Orange has partnered with the National Distance Learning Centre to facilitate access to educational content on smartphones in Africa in a move expected to help hundreds of thousands of African students access high-quality educational content from the best international universities and training centres. The platform will allow students, teachers or individuals ...
Am sure we all know how difficult it is to find a well trained and reliable electrician in Nigeria to install electronics or repair faulty connections. And even if you are lucky enough to get a qualified one, they over charge you or even dupe you. Nigerian startup, Install.com.ng is ...
Apple says it has new features and enhancements in the works to help parents control children’s use of iPhones and other devices. This was the company's response to a call by two Apple shareholders who wrote an open letter arguing that the iPhone-maker needs to tackle iPhone (smartphone) addiction in young people. ...
YouTube has launched an offline version of its app to its viewers in developing countries across the globe where internet connectivity is still a challenge. The new app has a unique feature and design that allows YouTube users to download and save content they want offline giving options over ...
Ms Laura Chite CEO CIO East Africa presenting at the summit Digital Transformation is one of the major task organizations need to consider. However, it is among the issues that are not clear to many organizations. At the seventh annual summit of CIO100 East Africa Symposium ...
CrossTown Courier is a fast, reliable and affordable delivery startup in green campaign which aims at delivery services within major cities in Kenya. TechMoran caught up with the founder and CEO Mr. Jimmy Tune to find out what inspiration was the driving force behind its birth and its ...
You probably have tons of Facebook friends that are on your block list. You got tired of ignoring them, or you just were not up for any chat, so, you used the block button. Sometime, the unfriend button also comes in handy. Well now, during those moments, you can simply ...
Tulaa, is a new mobile commerce business set to enable farmers to access inputs, finance, information and markets in a virtual marketplace. The platform is incubated by Ghana's Esoko in a move to enable farmers to save and borrow to purchase inputs, receive tailored agronomic advice, and market their ...
Jumia is launching offline experiential centers across the country to increase the uptake of its online offerings by shoppers who would otherwise prefer physical stores, in a move which is being seen as a step in the right direction. The offline experiential centers are not offline stores but kind of ...
Seedstars World (SSW), the global community and platform for entrepreneurs in technology in emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes, is hosting Seedstars Summit, the thirds of the annual Africa Summit that connects the most relevant players in innovation and technology with the world and between each other. The Africa Regional ...
Fintech firms Traderoot and Sureswipe have partnered to launch a platform brings high-end quick and simple reconciliation and transaction matching by transaction type at the end of each day, obviating recons on multiple card machines, separate POS systems, cash and vouchers etc. According to Traderoot’s CEO, Eugene von Engelhardt, this ...
Andela has opened its first all-female fellowship in Uganda giving young girls a full-time employment opportunity to hone the skills their need to become global technology leaders regardless of their previous career choices. The four year intensive learning and real work experience exposes the applicants to the world’s leading engineering ...
The US government has banned the use of Kaspersky anti-virus products on all government computers after what it says ''careful consideration of available information and consultation with interagency partners." The statement issued by the Department of Homeland Security directed all Federal Executive Branch departments and agencies to take actions related ...
Machine learning intelligence farmer-to-farmer digital network Wefarm has reached over 300,000 farmers in Kenya and Uganda and is currently seeking its next round of funding to build a new digital ecosystem of products and services. Current investors include LocalGlobe and Accelerated Digital Ventures (ADV). Saul Klein, Founder of LocalGlobe and ...
Liquid Telecom Kenya has put in place several strategies to build Internet infrastructure in the country in almost all counties. The firm has laid 4200km of fibre cable Internet infrastructure, launched hi-speed rural satellite, partnered with the private sector to deliver 'Hai buildings' that offer its low cost Internet service, ...
A good number of people in the UK use Netflix (UK version) to watch their favourite TV shows and movies. After all, it’s one of the best streaming services out there, with an amazing array of content that can be accessed for a reasonable monthly fee. Although you can watch ...
Kenya's mobile money integrator for merchants Tangazoletu has marked ten years of its existence with an ambitious target to bring ten million unbanked Kenyans in the informal sector through financial technology solutions. According to Chief Executive Officer of Tangazoletu Mr.Chris Gathingu the firm will collaborate with more than 70 partners ...
US rap icon Akon born Aliaune Badara Thiam, is buying Musik Bi,a Senegalese music download service with more than 200 internationally famous musicians, majority of them young rappers, jazz artists and Christian and Muslim vocalists who let their fans download their music on using their mobile phone credit. With the ...
Old and forgotten Internet archives from Mashada, a web forum run by David Kobia, an Ushahidi co-founder and board member show what could have been a bitter exchange between an unamed Kenyan female blogger and the accused executive accusing him of indecent advances. The lady insisted that she didn't want ...
Dimension Data East Africa has won the 2017 Microsoft Country Partner of the Year Award for Kenya and Rwanda for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology. Hasmukh Chudasama, Practice Manager for End User Computing at Dimension Data East Africa, said the recognition was ...
Accounting is all about precision and being as precise as possible is how you make sure that a company’s financial situation doesn’t have any problems, or worse, you don’t create any problems yourself. While there is no shortage of good accountants worldwide, there is however a human inherited fear of ...
By DMITRY OKOROKOV For more than 20 years there have been rumblings in the industry that wireless technology will be replaced with 2G, 3G, 4G, 4G LTE and 5G. This will never happen: wireless networks will always have a place in the marketplace. One of the misconceptions, especially for those ...
GameMine, a US-based mobile game publisher has partnered with South African's Vodacom Group to provide a selection of its ad-free mobile games free of charge to Vodacom subscribers. During the promotional trial period, millions of Vodacom subscribers will enjoy GameMine's more than 175 titles spanning all major mobile gaming genres. ...
A few months ago, Kenya's Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) launched Loop, a digital financial service with bill payments and standing orders, personal finance management, savings and investments but seems the product is not as impressive as expected. CBA has therefore launched PassionEnt. a series of offline events to target budding ...
The Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC), the entity charged with the management and the administration of the .ke Country Code Top-Level Domain (.ke ccTLD) name has announced that users in Kenya can buy the 2nd Level Domain .ke in a months time after many years of speculation and anticipation by ...
d.light, a global solar kit maker and a former M-Kopa Solar supplier has launched a robust home solar system with a capacity to light their homes and charge their phones and watch digital TV and power some basic home appliances. The solar X850, is a platform-based solar home system with ...
The Next Einstein Forum (NEF), an initiative of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in partnership with Robert Bosch Stiftung has launched the NEF Africa Science Week in Nairobi, Kenya and appointed Sylvia Mukasa, as its NEF Ambassador. Mukasa, ICT & Telecommunications Consultant and entrepreneur with a special focus ...
Digital terrestrial and satellite TV firm StarTimes Media has expanded to Garissa, Kitui, Kapenguria, Embu, Trans-Nzoia and Laikipia raising the number with the company’s digital television access to over 30 counties in a move that brings both Pay Television and Free to air digital television services to more users in ...
By Keith Fenner, Vice-President, Sage Enterprise Africa & Middle East Machine learning, which used to be something only computer scientists in server rooms discussed, has become a hot topic, along with big data and artificial intelligence (AI). Machines develop algorithms that allow them to make predictions, such as the shows ...
Most conversations about cybersecurity are centered around data breaches and the potential damage that stolen data can do to a company. When hackers steal personal information about your customers or employees, the costs are certainly high, especially when you consider the fines and penalties associated with the breach, lost customers, ...
