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  • [ May 26, 2022 ] Kenyan subscribers to enjoy more local and Bollywood content as StarTimes boosts content offering CSR
  • [ May 26, 2022 ] Cameroonian business incubator, tech firm and Finnish education tech network to spread 5G Tech Spaces in Africa Analysis & Features
  • [ May 26, 2022 ] Preview: UEFA Champions League, coming on Saturday May 28, 2022 Analysis & Features
  • [ May 26, 2022 ] Smartphone brand realme defies supply chain disruptions to maintain high shipments to Kenya and Africa Analysis & Features
  • [ May 26, 2022 ] TikTok unveils contest to celebrate Africa in partnership with Confederation of African Football CSR
  • [ May 26, 2022 ] Sophos named Leader by KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for endpoint protection, detection and response CSR
  • [ May 24, 2022 ] Faulu launches new contactless cards with 3D security features Analysis & Features
  • [ May 24, 2022 ] GSMA improves women’s digital safety with mobile tokenisation  Analysis & Features
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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]

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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]

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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]

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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]

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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 Reno 7 series devices now available in Kenya from Kshs 43,000

OPPO Reno 7 to make global debut on April 25

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Huawei Super Device enables easier creativity between PCs and tablets via new Control Panel

OPPO releases updated version of ColorOS to coincide with launch of Android 12  

Samsung Freestyle: The portable screen projector for indoor and outdoor viewing

V23, the 5G model from vivo, now available in Kenya

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Preview: UEFA Champions League, coming on Saturday May 28, 2022

Meta launches campaign to spotlight and celebrate Africans making a global impact

Stream live the CAF Confederation Cup final clash between Orlando Pirates and RS Berkane on Showmax Pro this Friday

Announcing Class 5 of the Google Africa Developer Scholarship

MultiChoice opens auditions for seventh season of Big Brother Naija

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From head of South Africa, Karena Crerar now elevated to CEO of Edelman Africa operations

Liesl Williams, former partner at Engage BCW, named head of Razor PR in South Africa

BHM, a global PR and communications agency, expands into Kenya and Ghana

Newly launched PR book looks back at decades of spinning in South Africa

Launch Africa acquires stake in Africa’s first on-demand expertise platform

Impact of Cryptocurrencies on the Banking System

Flutterwave unveils redesigned logo at virtual event

Bemnet Yemesgen, an Ethiopian, named head of Creative Strategy and Brand Identity at Twitter

Study to gather data on PR industry and investigate issues and perceptions about PR

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Kenyan subscribers to enjoy more local and Bollywood content as StarTimes boosts content offering

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Smartphone brand realme defies supply chain disruptions to maintain high shipments to Kenya and Africa

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Chinese national in $35.7 million Ponzi scheme fraud nabbed in Papua New Guinea

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Joint INTERPOL operation leads to shutdown of webtoon site, arrest of Moroccan suspect

Sophos acquires SOC.OS to boost managed threat response and extended detection portfolio

Cryptocurrency scams: How crypto cons work and how to protect yourself

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Kenyan subscribers to enjoy more local and Bollywood content as StarTimes boosts content offering

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Pay television company StarTimes Media has announced revamped content offering across its local and Bollywood content giving viewers wider variety across its entertainment content genre at the same most affordable monthly subscription costs across its [c]

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Cameroonian business incubator, tech firm and Finnish education tech network to spread 5G Tech Spaces in Africa

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The recently launched Boris Bison Youth Empowerment Business Incubator in Douala, Cameroon; the pan-African video game publishing company Ludique Works; and Start North, the Finnish technology learning accelerator network, have announced a mutual MoU to [c]

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Preview: UEFA Champions League, coming on Saturday May 28, 2022

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Smartphone brand realme defies supply chain disruptions to maintain high shipments to Kenya and Africa

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Smartphone brand realme, currently recognised as the world’s fastest-growing smartphone brand, defied global supply chain disruptions to make it to the list of top 5 handset makers with record shipments to Africa. While annual global [c]

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