Tech

01 November 2022 - Transport industry regulator National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has published a list of digital cab-hailing firms allowed to operate in the country. The companies include Little Cab, Uber, Bolt and Yego- a new entrant from Rwanda. The…

01 November 2022 - Zebra Technologies Corporation, an innovator at the front line of business with solutions and partners that deliver a performance edge,... Source

01 November 2022 - Tanzania’s leading telecommunications company Vodacom has announced the expansion of its International Money Transfer (IMT) services to eight new countries in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC). Vodacom, owned by Safaricom’s parent…

01 November 2022 - Twitter is currently working to rebuild and relaunch Vine, a short video platform similar to TikTok that was acquired by the microblogging platform in 2012 for a reported $30 million, but was discontinued in 2016.Vine, which at the time was widely…

01 November 2022 - Omnisient claims to enable businesses to use consumption data in a secure, compliant, and risk-free manner to create new revenue streams through their bank-grade encryption technology which anonymises customers’ data. 

01 November 2022 - Amazon announced today that it has expanded its music library selection as well as podcasts, making over 100 million songs (up from 2 million) available ad-free for Prime members at no additional cost.The move is expected to grow its subscriber…

01 November 2022 - According to new filings with the U.S SEC, Jack Dorsey, former CEO of Twitter has agreed to rollover his remaining 2.4% stake in the company to Musk's new holding for Twitter, X Holdings I Inc.The value of Dorsey's roughly 18 million shares is

01 November 2022 - Franq, a Brazilian open banking startup has raised $12 million in a funding round led by Quona Capital, a VC firm focused on fintechs in emerging markets.Launched in 2019 by Paulo Silva, Franq operates by matching “personal bankers” with up to 50…

01 November 2022 - You might soon be able to create video content by simply dictating into an app the kind of images you want if a new technology that Meta is developing hits success levels. Last month, the company announced the launch of  Make-A-Video, an AI system…

01 November 2022 - MEST Africa has announced the five African tech startups that have made it to the grand finale of the 2022 Africa Challenge pitch competition.  The startups are Sproutly (Nigeria), Kweli (Senegal), Swoove (Ghana), Hisa (Kenya) and Desert Green…

01 November 2022 - Cisco has trained and upskilled more than 1.07 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa through its Cisco Networking Academy since it was introduced in the region. Founded in 1997, the Cisco Networking Academy is celebrating its 25th anniversary with…

01 November 2022 - MEST Africa has announced Sproutly (Nigeria), Kweli (Senegal), Swoove (Ghana), Hisa (Kenya) and Desert Green Africa (South Africa) as the start-ups who have made it into the grand finale of... The post MEST Africa Challenge announces the top 5…

01 November 2022 - YEGO Global has launched operations in Kenya through its subsidiary – YEGO Mobility Kenya Limited to provide customized taxi-hailing services that are set to revolutionize urban mobility in the country... The post YEGO commences taxi-hailing…

01 November 2022 - 500 Global, a leading venture capital firm is launching its inaugural Bootcamp for Accelerator Managers (BAM) program in Kenya. The program will be run in partnership with Germany’s economic development agency Deutsche Gesellschaft für…

01 November 2022 - This move will bring AWS, which already supports a number of Nigerian startups such as SeamlessHR, Yellow Card, BFree, Bankly and public sector organisations, closer to African startups.

01 November 2022 - An MTN SA Foundation donated multimedia center to Christel House in Cape Town is being donated again to BEST college.

01 November 2022 - Amazon.com's shares tumbled down to 13% in premarket trading, their lowest since March 2020, after forecasting holiday-quarter sales below Wall Street estimates.Although revenue grew 15% in the third quarter, marking a return to double-digit sales…

01 November 2022 - Recently, GetFundedAfrica partnered with Linkstar to aid African start-ups scale and grow. GetFundedAfrica is building Africa’s largest tech-enabled marketplace which connects African founders with global mentors, coaches, corporates, investors and…

01 November 2022 - The under 13K smartphone budget in the country has gotten really good in the past few years with worthy entry-level devices. In this comparison review, we have the Infinix Smart 6 4G, the Samsung Galaxy A03 Core and the Xiaomi Redmi A1+. The Xiaomi…

01 November 2022 - Purple Elephant Ventures wants to build 4 companies yearly that will help modernise Africa’s tourism industry

01 November 2022 - Cryptocurrency trading is a popular way of making a profit online. Similarly to conventional markets, the crypto market allows buying and selling assets to profit from their price differences. Along... The post WBT Token – New Crypto for Your…

01 November 2022 - Cisco has announced that they are going to be providing digital skills training to 25 million learners over the next ten years.

01 November 2022 - Vodacom Tanzania has announced its intentions to expand the M-PESA services to 8 SADC countries.

01 November 2022 - Huewei has announced a Wireless Intelligent Solutions based on IntelligentRAN, at the 13th Global Mobile Broadband Forum.

