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Month: March 2017

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From South Africa, Uber brings cash management workshops to driver-partners in Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria

March 31, 2017 admin 0

In celebration of Global Money Week, Uber and Old Mutual are set to extend the free money management course that took place in South Africa to its driver-partners in Accra, (Ghana), Lagos (Nigeria) and Nairobi, [c]

Analysis & Features

Liquid Telecom Kenya seeks to tackle cable vandalism through countrywide barazas

March 31, 2017 admin 0

Liquid Telecom Kenya has launched a series of countrywide awareness campaigns to protect rural fibre optic cable networks from vandalism that is costing the country and ICT industry hundreds of millions of shillings a year. [c]

CSR

Nakumatt loyalty card holders to redeem smart points for re-usable shopping bags

March 31, 2017 admin 0

Nakumatt Holdings has announced a smart points redemption campaign to allow its loyal shoppers acquire eco-friendly reusable carry bags. Commencing this weekend, Nakumatt shoppers holding the firm’s loyalty card will be afforded an opportunity to [c]

News

Guo Ping takes over from Ken Hu as Huawei’s rotating CEO

March 31, 2017 admin 0

Guo Ping has been appointed as the Rotating and Acting CEO of Huawei from April 1, 2017 to September 30, 2017, according to the Chinese firm’s Rotating CEO system. The Rotating and Acting CEO acts [c]

CSR

CA donates PCs, IT equipment to Njiru-ini Secondary School in Nyeri County

March 31, 2017 admin 0

Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has donated computers and other assorted ICT equipment worth Kshs 4.3 million to Njiru-ini Secondary school in Nyeri County. The donation is part of CA’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme and is in [c]

News

After Samsung, Safaricom also opens new shop at Two Rivers Mall, its 46th outlet

March 31, 2017 admin 0

Safaricom is the latest firm to set up shop at the newly opened Two Rivers Mall, as part of its strategy to get closer to customers. The new shop, which is now the telco’s 46th retail [c]

Analysis & Features

Mobile device security, data loss and malware detection key priority for South African firms – Sophos study

March 31, 2017 admin 0

Sophos has released the findings of a regional study carried out in South Africa and the Middle East, indicating that the majority of organizations in Middle East  and Africa (MEA) are recognizing the benefits of integrated [c]

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Coming to ShowMax this April: Twisted, State House, Makers of a Nation…

March 31, 2017 admin 0

The month of March ends today and as we turn our calendars to a new season – complete with the Easter holidays – here’s what your online entertainment provider ShowMax has prepared for you in [c]

CSR

Kwesé TV gets FTA rights to 2018 World Cup, Confederations Cup 2017 for Africa

March 31, 2017 admin 0

Econet Media’s Kwesé has secured the free-to-air (FTA) rights to the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017. In the deal, Kwesé has been granted exclusive free-to-air (FTA) rights for sub-Saharan Africa [c]

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Sophos Home – Why you need to try out the free PC antivirus software

March 31, 2017 admin 0

After concentrating on and serving business and enterprise users for quite a while, Sophos in December 2015 launched a new antivirus exclusively for home and non-commercial users. Called Sophos Home, the antivirus can protect upto [c]

News

Toni Solarin-Sodara, an Andela developer from Nigeria, wins Microsoft’s MVP award

March 31, 2017 admin 3

Toni Solarin-Sodara has been awarded the Most Valuable Professional (or MVP) award from Microsoft. The award comes after Toni worked consistently for  four years with the .NET platform at Andela. The Microsoft’s MVP is a coveted award [c]

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Afri-Fi, a free Wi-Fi project from South Africa, emerges second in Mozilla’s innovation challenge

March 31, 2017 admin 0

Mozilla has announced winners of its global Equal Rating Innovation Challenge, a contest which targeted submissions and projects on ways to provide unfettered access to the open internet for anyone across the globe. The contest [c]

Analysis & Features

African Utility Week to showcase home-grown solutions in energy and water

March 30, 2017 admin 0

African Utility Week, taking place from 16-18 May in Cape Town, will showcase how the continent is coming up with innovative, home-grown solutions to its energy and water challenges and how these are creating exciting [c]

News

Mombasa County’s investment portal is now live

March 30, 2017 admin 0

The Mombasa County government’s investment portal – called Mombasa Invest – is now live. The portal is part of the digital reforms initiated by the County Government’s Department of Trade, Energy and Investment meant to [c]

BLOG

How to renew your Startimes subscription today and enjoy the #AStepHigher promo

March 30, 2017 admin 0

As the month draws to a close, many are those who’re keen to renew their Startimes subscription in order to keep enjoying their favourite programmes but maybe don’t know the various payment options available. Today [c]

News

Huawei, Honeywell to introduce smart buildings to address global urban development challenges

March 30, 2017 admin 0

Huawei has partnered with US-based technology firm Honeywell Home and Buildings Technologies to introduce smart building offerings as a viable solution to address urban development pressures. Through this collaboration, the two companies will jointly pursue [c]

