- In response to the growing problem of online harassment and abuse targeting women journalists and other public figures in Africa, Code for Africa (CfA), the continent’s largest network of digital democracy labs, has partnered with Google’s Jigsaw to launch FeedShield, an online toolkit to document…
- The mobile gaming industry in Africa is rapidly expanding, with a 2021 GSMA mobile economy report indicating that 303 million people in sub-Saharan Africa, almost 28% of the population, have a mobile internet connection. This number is expected to increase by nearly 100 million by 2025, with…
- A few weeks ago, the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) issued a compliance audit notice to 40 Digital Credit Providers/loan apps. As of the deadline for submission of documents for the audit, 18 of these companies had responded by submitting their documents for review. The ODPC is…
- The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has issued a penalty notice to Oppo Kenya for failing to follow an enforcement notice that was issued against the company. The enforcement notice was issued because Oppo Kenya violated the privacy of a complainant by using their photo on the…
- Realme 10 is finally here to succeed the realme 9 series. Realme launched the realme 9i and realme 9 4G this year. Realme 10 ships with a 6.4″ AMOLED screen with 90Hz refresh rate and 1000 nits peak brightness. It is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5. Its processor gets updated to the more…
- OPPO has updated its midrange Reno series with the launch of the Reno9 lineup that succeeds the Reno8 from this year. The OPPO Reno9 ditches the more superior MediaTek chipset for a Snapdragon processor. We’ve used the Reno8 for a good amount of time and we vouch for its performance but it’ll be…
- Save the Children has launched its first digital innovation challenge in Kenya targeting Kenya’s youth and students from institutions of higher learning. The innovation challenge offers an opportunity for 18- to 35-year-olds to come up with unique digital solutions to organizational level feedback…
- This is the first time that KCPE results have been released in a timely manner and as per the curriculum. It has been an issue since 2020 at the start of the pandemic, and a lot of programs were erratic following an extended stay-at-home for students. The results have since been announced by the…
- For some time now, WhatsApp has been implementing new features to appeal to its users. The platform, while inferior to the likes of Telegram, is one of the most used chat apps in the world because it was one of the apps of its caliber to launch and has a loyal user base of more […]
- Lender KCB Group Plc has announced the completion of the acquisition of Trust Merchant Bank SA (TMB) after receiving all the regulatory approvals. The Group now owns an 85% stake in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) based lender. KCB Group obtained the regulatory green light in Kenya, the…
- Foldable devices are a thing now. These bending devices are becoming more commonplace, and we can thank Samsung for this, having started making the Fold and Flip series mainstream for more than three years now. Others have also joined this race. OPPO, Xiaomi, vivo, and Huawei have commercial…
- Jacob’s Ladder Africa and Moringa School have revealed the winners of the Technology for Climate Hackathon, which challenged young people to develop innovative tech-based solutions to address the impact of climate change in the country. Wara Farm led by Verah Kwamboka and David Nene emerged as the…
- Kenya’s integrated healthcare platform, MyHealth Africa has revealed that it has closed a seed funding of USD 1 million. The investment will help the firm, which connects patients with local and international health specialists and hospitals, expand its services beyond Kenya. The startup was…
- Despite the ongoing bear market trend, the curiosity of Africans about cryptocurrency has been on the rise. According to a blockchain forensics firm- Chainalysis, between 2020 and 2021, the crypto market in Africa grew by over 1200%. In addition to that, it was revealed that Nigeria,Kenya, Tanzania…
- 2022 has been a rough year for the world’s largest tech companies. After a series of disappointing results, the stock prices of Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta slumped, wiping off trillions of dollars in their market values. Still, the social media giant Meta suffered the most brutal…
- Making phone calls is one of the most important things that people do with their phones. Those calls are also paid for, which means that SIM cards have to be topped up with airtime. There are many ways to do this: a customer can buy a scratch card, he or she can top up via […]
- After buying Twitter for $44 billion in October and taking it private, Elon Musk has just been creating drama on the platform. The latest feature to catch his attention is Spaces, Twitter’s live audio feature. Last night, a group of journalists were holding a Spaces session and Elon joined in. Some…
