Kwikstore launches to help African Merchants Sell Online from their Smartphones
By Brand Spot
July 25, 2022
Kwik is expanding its offer of digital services today with the launch of KwikStore – adding yet another exciting service to the already sensational offer it brings to African business owners and social vendors. KwikStore…
Airtel Kenya acquires additional Spectrum to push 4G expansion and future 5G roll out in Kenya
July 25, 2022
Airtel Kenya has today announced that it has acquired 60 MHz of additional spectrum in the 2600 MHz band from the Communications Authority of Kenya. The company has acquired this additional spectrum for $40 million. …
Driving Africa's Payments Transformation Through Partnerships
By Brand Spot
July 22, 2022
Payments have traditionally been a challenge for African businesses and their banks. Businesses must work with a huge number of partners, for instance, to handle the many forms of payments that customers use, as each…
Website that encourages tree planting propels students to win Season 3 of Game of Learners Competition
By Brand Spot
July 22, 2022
A student’s innovation featuring a website that encourages the public to plant trees has been named the winner of this year’s Game of Learners competition, which has been hosted by Microsoft’s Africa Development Center (ADC)…
Airtel Kenya Spins its Mobile Money business into a separate entity
July 22, 2022
Airtel Kenya has announced the split of its mobile money business into a separate entity. The separate entity will be known as Airtel Money Kenya Limited and comes alive after the entry of a minority…
HMD Global Unveils its second tablet, the Nokia T10
July 21, 2022
HMD Global is expanding its tablet portfolio with the unveiling of the Nokia T10. This is the successor to the Nokia T20 from last year. I am still not sure about the naming convention HMD…
Liquid launches Africa's first Cyber Security Fusion Centre
By Brand Spot
July 20, 2022
Liquid Cyber Security, a business of Cassava Technologies, today launched the first of its matrix of Cyber Security Fusion Centres in Johannesburg, South Africa. With this Fusion Centre, Liquid aims to bolster the cyber security…
Safaricom has the fastest download speeds in Kenya While Telkom has the slowest speeds
July 20, 2022
For a number of years, Safaricom has invested in its internet infrastructure and it has worked well for the telco. The company was the first to roll out 4G LTE in Kenya and has plans…
Western Digital Extends HDD Technology and Areal Density Leadership Across Different Segments
By Brand Spot
July 19, 2022
When it comes to data, everything is growing – quantity, size, format, resolution, use cases, applications, value and more. As people and businesses look for solutions to effectively and efficiently store their data in the…