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  • [ August 6, 2022 ] Use of wearables led to rise in physical activity despite pandemic curbs Analysis & Features
  • [ August 6, 2022 ] Kaspersky shares online gaming safety tips for children Analysis & Features
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  • [ August 5, 2022 ] Global PC shipments post largest year-on-year drop in the second quarter of 2022 Analysis & Features
  • [ August 5, 2022 ] GroupM report highlights consumer attitudes, preferences and behaviours shaping buying decisions Analysis & Features
  • [ August 5, 2022 ] Beacon Power Services raises $2.7 million to expand operations beyond Nigeria and Ghana Analysis & Features
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Sitho Mdlalose recalled back to South Africa to head Vodacom from Tanzania

May 21, 2022 admin 0

Vodacom Group has announced the appointment of Sitho Mdlalose as the Managing Director (MD) of Vodacom South Africa, effective 01 July 2022. Sitho is currently the MD of Vodacom Tanzania, a position he has held [c]

Analysis & Features

Maisha Magic Movies set to premier 45 new movies from the region throughout March

March 5, 2022 admin 0

Maisha Magic Movies (DStv 141) has announced a March Movie festival that will feature 45 movies from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania that are set to thrill fans of local programming. The movies will range from [c]

Analysis & Features

Safal Group names winners of regional wildlife photography contest

December 14, 2021 admin 0

Safal Group, the Kenya-based steel building solutions provider and manufacturer, has announced winners of the Safal Eye in the Wild Photography Competition 2021. Kenya’s Anthony Ochieng Onyango was crowned overall winner of the SEITW Photography [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

Spotify’s Ad Studio now available in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana and Jamaica

November 25, 2021 admin 0

Spotify’s self-serve ad platform, Ad Studio, launched this week in Jamaica, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, making the innovative advertising medium available to even more artists around the globe. Ad Studio is a tool [c]

Analysis & Features

Airtel and I&M Bank partner to launch mobile loan service in Tanzania

October 11, 2021 admin 0

Airtel Tanzania, in partnership with I&M Bank Tanzania, has launched an overdraft mobile money service that will enable customers to complete their transactions seamlessly without sufficient funds in their Airtel Money wallets, subject to terms and [c]

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Dimension Data picks Christopher Makyao to head its operation in Tanzania

September 20, 2021 admin 0

IT solutions and technology provider, Dimension Data, has appointed Christopher Makyao as the MD for its Tanzania business. Making the announcement, Dimension Data East and West Africa MD Richard Hechle said the company was beefing [c]

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Safaricom, Kenya Airways sponsor 3 drivers to Tanzania leg of African Rally Championship

July 23, 2021 admin 0

Kenya’s FIA rally stars Hamza Anwar, McRae Kimathi and Jeremy Wahome have expressed confidence ahead of the 3rd round of the African Rally Championship that kicks off on Friday 23 July to Sunday 25 July [c]

Analysis & Features

Footballers inspire and improve educational opportunities at Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

February 8, 2021 admin 0

“Education is not a privilege; it is a birth right,” says former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. But for millions of children around the world, this simply isn’t the case. Educational technology is hard to come [c]

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DCA reveals winners of eHealth Innovation essay writing contest

October 13, 2020 admin 0

The Dot Connect Africa (DCA) Digital Academy has announced the winners of its 2020 eHealth Innovation Essay Writing contest. The essay writing competition was created for university students to participate and use this special #StayAtHome [c]

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Azam TV migrates its video platform for enhanced performance

October 2, 2020 admin 0

Azam TV has completed the migration of its video platform from the Eutelsat 7B to Eutelsat 7C satellite, with a multi-year extension of the existing contract and an incremental capacity commitment. One of Africa’s major [c]

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Vodacom Tanzania customers can now transfer, receive funds from over 200 countries

July 6, 2020 admin 0

People from over 200 countries can now send and receive money via Vodacom Tanzania’s M-Pesa mobile money service. This follows the announcement by Vodacom M-Pesa about the expansion of its international money transfer service portfolio. [c]

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Google for Nonprofits expands to Ghana, Nigeria and Tanzania

June 29, 2020 admin 0

Nonprofits around the world have told us that they need access to digital tools to continue operations, maintain productivity, and raise awareness. We are pleased to announce that Google for Nonprofits is now available in Ghana, Nigeria [c]

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HP confiscates counterfeit products in Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania

June 8, 2020 admin 0

HP, together with local authorities in Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania, have confiscated  number of counterfeit trading programmes and removed close to 200,000 illicit products from the African region, including fake HP printer cartridges and components [c]

Analysis & Features

11 startups to compete in Sanofi’s online AfricaTech Challenge in June

May 26, 2020 admin 0

After the 2020 edition of VivaTech that was scheduled to be held in Paris was cancelled by the organisers of the event, Sanofi will on June 11, 2020 organise an online pitch session as part [c]

