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Analysis & Features

Staff in Africa, Middle East, and Turkey fear that a cyberattack may disrupt robotised production for weeks

January 18, 2023 admin 0

Robotics are used together with industrial control systems for production, replacing manual labour and improving business efficiency. However, according to recent Kaspersky research, the majority of employees surveyed in manufacturing companies in the Middle East, [c]

Analysis & Features

What Are the Key Features of a Smart Hospital?

November 30, 2022 admin 0

More and more healthcare organizations decide to turn their institutions into smart buildings. What are the key features of a smart hospital? Why is it worth creating one and how to do it? Keep reading [c]

Analysis & Features

Zoho seeks more talent as it launches Digital Enabler package to transform Kenya’s SMEs

July 1, 2022 admin 0

Zoho, a global technology company, has launched Zoho Africa Digital Enabler (ZADE) package in Kenya to help small businesses take steps towards digital transformation. The company, which grew by 47% this year in Kenya, also [c]

Analysis & Features

Safaricom recruits over 300 local staff ahead of Ethiopia launch this year

May 14, 2022 admin 0

Safaricom is set to launch commercial operations in Ethiopia within the year as part of the company’s regional expansion efforts to provide modern telecommunications services to over 112 million Ethiopians. In readiness for the commercial [c]

Analysis & Features

SmartWage, a technology startup, raises $2 million to bridge gap between South Africa’s enterprises and their frontline staff

April 8, 2022 admin 0

SmartWage, an innovative HR and communications technology startup, has raised $2 million (R29m). The oversubscribed seed funding round was raised to support SmartWage’s vision of transforming Africa’s workforce through digital inclusion, particularly for frontline employees [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]

CSR

LG CEO outlines company’s priorities for 2022

December 29, 2021 admin 0

LG Electronics’ (LG) new CEO William Cho announced the company’s priorities for 2022, communicating the importance of being even more strategic in the new year to increase customer value and strengthen existing businesses while preparing [c]

Analysis & Features

Ogilvy Africa set to sack staff in Nairobi office in business re-modelling exercise

November 29, 2021 admin 0

With just weeks to Christmas festivities, a month to the New Year and the attendant budget commitments of January, the prospect and news of being sent home by your employer is arguably the most dreaded [c]

Analysis & Features

KEMSA reforms underway to boost delivery of Universal Health Coverage 

November 4, 2021 admin 0

The Board of the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) has confirmed that organisational reform efforts have been stepped up to position the Authority as an effective player in the local healthcare system. As an institution, [c]

Analysis & Features

11-member team appointed to Safaricom Ethiopia’s Executive Committee

September 7, 2021 admin 1

Days after announcing that it had embarked on a nationwide staff recruitment drive to take care of its operations,  Safaricom Ethiopia has now named a new team as part of its Executive Committee (ExCo) to [c]

CSR

Safaricom Ethiopia in staff recruitment drive ahead of commercial launch

September 3, 2021 admin 1

Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia (Safaricom Ethiopia) has announced a countrywide staff recruitment drive and introduced its leadership team as it affirmed its commitment to investing in Ethiopia’s digital future ahead of its commercial launch. At a [c]

CSR

Four ex-Ericsson staff charged for bribing officials in Djibouti to win contracts

May 27, 2021 admin 0

Four former Ericsson employees have been for bribing officials in Djibouti during an ongoing legal case in Sweden, according to media reports. Mobile World Live, a online publication of the GSM Association, reports that police [c]

Analysis & Features

6 Ways to Keep Your Office Running Smoothly and Efficiently

March 2, 2021 admin 0

Lack of orderliness in an office environment can take a toll on your balance sheet. As a manager saddled with having an organized office setting, it is essential to deploy measures that will help the [c]

Analysis & Features

Cyber Security Training: Why Your Employees Need One

December 8, 2020 admin 0

The pandemic has taught us many valuable lessons, and the main one is the importance of adaptation in a company and its ability to use technology to its advantage if necessary. The year 2020 saw [c]

Analysis & Features

Are International Employees a Good Investment for Growing Businesses?

November 4, 2020 admin 0

Every business tries to find a competitive edge over other businesses. Hiring international employees remains one of the best ways of doing this because it offers businesses several advantages. Many businesses are understandably unsure about [c]

CSR

Safaricom staff donate foodstuff to 2,500 households across Kenya

August 12, 2020 admin 0

Safaricom staff have donated foodstuff worth over Kshs 4 million to more than 2,500 vulnerable  households across the country. The donation is part of a staff initiative that saw Safaricom employees come together to contribute [c]

Analysis & Features

60% of workers to pick wellness-equipped smart facility over a remote office by 2022

August 7, 2020 admin 0

An increase in remote working employees and under-utilization of existing office spaces due to the COVID-19 pandemic will trigger a need for smart, wellness-equipped office spaces in the future, according to Gartner.“Due to COVID-19 many offices [c]

Analysis & Features

Time card theft is a big problem. Here’s how to stop it.

