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Tech-Driven Agriculture to Boost 50,000 Women and Youth Farmers in Nigeria
Building on its work to boost food security in Nigeria through technology-driven agricultural services, Thrive Agric has launched a 1-year project to support 50,000 smallholder farmers growing rice, maize, and soybean. This comes as part of Thrive Agric’s commitment to…
Huawei’s New Band 6 Smartwatch is Launching in SA – Here’s the Details
Huawei’s Band 6 smartwatch is coming to South Africa, according to the Chinese telecom retail megacorp. This new iteration of the company’s Band series of smartwatches comes will an all-new set of improvements and features. Boasting a sleek, rounded Apple…
How Blockchain and Crypto Can Lessen Financial Exclusion in Developing Countries
While the COVID-19 crisis has reversed the recent global poverty reduction, according to the UN and other experts, it has also sped up financial inclusion via mobile financial services apps provided by crypto, blockchain and FinTech startups. Many people worldwide…
MTN Plans to Build New ICT Centre in Ghana
MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita has made a three-day visit to Ghana and launched major projects that the operator aims to achieve by 2022, Ecofin reported. It intends to improve and expand network infrastructure to bring quality telecom services to…
Innovative Tech Critical in Vaccinating South Africa’s Rural and Remote Areas
As South Africa’s COVID-19 vaccination programme ramps up, with a target to vaccinate 41-million people by the end of March next year, health NGO Right to Care is deploying teams to vaccinate South Africans living in hard-to-reach places in remote…
Twitter is Testing New Facebook-like Tweet Reactions
Social media juggernaut, Twitter seems to be continuing its roll-out of new features with, what appear to be, Facebook-like Tweet reactions in a bid to better user experience and increase engagement. This comes from a series of tweets from noted…
9 out of 10 Kenyan SMEs Use M-Pesa for Payments, via New Survey
A new survey conducted by Amethyst Consultants on SME perceptions of banking products in Kenya showed that up to 95% of SMEs (9 out of 10 companies) in the country use M-Pesa, Vodafone’s mobile money service, according to Business Daily…
Vodacom Tanzania and Mdundo Partner to Launch New Premium Music Bundle
Vodacom Tanzania has announced a new partnership with African music distributing and streaming service Mdundo. Together the companies are launching a new music bundle for the telecom’s subscribers. As reported by TechCabal, this new bundle will give Vodacom Tanzania subscribers…
Top 5 Most Trending Stories – Week in Review
As this week comes to a close we take a look at the stories that resonated most with our readers. From the commencement of parts of the POPI Act, the launch of the Huawei MatePad T8 and the introduction of…
A Fallout TV Series is Being Made by Amazon and the Producers of Westworld
Amazon Studios has licensed the rights to Fallout, a series of action RPGs developed by industry leaders Bethesda Game Studios. A TV/web series is being developed by Amazon’s OTT service Amazon Prime based on the story of the games. The…
M-PESA is Close to a 99% Market Share in Kenya
As of 31 March 2020, the number of registered mobile money subscriptions in Kenya was 29.1 million. This space is dominated by Safaricom with M-PESA having a 98.8% market share. The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) reports that Airtel Money…
Air Quality Has Sharply Improved Around the World During COVID-19
While no person would choose to go through the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, researchers worldwide are keen to investigate the effects of this crisis global experiment. Sustainability experts, Lerato Moja, deputy director for South Africa’s department of environmental affairs and Lungile…
Is the Global Pandemic an Opportunity to Reimagine Urban Development in Africa?
The need for social distancing and better sanitation could leapfrog development of African cities into a more sustainable future. This is according to Duncan Bonnett, Director of Market Access & Research at Africa House, and research partner of exhibition organiser…
African Airline Industry Lost $55 Billion from COVID-19 Lockdowns
Africa’s travel and tourism industry have lost $55 billion due to the closure of borders across the continent in attempts to stave off the spread of the novel coronavirus. This is according to the African Union, who says that on…
Security Flaw in Health Startup Exposed User Accounts and Medical Information
LogBox, a South African medical data startup that claims it is an “absolutely secure” way to replace paper forms and documentation in sharing patient data with doctors, has allegedly exposed user accounts and sensitive patient data following a lapse in…
5 Trends to Consider When Developing a Cybersecurity Awareness Training Program
Among the wide range of reasons that cause cybersecurity incidents, inappropriate use of IT resources by employees remains a challenge for businesses. In 2019, half (52% enterprise, 50% SMBs) of companies faced a data breach because of this, as revealed…
