Month: July 2021

Safaricom wins KES 209 Million M-Pesa 1Tap Legal Battle

Safaricom said M-Pesa 1Tap was developed by the telco together with third parties and that the technology was available freely…

SWVL is going public in new merger with all-female SPAC, Queen’s Gambit

SWVL, the transportation startup that's been operating in Kenya for a while now, will be going public in a merger…

ImpactHER offers to build free websites for Women-led businesses across Africa

ImpactHER promises to offer free e-commerce websites to motivate women entrepreneurs and help promote the online presence of their businesses.

LG awarded for their high-performance Indoor Solutions

LG Electronics (LG) Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) technologies have won international accolades for their high performance. 

Health-tech Startup, Field Intelligence, expands to 11 cities in Kenya and Nigeria

Field Intelligence launched Shelf Life in 2017 to solve the inventory problem cutting across Africa’s $75B retail pharmacy market

NCBA Bank launched ‘EasyBuild’ all-in-one Construction Solution

To begin with, NCBA EasyBuild will be available in Nairobi and the surrounding metropolitan area that covers Kiambu, Machakos and…

HMD introduces ‘life-proof’ Nokia XR20, Nokia C30, and Classic Nokia 6310

HMD Global has introduced three new phones including the Nokia XR20, Nokia C30 and the classic Nokia 6310.

Cellulant partners with Link Commerce to enable easier purchases from global retailers

The partnership between Cellulant and Link Commerce aims to break barriers between local and international commerce by addressing payment needs…

AGRF and Heifer International announce launch of Pitch AgriHack 2021

The open competition portion of Pitch AgriHack 2021 will support companies that are driving innovation in agriculture across three categories-Early-stage,…

OPPO Reno6 (All Models) Specifications and Price

Here are the specifications and prices of all OPPO Reno6 Models available. These include OPPO Reno6 Z, Reno6 5G, Reno6…

Voltron Capital wants to make funding readily available for African Startups

Olumide Soyombo, one of Africa’s most prolific and active early-stage investors in tech startups, has today announced the launch of…

Podcast: TECNO Phantom X; Flagship Enough?

We discuss the latest from TECNO; A new Flagship sub-brand with the Phantom X as the first headlining device.

Are East Africa’s Data Centers Ready for Digital Demands?

Our demand for faster speeds and better connectivity isn’t going to lessen. The good news is that data center spending…

Safaricom M-Pesa Privacy Problems are finally being fixed!

Back in January of 2020, I had an article on the M-Pesa privacy problems I felt Safaricom needed to address.…

Vivo Y53s launching in Kenya Soon

Vivo has announced it will be bringing the Vivo Y53s. The company has said the device will be available in…