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Month: October 2018

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Amref, ASL in deal to use Damu-Sasa platform to enhance blood availability in hospitals

October 8, 2018 admin 0

Amref Health Africa and Advanced IT Solutions (AISL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to scale up blood availability in hospitals through a Blood Services Information Management System dubbed Damu – Sasa.  The solution is [c]

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SatADSL, Avanti in deal to offer cost-effective broadband connectivity in Africa

October 6, 2018 admin 0

Commercial Ka-band broadband services in Sub-Saharan Africa have been launched by SatADSL, bringing cost-effective coverage to communities and businesses. Utilizing Avanti’s High Throughput Satellite (HTS) HYLAS 4, the new offering will provide consumer and corporate business [c]

Analysis & Features

Five steps to evaluating a DDoS managed service provider

October 6, 2018 admin 2

The news that the Southern African Department of Labour was recently able to foil a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on one of its external facing servers in early September reminds us that businesses [c]

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Poa! Internet compensates Kawangware customers with free 1-week connectivity

October 6, 2018 admin 0

poa! Internet, the low cost internet provider servicing Kibera, Kawangware and Kiambu, has notified all its Kawangware home customers that it is crediting them with a full week of free and unlimited internet following service [c]

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Over 35 African countries to send delegates to Innovation Africa 2018 in Zimbabwe

October 6, 2018 admin 0

Industry and government are looking forward with anticipation to the 8th Innovation Africa 2018 which will see a record gathering of ministers and government officials responsible for education and ICT across Africa. The summit will take [c]

Analysis & Features

Up&Ap: Patrick Kihara on moving people from cash to cashless lifestyles through Okapi

October 6, 2018 admin 0

He spent over 20 years in the banking industry, in the process learning and getting thoroughly acquainted with the products and services that it had on offer for customers. He then left banking, but not [c]

CSR

Sendy partners with Yamaha to train motorcycle riders on road safety

October 3, 2018 admin 1

Online delivery platform Sendy has partnered with Yamaha to train its motorcycle drivers on safety measures when driving motorcycles. This comes at a time when motorcycle accidents have been on the rise in Kenya with [c]

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Accra, Ghana to host #TechWomenAfrica summit in mid October 2018

October 3, 2018 admin 0

Over 250 of Africa’s technology innovators will gather October 9 – 11 in Accra, Ghana for the second Africa Summit on Women and Girls in Technology. The Summit, which comes at a crucial point in [c]

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Nairobi, Kenya to host 2020 edition of global Open Data Conference (#IODC20)

October 3, 2018 admin 0

The 6th International Open Data Conference (IODC) will be held in Africa for the first time, in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2020. The Announcement was made at the closing ceremony of the 5th IODC 2018 held in Buenos [c]

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Stephane Duproz, CEO of Liquid Telecom affiliate, to lead Africa Data Center Association

October 3, 2018 admin 0

Stephane Duproz, CEO of Africa Data Centres (ADC), part of Liquid Telecom, has been elected as Vice President of Africa Data Center Association; a new membership organisation dedicated to driving awareness of the data centre industry in Africa. Africa Data Center Association was launched at the DataCloud Africa Leadership Summit [c]

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Facebook breach: Why you should not share sensitive information on social media

October 3, 2018 admin 0

Recently, Facebook announced that that its engineering team had discovered a security issue affecting almost 50 million accounts. In an update published by Guy Rosen, Facebook’s VP of Product Management, the social networking platform stated that its [c]

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Lidya, Nigeria’s business loan platform, among 10 firms selected for Mastercard’s Start Path program

October 2, 2018 admin 0

Mastercard recently welcomed 10 startups to its Start Path program at the Mastercard Connecting Tomorrow Forum in Barcelona as part of its efforts to drive the startup ecosystem. Mastercard Start Path is the company’s global initiative [c]

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Andrew Sordam to head Oracle operations in sub-Saharan Africa, replacing Cherian Varghese

October 2, 2018 admin 0

Oracle has announced the appointment of Andrew Sordam as Vice President for sub-Saharan Africa with immediate effect. Andrew Sordam takes over from Cherian Varghese who has been named as the Regional Managing Director and Vice [c]

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Four ways through which your business can reduce paper use

October 2, 2018 admin 0

It is a shame to notice how many businesses still rely on recording documents in the old way, with the use of paper. The modern world is quickly moving away from this and is transforming [c]

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Microsoft takes up Platinum sponsorship at Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa (#HISA2018)

October 2, 2018 admin 0

Microsoft South Africa has been confirmed as a platinum sponsor of the 4th annual Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa (#HISA2018), which is set to take place on October 17 – 18, 2018 at the Gallagher Convention Centre Johannesburg, [c]

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Taxify rides now available in Google Maps in addition to mobile app,

October 2, 2018 admin 0

Taxify has announced that customers will now be able to get an estimate for a Taxify ride, duration and fare in Google Maps right next to other transport options. The new option will require customers [c]

CSR

Liquid Telecom to offer free internet to Westerwelle Startup Haus in Kigali, Rwanda

October 2, 2018 admin 0

Liquid Telecom is supporting young entrepreneurs at the Westerwelle Startup Haus Kigali through its high-speed internet and cloud-based services. Soft-launched in early August (but officially opened this week), the Westerwelle Startup Haus is a hub for [c]

CSR

Safaricom, KARA partner to pilot estate surveillance initiative in Ngei Estate, Nairobi

October 1, 2018 admin 0

Safaricom, through the Fibre to the Home initiative has partnered with the Kenya Alliance of Residents Associations (KARA), to increase security in member estates with a pilot project launched in Ngei Estate phase 2, Langata. [c]

CSR

Airtel Kenya donates water tanks to schools in support of Community Wildlife Conservation Project

October 1, 2018 admin 0

Airtel Kenya has donated two water tanks on Friday to two schools located around the Tsavo West National Park in Mtito Andei. This was in support of Project Ngulia’s Community Conservation Awareness project that seeks [c]

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Fiona Uwagwu appointed MD as Ogilvy Africa expands to Nigeria

October 1, 2018 admin 0

Ogilvy Africa, a subsidiary of WPP Scangroup, has announced the opening of its new office in Lagos, Nigeria. Ogilvy Nigeria becomes the integrated communications firm’s 24th office in sub-Saharan Africa and also represents the strategic expansion [c]

CSR

Noah Nasiali from Kenya to represent Africa in Facebook’s community leadership program

October 1, 2018 admin 0

In line with its focus on bringing people together and building communities, Facebook has announced the names of 116 people worldwide who have been selected to join the Facebook Community Leadership Program. Five Kenyans have [c]

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C35: New model in realme C-series targets Kenya’s youth market and first time users

LG Electronics receives Robot Safety Control Certification from Det Norske Veritas

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Report reveals phishing emails that employees find most confusing

ToddyCat, an advanced threat actor, targets high-profile entities with new malware

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Hundreds arrested, millions seized in global INTERPOL operation against social engineering scams

SMEs in Kenya still in danger of cyber threats, facing a 47% rise in attacks in 2022

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  • New solution to enable Zimbabwean farmers prove origin, health records of their cattle
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  • Thee local startups benefit from IRA, Prudential innovation hub 
    Three local startups have each received Ksh 1.25 million in cash awards from an innovation hub steered by the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) in collaboration with Prudential Life Assurance Kenya and other partners, to promote [c] Source
  • Pesapal granted authorisation as a Payment Service Provider by the Central Bank
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