AFEX, Nigeria’s commodities market player and the country’s first private sector commodities exchange, has announced the reopening of its $240 million (₦100 billion) Asset-Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP) to help stabilize Nigeria’s agriculture sector by offering [c]
Reported fraud across the financial services industry in Africa has spiked however, Eva Crouwel (pictured), head of financial crime at Luno, a global cryptocurrency platform, says that while financial crime is on the rise, there [c]
Insurers’ use of predictive analytics to fight fraud has reached an all-time high, according to the latest insurance fraud technology study by the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud and analytics and AI leader SAS. The State of Insurance [c]
Safaricom has partnered with NSSF to enable customers to conveniently access services through the NSSF Mini App on the M-PESA Super App. Customers can register for NSSF membership, keep track of their contributions, top-up and [c]
LG Electronics has unveiled upgradable home appliances that offer an option for users to level up their experience in line with their unique and changing lifestyle. Developed under the concept, Evolving Appliances For You, LG upgradable [c]
A global best practice organization on managing people at the workplace has given Huawei Technologies special commendation for handling its workforce in Kenya at the height of the Covid 19 restrictions last year. Known as [c]
VAR (virtual assistant referee) technology is arguably one of the most controversial technological additions to the world of football. Imagine placing a bet on liontips.com for your favorite player to score in a game. Lucky [c]
Sophos has released findings from an incident involving Midas ransomware that took place over two months and involved extensive lateral movement through the target’s network to compromise machines and accounts, run PowerShell scripts, and seize more than 2,000 [c]
After a long wait, the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finally kicked off with a glittering opening ceremony on Sunday, January 9, in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The 33rd edition of the tournament brought together 24 [c]
The Orange board has appointed Christel Heydemann as the group’s new CEO with effect from 4 April 2022. Christel Heydemann, who’s currently the Executive VP for Europe Operations at Schneider Electric, has been picked by [c]
New Cisco research has quantified the success of various strategies for vulnerability management and the exploitability of entire organizations, expanding the risk-based playbook for cybersecurity practices. With an average of 55 new software vulnerabilities published every day [c]
Eutelsat Communications and Intersat, a major provider of internet solutions in Africa, have signed a multi-year deal representing several hundred Mbps to address the connectivity needs of enterprises, institutions and individuals in Gambia, Guinea Bissau [c]
The global smartphone market grew for the first time since 2017, with annual shipments reaching 1.39 billion units in 2021, according to the latest research from Counterpoint Research’s Market Monitor service. Despite the 4% annual growth, however, annual shipments [c]
Who will seize a chance at making history? Fans of the WWE can gear up for another thrilling Pay-Per-View event, the Royal Rumble, which will be held at the Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Missouri [c]
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) of Uganda has transformed its customer experience with powerful self-service capabilities by introducing an AI-powered digital customer assistant named ‘Sanyu’ based on Avaya technology. Sanyu, an advanced chatbot that [c]
With major European leagues taking a winter break till 5 February, 2022, football fans can now turn their undivided attention to the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations as the tournament gets to the crucial quarter [c]
Huawei South Africa’s Seeds for the Future class of 2021 has been placed in the top ten of the organisation’s global Tech4Good programme competition, winning recognition for their project aimed at protecting the country’s endangered [c]
YouTube has revealed the names of African creators who have been selected to join a global cohort of 135 from around the world, in its flagship #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund initiative. The fund focuses on investing [c]
ESET researchers have discovered that the news website of Hong Kong pro-democracy radio station D100 was recently compromised to serve a Safari exploit that installed cyberespionage malware on site visitors’ Macs. The watering-hole operations the [c]
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has unveiled Sophos ZTNA, the only zero trust network access (ZTNA) offering that fully integrates with an industry-leading, next-generation endpoint solution – Sophos Intercept X – providing advanced endpoint protection [c]
With national demand growing for highly specialized ICT skills across multiple industries, the future belongs to those who have an understanding of how organizations work and possess ideas with possible solutions to the myriad problems [c]
By Hyther Nizam With digital transformation picking up faster than ever before in the business landscape, most organisations today employ a mix of business tools to run their operations across sales, marketing, finance, HR, etc. [c]
Nowadays when any IT business is global, it is difficult to define which startups are the most successful. That is why we have prepared the list of the most socially important startups you may not [c]
Crime and Justice, Njoro wa Uba, This Love and three more Kenyan shows were among the ten most-watched titles overall on Showmax in 2021 in Kenya, according to the latest viewing statistics from Showmax, showing that Kenyans’ appetite [c]
By TM Roh When I look around me, I’m astounded by how much innovation exists in our world today. Yet I am most excited about the evolution of the smartphone. This single device gave way [c]
By Sa Nyuong Kim School infrastructure is a crucial foundation for learning and delivery of sustainable education at the community level. Learning facilities in schools should enable unimpeded transmission of knowledge by teachers to students [c]
SuperSport viewers on DStv can look forward to seeing all the action from the first tennis Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open, which will wrap up at Melbourne Park from Tuesday 25 to Sunday 30 January [c]
By Mercy Ndegwa Tapping into creators is an extremely valuable tool for businesses, but you need to know how to authentically work together in order to reach the right people. The value of the creator [c]
The December holidays meant late afternoon braais by the pool, walks on the beach, hiking in the mountains, picnics in the park, and spending more time with loved ones. It’s only natural that you wanted [c]
By Duncan Azenga In the last two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted not just the ability of companies to commit to innovation and new initiatives, but also work practices for majority of their [c]
As African enterprises continue their digital transformation initiatives accelerated by the pandemic, talent is once again in the spotlight. World Bank data suggests more than 230 million jobs in Africa will require digital skills by the [c]
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