News

Alternative Circle, a Kenyan fin-tech startup, gets Kshs 110 million investment from Creditinfo Group

March 30, 2017 admin 0

Alternative Circle, a Kenyan mobile fin-tech start-up, has signed an agreement with the international credit risk management company – Creditinfo Group – to the tune of Kshs 110 million (US $1.1 million). The seed capital [c]

News

Kopo Kopo, Mastercard to introduce digital payments solution in 11 sub-Saharan Africa countries

March 30, 2017 admin 0

Merchant service provider, Kopo Kopo, has partnered with Mastercard to roll out Masterpass QR across 11 markets in Sub-Saharan Africa, impacting over 250,000 micro and small businesses over the next five years. The announcement was made [c]

News

Surf Kenya’s Express Wi-Fi now available in Ongata Rongai

March 30, 2017 admin 0

Surf and Facebook have launched Express Wi-Fi by Facebook in Kenya. This initiative was born from the mutual belief of both organizations that access to internet should be available and affordable for everyone. Express Wi-Fi is a [c]

News

DStv, Telkom Kenya giving free 1-month internet to those buying DStv HD decoders

March 30, 2017 admin 1

DStv and Telkom Kenya have partnered in a deal that will see customers purchasing DStv HD decoders walking away with Orange routers and complimentary bundles.   For every purchase of a DStv High Definition decoder, at [c]

News

Lipa na M-Pesa merchants to pay reduced fees from April

March 30, 2017 admin 0

Safaricom will from next week implement a 50% tariff reduction for all Lipa Na M-PESA Buy Goods merchant fees. Under this new Lipa Na M-PESA tariff, merchants will be charged a maximum of 0.5% of the transaction [c]

News

2 million bank clients sign up to PesaLink less than 2 months after launch

March 30, 2017 admin 0

A total of 2 million bank customers have signed up for the new money transfer platform, PesaLink, which is owned by the bankers’ umbrella body KBA. The milestone has been achieved barely two months after [c]

CSR

MYDAWA, a revolutionary e-health solution for prescription drugs, debuts in Kenya

March 30, 2017 admin 2

MYDAWA which is considered to be a revolutionary Kenyan innovation in the e-health sector and Kenya’s first online store for prescription drugs was launched this week. It is an app meant to help you buy [c]

News

Freight companies to benefit with launch of regional electronic cargo tracking system (RECTS)

March 29, 2017 admin 0

Shippers using the Northern corridor, which stretches from the port of Mombasa to the Kenya/Uganda Malaba border, now have an additional reason to smile with the launch of the Regional Electronic Cargo Tracking System (RECTS). [c]

News

Rafiah Ibrahim to head Ericsson’s Africa and Middle East region in new structure

March 29, 2017 admin 0

Ericsson has moved to simplify its organizational structure by phasing out the two-tiered leadership structure – Executive Leadership Team and Global Leadership Team – and forming a single Executive Team. In addition, the geographical setup with [c]

BLOG

Banking at your fingertips: The rise and rise of mobile payments technology

March 29, 2017 admin 0

By Khalid Elgibali The sweeping changes in payments technology fascinate me, and this stems from my observations as a child. Growing up, I vividly remember lining up at the bank with my father, eagerly waiting as [c]

News

MTN to rollout 4.5G network in South Africa this year

March 29, 2017 admin 0

MTN South Africa, Qualcomm Technologies – a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated -, and Huawei have jointly completed 4×4 MIMO field trial in a live network, where the average download throughput increased by 74% compared to [c]

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SpeedUPAfrica Bootcamp set for Lagos, Nigeria in July

March 29, 2017 admin 0

The SpeedUPAfrica Bootcamp is set to be held Lagos, Nigeria from July 5 to 9 with the goal of empowering a new wave of African start-ups. Following the event’s success in 2016, the team behind the bootcamp [c]

News

2017 BAKE Awards nominees to be announced on April 3

March 29, 2017 admin 0

The Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) will on Monday April 3rd 2017 from 8 – 10am announce the nominees for the BAKE Awards 2017 at the Intercontinental Hotel. Afterwards, BAKE will then launch the voting phase for [c]

News

Cybercrime among key agenda items at INTERPOL’s Unity for Security Forum

March 29, 2017 admin 0

As terrorism, organized crime and cybercrime become increasingly intertwined, government, police and industry leaders are meeting to identify a more effective path to meet  these challenges. The three-day (28 – 30 March) Unity for Security [c]

Analysis & Features

Kenya’s fintech players participate at the 2017 Africa Fintech Unconference in Ghana

March 29, 2017 admin 0

Kenyan Fintech innovators had the chance to learn from each other and network with other Fintech innovators from across the continent at the 2017 Africa Fintech Unconference in Ghana. The two-day event kicked off on [c]

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