As the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic hits Africa’s business sector, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are in a fight for their survival. With slowing economies across the continent, low consumer confidence and now [c]
Kaspersky experts have recently detected a growing interest among phishers and scammers in the popular game console PlayStation, the new version of which is going to be launched in November. In the period of July [c]
Integrated e-shopping platform StarTimes GO, is set to roll out Crazy Friday, a day’s campaign that will see Kenyans access a variety of electronics, beauty products, design, portable gadgets at up to 50% discount. StarTimes GO [c]
Mastercard has announced a partnership with Samsung, Airtel Africa and Asante Financial Services to launch a pay-on-demand payments platform and drive the digital economy across Africa. Mastercard’s strategy is based on collaboration and partnerships that [c]
Safaricom Foundation has donated various medical equipment to St. Mary’s hospital and Mary Rice Centre in Kibra through its Ndoto Zetu initiative. St. Mary’s hospital which had been facing difficulties in attending to patients in [c]
Huawei, in cooperation with digital payment entity, Mondia Pay, has unveiled Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) service, for seamless, contactless payments for users in Africa and Middle region (MEA) through HUAWEI Mobile Services (HMS). Mondia Pay [c]
Mastercard has released a white paper revealing how gig work across East Africa is helping to drive economic growth by facilitating economic opportunities, improving livelihoods, and acting as a buffer against unemployment. However, for the [c]
Samsung Electronics East Africa has noted a great increase in the purchase of smart home appliances in the Kenyan market. This can be attributed to the Covid-19 pandemic that has resulted in more people adopting [c]
Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE), the operator of the largest bouquet of pan-Asian channels dedicated to Asian entertainment, and MultiChoice Group, have announced the launch of action movie channel KIX, on MultiChoice’s DStv. KIX will launch [c]
It’s about a month since youth-leaning smartphone brand, realme, launched its entry level device, realme 11, in the market. The entry of realme 11 to the market increased the number of the brand’s models already [c]
Affordability of devices remains one of the most significant barriers to smartphone adoption in Africa. The average cost of an entry level smartphone in Africa still exceeds 60% of average monthly income making smartphones largely [c]
By Jorge Mendes September is International Deaf Awareness month, in commemoration of the first World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf, which took place in September 1951. This year’s theme “Reaffirming Deaf People’s [c]
Smartphone brand vivo is set to roll out its new mid-range smartphone the vivo Y20 in the Kenyan market on October 8, 2020. The upcoming device will be a new addition to vivo’s youth-oriented and [c]
By Paul Ducklin Aren’t SMSes dead? Aren’t they just plain old text anyway? Surely they’re of no interest to cybercriminals any more? Well, SMSes aren’t dead at all – they’re still widely used because of [c]
When people talk about content creation, they think about the more popular careers like Youtubers or Live Streamers. Still, they cannot credit the microbloggers that dominate big companies like Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram. Content made [c]
Over 300 students at the Shikusa Borstal institution in Kakamega County will be able to access digital learning skills after Safaricom Foundation handed over 30 computers. The internet-enabled computers are aimed at enhancing the students’ [c]
In the run up to the fifth European Freelancers Week (#EFWeek), the European Coworking Assembly has released its 2020 Manifesto. The Manifesto aims to bring focus to the need for governments, businesses, and other stakeholders in the European economy [c]
The Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) has signed a collaboration agreement with tech-firm Huawei-Kenya that seeks to deepen financial inclusion in the banking sector through further deployment of technology and building fintech capacity. In the partnership, [c]
Digital Explorers has launched applications for the second cohort of the program. The second session will be a female-only track that will select up to 15 female Data Analysts and Data Scientists at entry-level who [c]
Safaricom Foundation has empowered ten community groups in the Rift region with items worth Kshs 1.5 million through its Ndoto Zetu initiative. Ndoto Zetu, which is part of the foundation’s philanthropic partnerships across the country, [c]
Regional security solutions provider Securex has confirmed plans to roll out advanced technology-based risk management systems as part of its business growth plans. The firm which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year is banking [c]
Information security and cloud security terms can be hard to follow – especially with all those acronyms like DLP, SAML, and more. As cloud technology expands and users incorporate more apps and services into their [c]
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has published Connecting Humanity – Assessing investment needs of connecting humanity to the Internet by 2030, a comprehensive new study that estimates the investment needed to achieve universal, affordable broadband connectivity [c]
Authorities in Nigeria have arrested two suspects who are believed to be behind a huge fraud scheme which nearly saw German health authorities pay EUR 2.4 million (about $2.8 million) for masks they never received. [c]
Only 12% of chief information security officers (CISOs) excel in all four categories of the Gartner CISO Effectiveness Index, according to a survey by Gartner.Gartner analysts presented the survey findings and discussed the traits of [c]
By Mashum Mollah Are you still using those old smartphones with 2 GB RAM? If so, then it is high time that you change your smartphone. The digital trends are changing, so if you cannot [c]
Hip-hop star and Grammy award-winner and producer Khaled Mohamed Khaled, aka DJ Khaled, recently added his voice to MTN Group’s efforts to raise awareness about the importance of wearing masks to fight the spread of [c]
The Rwanda Development Board (RDB), through its Chief Skills Office, has kick-started a weeklong online career guidance and outreach campaign for tourism and hospitality sector practitioners through the Kora job portal. The initiative aims to [c]
The smartphone application processor (AP) market declined by 26% in the second quarter of 2020 as smartphone sales plummeted due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting trade restrictions based on US companies by the [c]
Looking out over the skyline of the vibrant city of Johannesburg, one youth activist considers the work that still lies ahead to safeguard women’s rights and safety. In a country with one of the world’s [c]
Instagram is one of the most popular social media platforms globally, with over 100 million photos uploaded every day, and nearly 1 billion monthly active users. Individuals and companies share photos and messages about their lives [c]
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