Stella Kabura, Author at TechMoran

Startups

Here are the 12 startups accepted into Knife Capital’s 4th Grindstone Accelerator

Tuesday, November 20th, 2018 at 11:14am
Startups

Here are the 16 African Startups Shortlisted for the 2019 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Monday, November 19th, 2018 at 4:15pm
Startups

Online University Platform UNICAF Raises $28 Million to Meet Unprecedented Demand for Higher Education
Startups

FinChatBot raises undisclosed funding from Mauritius-based Compass & SA’s Kalon Venture Partners
Startups

Twiga Foods raises $10M co-led by IFC & TLcom to connect farmers across Kenya to urban markets

Friday, November 16th, 2018 at 3:27pm
Startups

Eneza Education hits 4.9 million learners, appoints Umati Capital’s Munyutu Waigi as Interim CEO
Startups / Women

Kenya’s Farm.ink brings home $150,000 after winning USAID’s Future Fall Armyworm Tech Grand Prize

Thursday, November 15th, 2018 at 6:36pm
Startups / Women

Standard Chartered’s ‘Women in Tech’ accelerator attracts over 180 women-led startups

Wednesday, November 14th, 2018 at 5:15pm
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TRACE acquires stake in CoinAfrique, the Francophone mobile classified platform
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11 African startups graduate from Google’s Launchpad Accelerator 2

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Top African Technology Projects Shortlisted At Intel Business Challenge

Top African Technology Projects Shortlisted At Intel Business Challenge

On Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 5:47pm by Stella Kabura

The Intel Egypt Corporation, together with the Nile University has announced the results of year long business plan competition that would help identify and support some of the most innovative students and graduates across Middle East and North Africa, in which…

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IT-Plus Metres Improve Electricity Services In Ethiopia

IT-Plus Metres Improve Electricity Services In Ethiopia

On Thursday, August 28th, 2014 at 5:32pm by Stella Kabura

To determine the quantity of power a client can receive and to turn off the power supply to certain clients at an individual level, the Hi-Tech Engineering Industry under Metal & Engineering Corporation (MetEC) has began supplying the Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU)…

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Rwanda Rolls Out Online Platform To Improve Government Services

Rwanda Rolls Out Online Platform To Improve Government Services

On Friday, August 22nd, 2014 at 5:38pm by Stella Kabura

To establish an integrated public service platform that will only offer Government to Business (G2B) and Government to Citizen (G2C) services in Rwanda, or which will be accessible via internet and mobile devices, the Rwandan Government and the Rwanda Online Platform Limited has…

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CEO Weekends: Innovative Gadget Shows Potential in Killing Ebola Virus In Patients

CEO Weekends: Innovative Gadget Shows Potential in Killing Ebola Virus In Patients

On Friday, August 15th, 2014 at 6:33pm by Stella Kabura

Ebola has affected at least 1,800 people with numbers on the rise in recent months. Doctors resorting to saving lives through treatment, have not been spared either. Nevertheless, a device invented by a Canadian born scientist is showing potential in not only killing parasites, bacteria,…

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Juju App That Tracks Down Cheating Spouses On WhatsApp Gains A Following

Juju App That Tracks Down Cheating Spouses On WhatsApp Gains A Following

On Thursday, August 14th, 2014 at 3:59pm by Stella Kabura

WhatsApp has improved the convenience of sending or receiving messages without fussing about how much phone credit you’ll spend. However, cheating spouses, rebellious kids and unruly employees now have their days numbered as Juju app is now gaining a following in countries…

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New Patent Enhances Voice Over IP Operator Services

New Patent Enhances Voice Over IP Operator Services

On Tuesday, August 12th, 2014 at 6:55pm by Stella Kabura

A leading provider of communication services, Vonage Holdings Corp. has today announced the grant of two patents by the Trademark Office and the United States Patent, of which, could impact organisations and even regions that mainly rely on VoIP. The two new patents…

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How Vodacom LTE Expansion Will Benefit SMEs

How Vodacom LTE Expansion Will Benefit SMEs

On Tuesday, August 12th, 2014 at 5:08pm by Stella Kabura

Entrepreneurs in African Countries like South Africa using Vodacom services are set to benefit as Vodacom Business has extended its long term evolution set to cater for small businesses with Vodacom Broadband Connect LTE. According to Ermano Quartero Managing Executive of Products and…

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CEO Weekends: Kenya’s M-PESA Concept Least Likely To Take Off In Nigeria, Safaricom

CEO Weekends: Kenya’s M-PESA Concept Least Likely To Take Off In Nigeria, Safaricom

