Benefits of Remote Teams Using Time Tracking Software
Keeping track of remote workers is a challenge. Not only do you have to manage employees in different time zones, but you also face the challenge of having so much...
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Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Safaricom wants Telkom & Airtel Kenya to pay Ksh 1.3 b debt before merger
Safaricom is not opposed to the proposed Telkom and Airtel Kenya merger, according to a statement by its chief executive refuting claims made earlier by Telkom Kenya chief executive. In...
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KCB Group net profits hits 12.7B due to increased mobile channel activity
KCB Group has posted a 5% growth in after tax profit to KShs. 12.7 billion for the first half of 2019 ending June compared to KShs12.1 billion reported same period...
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Huawei Launches EMUI10 to Make Each Device a Super Device
Huawei has officially released its EMUI10 allowing users to connect between multiple devices as well as applications such as audio and video calls in all scenarios. The EMUI10 Beta version...
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SOLA Group secures $26.1 debt financing for solar PV projects in South Africa
SOLA Group, South Africa's solar PV builder has secured R400m ($26.1m) from African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), and Nedbank Energy Finance to provide affordable solar PV solutions for individuals and businesses...
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Zeelo, UK’s shuttle service raises £4.25m & officially launches in South Africa
Zeelo, a UK online shuttle booking service has officially launched in South Africa after a series of months of beta testing its data analytics platform and ramping up its operations...
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BRCK partners SWVL to reach more users with its Moja Free WiFi
If you asked me is passengers on SWVL needed free Wi-Fi, my answer would be a big no because most of these SWVL customers leave their cars at home to...
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Lori hires former EchoVC Partners & Quona Capital execs to drive pan-African expansion
Lori has hired Uche Ogboi as its Chief Operating Officer and Efayomi Carr as Head of Strategic Finance effective 29 July as it drives its pan-African expansion drive. Efayomi will...
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Global Disability Innovation Hub & Innovate Now Unveil a £1.5m Tech Hub & Accelerator For Disability Startups in Kenya
Global Disability Innovation Hub is set to launch the world’s first Assistive Technology Innovation Accelerator in Nairobi, Kenya as part of the Innovate Now programme. The Innovate Now accelerator is...
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Space in Africa Closes Investment Round; Expands Staff Across Five African Nations
Space in Africa, a news, data, and market analysis for the African space industry, has completed its seed funding round led by AC Ventures is an investment firm led by Adam B....
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VertoFX, cross-border payments and forex firm raises $2.1m to scale into Africa
VertoFX has raised $2.1m to build a cross-border payments platform for Africa and other emerging markets, just months after graduating from YCombinator. Founded in 2017 by Nigerian-born, British ex-bankers Anthony...
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DerevaBuddy fails to end hooliganism on Kenyan Roads as it calls it a day
DerevaBuddy.com which was launched five years ago to end hooliganism on Kenyan roads did not survive to see the light of day as the many startups under our obituaries section....
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Glovo signs up popular Simbisa brands as it pushes its Kenyan expansion
Glovo has signed up Simbisa Brand's Pizza Inn, Chicken Inn, Creamy Inn and Galitos in Kenya. Priscilla Muhiu, Glovo’s Head of Marketing for Sub Sahara Africa, said that the partnership...
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With KochoKocho, Safaricom is borrowing heavily from sports betting & gambling
I have only been back home in Kenya for only ten days and I am already filled with a deluge of text messages from my dear telco Safaricom with messages...
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Mastercard partners with DPO Group to further boost Pan-African merchant payments
Mastercard has partnered DPO Group to enable more than 40,000 African merchants to accept Mastercard payments, connecting more people and businesses to the global economy. The collaboration will enable DPO to...
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LG Introduces Digital Signage TV In Kenya
LG East Africa has introduced the LG EzSign TV in Kenya giving users a smart commercial display solution. EZSign TV is the first LG digital signage solution to incorporate live...
Read moreOrange Horizons Opens Physical Stores In South Africa
Launched January this year, Orange Horizons, an Orange subsidiary has opened physical stores in SA and Portugal in a move that will give the firm new business opportunities and offer...
Read moreMajor Network Outage Strikes China’s WeChat
Wechat, Chinese micro-blogging and messaging service which is owned by Tencent Holdings, suffered a major network outage on Monday. WeChat initially said that the outage was caused by a hardware...
Read moreKenya’s Electoral Body Seeking Safaricom Help In A By-election
Kenya’s electoral commission body, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) wants Safaricom, Kenya's top telco to reconsider transmitting the Makueni by-election results. The firm transmitted the country's March 4...
Read moreMadiba Becomes First South African To Receive New Smart ID
Former SA President Nelson Mandela is the first South African to receive the country's new smart ID’s. Delivered to him during his birthday last week, Madiba is among the...
Read moreAsus Partners With Orange To Distribute Its Notebooks In Kenya
Asus, a notebook manufacturer has partnered with Orange Kenya to launch three notebook's for their clients in Kenya. The VivoBook range notebook's will be available at select Orange shops in...
Read moreNigeria’s USPF Aims To Set Up 5,000 New Base Stations In Rural Areas
Nigeria’s Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) will build 5,000 base stations in five years. Maikano Abdullahi, the secretary USPF, a special fund set up to provide telecommunications and ICT...
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CEO Weekends:19-Year-Old Kenyan Girl Raising Money To Start Nairobi Developer School
Martha Chumo, a 19 year old developer from Nairobi, Kenya has four days to end an Indiegogo campaign she has been running to raise funds to start Nairobi Developer School....
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