Africa Tech

Uber launches safety toolkit for riders and drivers across Africa

10-19-2018 | 13:11:00
Taxi hailing firm Uber has announced the new Safety Toolkit which, over the next few weeks, will be rolled out to the millions of riders, drivers and delivery-partners using the app across Africa, Europe and Middle East.
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Kenya mobile service providers earned $2.5b revenue in 12 months, CA

10-19-2018 | 10:35:00
The total revenue earned by mobile service providers increased by 8.5 per cent to Ksh 252.3 billion, approximately $2.5 billion, in the past twelve months to June 2018, the latest ICT sector statistic report released by the industry regulator indicates.
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[South Africa] MADE.FOR.DIGITAL opens in Cape Town

10-19-2018 | 10:20:02
MADE.FOR.DIGITAL (MFD), the film and content production house with offices in Amsterdam, Los Angeles and Singapore is opening a new office in Cape Town, South Africa.
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[South Africa] Vodacom launches enhanced voice services

10-19-2018 | 06:53:02
Vodacom South Africa is partnering with device manufacturers to introduce the next chapter in the evolution of the Vodacom network, Enhanced Voice Services (EVS) – also known as Super High Definition (SHD) voice or HD Voice+ in a live commercial network.
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Commercial Bank of Ethiopia modernizes payments with ACI solution

10-18-2018 | 13:02:00
ACI Worldwide a global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions has announced that Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE), the country’s largest commercial bank, is utilizing ACI’s UP Retail Payments solution to modernize its payments infrastructure.
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AMN and Intelsat partner to connect ultra-rural Sub-Saharan Africa

10-18-2018 | 10:50:00
Intelsat S.A, operator of the world’s first Globalized Network and leader in integrated satellite communications, and Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) have announced that Intelsat has made a strategic investment in AMN.
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GreenTec Capital opens new office in Lagos, Nigeria

10-18-2018 | 10:05:00
Frankfurt-based firm GreenTec Capital has announced that it is expanding its West African presence with the opening of a new office in Lagos, Nigeria.
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Founders Factory to build and scale African technology startups

10-18-2018 | 09:38:33
London-based startup accelerator Founders Factory has partnered with Standard Bank to launch its first international location in Johannesburg, South Africa to build and scale a further 100 technology startups.
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Quanergy expands into South Africa with Duxbury Networking

10-18-2018 | 08:36:00
Quanergy Systems, Inc., a global leader in the development and manufacture of LiDAR sensors and smart sensing solutions, says Duxbury Networking will serve as the company’s first South African distributor.
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HMD Global unveils the Nokia 6.1 in Kenya

10-18-2018 | 06:40:00
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, announced the availability of the Nokia 6.1 Plus in Kenya. The Nokia 6.1 Plus joins the Android One family of Nokia smartphones and will be available for of Ksh. 31,900.
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[South Africa] SARS eFiling system fully functional

10-18-2018 | 06:36:00
Testimony by SARS Executives at the Commission of Inquiry into Tax Administration and Governance by SARS has led to widespread reporting in the media that the eFiling system is on the verge of collapse.
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Liquid Telecom completes acquisition of CEC Liquid Telecom in Zambia

10-18-2018 | 06:05:00
Liquid Telecom has completed the acquisition of the remaining 50 per cent stake in its Zambian subsidiary, CEC Liquid Telecom, from Copperbelt Energy Corporation PLC.
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Intelsat and Q-KON enable large-scale broadband access in Africa

10-18-2018 | 05:26:00
Operator of the world’s first Globalized Network and leader in integrated satellite communications Intelsat, and Q-KON announced that Q-KON will introduce new, multiple high-speed broadband services powered by the IntelsatOne Flex for Enterprise platform.
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Safaricom increases its Voice, Data, SMS Costs after recent taxes

10-18-2018 | 02:41:56
Kenyans will from today start paying more for Safaricom voice calls and data. Safaricom in a statement sent out yesterday said this was as a result of the increased taxes passed in the Finance Act 2018.
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Samsung unveils its rear triple camera Galaxy A7 smartphone in Kenya

