Safaricom Reschedules Today's Planned System Maintenance to a Later Date
July 14, 2024
Safaricom has rescheduled its planned system maintenance that was to happen today to a later unspecified date. The planned maintenance was set to take place tonight from 11pm to 4am tomorrow (Monday, 15th July). During…
Huawei unveils new hybrid cloud offering for Africa
July 12, 2024
Huawei has announced the launch of its Huawei Cloud Stack 8.3 offering to accelerate industry intelligence for Africa. The launch of the offering was announced at the Huawei Africa Connect 2024 conference in Johannesburg, South…
State House Swiftly Removes All Dismissed Cabinet Secretaries from Website
July 12, 2024
Right after Kenya’s president, William Ruto dismissed all his cabinet secretaries, State House swiftly removed all of them from the president.go.ke website. Even though this was expected, the speed at which they were removed from…
Kenya university lecturers call for infrastructure improvement to ease AI adoption in teaching and research
July 11, 2024
Kenyan university educators are calling for an urgent review of existing infrastructure within higher education institutions to allow for the seamless integration of artificial intelligence in classrooms and research. This was a key takeaway from…
‘Be Binance’ Campaign Launches to Celebrate Blockchain Industry Leader’s 7th Anniversary
July 11, 2024
Binance has announced the launch of its global campaign ‘Be Binance’ to celebrate the company’s seventh anniversary. The milestone’s celebrations will be shared with over 200 million users worldwide. “‘Be Binance’ is a celebration of…
Huawei Africa Connect 2024 Showcases New Technologies for the Digital and Intelligent Transformation Era
July 11, 2024
Huawei Africa Connect 2024 Sub-Saharan Africa kicked off at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, with attending Huawei senior leaders declaring a new era for the enterprise-focused annual event. Previously called Huawei Eco…
Samsung Officially Unveils the Galaxy Z Fold6 and Galaxy Z Flip6 Smartphones
July 10, 2024
Samsung has this evening unveiled its next-gen foldables, the Galaxy Z Fold6 and Galaxy Z Flip6. These are the successors to the Samsung foldables from 2023. Just like the S24 series from earlier this year,…
Early-Stage Investment Fund, Innovate Africa, Launches with $2.5M Intial Rollout
July 10, 2024
Innovate Africa has launched with an initial $2.5 million rollout. Co-founded by Kristin Wilson and Christian Idiodi, the sector-agnostic fund aims to support up to 20 startups in its first year to solve complex, recognised…
Redington and Vertiv Partner to Accelerate Technology Adoption and Support IT Deployments in Africa
July 10, 2024
Redington has announced a strategic distribution partnership with Vertiv to empower channel partners across Africa to leverage the transformative potential of Vertiv’s technology and expand its reseller network. The partnership leverages Redington’s established presence and expertise…