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Month: October 2021

Analysis & Features

Preview: Can veteran Teixeira finally claim the light heavyweight crown?

October 30, 2021 admin 0

SuperSport viewers on DStv can look forward to seeing Ultimate Fighting Championship action as UFC 267 takes centre stage at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on the evening of Saturday 30 October 2021. SuperSport is your #HomeOfSport and [c]

Analysis & Features

Africa Tech Festival 2021 names nominees for awards’ categories

October 29, 2021 admin 2

The Africa Tech Festival Awards (formerly known as AfricaCom Awards), turns 14 in 2021.  The established industry awards acknowledge and recognize innovations and innovators who are enabling transformation, inclusivity, and digital democracy across the African [c]

CSR

Workpay, a Nairobi-based payroll startup, is expanding operations to Nigeria

October 29, 2021 admin 0

Workpay, a Nairobi-based YC graduate, is expanding operations to Nigeria to offer Core HR, Payroll, and employee record services. The startup has taken part in a host of accelerators in the last couple of years [c]

Analysis & Features

Squid Game becomes an attractive lure to spread cyberthreats

October 29, 2021 admin 0

During the month following its release, Squid Game, a South Korean survival drama TV-series, became Netflix’s biggest series, with more than 111 million viewers. Following demand from viewers, cybercriminals are not shy in taking advantage of fans’ eagerness to [c]

Analysis & Features

Airtel Africa unveils long-term sustainability strategy, with focus on transforming lives

October 29, 2021 admin 0

Airtel Africa, which has a presence in 14 countries across Africa, has launched a comprehensive sustainability strategy which sets out its detailed plans to improve the lives of millions of people across Africa through digital [c]

Analysis & Features

How to choose the right digital money transfer service

October 29, 2021 admin 0

If you have ever received money from a friend or relative living abroad or if you live and work in the diaspora and need to send money back home, it is likely that you are [c]

Analysis & Features

Zee Entertainment launches three new channels on StarTimes

October 29, 2021 admin 0

Zee Entertainment has announced the launch of Zee TV, Zee One and Zee Tamizh on pay television platform StarTimes Media. The channels will showcase a wide selection of family oriented programming such as award-winning series, [c]

CSR

Oneno Nam Primary School gets learning infrastructure, water access support from Safaricom Foundation

October 29, 2021 admin 2

Oneno Nam Primary School in Kisumu County has received infrastructure and water support worth Kshs 5.4 million from Safaricom Foundation. The Foundation renovated classrooms, an administration office, latrines and installed a borehole with a solar-powered pump. [c]

Analysis & Features

Venture legal firm TLP Advisory expands overseas to support Africa’s rising tech ecosystem

October 29, 2021 admin 0

TLP Advisory, a Nigeria-headquartered legal firm focused on Africa’s tech industry, has announced its expansion into the UK, US and Canada. Having worked with many of the continent’s rising technology companies, including Flutterwave and PiggyVest, [c]

CSR

Kenya’s sprint star Ferdinand Omanyala named LG Sports Personality for September

October 28, 2021 admin 0

Kenya’s sensational sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala has been named the LG Sport’s Personality for the month of September. Omanyala achieved the feat following his stellar performance at the Kenyan round of the prestigious 2021 World Athletics [c]

Analysis & Features

Liquid and Orange partner to expand network reach in Africa

October 28, 2021 admin 0

Liquid Intelligent Technologies and Orange have announced a new partnership to leverage each other’s existing networks in Africa, allowing them even greater access and opportunity to build their businesses throughout the continent. The partnership will [c]

Analysis & Features

IEC Telecom, Osta Tech host forum on digital transformation in Africa

October 28, 2021 admin 0

Digitalisation ensures a more sustainable and affordable option for continuity of operations. With Kenya quickly becoming a tech hub for East Africa, connectivity is crucial to empower business owners with increased opportunities for entrepreneurship and [c]

Analysis & Features

Oxygène wins international PR award for its ‘Kazi Mtaani’ campaign

October 28, 2021 admin 0

Integrated marketing communications firm Oxygène MCL has been named one of the 2021 Global SABRE Awards Winners for its Kazi Mtaani Public Relations (PR) campaign entry. Thanks to the firm’s Kazi Mtaani entry earlier rolled [c]

Analysis & Features

Preview: PGA Tour, Bermuda Championship, from October 28 – 31, 2021

October 28, 2021 admin 0

SuperSport viewers on DStv can look forward to seeing all the action from the PGA Tour’s Bermuda Championship at Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton Parish, Bermuda from Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 October 2021. SuperSport is the ultimate [c]