10-17-2018 | 13:33:00
Samsung Electronics East Africa has announced the availability of Galaxy A7 in Kenya, the latest addition to the Galaxy A series family.
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Features

[Africa Tech Week] Google empowering African communities

10-18-2018 | 14:59:00
Google has over the last few months been actively involved in different activities across the continent. The search giant has also been rolling out some new features and also working closely with different organizations to empower local communities.
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[Column] Sandeep Sharma: Long live digital transformation

10-17-2018 | 13:51:00
It is those companies that understand how to capture the moment of digital truth to transform the customer experience that will thrive.
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[Interview] Paul Randall, Executive Director, Creditinfo

10-17-2018 | 09:56:00
Paul Randall is the Executive Director of Creditinfo, a credit information and risk management solutions provider in Africa and other countries across the globe. ,
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Use of innovative technology in designing diverse tourism products

10-11-2018 | 13:15:00
Investment in new technology provides the tourism sector with opportunities for novelty, aimed at providing a platform for designing new and tangible tourism products.
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[Africa Tech Week] Africa’s startup ecosystem continues to thrive

10-11-2018 | 11:53:36
The startup ecosystem in Africa is growing really fast and had a remarkable and successful year in 2017. The sector has attracted the attention of prominent personalities including Mark Zuckerberg and even Bill Gates. This attention opened up inroads for greater access for the startups to scale and even receive investments.
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[Column] Benjamin Riley: Why Credit Bureaus Are The Ideal Partner

10-10-2018 | 06:22:00
Financial institutions around the globe are feeling the heat from the introduction of IFRS 9 impairment reporting. Credit Bureaus offer the most effective solution for compliance and harnessing the benefits of Credit Risk Scoring and PD estimation.
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[Africa Tech Week] Mobile money interoperability goes live in Kenya

10-05-2018 | 12:40:49
It’s about eleven years since mobile money started in Kenya. The technology has been seen as a disruptive innovation that threatens incumbent businesses as well as sparking new businesses and entrepreneurship and now, a new dawn is rising - that of mobile money transfer interoperability.
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How cloud software can help African SME businesses grow and expand

10-05-2018 | 06:25:00
The automotive market in Africa is growing fast, with more than 3 million new vehicles being sold each year on the continent, and tens of millions of used and imported vehicles yearly.
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Five steps to evaluating a DDoS managed service provider

10-05-2018 | 05:57:48
Partnering with a provider that can oversee your organisation’s security operations takes a critical IT management issue off your plate, boosts your staff resources, and gives you access to specialised DDoS expertise.
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[Startup Interview] Kennedy Mwaura, CEO, EWYN, Kenya

10-04-2018 | 11:15:20
Kennedy Mwaura is the CEO and Co- founder of EWYN Solutions Limited a Kenyan based startup that has positioned itself as frontrunner in the provision of custom software and mobile applications that address specific needs of diverse clients.
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Bas Vlugt: Report on my talk with LinkedIn about LinkedIn Groups

10-01-2018 | 10:01:13
Following my publication on how LinkedIn is destroying groups, I was invited by LinkedIn Community Manager Sophie Bonnet for a talk
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[Column] Adebayo Sanni: Nigerian businesses can be secure in the cloud

10-01-2018 | 08:41:00
Moving to the cloud is still deemed to be risky by some IT leaders, but the reality is that the bigger risk is not moving to the cloud.
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AfricaCom Cape Town: Attend for Free

09-28-2018 | 14:45:00
Africa’s largest enterprise tech, media and telecoms festival returns to Cape Town’s CTICC between the 13 – 15 November 2018
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[Africa Tech Week] Facebook continues to empower African communities

09-27-2018 | 14:23:12
This week, Facebook announced the winners of its community leadership programme. Six Kenyans were among those who were selected to join the programme and will each receive cash prizes from Facebook to support their community initiatives.
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[Column] Brian Kalule:Fintech flourishes in Uganda despite regulations

09-27-2018 | 07:41:52
Financial technology is flourishing in Uganda, thanks partly to the enormous popularity of mobile money and payment systems and partly to the hands-off approach of the country’s regulators.
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