- During the U.S-Africa Business Forum, payments corporation Visa announced a pledge to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years to advance innovative, and inclusive economies across the continent. The corporation says that its investments will help enable greater access to digital…
- The Standard Chartered Bank Women in Tech program has awarded 5 participating businesses KES 1.2 million each in the culmination of the 5th cohort of the incubation program. The five businesses Keyara Botanics, Learning Differently, Aurora Health Systems, Sello, and Digipath received their prize…
- A couple of days ago, we learned that the CBK was in the process of reinstating bank to mobile money charges, and vice versa. The move was lobbied by mobile money operators led by Safaricom because they were losing substantial revenue from the fact that customers could send money from their banks…
- A couple of days ago, we learned that the CBK was in the process of reinstating bank to mobile money charges, and vice versa. The move was lobbied by mobile money operators led by Safaricom because they were losing substantial revenue from the fact that customers could send money from their banks…
- 2022 hasn’t been particularly great for Safaricom customers because some of the decisions the company has made have been anti-consumer, and this has been evident on social media platforms following a ton of complaints. The telco now compels customers to redeem their Bonga Points else it makes them…
- Nairobians have had their fair share of payment platforms ever since the County decided to streamline its revenue collection activities. But before we can look at them, let’s take you back for a minute… JamboPay In 2014, Nairobi County sought the services of JamboPay for revenue collection. This…
- Right now, there is no other Android smartphone maker that has an excellent track record in terms of updating its devices than Samsung. The South Korean tech corporation has been killing it over the last couple of years, and other than Google, which, of course, owns the Android platform, no other…
- Safaricom has two primary apps for customers: the M-PESA app, which has since been downloaded more than 8 million times, making it one of the fewest local apps to achieve such as feat; and the mySafaricom app, which has been around longer than the M-PESA app, and is more a utility service as it…
- 5G is increasingly becoming more accessible to more regions and more phones in the country with the nation’s biggest telco, Safaricom leading the way. When Safaricom officially launched its 5G network in early November, Apple’s devices couldn’t access the network. Android devices like the OPPO…
- Chipmaker MediaTek has been having a good period in terms of market presence and sales. It prides itself as the leading chip provider in the world, considering its silicons are found in all devices in the world, save for Apple, effectively making lead others in terms of market share. It produces…
- TikTok originally made the vertical video popular and its rival copied this format and launched their own versions like Reels for Instagram and Shorts for YouTube. Now the short-form video platform is now making a pivot to horizontal video. TikTok now appears to give options to some users to watch…
- Vivo’s Y series is the company’s lineup of its most affordable range of midrange smartphones and they have now released the Vivo Y35. The Vivo Y35 joins the family of the now official smartphone of the ongoing FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar for the second time. Vivo Y35 series succeeds the Vivo Y33…
- A new partnership completed by Norsad Capital and TLG Capital will see medium-sized companies across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) access credit following a $400 million investment for a credit platform. According to a statement, this collaboration will allow the building and enhancement of the…
- Thunderbird, in partnership with Innovation Jamuhuri by the Kenyan Government, has revealed that its 100 Million Learners Bootcamp on Global Entrepreneurship & Innovation boot camp is now taking in new students. The classes have been made to focus on global dynamics in an era of disruption and…
- E-commerce is a big thing in many economies, including Kenya, because it allows shoppers to access products and services from the comfort of their internet-enabled devices. Hundreds of these platforms exist in the country and continue to grow from time to time. However, a new study has determined…
- Ethiopia has been top of mind in my annual predictions for years, and so when I had the chance to go to Addis, I had to get a Safaricom Ethiopia Sim Card and experience the network firsthand. Together with Tech Policy connoisseur and friend Mwendwa Kivuva, we share some of our thoughts on the…