On Friday, August 8th, 2014 at 5:20pm by Stella Kabura

M-PESA as a mobile concept for money transactions is budding in Kenya. However, in a more economically stable country like Nigeria, M-pesa is lagging behind due to factors such as unawareness, poor target market, noted Bob Collymore, Safaricom’s CEO. Collymore in an interview noted that mighty…

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Hot Docs-Blue Ice Group Set To Sponsor Talented African Filmmakers

Hot Docs-Blue Ice Group Set To Sponsor Talented African Filmmakers

On Thursday, August 7th, 2014 at 2:13am by Stella Kabura

Half a century ago, Africa was represented by Western filmmakers who portrayed the continent as an exotic land with neither history nor culture. That has changed. Today, the Hot Docs-Blue Ice Group Documentary Fund, a grant program is providing financial support…

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Tech4Africa Coming to Cape Town, SA this August

Tech4Africa Coming to Cape Town, SA this August

On Wednesday, August 6th, 2014 at 7:10pm by Stella Kabura

Bringing together everyone in tech fields to learn, interact and have fun, the new version for Tech4Africa now in its fifth year will be running the first Cape Town event on 28 August 2014. The annual Tech4Africa focuses on deep technical workshops…

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Kenyan ‘Bicycle Furniture’ Maker Going Places

Kenyan ‘Bicycle Furniture’ Maker Going Places

On Wednesday, August 6th, 2014 at 6:25pm by Stella Kabura

In Kenya, wood is the most popular material in home, workstation and entertainment décor, but one entrepreneur profiled on CNN International’s ‘African Start-Up’ this week has cut an edge with a highly differentiated and ingenious product- bicycle furniture. After quitting his three…

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Hellofood Courts Safaricom to Increase the Reach of its Online Food Deliveries

Hellofood Courts Safaricom to Increase the Reach of its Online Food Deliveries

On Wednesday, August 6th, 2014 at 6:09pm by Stella Kabura

Restaurants are booming in Nairobi. That has led to Hellofood an online food delivery service to partner with Safaricom to launch an app that would enable Safaricom users to order food online. While there are at least 140 upcoming restaurants in Nairobi,…

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Egypt Presents Technical Projects In India To Boost Local Investments

Egypt Presents Technical Projects In India To Boost Local Investments

On Wednesday, August 6th, 2014 at 5:56pm by Stella Kabura

Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb has presented to Ambassador Navdeep Suri, potential technical projects set to take advantage of recent developments in India, to boost investments in Egypt. The Prime Minister noted that the Egyptian government is undertaking a comprehensive economic reform project in…

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Egypt Begins The Construction Of A New Suez Canal

Egypt Begins The Construction Of A New Suez Canal

On Wednesday, August 6th, 2014 at 4:50pm by Stella Kabura

To create jobs, boost economy and speed up traffic, Egypt has just began the construction of a new Suez Canal that would run parallel to the 145 year old original canal. Worth close to $4bn USD, the new canal, that would connect the…

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Vodafone Egypt Partners With Ericsson To Boost Network Quality In Cairo

Vodafone Egypt Partners With Ericsson To Boost Network Quality In Cairo

On Wednesday, August 6th, 2014 at 4:26pm by Stella Kabura

In the drive to enhance and deliver network field maintenance services and improve network quality in Cairo, Egypt, Ericsson has for the first time signed a three year services agreement with Vodafone Egypt. “Ericsson has proved to be a steadfast partner throughout our…

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Kagiso Media Appoints Vincent Maher As New Chief Innovation Officer

Kagiso Media Appoints Vincent Maher As New Chief Innovation Officer

On Monday, August 4th, 2014 at 6:46pm by Stella Kabura

Set to migrate into linking broadcasting assets and digital entries to acquire in-depth understanding of its audiences, Kagiso Media has a new chief innovation officer: Vincent Maher who is backed with 18 years of work experience in the online industry remarkably in…

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Vodacom Modifies M-pesa For South African Market

Vodacom Modifies M-pesa For South African Market

On Monday, August 4th, 2014 at 5:49pm by Stella Kabura

Following a growing demand for mobile phone payment services in Africa, Vodacom had just redesigned M-pesa for the South African Market. The culmination of this redesign is the launch of a totally revamped service which addresses four key areas including distribution, registration, functionality, and…

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DJ Afro Movies Lead As Urban Kenya’s Preferred Home Cinema Collection

DJ Afro Movies Lead As Urban Kenya’s Preferred Home Cinema Collection

On Monday, August 4th, 2014 at 4:54pm by Stella Kabura

Tired of watching Eastern, Western or old action movies while reading subtitles simultaneously? Using simple technology, DJ Afro Amingos, Kenyan translator cum commentator has mastered the art of keeping viewers glued to the screen without butting an eyelid, inspiring others to follow the trend. Back then, English movies were…

