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Month: October 2018

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How Microsoft is enabling Kenya’s youth to access the benefits of technology 

October 31, 2018 admin 0

Digital skills are becoming essential for the jobs of today and tomorrow. From digital literacy to computer science education, these skills can open the door to greater economic opportunity in the workplace of the future. Unfortunately, […]

News

Airtel Kenya revamps Amazing Data Bundles offer, customers to enjoy free WhatsApp access

October 31, 2018 admin 0

Airtel continues to offer its customers more value for money with the revamp of its Amazing Data Bundles that have driven increased uptake of data and over-the-top services across the country. Its latest offering of […]

CSR

2KUZE, rebranded to Mastercard Farmer Network, receives Best AgriTech solution award

October 31, 2018 admin 0

The Mastercard Farmer Network, previously known as 2KUZE, received the Best AgTech solution award at the Digital Inclusion Awards recently held in Nairobi, Kenya. The awards recognise key business players in various sectors that have adopted innovative […]

News

Agritech contest aims to transform wheat and faba been value chain in Ethiopia

October 31, 2018 admin 0

The Green Innovation Center in partnership with iceAddis, an innovation hub based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, have announced a call for entries for the Green Innovation Slam 2018, a business competition designed to encourage and […]

Analysis & Features

Here are the three early industry adopters of autonomous technologies

October 31, 2018 admin 0

By Corine Mbiaketcha Nana Automation has already transformed industries in which complexity and performance demands must meet the challenges of fewer available resources, narrower profit margins and expanding product volumes. Examples include the car manufacturing […]

BLOG

How Microsoft 4Afrika is deepening Data and AI capabilities in Africa

October 30, 2018 admin 0

Digital transformation is re-imagining industries around the world. Technology is no longer a nice-to-have, but a necessity for staying in business. Research shows that modern technologies like artificial Intelligence (AI) will contribute up to $15.7 […]

News

#HuaweiY9KE – 2,000 customers pre-order new smartphone a week after launch

October 30, 2018 admin 0

Following the successful launch of the #HuaweiY9 2019 in the Kenyan market over 2000 pre-orders were made both on Jumia and retail stores across the country surpassing the target by 140%.  The phone is now […]

News

MDXI, Asteroid partner to launch West Africa’s carrier-neutral internet exchange, WAF-IX

October 30, 2018 admin 0

West Africa’s data centre provider, MDXI and global IXP platform provider, Asteroid have partnered to launch a carrier-neutral Internet Exchange Point (IXP) for the region. The West African Internet Exchange (WAF-IX), is based on Asteroid’s […]

Analysis & Features

Leveraging intelligent technologies to help Kenya government connect better with citizens

October 30, 2018 admin 0

By Robin Njiru Public sector organisations are not immune to the forces that are reshaping organisations and industry sectors around the world. These exponential forces put pressure on public sector organisations to rethink the way […]

CSR

50 Chinese firms attend career fair in bid to attract fresh Kenyan talent

October 30, 2018 admin 0

More than 1,000 job opportunities have been floated by Chinese companies operating in Kenya, following the staging of the inaugural Kenya-China Economic and Trade Association (KCETA) Career Fair, held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre […]

BLOG

Oracle puts Machine Learning at heart of Cloud applications strategy

October 30, 2018 admin 0

Oracle founder and CTO Larry Ellison has demonstrated next-generation voice user interface and powerful analytics capabilities within Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications. The only cloud applications built on machine learning, Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications provide a […]

News

Ketraco, Liquid Telecom in 15-year deal to extend internet to Somalia, Ethiopia and Uganda

October 29, 2018 admin 0

Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco) and Liquid Telecom have signed an agreement to extend affordable internet to Somalia, Ethiopia and Uganda. As part of the deal, Liquid Telecom will lease Ketraco’s electricity transmission lines to […]

News

Coseke, Eimad teams win ZEP-RE’s “TechMeetInsurance” hackathon

October 29, 2018 admin 0

ZEP-RE (PTA Reinsurance Company) recently hosted a two-day  insuretech hackathon dubbed “TechMeetInsurance” at the firm’s offices in Nairobi, Kenya, in a bid to automate their internal claims system. The hackathon featured four teams of young innovators […]

News

Telkom Kenya to send home 500 employees in restructuring exercise

October 26, 2018 admin 0

Telkom Kenya, which rebranded from Orange in June last year, is set to send home about 500 employees as part of a restructuring exercise. In statement issued today, the telco – the third largest in […]

Analysis & Features

As we head towards Halloween, here is some scary content to watch on Showmax

October 26, 2018 admin 0

Next week Wednesday marks the end of October. And Wednesday, October 31 also happens to be the day when the world marks Halloween, an annual celebration with both pagan and Christian origins that takes place […]

BLOG

Could the sports industry be the saviour of Virtual Reality?

