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  • [ August 12, 2022 ] Tripesa, a B2B travel tech startup, raises funds to expand operations in Kenya and Uganda CSR
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Analysis & Features

Use of wearables led to rise in physical activity despite pandemic curbs

August 6, 2022 admin 1

Huawei has released the findings of their newest research project on the effect wearable fitness trackers have had on individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. While general mobility was restricted in many countries during the pandemic, this new [c]

Analysis & Features

Banks key in resilience and recovery of MSMEs from pandemic and global shocks

August 2, 2022 admin 0

By Elizabeth Wasunna Last month, the world celebrated the 5th anniversary of Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day – MSME Day – with a focus on the need to raise awareness of the tremendous contributions [c]

CSR

Global smartphone shipments declined by 9% year-on-year in second quarter of 2022

August 2, 2022 admin 0

The global smartphone market took a further dip in the second quarter of 2022, with shipments declining by 9% year-on-year to reach 294.5 million units, according to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Market Monitor service. Deteriorating economic [c]

Analysis & Features

Online survey shows Kenyans’ changing lifestyles and habits

May 17, 2022 admin 0

Ipsos Kenya has released a new report detailing how the COVID-19 pandemic has led to changes in Kenyans’ lifestyles. The study titled Pulse on Kenyans and COVID-19, shows Kenyans have become more aware of their [c]

CSR

Huawei feted for prioritizing staff during Covid 19 restrictions

January 31, 2022 admin 0

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]

Analysis & Features

Bill Gates spotlights 3 Africans working to prevent the spread of Covid-19

December 9, 2021 admin 0

By Bill Gates As Africa faces many challenges during the pandemic, these heroes are making a difference. In Africa, the latest statistics on COVID-19 are discouraging. Just 6 percent – about 78 million – of the continent’s [c]

Analysis & Features

Microsoft tips organisations on how to unlock hybrid work success

November 23, 2021 admin 0

As we enter the third year of hybrid work due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Microsoft has recommended three strategies that it believes will be critical to the success of the new world of work in [c]

Analysis & Features

Covid-19 driving uptake of digital financial services

November 13, 2021 admin 0

They say every cloud has a silver lining, and the Covid-19 pandemic seems to be inspiring the growth of digital financial services if the recently released financial results of the region’s largest commercial bank and [c]

Analysis & Features

Mitel urges business organizations to adapt to Covid -19 disruptions

October 21, 2021 admin 0

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to pose challenges to the global economy, organizations have been advised to transform their businesses in order to remain afloat. Speaking at the Mitel United 2021 conference held in Dubai [c]

Analysis & Features

In delivering transformation post COVID, people matter – Lenovo research

October 15, 2021 admin 0

The business world inevitably reflects the society that surrounds it, as changes in societal norms and evolving cultural values naturally filter into office environments. After all, businesses are composed of people. What’s less obvious is [c]

Analysis & Features

Covid-19 and data science: Modelling a pandemic

August 31, 2021 admin 0

By Mark Lambrecht According to media reports, analysed data for South Africa suggests that the current wave of infections (wave 3) is expected to end around the end of August 2021, but that estimates indicate [c]

Analysis & Features

LG: The future of shopping is in Augmented Reality

August 24, 2021 admin 0

The tectonic shift in lifestyle triggered by the coronavirus pandemic has catapulted online shopping into a massive global enterprise with people now using virtual platforms to buy goods and services. One of these is Augmented [c]

Analysis & Features

INTERPOL issues alert to 194 members as fraudsters target governments with Covid-19 vaccine scams

August 20, 2021 admin 0

INTERPOL has issued a global alert for organized crime groups attempting to defraud governments with fake offers to sell COVID-19 vaccines. The warning follows some 60 cases in 40 countries around the world where individuals [c]

Analysis & Features

What to consider when continuing the Remote / Hybrid work model

August 18, 2021 admin 0

The employment landscape has begun to change. There’s been a steady exploration of remote work models over the last decade or so. Yet, it’s been the past year of the COVID-19 pandemic that has really [c]

Analysis & Features

Huawei moves up in Fortune’s Global 500 List 2021 ranking

August 13, 2021 admin 0

Huawei’s ranking in the global top 500 enterprises has improved to 44 this year, up from 49 in 2020. The privately employee-owned firm entered the list for the first time in 2010, coming in 397th [c]

Analysis & Features

Will the office make a comeback after Covid-19?

