Jumia will this November have special offers on electronics and merchandise for its Black Friday shopping sales from the date 6th to 30th. The Pan-African e-commerce platform will see a reduction in the pricing of other goods presenting customers a chance to purchase items at a lower rate than the normal price. Jumia consumers will […]
Kenya ranks among the leading countries in ICT developments. A lot of firms have settled in the country leading to a vibrant technology system. Below is a list of some of the top ICT companies in Kenya. Techno Brain Techno Brain is Africa’s leading custom software application provider. Techno Brain offers innovative software solutions […]
iHub Ltd technology Incubation and Accelerator space based in Nairobi and owned by Co-creation Hub (CcHUB) has today announced acquisition of eLimu, a leading EdTech firm and digital educational content provider in East Africa. The goal of the acquisition is to transform eLimu into the Digital Education Platform arm of the company. eLimu will continue […]
Airbnb is taking over Africa’s tourism space at a fast pace. Since launching in Africa, Airbnb has managed to make over 500,000 listings available and recording over 5 million guest booking. The California-based online home rental platform Airbnb stands for Air Bed and Breakfast, it lets people rent out their property or spare rooms to guests. […]
WorldRemit lets you transfer money online using a computer or smartphone, today you can easily you can send a money transfer to M-PESA in minutes. There’s a maximum limit of USD 5,000 (per transfer) or the Kenyan Shilling equivalent. The transfer can be paid for using a debit or credit card and the funds will […]
Apple has accelerated work to develop its own search engine that would allow the iPhone maker to offer an alternative to Google, a Financial Times report said Wednesday. As of now Google pays Apple between $10b and $12b a year to be the main search provider on Apple devices, but that deal will soon expire and a reported antitrust […]
As part of Safaricom’s 20 years growth celebration, the local telco has introduced Pochi la Biashara targeting small business owners who want to detached payments from their personal M-PESA account. The innovative USSD code will help secure businesses cash flow accountability. “Customers can conveniently make payments directly to the business owner’s Pochi La Biashara. Business owners will […]
Despite research showing an overall decrease in certain malware families and types in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in H1 2020 (36% decrease in South Africa, 26% decrease in Kenya and a 2.7% decrease in Nigeria). Kaspersky (africa.Kaspersky.com) stresses that the human cyber threat remains rife, where Africa is not immune to the evolving techniques of Advanced […]
By Winston Ritson Digital transformation has brought with it a massive increase in cyber activity, and attacks present a real, and present danger to people and organisations across the globe. Add in a global crisis like COVID19, where most people ended up working from home in potentially unsecure environments, and you have the perfect storm […]
MultiChoice has renamed its “DStv Now” video streaming service to DStv as both the website and the app are losing the “Now”. This comes as the pay-TV operator moves closer to the launch of its standalone so-called “DStv dishless” streaming service that won’t require a satellite dish installation. “We’ve changed the name from DStv – […]