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Month: April 2019

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Apex Porter Novelli gets back Google account after 1 year stint at H+K Strategies

April 29, 2019 admin 0

Apex Porter Novelli (APN) has signed back the Google account to its client stable after losing the search engine giant to Impact Communications in 2017, a pointer to the cut-throat competition in the country’s PR [c]

News

Equity, Safaricom to jointly develop products, collaborate to address fraud and cyber-security

April 29, 2019 admin 0

Equity Group and Safaricom have announced plans to create a joint transformation agenda that aims to enable more Kenyans to access critical services using an innovative combination of technology and finance. Through collaboration that will [c]

CSR

DJ Shiti, the StarTimes brand ambassador, launches online petition against risky cooking fuels

April 29, 2019 admin 0

A new platform, CHUJA, has been formed by a cross-section of Kenyan society – including ordinary citizens, celebrities and influencers – with the aim of rallying Kenyans around the issue of risky cooking methods. CHUJA, [c]

CSR

Winner of Canon’s New Cosmos of Photography contest to get $8400 and camera

April 29, 2019 admin 0

Canon has announced that it’s accepting entries for its New Cosmos of Photography 2019 photo competition from April 25, 2019. Now in its 42nd year, the competition is open to international entrants with the aim [c]

Analysis & Features

Financial technology key for sustained economic growth in Kenya – ICAEW

April 29, 2019 admin 0

Most African countries have a positive economic outlook, largely due to the positive performance of traditional sectors, according to the Institute of Chartered in England and Wales (ICAEW) latest report, Economic Insight: Africa Q1 2019. [c]

CSR

Google Africa Certifications Scholarships programme accepting applications till May 15, 2019

April 29, 2019 admin 0

Google has announced the next round of Google Africa Certifications Scholarships aimed at helping developers become certified on Google’s Android, Web and Cloud technologies. The scholarships are as a result of the realisation that Africa [c]

CSR

Second edition of EurAfrican Forum set for early July in Cascais, Portugal

April 29, 2019 admin 0

EurAfrican Forum, a platform that aims to foster stronger collaboration between Europe and Africa, has announced the 2019 edition of the event under the theme: “Partnership of Equals: Sharing Values, Sharing Prosperity” – a new [c]

News

Safaricom launches low-cost smartphones during third edition of Maisha Ni Digital campaign

April 29, 2019 admin 0

Safaricom has launched this year’s smartphone campaign that will be introducing the most affordable 4G devices in Kenya – Neon Ray and Neon Nova – in a bid to deliver a digital lifestyle experience for [c]

News

Freshworks integrates its suite with WhatsApp solution to offer on-the-go conversational support

April 29, 2019 admin 0

Freshworks, a vendor of customer engagement software, has integrated its customer engagement suite with the WhatsApp Business solution to offer on-the-go conversational support via WhatsApp. Over 1.5 billion people from 180 countries use WhatsApp to [c]

Analysis & Features

Ten tips on how to improve your internet privacy

April 27, 2019 admin 0

By Alex Perekalin Massive data breaches, marketers tracking your every step online, shady people exploring the photos you shared in social networks – the list of digital annoyances goes on and on. However, it’s not [c]

CSR

Liquid Telecom connects Aga Khan Hospital Mombasa to its 7 outreach centres

April 27, 2019 admin 0

Telecom Kenya has made telemedicine a reality for thousands of patients at the Aga Khan Hospital, Mombasa. Using its high-speed fibre network, Liquid Telecom has connected the main hospital in Mombasa to seven of its outreach centres in the [c]

CSR

Orange Digital Centre opens in Tunis to spur innovation, support startups in Tunisia

April 27, 2019 admin 0

Orange has launched the “Orange Digital Centre” in Tunis, a facility built around a completely new concept and entirely dedicated to innovation. Present at the launch were Anouar Maarouf, Tunisia’s Minister of Communication Technologies and [c]

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Solar energy firm, d.light Solar, opens regional office and service centre in Eldoret town

April 27, 2019 admin 0

Solar energy firm, d.light Solar, has opened a regional office and service centre in Eldoret as part of the company’s expansion strategy to reach and impact 100 million lives globally by 2020. Speaking during the [c]

BLOG

Infographic: What you need to know about online safety

April 26, 2019 admin 0

The advancements in technology allow us to make connections with other people all over the globe without needing to leave our seats. Social networking sites and other apps have fast become a part of our [c]

CSR

Arrow Electronics, Close the Gap bring digital training road tour to Kenya

April 26, 2019 admin 0

Arrow Electronics and social enterprise Close the Gap launched their third DigiTruck in August 2018. The DigiTruck is a mobile, solar-powered classroom and enterprise incubator. The new unit serves the Kenyan capital of Nairobi – [c]

