Tech Trends

27 Nov 2025 - The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has officially approved the transaction between Vodacom and MAZIV, clearing the…

27 Nov 2025 - IBM has announced the successful completion of two significant SAP S/4HANA system upgrades for Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM), marking a pivotal…

27 Nov 2025 - Kenya’s ambitious plans to harness advanced technology to reduce Nairobi’s chaotic transport system have suffered a major blow following the United…

26 Nov 2025 - itel Kenya has announced a groundbreaking partnership with We Run Club, one of Nairobi’s most vibrant running communities. This first-ever…

26 Nov 2025 - Safaricom has set a bold new target to process 10,000 M-PESA transactions every single second by January 2026 to future-proof its dominance in the…

26 Nov 2025 - itel has rolled out an exciting new consumer rewards campaign dubbed “Shinda Mimili na itel”, giving customers across the country a chance to…

26 Nov 2025 - iHUB Kenya has successfully concluded the acceleration of Cohort 3 of the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship, marking a major milestone in…

25 Nov 2025 - Safaricom PLC has officially launched Daraja 3.0, a comprehensive overhaul of its M-PESA API platform. The launch marks a pivotal shift in the…

25 Nov 2025 - Kenya has officially begun a nationwide roll-out of a new power meter reading technology, Optical Character Recognition (OCR). The technology, which…

25 Nov 2025 - The next wave of smartphones arrives in 2026, but the mood across the industry feels different from the usual cycle of incremental refreshes. The…

25 Nov 2025 - Across Africa, young people log on with increasing ease. New towers rise near trading centres and schools, and devices circulate through homes that…

25 Nov 2025 - Pocket Casts is trying to solve a problem that has been building for years. Podcast archives grow every minute. Episodes pile up. People improvise…

25 Nov 2025 - Amazon’s satellite network effort has moved into a more revealing phase. The company introduced Leo Ultra, a large antenna built for heavy bandwidth…

25 Nov 2025 - The latest round of rural towers from Ethio Telecom looked at first like a standard infrastructure update. One hundred fifty-two sites placed across…

25 Nov 2025 - Fintech firm M-KOPA has revealed the substantial scale of its credit operations in Kenya, with its loan book unlocking over KES 207 billion in credit…

24 Nov 2025 - Absa’s digital asset work has reached a point where the next steps depend less on technology and more on Kenya’s regulatory calendar. The bank has…

24 Nov 2025 - When X introduced its new About This Account panel, the idea was simple. Users would see where an account was created and where it is based. The…

24 Nov 2025 - Ezra Olubi, the Co-Founder and former Chief Technology Officer of Nigerian fintech giant Paystack, has confirmed his termination from the company,…

24 Nov 2025 - For years, the forex market in Kenya was akin to the Wild West. Stories of overnight millionaires clashed with devastating tales of traders losing…

22 Nov 2025 - NCBA used its platform at the Abojani Economic Empowerment Conference to introduce two offshore products designed to change how Kenyan households…

21 Nov 2025 - Nokia has announced its Platinum-level membership in the Open Compute Project (OCP), accelerating its efforts to deliver the next generation of open…

21 Nov 2025 - Huawei Kenya has officially unveiled its latest line-up, introducing the Huawei GT6 Series (including the GT6 Pro) and the new MatePad TXZ range to…

20 Nov 2025 - BAKE Awards 2025: The BAKE Awards enter another cycle with a long history behind them. The competition has been part of Kenya’s digital publishing…

20 Nov 2025 - Airtel Malawi launched its 5G network on Tuesday in ten districts, starting with coverage in Lilongwe, Blantyre, Mzuzu City, and some regional…

20 Nov 2025 - Crypto uptake in Hong Kong Hong Kong has long been a global financial powerhouse. This is unlikely to change anytime soon as the Hong Kong Securities…

18 Nov 2025 - Safaricom has entered a period defined by engineering decisions rather than spectacle. The upgraded M-PESA platform sits at the centre of this turn,…

18 Nov 2025 - Nigeria’s telecom regulator is widening its campaign against illicit SIM activity at a moment when the market itself is swelling. New figures show…

18 Nov 2025 - The NBA is back on screens across Africa through a platform that once held a central place in the league’s visibility on the continent. MultiChoice…

18 Nov 2025 - The Red Sea has long carried the weight of global trade, and now another burden has settled on it. Several undersea cable projects planned to run…

18 Nov 2025 - MTN’s plan to extend AI tools across its markets starts with the weight of its own reach. The group recently crossed the 300 million customer mark,…

17 Nov 2025 - Rural Kenya has surged past major cities to become the country’s primary e-commerce growth engine, now accounting for 60% of all orders on the Jumia…

17 Nov 2025 - The public fight between M-Kopa and its former chief financial officer Chad Larson has grown into a broader struggle over control, narrative, and…

17 Nov 2025 - Kenya’s proposal to fold DNA analysis, blood type, and detailed physiological markers into routine SIM registration has unsettled a sector used to…

17 Nov 2025 - Kenya runs on the mobile phone in a way that is rare even by global standards. Each day is marked by M-Pesa transfers, WhatsApp groups, mobile-based…

17 Nov 2025 - Most people plug in their phones without a second thought, treating the nightly charge like a routine chore. Some let the battery drain to zero.…

17 Nov 2025 - The Energy and Petroleum ministry says talks with 54 independent power producers are moving again, although each project sits at a different point in…

17 Nov 2025 - Kenya relies heavily on its networks. Daily transactions depend on secure channels that stretch across towns, cities, and rural markets. Critical…

17 Nov 2025 - Dozens of official Kenyan government websites were knocked offline and defaced in a coordinated, widespread cyberattack early Monday morning. The…

15 Nov 2025 - Nigerian singer-songwriter GoodGirl LA has been selected as Spotify’s EQUAL Africa Ambassador for November. The announcement recognizes her…

15 Nov 2025 - Safaricom has announced a brief, scheduled system upgrade for its widely used Fuliza overdraft service, as new figures reveal the platform’s…

15 Nov 2025 - Data center operator iColo is playing a central role in a new co-operative agreement that will see the London Internet Exchange (LINX) take over…

15 Nov 2025 - In Kenya today, media isn’t just entertainment—it’s the heartbeat of youth culture. It’s the Gengetone beat pulsing through TikTok dances, the…

15 Nov 2025 - In today’s competitive landscape, businesses are no longer just adopting digital technology; they are embedding intelligence into their core…

14 Nov 2025 - A new betting platform, Chezagame Kenya, on Friday, November 14, officially launched the Kenyan market.  The betting platform has already caused…

14 Nov 2025 - KCB Bank Kenya and financial technology provider Pesapal have announced a major partnership to roll out a digital Forecourt Management Solution to…

14 Nov 2025 - Paystack, a leading African financial technology company, has suspended its co-founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Ezra Olubi, following a…

13 Nov 2025 - Three youth-led teams from Siaya County received national recognition on Wednesday at the Kenya Software & AI Summit for developing practical…

13 Nov 2025 - Each year, new Android flagships arrive promising technical triumphs. Vivo’s X300 Pro, Oppo’s Find X9 Pro, and Xiaomi’s Ultra series now deliver…

13 Nov 2025 - OPPO’s Android 16-based ColorOS 16 is now moving beyond its newest phones. The Find N5, Find X8, and X8 Pro began receiving it in early November,…

13 Nov 2025 - In the long prelude to any Samsung flagship launch, the leaks form their own kind of narrative rhythm. Each rumor stretches across forums and feeds,…