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Digital 2021: What we can learn from Kenya’s top tech companies

By Francis Wainaina When it comes to digital transformation, there’s no such thing as an overnight success. Businesses that can leverage innovations in technology often take a few years to get the formula right, which can make it a daunting prospect for those still at the start of their digital journey. Luckily, we can learn […]

Digital music distributor TuneCore launches in Africa

Believe-owned digital music distributor for independent artists, TuneCore has announced new operations in Africa. Jade Leaf has been hired as Head of TuneCore for Southern Africa and will share responsibility for key countries in East Africa with Chioma Onuchukwu. Chioma has been hired as Head of TuneCore for West Africa. Onuchukwu will oversee TuneCore operations […]

OPPO launches Reno 5 in Kenya features 50W Flash Charge

OPPO announced the official launch of the new OPPO Reno5 Series in Kenya with the launch of the OPPO Reno 5. The Reno 5 retailing at KES. 41,999 comes in two colours, Fantasy Silver and Starry Black with SUPER FAST 50W Flash Charge technology. The #OPPOReno5Series officially launched in Kenya. Capture more with the front […]

7 ways to connect your instrument to GarageBand

Imagine producing a music track after a lot of editing and mastering only to find out that the quality is distorted and full of noise. That must feel terrible right? Mixing, mastering can all be done but using the software features of the instrument rightly can make major differences to the quality and feel of […]

How Copia works – Step by Step Guide

Copia is a tech-enabled logistics firm leveraging a network of digitally-enabled and locally based agents who operate as ordering and delivery points. The system is built to bring regular goods at low prices allowing urban customers to buy goods for delivery to people in the rural areas. The system allows customers can send foodstuffs, household, […]

Top African IT Startups of all time

You’ll be amazed at how quickly African startups solve a huge number of problems to move their countries to a better life — IT is developing in Africa rapidly and in 2018 146 start-ups from 19 countries raised approximately $1,16 billion already. That’s massive! We’ve decided to tell you about the companies that have been […]

NSE moves to a new network powered by Safaricom

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) announced that it has transitioned to a new broker connectivity solution with Safaricom as the technology partner. The state of the art Software-Defined Wide Area Network commonly referred to as SD-WAN, replaces the pure Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) network that has been in use since 2011. SD-WAN is a virtual […]

Ajua appoints Martin Mirero as Chief Technology Officer

Ajua has made new additions to its leadership team with the appointment of Martin Mirero as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). The integrated Customer Experience Company, formerly mSurvey seeks to scale and expand its operations across the region. The new CTO will lead the development of Ajua’s advanced technologies including leading Ajua’s engineering team […]

Google Unveils $10M Grant to Kenya for Post Covid-19 Recovery

American tech giant Google has announced a 10 million US dollar package to support Kenya’s post Covid-19 recovery efforts. The announcement was made Wednesday evening by Google’s Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai during a virtual meeting with President Uhuru Kenyatta on the sidelines of a public discussion on digital transformation in Africa organised by the […]