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UNAIDS, ASLM and Partners Launch Initiative to Improve HIV Diagnostics

UNAIDS, ASLM and Partners Launch Initiative to Improve HIV Diagnostics

On Wednesday, July 30th, 2014 at 6:40pm by Stella Kabura

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) has joined with global partners to launch the Diagnostics Access Initiative which calls for improving laboratory capacity to ensure that all people living with HIV can…

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Commercial Bank Of Ethiopia Shortlists IT Companies For ATM Supply

Commercial Bank Of Ethiopia Shortlists IT Companies For ATM Supply

On Wednesday, July 30th, 2014 at 6:37pm by Stella Kabura

Motivated to supply 2000 ATMs and 4000 PoSs in Ethiopia, the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) has shortlisted two companies, M2M, a Moroccan company and the other an Ethiopian company SS Communication (SSC). IT companies had earlier responded to Bank’s initial tender for the…

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Jumia to Introduce Middle East’s Smartphone Brand Innjoo In Nigeria

On Wednesday, July 30th, 2014 at 6:15pm by Stella Kabura

The Nigerian market is currently the biggest market in Africa with 125 million mobile phone users and a good proportion of the Market 30 per cent using smartphones. Going a step further, Innjo one of the biggest smartphone brands in the world has launched…

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PwC announces investment to accelerate Africa growth opportunities

PwC announces investment to accelerate Africa growth opportunities

On Wednesday, July 30th, 2014 at 6:03pm by Stella Kabura

To meet increased demand for professional services as trade activity in Africa, Price Waterhouse Coopers has today announced that it is increasing its investment in the continent and building closer links between PwC UK and PwC Africa. The investment is part of…

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Involve Women In Development Agendas, Urges Africa Development Bank President

Involve Women In Development Agendas, Urges Africa Development Bank President

On Wednesday, July 30th, 2014 at 4:56pm by Stella Kabura

During the official opening of the 3rd African Women’s Economic Empowerment Summit held last week in Lusaka, Zambia, the President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, urged countries to involve women in their development agendas to spur economic growth in…

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CEO Weekends: Senegal’s Cattle Herders Benefit From Mobile App To Keep Track of Cows

CEO Weekends: Senegal’s Cattle Herders Benefit From Mobile App To Keep Track of Cows

On Friday, July 25th, 2014 at 5:28pm by Stella Kabura

At least three quarters of the Senegal population raises cattle yet face challenges from cattle rustlers. But according to a report by BBC, cattle herders are now using mobile phones to keep track of cows, reporting amazing benefits. “The problems that…

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CEO Weekends: Most Banking Portals In Kenya Lack Adequate Online Security, Survey Shows

CEO Weekends: Most Banking Portals In Kenya Lack Adequate Online Security, Survey Shows

On Friday, July 25th, 2014 at 3:57pm by Stella Kabura

In recent years, business innovation and growth in Kenya has been driven by technology adoption. However, it has exposed the country to new emerging threats. According to the 2014 Kenya Cyber Security Report, the continued adoption of online and mobile banking services is…

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Abidjan To Equip Youth With Skills And Training For Jobs In Ministerial Conference

Abidjan To Equip Youth With Skills And Training For Jobs In Ministerial Conference

On Monday, July 21st, 2014 at 3:43pm by Stella Kabura

Set to promote skills development and job creation, the Inter-Country Quality Node on Technical and Vocational Skills Development (ICQN-TVSD), coordinated by Moussa Dosso, Minister of State of Côte d’Ivoire in partnership with ADEA, will from tomorrow hold a Ministerial Conference on “Providing…

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Morocco To Host 2nd Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation in Africa

Morocco To Host 2nd Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation in Africa

On Monday, July 21st, 2014 at 3:06pm by Stella Kabura

With the objective is to find practical solutions to prevailing problems in Africa through technology, The African Development Bank and its partners are set to coordinate the second Ministerial Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) in Africa. The forum will take…

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Olkaria Dam Set To Double Kenya’s Electricity Output In Five Months

On Sunday, July 20th, 2014 at 7:01pm by Stella Kabura

Kenya is known to be the first African country to tap into geothermal power to meet the electricity needs of its population. And when the expanded Olkaria geothermal plant becomes fully operational this year, it is expected to produce an additional 280…

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Ford To Rollout 25 New Vehicles In Africa And Middle East By 2016

Ford To Rollout 25 New Vehicles In Africa And Middle East By 2016

On Sunday, July 20th, 2014 at 6:22pm by Stella Kabura

In two years, you could be part of the population in both Middle East and Africa that will be driving at least 25 new sets of vehicles, as Ford has introduced a new product rollout for the continents to target growth opportunities…

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