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Facebook to Stop Hiring New Employees
Facebook, the Meta-owned social media platform, announced that it is pausing on hiring, according to an internal memo that was first seen by the Business Insider on Wednesday. According to Business Insider, CFO David Wehner said that this implementation is…
Netflix to Invest Nearly $300,000 in Kenyan Talent
Netflix, an American subscription streaming service and production company, will help produce three movies in Kenya and invest Sh33-million ($284,719.05) to train actors in the country. The US streaming service said that the three productions will be revealed later, close…
The Future for Sustainable Mining in Africa Lies in Circular Thinking
Mining and the circular economy are not phrases that traditionally fit in the same sentence but in a decarbonised world more minerals and metals will be required, not less. Mining is not typically associated with visions of a circular economy.…
5 Things You Can Achieve with a Software Purpose-Built for the Insurance Industry
When looking to purchase software solutions for their digitalization efforts, insurers are likely to find themselves spoiled for choice. On the one hand, there’s a range of all-purpose software tools available that insurers can simply adapt their processes too. On…
PayPulse Reports Almost a Million Transactions in a Year in Namibia
Since launching in 2018 PayPulse, Standard Bank’s cashless transaction app has gained significant traction in the Namibian market, processing just under a million transactions to the value of N$ 442 million ($29.7-million) during the period 1 January 2021 to 31…
Fraud Scandal: MozzartBet Fights $2.6-Million Seizure Transferred Through M-Pesa
MozzartBet, a betting company, has returned to court to fight the Kenyan State against the seizure of Sh302-million ($2.6-million) that was declared to have been acquired through alleged crime. According to Business Daily, the company says that the millions are…
TON Adds Option to Send Cryptocurrency on Telegram
The Open Network (TON) foundation has announced that users will now be able to send crypto payments on its Telegram two years after the platform abandoned its blockchain effort. According to The Verge, Telegram shut down its cryptocurrency operation after…
Gijima Appoints New Group Managing Executive
Gijima, a South African Information and Communications Technology (ICT) company has announced the appointment of Hamilton Ratshefola as its new Group Managing Executive (GME) whilst Maphum Nxumalo, the previous GME, who has been with the company for 8 years, leaves…
Safaricom to Start Hiding Identity of Subscribers on Lipa na M-Pesa
Safaricom will start hiding contact details of customers making payments through Lipa na M-Pesa at the end of June to curb trade and leaking of personal information to advertisers and fraudsters. “Pursuant to the Data Protection Act 2019 which came…
HMI – How People, Processes and Technology Work Together
When embarking on an industrial digitisation project, it’s important to consider how people, processes, and technology will work together. These three considerations are integrated in a somewhat symbiotic manner, which is why each should function optimally and compliment the other.…
Facebook to Shut Down Podcast Services on its Platform
Meta has informed its partners that it is pulling back on having podcasts hosted on its Facebook platform. According to a note to partners that was first seen by Bloomberg, the company said that no new podcasts or soundbites will…
Why Organisations Need to Invest in Digital, Customer-Facing Technology
Over the past two years, Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and senior IT executives have largely focused their efforts on digital transformation. This is mostly because COVID-19 forced organisations to expedite planned and unplanned re-engineering of their IT environments to fulfil…
Google Appoints Former Microsoft Nairobi Boss
Google has appointed former head of the Microsoft Africa Development Centre (ADC) Jack Ngare as the new technical director in the Office of the Chief Technology Officer (CTO). “Google Cloud’s Office of the CTO not only helps our customers create…
KenGen Completes Drilling Project of Seven Geothermal Wells in Ethopia
KenGen, a Kenyan electricity generating company, has completed a drilling project of seven geothermal wells in Ethiopia — four of which are at the Aluto-Langano site and three of which are at Tule Moye. KenGen won an Sh7.6-billion ($65.6-million) worth…
Meta is Getting its First-Ever Physical Retail Store
Meta, the social media and tech mega-corp, is getting its first-ever physical retail store, along with an online shop. The Meta Store will be selling headsets and offering demos to help people “connect” to the metaverse. According to Business Insider,…
Telkom Appoints Former Samsung Africa CEO to Board
Telkom, a semi-private South African telecommunications provider, has appointed Sung Hyuck Yoon, a former Samsung Africa CEO, to join its board as a non-executive director. Yoon who offers unique executive experience across three continents, including 16 years in the US…
