If you’ve watched Mad Men, one of the most iconic shows on television, you will see that there were a total of 952 cigarettes which had been smoked on screen through a span of 92 episodes. As per studies, more than…
Huawei- the Chinese phone maker recently announced that it is all set to deliver its first 5G phone in 2019. These will be budget phones that will roll out as soon as the first commercial for the 5G connections goes live….
When it comes to money making apps, there are not a lot of good choices out there – most of them just imply you spending way too much of your free time and round up only a couple of dollars…
Zonful Energy, a provider of clean energy solutions to off-grid households in Zimbabwe, has secured its first funding round from Energy Access Ventures (EAV) to strengthen its core team, diversify its product offerings, and drive growth in order to serve the…
Port It Global Inc, a mobile phone data-driven financial platform providing behavioral scoring and pay-over-time services to the unbanked at the point of sale (PoS), has closed a Seed round of funding led by Energy Access Ventures (EAV) to drive market…
PesaPal’s Sabi mobile point of sale (m-POS) has so far been distributed to over 1500 merchants across East Africa, with a lot of uptake coming from tour operators and the travel industry as well as schools and small retailers. The firm is…
Are you a big fan of daily soaps and Seasons? If you don’t get to the time to watch them when they are telecasted, we have the best application that can let you to download them all in your gadget. Watching movies…
Watching movies wherever you want in the desired way is a blessing in itself. We have enlisted the best applications that can revitalize your movie watching experience in multiple ways. The supported applications can reduce the overall size of the movies and…
In fact, robots are widely used in different spheres of our life, especially when we need to cope with the disastrous consequences. Today, scientists are on the way of creating hydraulic muscles that are for rougher, prepotent disaster-area robots. Nowadays, robots…
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Family Bank has surpassed the Ksh500 million mark in loans disbursed, to both its customers and non-customers, within a three-month period through its mobile application PesaPap. The mobile application, which was recently launched at the end July 2018, has recorded an average…
The hottest young tech companies from across sub-Saharan Africa will be competing to be crowned the continent’s best startup on 11 December at TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa in partnership with Facebook. The event will unfold in Lagos, Nigeria following the breakout success…
Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, has partnered with Africa’s largest online shopping company Jumia to provide a secure and convenient way for Carrefour Kenya customers to shop for groceries and…
Many people today have experienced photo booths at events. From weddings to corporate events, this is a fun and easy way to entertain guests while giving them something memorable from the event. While photo booths can be as simple or elaborate…
Cellulant has partnered with Stanbic Bank to allow artists in their portfolio access bank loans from their Skiza ringtone royalties the deal will see artists access direct capital for their different music project initiatives including recording, video production, event sponsorships, album production, marketing…
ZEP-RE (PTA Reinsurance Company) recently hosted a two-day insuretech hackathon dubbed “TechMeetInsurance” in a bid to automate their internal claims system. The hackathon featured four teams of young innovators namely, Code Samurai, Coseke, Eimad and Miyabi as they competed for a cash…
Booking.com is urging African startups in sustainable tourism to apply to its third annual Booking Booster accelerator program for startups to help build technology-driven solutions to solve sustainable travel challenges. The €2 million fund is also highlighting four key areas of innovation being driven…
iSON Xperiences (formerly iSON BPO Limited), an outsourcing and customer experience delivery partner operating in 14 countries in Africa and in India has raised US$ 51 million structured loan and equity investment from Dubai’s Gulf Capital and AfricInvest, a pan-African mid-cap-focused private equity firm….
If you’re new to the trucking industry and don’t know the terms LTL and FTL, don’t worry – we are here to make things more clear for you. There are two different freight options to choose when you try to ship…
AfriLabs; the pan-african network of 123 technology and innovation centers across 34 African countries recently welcomed Jokkolabs, a network of innovation centers in 8 Senegal, Cameroon, Gambia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Mali and France, as well as a representation in Morocco and Congo….
Persons living with visual impairment and blindness can now access M-PESA messages independently in braille format and conduct financial transactions with confidentiality following the introduction of DOT Braille Watch, a partnership between Safaricom and DOT incorporation. The Dot Braille Watch is an…
Sometimes a hobby can do more than fill time and bring joy. Hobbies can become lucrative business ideas if they are able to fill a niche that people desire. If you’re serious about finding a way to market your talent for photography,…
Pay Television firm StarTimes Media has today announced plans to upgrade its content offering ahead of the Christmas season, this being a strategic effort to grow the company’s monthly subscriptions. Effective 8th of December, StarTimes subscribers on Basic, Classic and Unique bouquets will…
An interview between Glyn Thomas and Kate Chambers, the managing director of Clarion Gaming, talks about bringing for the first time ever, one of the most ambitious casino events in Africa, the ICE Africa. Ahead of ICE Africa 2018 Glyn Thomas asked…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched the first WHO Africa Innovation Challenge calling for health startups across Africa to apply and showcase their innovations addressing the unmet health needs on the continent. “This Innovation Challenge recognizes the critical need for innovations…
Telkom has raised $40 million in debt from the European Investment Bank to grow its 3G and 4G coverage throughout Kenya, improve mobile connectivity, Fibre-To-The-Building (FTTB) network and improve the quality of service offered to enterprise and corporate customers. Telkom, which is the…
WhatsApp has gained tremendous popularity since its inception and purchase by Facebook. There are many things that contribute to WhatsApp success such as its user-friendliness, feature-richness and a huge user-base. Having millions of active users, the instant messaging app is being…
GMC coLABS, the gender lens investment portfolio of US based impact investor Gray Matters Capital (GMC), has invested into SonoCare, a Nigeria based health tech start-up providing services spanning the spectrum of women’s health such as on-demand mobile 3D/4D diagnostic imaging and cardiac…
There are a number of taxi hailing companies in Kenya with new ones launching everyday building on the success of the Uber model globally. However, not all of them are safe and reliable just because they have a functional app. Apart from…
BRCK, a Kenyan technology provider working to connect frontier markets to the internet has partnered with Clear Blue to provide BRCK with its Smart Off-Grid technology and service for a multi-year rollout of thousands of WiFi hotspots across Africa, set to begin…