News

Victor Mwangi moves from DHL, joins Sendy as Commercial Director

April 26, 2019 admin 0

Logistics platform Sendy has appointed Victor Mwangi as the Commercial Director to head its commercial activities in Africa as it continues with its growth and expansion plans. Mwangi will be responsible for shaping Sendy’s market [c]

CSR

ITU marks ‘Girls in ICT Day’ at African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

April 26, 2019 admin 0

On April 25, 2019, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), together with over 170 countries celebrated ‘Girls in ICT Day’, an international day observed by the United Nations to help bridge the gender digital divide. The [c]

CSR

Huawei executives, Egyptian PM hold meeting, discuss areas of future cooperation

April 26, 2019 admin 0

Egyptian PM Mostafa Madbouly met with Li Jie, Chairman of Huawei’s Supervisory Board, at the Prime Minister’s Office. During the talks, the two sides conducted in-depth talks regarding new capital smart city construction related technologies [c]

Analysis & Features

Mission possible: How to fend off online trackers

April 24, 2019 admin 0

By Leonid Grustniy It is no secret that we are all being watched online. Google a make of automobile or like a cat picture and you will soon be inundated with car and pet store [c]

News

Mastercard expands its Engage programme to Kenya and Nigeria

April 24, 2019 admin 0

Mastercard is expanding its Engage programme in sub-Saharan Africa, with the first Engage events set for Nigeria and Kenya to introduce local fintech innovators to its broad partnership opportunities. Mastercard Engage, launched to fintechs in [c]

BLOG

Water purifier fulfills the needs of every type of consumer in the long run

April 24, 2019 admin 0

It is quite evident that water is the kind of need for everyone for many years. Water is synonymous with life. Water is a picture of steadiness. You consistently encountered the point of reference when [c]

CSR

AWIEF Awards calls for nominations, awards set for May in South Africa

April 24, 2019 admin 0

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has announced the third edition of the AWIEF Awards. The annual AWIEF Awards highlight and celebrate the achievements of women entrepreneurs and business leaders who contribute to [c]

News

goAfrica to use Finserve’s Jenga payment gateway for global trade processing

April 24, 2019 admin 0

A London-based online e-commerce platform that focuses on business-to-business (B2B) customers, goAfrica,  has sealed a partnership with Finserve to provide payment solutions for online buying and selling of products. Buyers from across Africa will now [c]

BLOG

Importance of earnings and the earning season

April 24, 2019 admin 0

Consistent earnings are a pre requisite of any individual stock in the long run. An extension would be performance of the overall stock market. If a majority of the companies, particularly the popular brands are [c]

News

Industrial, mining facilities and utilities increasingly at risk of cyber attacks – GECI

April 23, 2019 admin 0

With international analysts warning of a growing risk of cyber war, sabotage and espionage impacting industrial and mining facilities, South African stakeholders must step up their efforts to mitigate risk. This is according to GECI, [c]

News

TESPOK in deal to provide Africa’s first mobile data roaming exchange point

April 23, 2019 admin 0

PCCW Global, the international operating division of HKT, Hong Kong’s telecoms service provider, and Kenya’s technology service providers’ lobby, TESPOK, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide Africa’s first mobile data roaming exchange point, [c]

News

Cybersecurity threats to be key focus at TEMS ICT Expo and Conference

April 23, 2019 admin 0

The inaugural TEMS Africa ICT Expo and Conference, dubbed as East Africa’s largest ICT showcase, is scheduled to run from April 24 to 26, 2019 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC). The 3-day event [c]

BLOG

Why PR agencies should record business video calls

April 22, 2019 admin 0

There is no way to deny the fact that technology advanced a lot in the past few years and it affects practically every industry, including PR. Meetings are now held online, through video calls. This [c]

Analysis & Features

Safaricom restores default settings, reinstates ‘Chief’ title for all departmental heads

April 21, 2019 admin 1

Bob Collymore took over from Michael Joseph, the current Kenya Airways board chair, in November 2010 as the CEO of Safaricom. Then less than 6 months later into his new role, and perhaps in order [c]

Analysis & Features

How evolution of Email Incident Response mirrors progression of vehicle transmissions

April 21, 2019 admin 0

By Noa Kroll In the days of Henry Ford, automobiles were all 5-speed manual transmissions that required drivers to push clutches and switch gears by band. Automatic transmissions then automated that part of driving. In [c]

BLOG

Why managers should use Big Data as basis for more evidence in decision-making

April 21, 2019 admin 0

By Inderjeet Singh  Most 21st century corporate, entities struggle quite significantly with collecting, managing and deploying organizational data. Maintaining a strong grip on the overall business strategy while wading through massive hoards of information can be [c]

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