The National Steering Committee on Drought Response has distributed food hampers to over 85,000 residents of Samburu, Meru, Marsabit, Kilifi and Kitui Counties. The drought response campaign dubbed “WaKenya Tulindane” distributed the hampers to over [c]
ESET has announced the launch of the Progress Personas psychometric test, developed in partnership with Myers-Briggs Company, a pioneer in personality and professional development assessments. The test is designed for the curious and inquisitive, with [c]
Microsoft and Viasat have announced a new partnership to help deliver internet access to 10 million people around the globe, including 5 million across Africa. Viasat, a global communications company, is the first satellite partner [c]
Kenyans who make mobile money to bank account transactions will be in for an unpleasant surprise come the New Year. From this day going forward, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) plans to reintroduce charges [c]
Global foldable smartphone shipments are expected to grow by 52% YoY in the 2023 Financial Year to reach 22.7 million units, according to Counterpoint Research’s Global Foldable Smartphone Market Forecast, Q3 2022 report. For the 2022 Financial [c]
South Africa is ranked as the most food secure country in Africa, but with global agricultural supply being highly sensitive to shocks brought about by climate change, technology has an important role to play in [c]
Payments technology company, Cellulant has been named as the “Top Payments Gateway Brand in Kenya” at the Top Star Brand Awards 2022. The award recognises Cellulant as a leader in fintech and payments acknowledging the [c]
By Blessed Hwaire The retail industry is one of the few sectors of the economy that emerged from the pandemic relatively unscathed. Despite depressed consumer confidence levels, rising inflation and the increasing cost of living that could [c]
Samsung Electronics has announced it will be showcasing new innovative projects developed through its C-Lab program at CES 2023. To the public, Samsung will unveil four exciting projects from C-Lab Inside, its in-house venture program, [c]
LG Electronics (LG) is unveiling its 2023 soundbar lineup, including the brand-new SC9 and SE6 models, at CES in Las Vegas this January. A perfect match for LG’s 2023 TV lineups, the new soundbars deliver [c]
By Deryck Mitchelson Global organizations are digitally transforming via cloud native applications and services. Use of cloud native can drive innovation, accelerate speed to market, and can bring about cost savings that fuel new growth. [c]
Göran Marby has resigned as President and CEO of ICANN effective immediately. ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) announced that its board had accepted Marby’s departure. “On behalf of the Board I’d [c]
LG Electronics has upgraded its kitchen appliances to deliver upgraded, better culinary experiences, and value effective 2023 and beyond. The appliances, LG QuadWash Pro dishwasher, LG InstaView Combination Double Wall Oven, Electric Double Slide-in Range, and [c]
Are you worried about the safety of your data and personal information while browsing online? Do you want to know more about cyber security and how you can keep it up to scratch? If you [c]
Meta has released its `2022 Africa Year in Review‘, capturing some of the company’s investments and initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa across innovation, its support of SMEs and Creators as well as its work connecting communities. [c]
Boda Boda Integrated Management System (IMS), a company committed to addressing public safety, transport, and security challenges for boda boda riders, has partnered with Lami Technologies, an insurtech start-up to launch affordable motor and personal [c]
Spotify recently released Wrapped 2022, which provided some interesting insights into how people listened this year. Unsurprisingly, people are loving Burna Boy (and his new album Love Damini), further cementing his status as an African [c]
Kenya’s digital literacy gap is set to narrow further as the first ever mobile computer lab scales up its activity across the country with half of its beneficiaries expected to be girls and women. Built [c]
A select group of leading African decision makers, investors and innovators gathered recently in Cape Town, South Africa to reimagine what needs to be done for the future of Africa in a 2-day Summit hosted [c]
The One Equity Till Number is one of Equity’s fastest growing digital channel according to the Group’s recently released third quarter financial results. The value of transactions made on the platform grew three-fold (298%) from [c]
Brand communications network, Ogilvy Africa, has announced a strategic partnership with Kenya-based blockchain company, Savannah Labs, to lead the way in developing Web3.0 (web3) solutions for brands and marketers in sub-Saharan Africa. A vision for [c]
Opera Mini – the data-saving browser that already boasts over 100 million users in Africa – became the number one downloaded app in Kenya the past weekend thanks to the tremendous success of Opera’s “Shake [c]
Smartphone shipments in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region declined by 20.4% YoY and 12% QoQ to 35 million units in the third quarter of 2022, according to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Market [c]
The Egyptian Banking Institute (EBI), the training arm of the Central Bank of Egypt, has successfully launched the first round of “EBI Executive Program” for the African banking sector. The program, part of the framework [c]
Glovo has launched Glovo Local, a new program for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in the retail and restaurant industries to enable them to digitise their products and services in order to boost their growth. [c]
LG Electronics has announced its 2023 and beyond blueprint for the future, and innovations for the planet and the people to be exhibited through different products at CES 2023 in Las Vegas from January 5 [c]
In early December, ride hailing platform Uber suffered a data breach after a threat actor leaked the firm’s email addresses, corporate reports, and IT asset information stolen from Teqtivity, a third-party vendor which provides asset [c]
Huawei Kenya has kicked off the race to plug the national demand for qualified labour for the solar industry by pushing the pedal with the first cohort of 120 engineers undergoing technical capacity building in [c]
By Eugene N Nforngwa Energy access in Africa remains one of the continent’s major challenges. With soaring commodity prices across sub-Saharan Africa, leaders remain most concerned about energy shortages and the price of fuel at [c]
In mid-October this year, Samsung Electronics a new addition to its budget smartphone portfolio with the launch of the Galaxy A04s. Available in two versions, each coming at different price points – with the 64GB [c]
After a month-long break of club football due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the 2022/2023 football season is set to resume this festive season with all the action available live on Showmax Pro. The [c]
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