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Month: June 2019

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Kenyan Premier League initiative wins continental advertising awards

June 29, 2019 Staff Writer 0

An initiative by the Kenyan Premier League aimed at finding lost children has scooped four awards at the recently concluded African Media & Advertising Summit held in Marrakesh, Morocco under the theme, “Positive Brands”. The [c]

News

Huawei unveils the #HuaweiY9Prime2019, with pop-up selfie camera, in Kenya

June 27, 2019 Staff Writer 0

Huawei Mobile Kenya has announced the launch of HUAWEI Y9 Prime 2019, the latest Y Series device, a line of smartphones that caters to the younger generation to realize their true potential. The Huawei Y9 [c]

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Truecaller unveils Truecaller Voice, a voice call feature for Android device users

June 25, 2019 Staff Writer 0

Truecaller has launched its voice call feature, ‘Truecaller Voice’ globally in its bid to become a complete communication app. The in-app voice over internet protocol (VoIP) based feature will allow users to make free HD, [c]

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Kenya’s Solar Freeze and Illuminum Greenhouses emerge winners at Cisco innovation contest

June 25, 2019 Staff Writer 0

Kenya’s Solar Freeze and Illuminum Greenhouses have been named as winners in Cisco’s Problem Solver Challenge. Solar Freeze won the first runner up position, getting US$75,000 (about Kshs 7.5 million), and Illuminum Greenhouses was the [c]

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afriQloud launches in Uganda with plans to expand to other 15 African countries next year

June 25, 2019 Staff Writer 0

Pan-African connectivity provider, BringCom, in partnership with science and technology investor, Imprimatur Capital, and European edge cloud software company, GIG Technology, have together birthed what is to provide the African technology industry with cloud sovereignty, [c]

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Nokia, AMBER researchers create new formula for battery composition with more battery life

June 24, 2019 Staff Writer 0

Researchers at Nokia Bell Labs and AMBER, the SFI Centre for Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research  hosted at Trinity College Dublin, have created a new, advanced formula for battery composition that makes batteries more powerful by [c]

CSR

2019 REACH awards opens nominations, to honour frontline health workers and innovators

June 24, 2019 Staff Writer 0

The 2019 edition of REACH (Recognizing Excellence around Champions of Health) awards have opened for nominations to reward and celebrate frontline health workers and innovators who have demonstrated extraordinary leadership and commitment to eliminate global [c]

CSR

Visa unveils 5 Kenyan children selected to be player escorts at 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt

June 24, 2019 Staff Writer 0

Visa, the official sponsor of the 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations, has unveiled the five Kenyan children who will have the opportunity to be player escorts, leading some of the world’s best football players [c]

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Mastercard extends Kshs 10 billion to KCB Foundation to boost 2jiajiri programme

June 24, 2019 Staff Writer 0

KCB Foundation, the social investments arm of KCB Group, has secured Kshs 10 billion ($100 million) funding from the MasterCard Foundation for scaling up its 2jiajiri programme that seeks to empower youth entrepreneurs for job creation. [c]

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Four helpful tips to expand your online retail brand

June 21, 2019 Staff Writer 0

Effectively expanding your online retail brand can often be a daunting process, and it can be difficult to know where to begin. However, taking the time to conduct thorough research regarding your demographic as well [c]

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How to catch the attention of your future investor

June 20, 2019 Staff Writer 0

By Africa Netpreneur Prize team  What would you do if you were given free money for your business? Grants give the beneficiaries peace of mind to be able to build their businesses. They are an [c]

Analysis & Features

Can Huawei’s success story in China’s premium smartphone segment continue?

June 20, 2019 Staff Writer 0

By Mengmeng Zhang In Q1 2019, Huawei overtook Apple as the second largest smartphone brand globally. In China, Huawei has remained the number one smartphone brand since Q4 2017. Over the years, it has also successfully made [c]

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Mastercard showcases payments technology for SMEs at Seamless North Africa 2019

June 20, 2019 Staff Writer 0

Mastercard recently unveiled its payment innovation at Seamless North Africa 2019 while discussing its business priorities over the coming years, which are designed to help Egypt achieve its digital economy vision. Speaking at the event, [c]

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42% of email phishing attacks are polymorphic – IRONSCALES research

June 20, 2019 Staff Writer 0

IRONSCALES, the automated phishing prevention, detection and response platform, has announced that 42% of all email phishing attacks are polymorphic, according to new company research that analyzed the frequency of attack permutations. Over the past [c]

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40% of South Africans would give up social media for lifetime data privacy – Kaspersky

June 20, 2019 Staff Writer 0

Kaspersky’s recent report ‘The true value of digital privacy: are consumers selling themselves short?’ has revealed that four-in-ten (40%) of South African consumers would give up their social media accounts to guarantee their data remains private [c]

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Central Bank of Kenya unveils mobile app to create awareness about new bank notes

June 19, 2019 Staff Writer 0

Months after the new bank notes were introduced in the country in a bid to curb money laundering, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has launched a mobile app for Android devices to create increased [c]

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TECNO unveils Phantom V Flip 5G smartphone in Kenya with a Kshs 95,000 retail price

Samsung partners with actress Emma Myers and Team Galaxy to open up ‘Epic Worlds’ using Galaxy S23 Ultra

Beyond the fold: Galaxy Z Fold’s trailblazing journey in smartphone innovation

Galaxy A series: Giving consumers access to innovative, dependable and affordable smartphones

OPPO A78 comes with fast charging feature, immersive screen, and dual stereo speakers

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TECNO partners with Mr Doodle to launch CAMON 20 series with graffiti-style back cover in Kenya

Samsung announces global launch of Samsung Food, an AI powered personalized food and recipe service

OPPO Reno10 series comes with pro-level cameras for professional portrait imaging experiences

Tech&PR

PR practitioners urged to tackle misinformation by embracing AI

Newmark Group officially inducted into Public Relations Global Network

Visa named as CAF official payment partner for AFCON tournaments until 2026

David Karega picked by Woodrow Communications to head the PR agency’s operations in East and Southern Africa

Saddled with financial challenges, PR and communications agency Redhouse Group files for insolvency

APO Group launches new free training curriculum to empower PR professionals working in Africa

Investor-founder disconnect major threat to Africa’s tech startup funding

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SportPesa unveils festive delight with ‘Shika Kienyeji Na SportPesa’ campaign

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SportPesa unveils festive delight with ‘Shika Kienyeji Na SportPesa’ campaign

Communication Strategies: Building a positive relationship with sitting tenants during a sale

BURN Manufacturing, a Kenya-based clean cookstoves firm, gets $450,000 investment from TikTok and Yunus Social Business partnership

Sahara Group Foundation empowers 10 young African social innovators with seed funding

Top tricks on how to utilize your Samsung washing machine

Celebrating the first year of Copilot with significant new innovations

Tatu City awarded by UNCTAD as an ESG model zone

Kenya in alliance of countries set to secure 5 gigawatts of battery energy storage systems by 2024

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