Analysis & Features

Prudential opens its Africa regional headquarters in Nairobi 

October 28, 2021 admin 0

Prudential has this week celebrated the opening of its Africa Regional Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. The life insurer moved its Africa Regional Headquarters from London to Nairobi to provide its businesses across Africa with greater [c]

Analysis & Features

Why screen size no longer determines the price of your new TV   

October 28, 2021 admin 0

For long, I believed (and I know most people did and still do), that the larger the screen size, then obviously the pricier the TV set. It has become like a truism. However, with changing [c]

Analysis & Features

Airtel Africa reports positive growth across all its subsidiaries

October 28, 2021 admin 0

Airtel Africa a revenue growth of $2.272 billion (or 25.2%) for the first half of 2022 as well as double digit growth across all its subsidiaries in the continent. During the second quarter of the [c]

Analysis & Features

Showmax and shriek: 15 movies to stream and scream this Halloween

October 28, 2021 admin 0

The Invisible Man, It: Chapter Two, Midsommar, Doctor Sleep, Freaky, Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark & more…  THE INVISIBLE MAN | Critically acclaimed blockbuster HG Wells’ adaptation starring Elisabeth Moss When Cecilia’s abusive ex takes his own [c]

Analysis & Features

OPPO showcases innovative technologies and initiatives at Developer Conference 2021

October 28, 2021 admin 0

OPPO held the 2021 OPPO Developer Conference (ODC) under the theme “Building A Better Future Together.” OPPO introduced a series of technologies such as Omoji, ray tracing, and heterogeneous computing and launched its brand new [c]

Analysis & Features

LG Sound Bar SNH5: All you need for the breathtaking audio experience 

October 28, 2021 admin 0

You may have already heard that in music, sound is everything. If you are listening to good music, then you also have to listen to it through a good and powerful sound system. The quality [c]

CSR

Seacom acquires Hirani Telecom, a Kenya-based triple-play service provider

October 28, 2021 admin 2

SEACOM has announced that it has completed the 100% acquisition of Hirani Telecom’s metro fibre network. The network will be incorporated into SEACOM’s existing metro network in Nairobi, and will be under its full control. [c]

CSR

Stephen Chege named to new role at Vodacom Group in South Africa

October 28, 2021 admin 0

Stephen Chege, Safaricom’s Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, has been appointed to a new role as Vodacom Group’s Chief External Affairs Officer, reporting to Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub as from 15, November 2021. Chege will take [c]

Analysis & Features

A Beginner’s Guide to Cloud Computing

October 28, 2021 admin 0

Cloud computing has had a huge impact on the way IT is approached today. The technology has brought about new opportunities, ideas and had a hand in creating a new era of business management. Most [c]

Analysis & Features

Useful Customer Service Tools for Streamlining Business Practices and Improving the Customer Experience  

October 28, 2021 admin 0

The internet and advancements in digital technology have led to a revolution in the ways that business is conducted in the modern day. The approaches that businesses adopt towards customer service have also been transformed [c]

CSR

GVG unveils seamless payments interoperability solution for Governments

October 26, 2021 admin 0

Global Voice Group (GVG), a regulatory technology developer and Big Data Analytics organisation, has launched TransFin, its seamless payments interoperability solution. The solution, aimed at governments and central banks, provides a secure and efficient gateway [c]

Analysis & Features

MultiChoice Group continues to impact people and businesses in Africa

October 26, 2021 admin 0

MultiChoice Group has published its Social Impact Report which details how Africa’s leading entertainment company continues to make a meaningful difference in the communities in which it operates. The group operates in 50 countries across [c]

Analysis & Features

5 cybersecurity best practices for businesses to better support their workforce

October 26, 2021 admin 0

By Andrew Bourne It has been almost two years since the pandemic began, with the first lockdown in March 2020 forcing businesses to adopt a remote working approach. Now that Kenya is opening up, a [c]

Analysis & Features

Autochek raises $13.1 million investment to revamp its technology and accelerate regional expansion 

October 26, 2021 admin 0

Autochek, the automotive technology company facilitating auto financing across Africa, has today secured $13.1mn in seed funding. Co-led by follow-on investors, TLcom Capital and 4DX Ventures, the round also had participation from existing investors, Golden [c]

Analysis & Features

Getting To Grips with Customer Retention: What You Can Do To improve It

October 26, 2021 admin 0

As well as gaining new customers, it is also important that businesses focus on retaining their existing ones too. Although it can feel exciting to entice new customers into buying your products/services, it’s the existing [c]

