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Month: June 2019

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Kenyan Premier League initiative wins continental advertising awards

June 29, 2019 admin 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]

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

June 27, 2019 admin 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 admin 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 admin 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 admin 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 admin 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]

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

June 24, 2019 admin 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]

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

June 24, 2019 admin 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 admin 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 admin 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 admin 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 admin 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 admin 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 admin 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 admin 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 admin 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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Ian Fernandes, the Mediamax CEO, resigns after 5-year stint

June 19, 2019 admin 0

Ian Fernandes has formally announced his resignation as the CEO of Mediamax to progress to another stage in his career as he pursues opportunities in new media and entertainment. Ian is set to leave Mediamax [c]

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After Nairobi and Mombasa, Bolt set to expand services to Kisumu, Kakamega and Thika

June 19, 2019 admin 0

Bolt, the ride-hailing platform formerly called Taxify, is set to expand its operations beyond Nairobi and Mombasa and launch in 3 major urban centers in Kenya, setting the stage for a continued push to expand [c]

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Somalia’s IBS partners with Visa to offer convenient and secure transactions

June 19, 2019 admin 0

 IBS Bank has announced a partnership with Visa to deepen its payments services in Somalia by going live with its acquiring business on the Visa platform. Through the partnership, IBS Bank will accelerate its banking [c]

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Home solar solutions firm, Azuri, receives $26 million investment from Marubeni of Japan

June 19, 2019 admin 0

Azuri Technologies, a provider of pay-as-you-go solar home solutions to off-grid households across Africa, has received a strategic investment of US $26 million, led by Marubeni Corporation with additional participation from existing shareholders, including IP [c]

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Huawei Y9 Prime 2019, with pop-up selfie camera, to be launched in Kenya next week

June 18, 2019 admin 0

The HUAWEI Y9 Prime 2019 is set to be launched in the Kenyan market next week.The new device boasts an all-new HUAWEI Ultra Full View Display, a completely bezel-less design free of any notches, holes [c]

Analysis & Features

Despite willingness to use them, only 19% of South Africans comprehend how Cryptocurrencies work

June 18, 2019 admin 0

A new Kaspersky survey has discovered that a lack of understanding and trust is holding consumers back from using cryptocurrencies. Kaspersky’s report, ‘Uncharted territory: why consumers are still wary about adopting cryptocurrency’, reveals that whilst 34% [c]

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After “Please Call Me”, Safaricom now unveils reverse call service for on-net calls

June 18, 2019 admin 0

The more things change, the more they stay the same, so the saying goes. And this seems true in Kenya’s telecoms industry, or more specifically, with the industry leader, Safaricom. For Safaricom has decided to [c]

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Dangote Group picks Freshworks solution to enhance customer response time

June 17, 2019 admin 0

Nigeria’s Dangote Group has deployed Freshservice by Freshworks, the firm’s cloud-based service desk software that helps modernize the IT teams along with other business functions. Integration of Freshservice offers a host of Information Technology Infrastructure [c]

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Tala marks 5-year anniversary with plans to unveil new services, expand to other countries

June 17, 2019 admin 0

As it marks its five-year anniversary, Tala, the mobile lending app, has disbursed loans to over 2.5 million customers globally. When Tala (formerly Mkopo Rahisi) launched in Kenya in 2014, it was the first in [c]

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Jaime Morais, a former TV news anchor, to head GE operations in Angola

June 17, 2019 admin 0

General Electric (GE) has announced the appointment of Jaime Morais as the Country Leader for the company in Angola. In this position, Jaime will play a pivotal role in steering the next phase of strategy [c]

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Five key tech trends seen in online casinos in 2019

June 17, 2019 admin 0

As we trundle towards the halfway point of 2019, those interested in the technology used by the casino games industry will be looking forward to such events as G2E 2019 (October) and already preparing for [c]

Analysis & Features

Not all secure SD-WAN solutions are created equal

June 17, 2019 admin 0

By Nirav Shah  The SD-WAN market is experiencing rapid growth, with about 50% of organizations expected to have deployed SD-WAN by the end of 2019. But since it relies on direct internet access, SD-WAN introduces security [c]

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Product innovations, device sales push up Huawei in BrandZ’s annual ranking

June 16, 2019 admin 0

Huawei has strengthened its position in a major global brand index while also enhancing its brand value. BrandZ’s annual Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands study, published by WPP’s research arm Kantar, ranks Huawei 47th (up one [c]

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Kids appetite for online retail sites grows threefold, shows shift in browsing behaviour

June 16, 2019 admin 0

Compared to this time last year, children are becoming more active adopters of e-commerce sites: their interest in online shopping has more than tripled the last 12 months – from 2% to 9%. This is according [c]

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UoN among 16 universities set to access to IBM’s software for teaching and research purposes

June 16, 2019 admin 0

IBM has announced the expansion of its quantum computing efforts to Africa in a new collaboration with the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University) in South Africa. Wits University is the first African partner on the [c]

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