01 November 2022 - MTN Global Connect has announced that they have launched Customer Success Centers in Ghana and Kenya.

01 November 2022 - Econet has announced that they have committed to their pursuit towards Carbon Neutrality by 2030.

01 November 2022 - Aiming to spotlight our market-leading education technology solutions in Kenya to transform the education sector. On 3 November 2022, Adapt IT Education Division (“Adapt IT Education” or “the organisation”) and IT News Africa will host an industry…

01 November 2022 - YEGO Global has launched operations in Kenya through its subsidiary – YEGO Mobility Kenya Limited to provide customized taxi-hailing services... Source

01 November 2022 - A perfect storm is brewing: the number of IoT devices is doubling every five years, according to analyst firm Gartner, and cloud adoption is exploding.  The sheer amount of data is mind boggling which is why organisations are now closer to edge…

01 November 2022 - In a post done just today, we revealed that there are four e-taxi apps that have been licensed to operate in the Kenyan market: Uber, Bolt, Little, and Yego. However, people have been asking what service is Yego, and where it surfaced from. Well,…

01 November 2022 - There is a reason that the majority of new startups in Kenya usually focus on payments, e-taxi services, or logistics: these are the modern tech and market segments that make money, which is why there are tens of payments apps, a number of…

01 November 2022 - After a strike action by its Kenyan drivers, Uber has reduced its commission fees in Kenya from 25% to 18%. The NTSA also announced that only four ride-hailing companies—Uber, Bolt, Little and Yego Mobility—are licensed to operate in Kenya.…

01 November 2022 - YEGO Global, a Rwandese ride-sharing platform has entered the Kenyan market to take on Uber and Bolt through its subsidiary – YEGO Mobility Kenya Limited. The firm is entering the Kenyan market when Uber and Bolt drivers have been threatening to…

01 November 2022 - Egyptian fintech, Money Fellows announced it has raised $31 million in the first close of its Series B funding to accelerate its growth and move into new markets.Founded in 2016, Money Fellows is a mobile-based platform that digitises money circles…

01 November 2022 - Nigerian property management technology company, Smallsmall (formerly RentSmallSmall) has secured $3 million ($2 million in equity and $1 million in debt) in seed funding.Launched in 2018, the platform currently has 470,000 people registered, and…

31 October 2022 - Egyptian fintech startup MoneyFellows has announced the first close of its Series B round funding with a US$31 million investment to help it accelerate its growth and move into new markets. MoneyFellows is a mobile-based platform that digitises…

31 October 2022 - Current interest in climate technology is understandable, and Satgana, a new venture capital business with offices in Paris (Satgana means “a nice company” in Sanskrit), thinks that its take on the subject will gain traction. A projected €30 million…

31 October 2022 - For at least three years, Sistema.bio will provide its biodigesters “at affordable prices” to small and medium-sized farmers and dairymen in East Africa. The Mexico City, Mexico-based company has just secured 1.2 billion Kenyan shillings (about $10…

31 October 2022 - SmallSmall, a Nigerian proptech startup, has raised $3 million in seed funding — $2 million in equity and $1 million in debt.Techstars, Oyster Ventures, Asymmetry Ventures, Vivaz, and Niche Capital are among the investors. Also, individual angels…

31 October 2022 - From Morocco to Mauritius, African countries are creating special economic zones to accelerate and diversify economic growth.

31 October 2022 - Bank of Kigali (BK) says it has recorded increased uptake of its mobile banking services following the launch of new digital customer onboarding and lending features.  The bank on September 30 unveiled its upgraded digital platform including BK…

31 October 2022 - Jumia Black Friday officially kicks off from 4th to 30th November 2022. Jumia Kenya says it expects millions of consumers to log on to the Jumia App to leverage online sales during this 7th Black Friday. With this year’s black Friday, Jumia also…

31 October 2022 - The appetite for high-quality writing is at an all-time high as the internet creates more opportunities where writers can get published. The internet-first model of research and gaining information has also fueled the demand for good content. It’s…

31 October 2022 - The concept of the metaverse is still alien to the whole world and only a handful of people seem to clearly understand exactly how it will eventually turn out. Not that it’s really new, it’s not. Talks about the metaverse date back to the early…

31 October 2022 - On Thursday last week, drivers working via cab-hailing apps Uber, Bolt and Little Cab in Nairobi downed their tools, in yet another attempt to push the companies to lower the commissions they take on rides. This is a battle that has been ongoing for…

31 October 2022 - Elon Musk knows how to keep the world haggling, doubting and guessing his moves. No one is ever so sure certain about anything from him, even when what he says is in black and white. The Twitter deal and the many months of bitter exchange and…

31 October 2022 -  The National Transport and Safety Authority has approved  Uber, Bolt, Little Cab, and Yego Mobility as the only Transport Network Companies licensed to… The post NTSA Approves Four Companies To Operate As  Transport Network Companies In Kenya…

31 October 2022 - The combination of genetic research (core offering) and diagnosis (a revenue generation play) was going to deliver the world to 54gene, but for whatever reasons still unknown, it almost killed it instead.

31 October 2022 - GoTyme Bank, a joint venture between Tyme, a Singapore-based digital banking group, and the Gokongwei Group, a Philippine-based brand has launched to provide a better choice for the country's digital banking service needs.The new GoTyme Bank venture…

31 October 2022 - If you use taxi apps in Kenyan cities and towns, where services such as Uber, Bolt, and Little Cab exist, then you should be aware that driver partners have been airing their grievances about how their employers are treating them in terms of…