75% of cyber-attacks in East Africa caused by disgruntled staff – Serianu
Data base administrators and security professionals have been urged to take a proactive approach to data security by making encryption a priority if they wish […]
Month: June 2016
Cherie Blair Foundation using technology to mentor Africa’s women entrepreneurs
The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women hosted a special event to champion mentoring as a powerful tool for empowering women entrepreneurs in developing and emerging […]
GEM-TECH award winners to be announced at ITU World Telecom in November
Companies, government offices, NGOs and individuals have exactly one month to get their nominations in for the annual Gender Equality and Mainstreaming in Technology (GEM-TECH) […]
Tinba was fourth most prevalent banking malware in Kenya in May – Check Point report
Check Point Software Technologies has published its latest Threat Index for May 2016, revealing that the number of active global malware families increased by 15 […]
MasterCard targets 40 million micro and small merchants in next 5 years
MasterCard has set a goal to connect 40 million micro and small merchants to its electronic payments network within five years. This expands on the […]
Airtel Kenya’s data users increase as Safaricom, Telkom Kenya’s drop
The number of data subscribers controlled by each of the country’s three mobile network operators – Safaricom, Airtel Kenya and Telkom Kenya – as well […]
Liquid Telecom Zimbabwe named ‘ICT Company of the Year’
Liquid Telecom Zimbabwe and its sister company ZOL were both recognised at the recent Mashonaland Annual Business Awards hosted by the Zimbabwe National Chamber of […]
Samsung crowned 2016 Creative Marketer of the Year at Cannes LIONS
Samsung Electronics has won 29 awards, including “Creative Marketer of the Year,” at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The awards highlighted Samsung’s deliberate […]
Microsoft to offer free Windows 10 upgrade on August 2
Microsoft has announced that the Windows 10 Anniversary Update is coming to all Windows 10 devices – for free – on August 2. Windows 10 continues […]
After Nairobi and Mombasa, Uber expands services to Thika
After Nairobi and Mombasa, Uber has today announced that its services will now be available in Thika town. In an email, the firm stated: “uberX […]
Orange Digital Ventures acquires stake in BandwidthX
BandwidthX has announced a strategic investment by Orange Digital Ventures in BandwidthX, the developer and operator of BxMarket, a cloud based real-time Wi-Fi marketplace. This investment […]
#SMDayKE to be marked tomorrow at Nailab
This year’s Social Media Day will be marked tomorrow Thursday, June 30, 2016 at the Nailab, Bishop Magua Building, Ngong Road from 6pm. This year’s […]
Liquid Telecom to buy Neotel for $439 million
Liquid Telecom, a privately owned pan-African telecoms group, majority owned by Econet Global, has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire South […]
Voice, SMS and data traffic among East Africa countries in record increase
Kenya’s mobile subscribers roaming-out voice traffic posted 35.8 million minutes, 30 million of which were to East African Community (EAC) countries in the three months […]
MTN Group defends choice of white CEO following BMF’s criticism
South Africa-based MTN Group has defended the appointment of white CEO – Rob Shuter – to replace Sifiso Dabengwa who resigned following the dispute in […]
Goldgenie seeking franchise partners ahead of iPhone 7 launch
Bespoke items vendor Goldgenie is seeking franchise partners ahead of the iPhone 7 launch. A message sent by the firm’s founder Laban Roomes states that […]
Kris Senanu leaves Access Kenya, to head Telkom Kenya’s Enterprise division
Telkom Kenya has announced the appointment of Kris Senanu as the MD of its Enterprise Division, effective Monday, August 1, 2016. The Enterprise Division comes […]
Warrior Insight launches new security system for Kenya’s businesses
Risk management experts Warrior Insight announce the launch of their latest product RS24, a security system created specifically for the Kenyan market using a combination […]
Equitel subscribers can now get loans to buy smartphones
Equity Bank is now offering its customers smart phone loans for their Equitel lines. Equity through the “Loans for Smartphones” promotion offer will provide credit to customers, […]
Two Multistakeholder Ethos Award winners announced at ICANN56 in Helsinki
ICANN has announced recipients of the 2016 Multistakeholder Ethos Award. This year’s awards, during which the community evaluation panel recognized two long-time members of the […]
100 million calls made via Whatsapp daily – Jan Koum
Messaging app Whatsapp has recorded another global milestone, announcing that 100 million calls are being made via the platform daily. Whatsapp founder Jan Koum shared […]
ZTE now fifth most shipped smartphone brand in Europe
ZTE Mobile Devices has announced that it has secured the fifth position for highest smartphone shipments in Europe from January to March 2016. According to Counterpoint Technology […]
Up&Ap: Shayan Rostam on the rise and rise of dotXYZ domain
Many in the domain industry were surprised when Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc, chose .xyx (dotXYZ) for its online identity – that is abc.xyz – […]
Africa Internet Group rebrands, consolidates 8 platforms into Jumia
Africa Internet Group has connecting its companies into Jumia’s ecosystem with a new vision, “Expand your horizons”. The new Jumia ecosystem will give access to […]
East Africa’s govts, telecoms and financial service providers top target for cyber attackers
In East Africa, governments are the top target sector for cyber attacks (33%). Telecommunications (22%) and financial services (17%) follow in close succession. Contrary to […]
Kenya’s Queen’s Young Leaders Award winners in Twitter challenge
Three Kenyan youth – Alex Mativo, Peris Bosire and Susan Mueni Waita – who were among the winners of the 2016 Queen’s Young Leaders Award were […]
GE opens $33 million Africa Innovation Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa
GE, one of the world’s major digital industrial companies, has opened its R500 million (US $33 million) 2,700m2 facility, the GE Africa Innovation Centre in […]
Corporate Citizens need to make real impact on Africa’s SDGs
By Abey Tau The roll-out of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) comes with a “leave no one behind” strategy that moves from reducing to ending poverty, […]
Airtel hosts special Iftar for Muslims in Mombasa County
Airtel Kenya yesterday evening hosted a special Iftar dinner for Muslim faithfuls at the Ummu Khulthum Mosque in Mombasa County. The Iftar dinner was graced […]
T.D. Jakes Enterprises, Econet Media partner to develop and distribute Christian TV content in Africa
T.D. Jakes Enterprises International, and Econet Media have announce that they are entering into a relationship to form a multi-year partnership to develop and distribute faith and […]
New body formed to promote development of Africa’s audiovisual and cinema industries
The Ministers of Culture, Youth and Sports of African Union member states have established the African Audiovisual and Cinema Commission as a specialized agency of […]