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Continuity East Africa to invest over $4.7 million in work area recovery facilities

May 18, 2020 admin 0

Continuity East Africa (CEA) plans to invest over Kshs 500 million (about $4.7 million) in the next three years to expand its Work Area Recovery facilities in the region. According to the company, the expansion of [c]

Analysis & Features

Rashid Abdalla is the master of secrets and lies in the new Swahili telenovela Kovu

May 2, 2020 admin 1

Nothing ruins a family faster than lies and secrets that have been kept hidden for too long. When that family is as rich as the Hazes, then prepare yourself for unending drama, mystery and suspense [c]

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Tigo Pesa users can now transact with MPESA, Airtel Money and MTN MoMo users in East Africa

April 22, 2020 admin 0

Tigo Tanzania has launched a service that allows all Tigo Pesa customers to send and receive cash on their mobile money wallets from M-PESA in Kenya, MTN in Uganda and MTN and Airtel in Rwanda. [c]

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Mastercard raises contactless payment limits in Africa and Middle East

April 9, 2020 admin 0

Mastercard announced that it has increased contactless payment limits across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region as people look for safer ways to pay in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative is [c]

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Uber suspends services in Uganda to comply with directive halting all public transport

April 5, 2020 admin 0

Ride hailing firm Uber has temporarily suspended its services in Uganda following the government’s directive halting all public transport services as a measure to help control the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to the [c]

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Mara Phone CEO, SomaApps founder to be feted during Persons of the Year gala

January 12, 2020 admin 0

Over 150 leading African business, political and diplomatic leaders are set to attend the 8th edition of the African Leadership magazine’s ‘Persons of the Year’ event and awards gala. The event with the theme: Africa [c]

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Tanzanians rush to acquire e-passports as phase out deadline for old passports looms

January 7, 2020 admin 0

As the deadline for use of old passports looms this month, the number of Tanzanians applying for electronic passports has drastically increased to an average of 1,200 applications from between 300 and 400 per day. [c]

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Sun King solar units vendor signs sales, distribution deals with three telecom operators

November 10, 2019 admin 0

Greenlight Planet, a provider of pay-as-you-go solar products, has partnered with major telecom operators in Africa. Recognizing the natural synergy between the telecom and pay-as-you-go solar industries, the company is pursuing a strong telecom-focused strategy [c]

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University of Dodoma, Tanzania, to host Community Networks Summit

October 29, 2019 admin 0

The Internet Society and the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) in partnership with the University of Dodoma have announced that the fourth edition of the annual Community Networks Summit will be held in Dodoma, Tanzania [c]

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Kenya and Tanzania merchants to make instant digital payments via DPO Virtual Card

October 11, 2019 admin 0

Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has partnered with digital payments provider DPO Group and Mastercard to rollout a business to business (B2B) virtual payment card in Kenya and Tanzania. The DPO Virtual Card will improve the [c]

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Hussein Kitambi leaves Wananchi Group to head Liquid Telecom unit in Tanzania

October 7, 2019 admin 0

Liquid Telecom has appointed Hussein Kitambi as the new CEO of Raha Liquid Telecom Tanzania from October 1, 2019. Hussein, a long-serving Wananchi Group executive, brings international cross-functional experience from the telco industry and has [c]

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Panasonic’s new online drive targets to plant over 1,000 trees in Tanzania and Europe

October 2, 2019 admin 0

Panasonic TOUGHBOOK is encouraging European channel partners to grow their business by using its new-look partner portal and by helping to plant over 1,000 trees in Europe and Tanzania in support of ForestNation’s campaign to [c]

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Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Ghana students attend Eskom Expo in South Africa

September 27, 2019 admin 0

As part of its efforts to support and develop young, African innovators, Siemens has extended its Eskom Expo partnership to schools in Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia. The firm has also refurbished and restocked [c]

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Tala stops issuing mobile loans in Tanzania as it reviews operations in the country

September 18, 2019 admin 0

Mobile lender Tala has stopped issuing loans in Tanzania after trying out its lending product in the country and is currently conducting a review to establish the best way going forward. In statement, and to [c]

Events Noticeboard

East Africa Internet Governance Forum set for Arusha, Tanzania, in October

September 4, 2019 admin 0

The East Africa Internet Governance Forum (EAIGF) will take place on October 17 – 18, 2019 at the East Africa Community Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. The EAIGF is a platform for inclusive multilateral, multi-stakeholder and [c]

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ShopIt, Exportunity and Wakulima crowned winners of Nestlé innovation challenge

September 4, 2019 admin 0

Three start-ups – ShopIt, Exportunity and Wakulima – from South Africa, Benin and Tanzania respectively, emerged  the winners of the Nestlé Research and Development (R&D) sub-Saharan innovation challenge. Selected from among a competitive group of 174 [c]

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