CSR

Nominations phase now open for 2022 Africa Digital Finance Summit awards

October 26, 2021 admin 0

Glass House PR, the organizer of Africa Digital Finance Summit (ADFS), is inviting participants to the ADFS Awards 2022 through nominations (self-nomination or nominating a company). The nominations are open from October 22 to December [c]

CSR

Vodacom South Africa launches Eco-SIM cards made from recycled plastic

October 26, 2021 admin 0

Vodacom has launched Eco-SIM cards made from recycled plastic as part of the telco’s ongoing commitment to reduce its impact on the environment by halving its greenhouse gas emissions by 2025. Vodacom will soon provide [c]

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OPPO’s new Bluetooth audio chip delivers quality as good as a wired connectivity

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Samsung outlines strategy to deliver on promise of connected experience and more sustainable future

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Samsung to showcase innovations developed from its C-Lab Startups program at CES 2023

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Enterprise users drive sales volumes of Samsung’s foldable smartphones

Y35 from vivo makes debut in Kenya’s mid-range device market

OPPO to reward brand fans in Kenya in new OPPO A77s promo

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Joel Chacha, the GM and Chief Strategist at Tell-Em, named among judges for 2023 PRWeek Global Awards

Friends and advice greatly determine people’s purchase decisions. Not Influencers.

Ogilvy in deal with Savannah Labs to develop Web3.0 solutions for brands and marketers in Africa

Idea Hive taps Muruiki Murunge as MD as it expands operations into East Africa

Ogilvy PR picks Rahul Titus to head new Business Influence unit

Ogilvy Africa wins Statue at London International Awards, a first for a Kenya-based PR firm

East Africa PR Week set for Mombasa County, Kenya, in mid-November

Lesso Lessons, a Roto Tanks project, wins 3 prizes at Loeries Africa and Middle East Grand Prix

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Cybersecurity Bulletin:

Almost 50% of cryptocurrency users fear losing money due to volatility, and no longer use digital currencies

ChatGPT: The impact will be social, not technical

How ChatGPT will influence cybersecurity

Staff in Africa, Middle East, and Turkey fear that a cyberattack may disrupt robotised production for weeks

What cyber confrontation looked like in 2022

StrongPity APT group’s espionage campaign targets Android users with trojanized Telegram app

BlueNoroff, an APT actor, adopts new malware techniques under guise of VC funds as it renews attacks

Sophos ranks top in the Omdia Universe report for comprehensive XDR solutions

Despite being prone to cyberattacks, employees believe robots can control city transport and logistics

Five healthy digital habits for 2023 from Kaspersky

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Friday January 20, 2023 is the entry deadline to pitch live at Africa Tech Summit Nairobi

Local African talent set to shine as CHAN 2022 kicks off on StarTimes

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Bold digital solutions needed to address health access challenges 

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With Africa set to become next global tech hub, here’s what it could mean for industries across the board

AVA to assemble BasiGo’s electric-powered buses for Nairobi PSV operators

mTek partners with Kyosk.app and Fin Africa to offer digital insurance services to over 100,000 retail outlets

AFEX names new management changes as it expands operations to Uganda

Kenya Association of Music Producers granted CMO license by KECOBO

LG rolls out color changing fridge with upto 190,000 possible color combinations

Almost 50% of cryptocurrency users fear losing money due to volatility, and no longer use digital currencies

Top 5 data privacy trends that will rule 2023

Epson partners with dry Fibre Technologies to create designer recycled clothes

Kenyan fintech Kyanda Africa among 11 startups picked for Cohort 3 of Africa Startup Initiative Program




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    Equity American Express Card members earn Membership Rewards points when they spend on their Cards. Now, they can redeem their points through a newly revamped website with more redemption options. The Membership Rewards website, recently [c] Source
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    E-Livestock Global has launched a solution powered by Mastercard’s blockchain-based Provenance solution, which  enables Zimbabwean farmers to prove the origin and health records of their cattle, while reducing risks to buyers. A first in the [c] Source
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    Three local startups have each received Ksh 1.25 million in cash awards from an innovation hub steered by the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) in collaboration with Prudential Life Assurance Kenya and other partners, to promote [c] Source
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    The Central Bank of Kenya has granted authorization to Pesapal Limited as a Payment Service Provider (PSP) to carry our Payment Gateway Services in compliance with the National Payment System (NPS) Act, 2011, NPS Regulations [c] Source
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