August 5, 2021 admin 0

The Covid-19 pandemic and resulting lockdowns worldwide have challenged conventional ideas on how we work and what a workplace should look like. Will the traditional 9-5 workday and five-day work week at the office come [c]

CSR

MTN, Africa CDC launch drive urging people to observe Covid-19 control measures

August 2, 2021 admin 0

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and pan-African telecoms operator MTN have launched a joint campaign – “One More Push” – to encourage people across the continent to not give up [c]

Analysis & Features

How Kenyans are coping with the mental health effects of Covid-19

July 29, 2021 admin 1

Even before 2020, that’s before the outbreak of the current pandemic, Kenya already had a significant portion of the population that was grappling with mental health. And this was (and is still) an issue the [c]

Analysis & Features

Vaccine distribution inequalities and their effects on Kenyans

July 27, 2021 admin 1

The Covid-19 has been with us for over a year, since the first case was reported in the country in the first quarter of 2020. Even though members of the public still have to adhere [c]

CSR

Kaspersky records over 5,000 fake websites worldwide related to Covid-19

July 22, 2021 admin 0

During the pandemic, Kaspersky alone recorded more than 5,000 fraudulent sites globally related to the Coronavirus. During this period, the company also prevented more than one million users’ attempts to visit these sites, according to [c]

Analysis & Features

Telling statistics place employee wellness top of mind in the post-COVID world

July 7, 2021 admin 1

By Bernard Martyris  As HR leaders look towards the post-COVID economy, employee wellbeing will need to feature at the top of their list. No business leader would have predicted that this era in history would [c]

Analysis & Features

3 Ways that Covid-19 Affected the Electronics Industry

June 27, 2021 admin 0

Like nearly every sector, the electronics industry has changed significantly because of the pandemic. Not only was the supply of components affected as the world was reeling from initial outbreaks, and continues to be deeply [c]

CSR

MTN Group named most helpful private sector brand during pandemic

June 4, 2021 admin 0

MTN Group’s brand is growing from strength to strength, evidenced by its top rankings in two separate independent brand surveys released this week. MTN remains the ‘Most Admired African Brand’ in the Brand Africa 100: Africa’s [c]

Analysis & Features

Rise in use of new tech, improved digital capabilities among key priorities of region’s family businesses

May 25, 2021 admin 0

PwC has released findings of the Family Business survey at a time when the East African family businesses have seen mixed performance over the last financial year (pre-Covid-19), with 46% experiencing growth and 31% seeing [c]

Analysis & Features

INTERPOL in new five-year, $3.3 million project to tackle digital piracy

May 23, 2021 admin 0

With reports of digital piracy increasing by more than 60 per cent in some countries during the past 12 months, INTERPOL is launching a new project to tackle this fast growing crime area. With EUR [c]

Analysis & Features

Kenyans report dizzying levels of earning declines in first quarter of 2021 – GeoPoll

May 22, 2021 admin 0

As services suspended for Kenya’s latest lockdown have resumed at speed, GeoPoll has unveiled its latest pan-African poll showing Kenyans are more worried than ever about the financial impact of Covid-19 and the accompanying restrictions. [c]

Analysis & Features

Healthcare supply chain start-ups in Africa abound, and keen to support the COVID-19 response – report

May 17, 2021 admin 0

Healthcare consulting firm, Salient Advisory, has launched a health care report calling on donor agencies, governments and impact investors to accelerate the impact and scale of African health-tech innovators working in supply chain. The report, [c]

Analysis & Features

Scamming activities around COVID-19 vaccines intensified in first quarter of 2021

May 12, 2021 admin 0

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]

CSR

MultiChoice donates Kshs 2.3 million worth of PPEs to Ministry of Health to support fight against Covid-19

April 21, 2021 admin 0

MultiChoice Kenya, the home of Kenya’s most-loved video entertainment brand, has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worth Sh2.3 million to the Ministry of Health intended for people in high-risk areas and those at the frontline in support [c]

Analysis & Features

GSMA presents health, safety protocols for Mobile World Congress 2021

March 15, 2021 admin 0

The GSMA has shared details of its health and safety plan for MWC21 Barcelona. The plan was developed in coordination with and approved by the Catalan health authorities responsible for the regulations governing MWC21, including [c]

Analysis & Features

COVID-19 vaccines now on sale on the Darknet for $250 to $1,200

March 7, 2021 admin 0

The entire globe is currently undergoing one of the largest and most complex vaccination campaigns in history, and, not surprisingly, scammers and sellers on the dark market have been eager to make a profit off [c]

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