The next frontier of growth in Africa in the next decade
National Bank of Kenya (NBK) has won an award from the global Workflow Management Coalition (WfCW), an international organization that tracks global business process automation. NBK received the coveted Global award for excellence in BPM & Workflow which recognizes excellence in automation of workflow and business process management in organizations around the world. Boston based […]
Solar power project builder Sterling and Wilson is set to open four offices in Africa in a bid to capture a slice of the growing solar market in the continent. By the end of this year, the Shapoorji Pollonji group company would have offices in Nigeria, Tanzania, Kenya and Ghana, adding to its presence in Cape […]
Visa a global payment company has announced its intention to open an office in Côte d’Ivoire to reinforce its position as a leading payments technology company. The expansion plans will help deliver financial services to the unbanked population of two billion people living without access to financial services, this will help facilitate engagement with key […]
For the first time, Egypt will host the international competition for electric vehicles in which of 150 students from 10 engineering schools in Egypt will participate during the first half of March 2016. The competition will be organised by the organisation Global Education, Energy, Environment (Global EEE). CEO of Abu Suma Company for Tourism Development […]
Africans living in the Europe will now be able to send money back home instantly and free of charge. This is after Simba pay, a digital money transfer provider, expanded its African money transfer service to 5 new EU countries. The new countries are France, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Spain. SimbaPay says that money transferred […]
In a bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and become a low carbon economy, Airports Company of South Africa (Acsa) has launched a first solar-powered airport in George, Western Cape. SA transport minister Dipuo Peters said that South Africa has a high level of renewable energy potential and presently has in place a target of generating 42 […]
Mobisol Group has announced plans to provide solar power to low-income households in Kenya. The Germany based firm has operations in Tanzania and Rwanda is set to offer solar solutions to work on a rent-to-own model allowing low income households to make flexible daily payments. The renewable energy is hoped targets to save up to […]
Samsung Electronics East Africa has opened its latest customer experience store in Nairobi in a bid to improve customer experience through offering of device convergence. The 4.045 square feet of floor space will showcase the latest technology in mobile devices, wearables, B2B products and accessories. Simon Kariithi, Head of Internet and Mobile at Samsung Electronics East Africa Ltd […]
Solar solutions company M-KOPA has introduced solar-powered digital TV to its basket of solar products. The launch in partnership with Safaricom targets customers in rural areas and not connected to the national grid. “Owning a TV is life-changing for our off-grid customers. Many of them have traditionally had to pay to watch in […]