Tech

9 Feb 2026 - Vodacom Business  has announced the appointment of Kgabo Seopa as the new Managing Executive for Products & Solutions in South Africa. Bringing over 23 years ......

9 Feb 2026 - Airtel Nigeria  has outlined the next phase of growth for the country’s telecommunications sector, highlighting significant advancements in quality of service (QoS).…

9 Feb 2026 - Led by a resurgent AWS cloud division, posting its fastest growth in thirteen quarters.

9 Feb 2026 - The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA)  has concluded the Mobile Money Fraud Prevention initiative, emphasizing the ongoing commitment of stakeholders to…

9 Feb 2026 - MTN  is actively pursuing fintech startups in payments, lending, and remittances as part of a strategic effort to expand its digital financial ecosystem across Africa…

9 Feb 2026 - Vodafone Group Plc  has announced that its African subsidiary, Vodacom Group Limited , confirmed Vodafone Egypt’s participation in a multi-year investment programme…

9 Feb 2026 - Pan-African telecommunications company Paratus Group has officially switched on a new 2,000 km terrestrial fiber route, establishing a direct high-capacity link between the…

9 Feb 2026 - NTT DATA,  a global leader in AI, digital business and technology services, has acquired Zero&One,  an Amazon Web Services (AWS)  Premier Tier Services…

9 Feb 2026 - On January 20, 2026, the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) confirmed the final deletion of all biometric data... Source

9 Feb 2026 - Space42  has marked the launch of Thuraya-4 connectivity services in South Africa at an event held in Johannesburg under the patronage of President Cyril Ramaphosa…

9 Feb 2026 - Egypt’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology , Amr Talaat, has described the signing of a landmark spectrum agreement as a historic turning point for…

9 Feb 2026 - Mdundo’s latest results expose a structural problem inside African music streaming. Access has expanded faster than monetisation. The company reported a 25.5 percent decline…

9 Feb 2026 - NCBA Bank has become the first bank in East and Central Africa to attain dual ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27701 certifications.  The certifications were awarded by the…

9 Feb 2026 - stc Group,  Saudi Arabia’s leading digital enabler, announced that it has signed an agreement to implement the Silklink project in the Syrian Arab Republic. This ......

9 Feb 2026 - Safaricom entered Ethiopia with a familiar story in mind. A large population, low formal banking penetration, and a mobile network expanding at speed looked similar to the…

9 Feb 2026 - HCLTech , a leading global technology company, announced that it has been selected by Circles,  a global technology company empowering telecom operators with its…

9 Feb 2026 - Koko Networks did not run out of customers. Its blue-flame stoves were still in kitchens across Nairobi when administrators took over on February 1. Demand held. The…

9 Feb 2026 - The Government of Egypt has officially launched “Egypt’s Startup Charter,” marking a major shift in the country’s approach to supporting startups, entrepreneurs, and…

9 Feb 2026 - Pan-African telecommunications and network services provider Paratus Group has switched on a major new fiber route in East Africa, directly... Source

9 Feb 2026 - Bede Kuwait,  a subsidiary of Zain Group , has strategically partnered with Ottu,  a payment orchestration platform operating across the Middle East and North…

9 Feb 2026 - Across Kenya and the wider East African region, streaming has firmly established itself as a preferred way to access entertainment.... Source

9 Feb 2026 - Asset financier Watu has welcomed the launch of Kenya’s E-Mobility Policy 2026. The company describes it as a major milestone in the country’s push toward clean, affordable…

9 Feb 2026 - In today's edition: Airtel is launching a new subsea cable || South Africa launches service to combat payment fraud || Kenya officially goes green

9 Feb 2026 - We aren't solving the climate crisis with carbon math because climate action now looks like compliance work.

