About ICT firms’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) or investment intitiatives, efforts and contributions.
Mountain climbing is one of the common outdoors sport that majority of Kenyans especially those who live in urban areas engage in as a way of keeping fit, networking or killing boredom. Most common places [c]
TikTok recognises the challenges guardians face parenting in the digital age with countless devices and apps available to families today. Keeping teens educated and safe requires collaboration among parents, experts, governments, and platforms. In that [c]
An app launched by INTERPOL will help identify stolen cultural property, reduce illicit trafficking, and increase the chances of recovering stolen works and artefacts. INTERPOL’s ID-Art app enables users ranging from law enforcement to the [c]
Online presence and usage of applications have become more prevalent than ever. Right from traveling to making dining reservations and purchasing daily groceries, there is a mobile application for every task. Did you know that [c]
DHL Global Forwarding, Freight, the international freight specialist division of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has announced new features and greater functionality for myDHLi, coinciding with the digital platform’s first anniversary. After a successful launch of [c]
With over 7 million South Africans unemployed at the end of the first quarter of 2021, the need to connect people to jobs is now more important than ever. This is why Vodacom is launching [c]
As part of its strategy to grow its business in West Africa, Kaspersky has partnered with value-added distributor DataGroupIT to provide the global cybersecurity company with access to new markets in Nigeria and Ghana. “DataGroupIT [c]
Scammers are constantly searching for new ways to steal users’ data. Last year, a completely new category of opportunity became one of the most profitable scams for fraudsters. They extensively used COVID-19 related spam letters [c]
Despite ongoing discussions around minimising the risk of bias in the technology, artificial intelligence (AI) can help address some of Africa’s most pressing issues. Whether it is in healthcare, education, sustainability, or even social development [c]
Anyone who uses a computer should make themselves familiar with basic maintenance and repair procedures. This might seem unrealistic, and maybe that is so. However, the fact remains that all users will be better off [c]
MultiChoice has announced that from June 2021, DStv customers will be able to amp up their entertainment by adding movie channels onto their current packages at a fraction of the cost. During the 2021 MultiChoice [c]
Imagine a world where we could recycle and reuse all the products we consume. The world would be a far cleaner, healthier and safer place to live. Today, the world is facing a garbage crisis, [c]
Muthoni Unchained, a company whose culture hub and online marketplace for artisans is empowering Africa’s creative economy today announced they have been selected to join the Legends Jasiri Edition – a revolutionary platform conceptualised and [c]
The Legatum Center for Development & Entrepreneurship at MIT has launched the Foundry Fellowship, a first-of-its-kind leadership program for accomplished entrepreneurs who are considering their role in shaping the future of the African innovation ecosystems in which they [c]
MultiChoice Kenya has announced that SuperSport, Africa’s leading aggregator of sporting content, will broadcast the EURO 2021 games live. SuperSport will give DStv and GOtv customers front row seats to all 51 matches of the [c]
In the first quarter of 2021, the number of DDoS attacks dropped by 29% compared to the same period in 2020, but increased by 47% compared to the fourth quarter of 2020, according to data [c]
Equity Afia has opened 5 new medical centres in South B, Ngong Road, Kitui, Juja and Pangani bringing the franchise’s network to 41. Using the Hub and Spoke franchise model, Equity Afia is focussed on increasing access to [c]
Penda Health, a medical services provider operating 21 medical centres in Nairobi and its environs, has opened an in-network referral center offering specialist services to its clients as it expands its affordable health care model [c]
As the world went into pandemic lockdown in 2020, consumers shifted their spending habits to embrace contactless tap-and-go payments and online shopping. As stores closed and social distancing took hold, retailers worldwide moved their businesses [c]
Kaspersky researchers have uncovered TunnelSnake, an ongoing advanced persistent threat (APT) campaign, active since 2019, which has targeted regional diplomatic entities in Asia and Africa. The attackers deployed a previously unknown rootkit dubbed Moriya. This [c]
The partner organisations behind Lacuna Fund – Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Google.org, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the initiative “FAIR Forward: Artificial Intelligence for All”, implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH [c]
Mizizi Africa Homes has announced it has today begun to build responsive homes, allowing clients to take the lead role in coming up with ideas and inspiration to new housing designs. The developer is responding [c]
Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company, together with the government’s Ajira Digital programme and getINNOtized, have announced the launch of AWS re/Start youth cloud skills training programme in Kenya. The first cohort of 50 [c]
Safaricom Foundation has refurbished and equipped the newborn and maternal high dependency units at Kenyatta National Hospital branch in Othaya at a cost of Kshs 15 million. The renovated units which were officially opened by [c]
Kaspersky conducted a study based on anonymised OS metadata provided by consenting Kaspersky Security Network users. The survey has found that 20% of PC users in Kenya are still using the end-of-life OS Windows 7, [c]
Nothing is as great as a gift from a pure heart. A gift melts hearts levels the ups, fills the downs, calms down waves of anger and turns enemies into great friends. A gift cements [c]
Reigning world marathon champion Ruth Chepng’etich is the LG/SJAK Sports Personality of the Month for April. The win follows her superb performance in the Kolay Istanbul Half Marathon, where she posted a new world record [c]
Sophos, a global provider of next-generation cybersecurity solutions, has announced that its endpoint products have ranked first in all three of SE Labs’ protection tests, achieving an unprecedented 100% total accuracy score across the board. [c]
Whether you’re an entrepreneur looking to sharpen your current skills, a first-time job seeker, or hoping to find a new position, helpful tools on your smartphone can come in very handy. Especially, if you don’t [c]
By Tonny Tugee With a flourishing ICT sector that has grown by an average of 10.8% every year since 2016 and as a home to some of Africa’s most innovative start-ups, Kenya’s nickname of “Silicon [c]
Africa House London, a trade agency established to encourage trade, commerce, and investment between the UK and a selected number of Sub-Saharan African high-growth markets, has selected Kaspersky as its cybersecurity risk management commercial partner [c]
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