- There are many budget phones out there, but a good number of them have left us unimpressed. The reason for this is quite straightforward: budget devices are equipped with entry-level specs, and on these grounds, they do not have the perks that slightly more expensive phones possess. Still, the…
- In the last couple of days, it emerged that the tax authority in DRC froze Vodacom DRC’s bank accounts and even sealed the premises where the company runs its operations from. Now, a statement from the telco has confirmed these developments, but the company is insisting this was done without…
- The number of Kenyans using fixed data has been increasing over the last couple of years. Zuku, which is owned by the Wananchi Group, had been leading the space until that time when Safaricom toppled it from the top position. Now, Safaricom has the highest number of fixed data subscriptions at 350K…
- Hustler Funds are here, and we have covered nearly every aspect of the loan product in previous stories. Part of the coverage entails the Fund’s terms and conditions. However, it would appear that there is another condition that most people missed, and this is the fact that the Fund will look into…
- Despite having confusing names, Xiaomi’s Redmi Note lineup is still very popular not only here but also globally. The Redmi Note series is Xiaomi’s most affordable range of smartphones and the company is reporting that they shipped over 300 million units globally this year. Last year, they shipped…
- TECNO has officially launched their premium devices – the Phantom X2 series which is their flagship smartphone for this year and includes the vanilla Phantom X2 and the Phantom X2 Pro. They’re both incredible devices checking from the features and specs they carry. The Phantom X2 series share most…
- Microsoft has announced the launch of its global skilling program in Kenya with the goal of increasing access to digital and foundational skills. The Skills for Jobs Learning Pathways program has been introduced locally as a build-up to the success of Microsoft’s Global Skills Initiative, which was…
- With the year coming to an end in just a few weeks, it’s best that we reflect on what the year 2022 has been as we look forward to what 2023 brings along. One aspect that we can reflect on is what we searched for during the year on the Internet. According to data released […]
- TECNO is getting serious about venturing into the flagship market with flagship-grade devices. The tech company announced today the new Phantom X2 series to succeed the Phantom X from last year. The new flagship series includes the regular Phantom X2 and the Phantom X2 Pro – they’re both 5G-powered…
- TECNO has unveiled the Phantom X2 today and it will be the company’s most powerful smartphone. This is the successor to the original Phantom X launched early last year. The Phantom X was the company’s entry into the premium flagship smartphone market and TECNO is upping its game with this year’s…
- The Kenya Innovation Week (KIW) is taking place this week. It has received notable support from the UK via the East Africa Research and Innovation Hub (EARIH) of the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). The show is being held at Nairobi’s Sarit Centre from today to 8th December 2022…
- Xiaomi Redmi lineup is its most affordable series and we have the Redmi Note 11 Pro series with us which includes the Redmi Note 11 Pro, Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G China version and the Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus 5G. Before we begin, here’s what you get in the boxes. For the Redmi Note […]
- The last couple of months have seen many tech companies, both local and international, let go of their employees. The dismissal has been in terms of thousands. So far, it has been projected that more than 120K workers have been let go in the tech industry. Some of the companies that have fired a…
- Safaricom has been making some ruthless decisions over the last couple of months regarding how its services are dispensed to customers. It introduced data caps on its Home Fibre product in a move that was defended as a plan to stop fibre resellers. Just the other day, it revealed that Bonga Points…
- At the start of the pandemic back in March 2022, the CBK announced that it had waived fees for sending money between mobile money wallets and bank accounts. This allowed millions of Kenyans to send money to their friends and family without paying for transaction charges, even to the point where…
- OPPO has today launched the OPPO A77s which joins its other midrange smartphones in the Kenyan market. OPPO A77s rocks a 6.5″ IPS LCD screen with a 90Hz refresh rate and 600 nits peak brightness. Its resolution is capped at 720p. At the helm is the Snapdragon 680 chipset which we’ve seen in many…
- Safaricom has revealed that its All In One Bundle will now be cheaper. The product has been around for a long time now, and it allows customers to purchase data, SMS, and voice units at a go. It appeals to a lot of customers, who like to have an all-inclusive package at an attractive price. […]