9 Feb 2026 - The Kenya Revenue Authority has restored the Nil return filing option, which had been paused, but the system update shows how taxation in Kenya is being restructured through…

9 Feb 2026 - As the Cannes Young Lions Kenya competition that concluded this weekend, attention naturally turned to who would go on to represent the country in France later this year.…

9 Feb 2026 - Satellite internet has always carried a contradiction. The promise is proximity without infrastructure. The reality, at least until recently, was distance hiding somewhere…

9 Feb 2026 - Kenya’s cybercrime losses are usually reduced to a single number. Last year, the estimate crossed Sh30 billion, a figure that tends to settle the conversation as soon as it…

9 Feb 2026 - Eveready’s place in Kenyan life was uncomplicated for decades. The brand lived in drawers and kiosks, tied to torches, radios, and the familiar red-and-black packaging that…

9 Feb 2026 - Music streaming sold a simple idea for most of the past decade. Everything in one place, available instantly, no effort required beyond pressing play. That promise worked…

9 Feb 2026 - YouTube Music now restricts full lyrics to paying subscribers. Free users can see five songs’ lyrics before the rest blurs and becomes inaccessible. The rollout is global…

9 Feb 2026 - Impact-focused investor Katapult Africa has opened applications for its 2026 accelerator programme, offering $150,000 to $500,000 in direct investment to African startups…

7 Feb 2026 - Kenya’s and the rest of Africa’s agricultural value chains are being rewired through digital platforms, strategic trade hubs, and new forms of structured commerce. One of the…

7 Feb 2026 - Staying close to communities in what Hautefeuille labels as being ‘on the ground’ has helped her realise that places that are very misunderstood from the outside. 

7 Feb 2026 - The report shows that more than half of institutions now consider themselves digitally mature, with 54% reporting advanced digital capabilities, up from 48% in 2024.

7 Feb 2026 - Introduction: Change Begins with One Honest Realization Many people want a healthier, more stable life, but they feel stuck because they don’t know where to begin. Real…

6 Feb 2026 - The #Keep4o movement is real, with protests planned. But GPT-4o is still disappearing, and most alternatives miss what made it special. 

6 Feb 2026 - In boardrooms from Nairobi to New York, business leaders face an uncomfortable truth: the AI systems they’re deploying to drive critical decisions are making errors at…

6 Feb 2026 - Brastorne Enterprises is bringing its lightweight web platform for farmers using entry-level smartphones to Côte d’Ivoire in 2026.

6 Feb 2026 - CEO David Baszucki called 2025 a “banner year” as bookings, users, and free cash flow beat expectations.

6 Feb 2026 - Lula, a South African fintech company founded in 2014 by Trevor Gosling and Michael Foley, has secured ZAR 340 million (~USD 21 million) in funding from the Dutch development…

6 Feb 2026 - New documents have sparked claims that Jeffrey Epstein funded Bitcoin. The records show real links to academic research, but no proof that Epstein funded or controlled…

6 Feb 2026 - Adedeji Olowe is the founder of Lendsqr, a fintech infrastructure company that provides tools for financial institutions to build and scale digital credit products.

6 Feb 2026 - Applications are now open for the 2026 Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Program. This three-month hybrid accelerator program is designed for growth-stage technology…

6 Feb 2026 - Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.0 provides new gameplay updates for gamers.

6 Feb 2026 - Table of contents How to remove private number on your Android How to remove private number on your iPhone (iOS) What to do if your number still shows as Private The first…

6 Feb 2026 - Plus: Hacker houses (but actually useful), EV power struggle, AI vs cybercrime, model wars begin, Super Bowl tech steals and more.

6 Feb 2026 - Meta CEO said Apple and other rivals appear to face less scrutiny by doing less public research on platform harms.

6 Feb 2026 - The new spin-off introduces squad-based machine hunts, rogue-lite progression, and a canon story set in the Horizon universe.

6 Feb 2026 -   Short guide explaining how M-Shwari tracks loans using your National ID, how recovery happens, and what borrowers in Kenya need to know. M-Shwari is one of Kenya’s…