October 25, 2018 admin 0

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past decade or so, you’re likely to be bored by most of the discussions surrounding immersive technology. It’s not unkind to say that developers have been banging […]

News

Gisele Mwepu, founder of Okapi Finance, named Africa’s Most Influential Woman in Financial Services

October 25, 2018 admin 0

Okapi Finance Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Gisele Mwepu, has been awarded as Africa’s Most Influential Woman Financial Services. The award ceremony was organized and hosted by CEO Global and held in Accra, Ghana.  CEO Global is […]

News

Airtel to use $1.25 billion new investment to repay Africa debt, expand operations

October 25, 2018 admin 1

Airtel Africa, a UK incorporated subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, has announced that six global investors comprising Warburg Pincus, Temasek, Singtel, SoftBank Group International and others have agreed to invest US $1.25 billion through a primary equity issuance […]

News

From Nairobi, TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa heads to Lagos, Nigeria

October 23, 2018 admin 1

TechCrunch Startup Battlefield in partnership with Facebook, returns to Africa in 2018, featuring panels and keynotes with high-powered industry leaders such as Omobola Johnson, senior partner at TLcom Capital, and Lexi Novitske of Singularity Investments. […]

News

Like Safaricom, Airtel Kenya now raises voice, SMS and data tariffs in response to taxes

October 23, 2018 admin 0

Almost a week after Safaricom increased its voice, SMS, data charges as a response to the various taxes introduced by the government, Airtel Kenya has now followed suit. But unlike Safaricom which increased the costs […]

News

Brother to Ebele Okobi, Facebook’s policy head for Africa, dies after clashing with police in US

October 23, 2018 admin 0

Chinedu Valentine Okobi, the youngest brother to Ebele Okobi, Facebook’s policy head for Africa, died in hospital early this month after being assaulted by police in the US. According to an article by the New […]

News

MDXI achieves Microsoft gold data centre competency, SAP recertification

October 23, 2018 admin 0

West Africa’s full-scale data centre provider MDXI, has attained the Gold Data Centre certification from Microsoft, thus strengthening its position as one of the leading Cloud Services providers in Africa demonstrating “best-in-class” capability to meet […]

News

Genesys expands in East, Southern Africa as demand for Customer Experience (CX) solutions grows

October 23, 2018 admin 0

Enterprises in Southern East Africa and Mauritius are rapidly stepping up their efforts to boost customer experience, reports omnichannel customer experience specialist Genesys. Genesys, currently experiencing strong growth in the region, says enterprises in key […]

News

PayPal acquires stake in Tala, the consumer lending app

October 23, 2018 admin 0

Tala, a major consumer lending app in emerging markets, has received a strategic investment from PayPal, a move meant to help Tala bring visibility and access to underserved populations in emerging markets across the globe. […]

BLOG

Myriad Connect: SIM swap fraud is now global threat

October 23, 2018 admin 0

SIM swap fraud has plagued mobile users across Africa for years, with Myriad Connect’s recent survey in Kenya revealing that over 90% of Kenyan banking leaders see it as an issue for their organisations and […]

News

Oracle OpenWorld 2018, #OOW18, opens today in San Francisco, California

October 22, 2018 admin 0

Today, Oracle welcomes more than 60,000 customers and partners from 175 countries and 19 million virtual attendees to Oracle OpenWorld 2018, the world’s most innovative cloud technology conference. At the annual event, Oracle founder and […]

News

StarLink gets two awards at Palo Alto Networks’ annual partner summit

October 20, 2018 admin 0

StarLink, a value-added-distributor (VAD) in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) region has received two awards: ‘The EMEA Distributor of the Year Award’ and ‘The EMEA Excellence for Training Award’ by Palo Alto Networks […]

News

Samsung Galaxy Note9 512GB model now on sale in Kenya for Kshs 135,000

October 19, 2018 admin 0

Samsung Electronics is set to take the issue of phone storage a notch higher by launching a device with a total of 1TB in storage with the introduction of the Galaxy Note9 512GB model. The […]

News

New version of cloud document suite, Collabora Online 3.4, with new features released

October 19, 2018 admin 0

Nextcloud and Collabora have announced the development and release of deeper integration, setting the stage for easier and more efficient browser-based collaboration for teams who need to create and share documents, spreadsheets, presentations and more. The improvements allow […]

Analysis & Features

World Bee Project and Oracle collaborate in unique partnership between nature and technology

October 19, 2018 admin 0

Oracle and The World Bee Project have announced a world-first approach to understanding the declines of honey bee populations and helping protect them.  The new programme uses cloud technology to better understand honey bees, the […]

News

Equitel records double digit growth due to rise in mobile payments

October 19, 2018 admin 0

Equitel, Finserve’s telco unit, has recorded double digit growth in both the value and number of mobile money commerce transactions, according to the latest data from the Communications Authority. Equitel processed 87.9 million mobile commerce […]

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