Safaricom to Offer Loans to Small Business Through ‘Mkopo Wa Pochi’ in Partnership with Pezesha
June 19, 2024
Safaricom is set to partner with Kenyan fintech, Pezesha, as it rolls out a new credit facility for small business owners. This is according to TechCabal citing Safaricom’s updated product’s terms and conditions page. The…
Ampersand to Use BYD’s High-Tech Battery Cells for its Electric Motorcycles
June 19, 2024
Ampersand plans to buy 40,000 high-tech batteries from BYD by the end of 2026. These batteries will be used in Ampersand’s electric motorcycles. BYD’s lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells have a long lifespan, an excellent…
80% of Organizations Agree That Inadequate or Outdated Technology is Holding Back Innovation
June 19, 2024
NTT DATA has found that 80% of organizations agree that inadequate or outdated technology is holding back organizational progress and innovation efforts. In fact, 94% of C-suite executives believe legacy infrastructure is greatly hindering their…
Farada Group to Establish Drone Plant in Konza Technopolis
June 19, 2024
Farada Group, a Polish Drone manufacturer is set to establish a drone manufacturing company in Kenya. “We intend to take up a parcel of land here at Konza Technopolis to establish a drone manufacturing company…
Huawei Seeds for the Future students to travel to China for digital skills training
June 18, 2024
The 2024 Huawei Seeds for the Future program kicked off today admitting 25 excellent students from different local universities into the program. This is the tenth cohort of students to go through the program since…
ICP Hub Kenya Partners and Kotani Pay for Olympus Accelerator Programme
June 18, 2024
ICP Hub Kenya has announced a new partnership with Kotani Pay that will see the two organizations use their unique strengths and resources to drive the adoption of blockchain technology and empower aspiring and existing…
Africa Data Centres Set to Expand Capacity in South Africa After Securing Over $109 M in Funding
June 17, 2024
Africa Data Centres has secured over $109 Million funding that will assist it expand its data centre capacity in South Africa. This was facilitated through a bespoke financing solution arranged by RMB. “This funding is…
AI and the future of work – the opportunity for Africa
June 14, 2024
Africa has a unique opportunity to influence what the future of work looks like in these early days as large language learning models (LLMs) are evolving, and the environment for applications is still new. This…
ThriveAgric Expands to Kenya Through Partnership with Visa
June 14, 2024
Visa has announced a partnership with ThriveAgric, an innovative start-up that champions technology to transform the payments landscape for smallholder farmers, to support their expansion into Kenya. ThriveAgric, the global winner of the 2022 Visa…