SAP Africa has opened its Experience Center in Johannesburg, the first of its kind in Africa and one of only a handful of similar centers in the world. The formal ceremony was conducted by Tjaart [c]
The ABB FIA Formula E Championship has announced that StarTimes will broadcast all the remaining races of the current season live across its linear and digital channels in Africa. The new broadcast partnership will see [c]
Kenya’s e-retailer, Jumia, has opened up its online platform to brands and corporate organizations for advertising. The company’s CEO, Sam Chappatte, made the disclosure during the launch of Jumia Advertising Services (JAS). “20% of active [c]
The global smartphone market declined 1% year-on-year (YoY) in the 2019 calendar year, according to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Market Monitor service, marking the first time that the smartphone market has declined for two [c]
It’s said that nothing can be as rewarding as sharing – be it our time, resources or our various God-given talents and acquired skills. This is something Fatma Ali (pictured) has become aware of (and [c]
By Christoph Fitih As the new decade dawns, the telecommunications industry (specifically mobile), has finally woken up to the fact that its economics need to change, especially with the advent and expected widespread uptake of [c]
Kaspersky found 30,982 malicious files that used the names of artists or their tracks in order to spread malware Cybercriminals are actively abusing the names of artists and songs nominated for a Grammy 2020 award, [c]
Now and again, a new Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solution sees a combination of factors unite to create a ‘perfect storm’ of demand – one that is exacerbated by the various vendors’ inability to [c]
Africa Magic will announce nominees in all 28 categories in the seventh edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) on Thursday, February 6, 2020. DStv and GOtv viewers should tune in at 11.00 pm EAT [c]
Logistics platform, Sendy, which has been in existence for 5 years, connects drivers with businesses through technology making it easier for them to move goods locally and regionally, has raised Kshs 2 billion in fresh [c]
Deseré Orrill of Ole!Connect, takes a look underneath the hood of autonomous transportation, what it means to our future mobility, and whether we are ready to relinquish the wheel, or not… Currently, there’s a lot [c]
By Barry Cook We share a lot more information in the digital world than we used to. Businesses, organisations, close family, friends and acquaintances – all have access to some of our important personal data. [c]
The India smartphone market surpassed the USA for the first time on an annual level, becoming the second-largest smartphone market globally, reaching 158 million shipments in 2019 with 7% year-on-year (YoY) growth, according to the latest [c]
After more than 3 years, Simon Kariithi has left Multichoice Kenya after serving in various capacities from early 2017. Kariithi together with Mwendwa Maundu, Kenneth Oyolla and Wycliffe Omondi joined Multichoice Kenya in March 2017 [c]
Did you know that research suggests that over 1,000 Android apps collect location data and other information from phone users, even if no permission was given? While some app developers will often use information about you [c]
A new portal, set to go live in the first half of this year, will allow Ethiopians with an internet connection to explore and download data on development indicators within the country. The project, initiated [c]
Leila Janah, the founder and CEO Samasource, passed away last week due to complications from Epithelioid Sarcoma, a rare form of cancer. She was 37 years old. Samasource, the organisation Leila founded in 2008, delivers [c]
Huawei Mobile Kenya will on the beginning of next month – that is Saturday February 1, 2020 – officially open its first Experience Store that will showcase and sell all of the brand’s devices and [c]
In 2019, Kaspersky prevented attacks carried out by Shlayer, a malware Trojan family, at least once on every tenth device using Kaspersky Solutions for Mac, making this threat the most widespread for macOS users. A smart [c]
Cash flow is the number one reason why most businesses fail: 82% of small businesses go under due to poor cash flow. This challenge isn’t limited to small businesses, either. Just this year, KPMG found [c]
The five winners of the 2019 World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Awards were revealed recently at WFP’s annual Global Management Meeting in London, UK. From microloans for mothers to pop-up retail shops in emergencies, the [c]
The features of modern SEO or Search Engine Optimization enable modern businesses to relate it with their Social Media Marketing Strategy. This provides far better results than any other form of traditional business marketing strategy. [c]
Microsoft has announced a data breach that affected one of its customer databases. In a blog article, titled Access Misconfiguration for Customer Support Databases, the firm admits that between December 5 and December 31, 2019, [c]
Mobile technology firm, Upstream, has appointed Raul Martinez, a long serving executive at Tigo, as its new Chief Commercial Officer (COO). Based in London, Martinez will be responsible for driving Upstream’s revenue growth and business [c]
After the integration with SolarWinds N-central in 2019, Kaspersky has integrated its cybersecurity solutions with the SolarWinds Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) platform to help service providers (MSPs) support smooth operations and make their routines [c]
Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) and Mastercard have announced the winner of their recent campaign, Who Would You Take. Leonard Ochuro, a 35-year-old businessman in the construction and interior design sector, won the campaign’s grand prize [c]
Launched by Orange, Y’Africa is a 13-episode series to be broadcast across 17 African countries between February 6 to April 30, 2020 and then globally over the summer of 2020. Y’Africa is a project initiated [c]
In developing economies, the key to socio-economic growth is access to finance, but the challenge is to increase loans to individuals and SMEs without suffering the fall-out of bad debt. The Central Bank of Nigeria [c]
Kaspersky experts have detected a new online fraud scheme designed to trick people into thinking they are owed compensation. Under the pretext of offering compensation for personal data leaks, scammers instead urge users to buy [c]
Demand up, demand down. Is digital transformation killing the channel? Digital transformation. Over the past few years, those two words have been hyped to the point of dizziness, sticking like glue to boardroom conversations and [c]
TikkTok, the leading platform for short-form mobile video, has launched a new online campaign titled #AllTheDifference in collaboration with one of the world’s major nonprofits, the World Economic Forum (WEF). The initiative aims to promote [c]
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