-19 on business: How to Stay Afloat
Global trade has, with no doubt, taken a major blow in the wake of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The rates…
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News
Visa customers who order medication and essential products via MYDAWA to get discounted rates
Visa has entered into a partnership with online retail pharmacy MYDAWA to give discounts to its customers who order medication…
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BUSINESS
Purchasing essential products on Jumia with your Mastercard will earn you a 10% discount
Consumers who purchase essential products using their Mastercard on the Jumia platform will receive up to a 10% discount on…
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COLUMNS
Covid and Effective Data Management in IT
Information technology’s speed of evolution offers vast opportunities for all. Managers within the IT environment face a particularly unique challenge;…
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News
From Zoom to Houseparty: The World’s Most Popular Apps During Isolation Revealed
The coronavirus pandemic has seen an unprecedented change in the way we live our lives. With the governments imposing lockdowns…
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News
Going cashless is helping contain the spread of Covid-19 in Africa
As the effects of the coronavirus continue to bite, many countries in Africa are turning to technology to fight this…
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BUSINESS
#Covid-19: Airtel Uganda and Avaya Partner To Enable Remote Work And Learning
Airtel Uganda has partnered with Avaya to enable organizations in the country to implement remote working and learning initiatives. This…
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INSURANCE
Insurance sector players urged to go digital to cope with Covid-19 realities
Players in the insurance sector have been urged to speed-up the industry’s digitization process so as to be able to…
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24BIt
24Bit Podcast Episode 20: Working from Home – How it has been for us
The world is going through what is being called the world’s biggest work-from-home experiment over the current coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.…
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BUSINESS
Twiga Foods sign fresh produce distribution deal with Jumia, cut prices by 50%
Twiga Foods has signed a distribution deal with e-commerce leader Jumia to deliver fresh and processed food to consumer’s homes…
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News
Vodacom and Samsung donate 20,000 smartphones to the South African government to help fight COVID-19
Vodacom Group has partnered with Samsung to provide 20,000 smartphones to the National Department of Health in South Africa to…
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News
Facebook launches its Coronavirus Information Center in Kenya and 16 other African countries
After launching in South Africa, Facebook is now expanding its Coronavirus Information Center to 17 more countries in sub-Saharan Africa.…
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Jumia donates 100,000 masks to the government to help fight Covid-19
Jumia has today donated 100,000 masks to the Ministry of Health to support the fight against Covid-19. The masks will…
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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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News
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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News
Usiku Games To Offer Kenyan Mobile Gamers Free Access During Coronavirus Lockdown
Kenya’s Mobile Games company, Usiku Games, has free-rated its fees on mobile app games. Mobile app gamers will now not pay…
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