July 29, 2020 admin 0

Trust is at the core of every employer-employee relationship. You trust your people to do their jobs, and they trust you to compensate them for their work. Most of the time, it works. However, there’s [c]

CSR

SAP launches new portal to enable firms hire temporary staff for business continuity

July 28, 2020 admin 0

SAP has announced the launch of its Fieldglass External Talent Marketplace, a simple solution to help organizations quickly find and hire the temporary workers they need to support business continuity. The new solution is available [c]

Analysis & Features

Benefits of Data Integration for Your Business Value Enhancement

July 19, 2020 admin 0

With the increasing amount of data obtained through various channels, businesses face a segmented approach to data. Inconsistencies in data can cause delays and extra costs; that’s why it is of high priority to ensure [c]

News

Two Communications Authority staff test positive for Covid-19

July 17, 2020 admin 0

As cases of the Coronavirus continue to be reported from across the country, two employees of the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) have tested positive for the virus. The two employees, who are currently receiving [c]

Analysis & Features

5 factors that inform how Security Awareness training programmes are evolving

July 2, 2020 admin 0

By Amir Kanaan Among the wide range of reasons that cause cybersecurity incidents, inappropriate use of IT resources by employees remains a challenge for businesses. In 2019, half (52% enterprise, 50% SMEs) of companies faced a [c]

CSR

Safaricom temporarily shuts down TRM shop after staff member tests positive for Covid-19

May 31, 2020 admin 0

Safaricom has had to temporarily close down its shop at the Thika Road Mall (TRM) after one of the telco’s staff members tested positive for Covid-19 today (Sunday May 31, 2020) morning. According to a [c]

Analysis & Features

3-in-4 employees yet to receive any remote working cybersecurity guidance

May 18, 2020 admin 1

Three-in-four (73%) employees working from home have not yet received any specific cybersecurity awareness guidance or training designed to keep themselves secure from risks according to a recent Kaspersky global report, How COVID-19 changed the [c]

CSR

MTN announces $35.1 million relief package to tackle Covid-19 impact across operations

May 10, 2020 admin 0

MTN Group has announced a R250 million ($35.1 million) relief package in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Operating across 21 markets MTN Group has customised its response to recognize its responsibility to contribute both in [c]

BLOG

Is your business’s IT environment ready for the challenge during Covid-19 outbreak?

April 10, 2020 admin 0

Panicked responses to the infamous COVID-19 have triggered strange, yet substantial adaptation in remote collaboration innovations in work places all around the world. It’s not however, just large companies that are suffering in the wake [c]

CSR

Telkom Kenya unveils customized post-paid data bundle for University of Nairobi

April 9, 2020 admin 0

Telkom Kenya has launched a customised and reliable mobile data solution for the students, members of faculty and staff of the University of Nairobi (UoN), to enable continuity of learning, in light of the COVID-19 [c]

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Oracle to hire 2,000 staff globally to support customer growth, data centre expansion

October 9, 2019 admin 0

Oracle has announced plans to hire nearly 2,000 employees worldwide to work on its growing Oracle Cloud Infrastructure business. The new roles, which include software development, cloud operations, and business operations, will support Oracle’s rapidly [c]

CSR

Safaricom trains 60 employees on new digital careers, then retains them

September 18, 2019 admin 0

Safaricom has unveiled a program to empower and train employees who are looking to shift to new digital careers. Known as The Digital Academy, the initiative especially caters to employees working in technology careers that [c]

News

Kenyans most affected as Andela sacks over 400 staff in Nigeria, Uganda and Kenya

September 17, 2019 admin 0

Andela, the firm founded in mid 2014 to build distributed engineering teams with Africa’s talented software engineers, the company has announced that it’s set to sack approximately 250 junior engineers and staff from its Nigeria [c]

BLOG

Why food your staff buys across the road maybe ruining your firm’s performance

August 27, 2019 admin 0

Unhealthy foods while at work is slowing down productivity while driving up poor diet-related diseases like obesity, diabetes and cancer among employees. The latest study by British Journal of Health Psychology shows that, food has [c]

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Almost 50% of cryptocurrency users fear losing money due to volatility, and no longer use digital currencies

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With Africa set to become next global tech hub, here’s what it could mean for industries across the board

AVA to assemble BasiGo’s electric-powered buses for Nairobi PSV operators

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