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Leaked Uber Files Reveal Illegal Activities at the Company Over the Years
Thousands of files dubbed Uber Files have been shared with a whole lot of media outlets detailing how the company broke some laws to be the global ride-hailing giant that it is today. The leak consists of over 124,000 documents…
Twitter Looks to Sue After Elon Musk Pulls Out of Deal
Twitter, one of the world’s largest social networking companies, has reportedly hired the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to sue billionaire Elon Musk after he pulled out of the $44-billion acquisition deal on Friday. The CEO of Tesla…
3 Reasons Why Organisations Should Opt for Prefabricated Edge Data Centres
With many organisations moving from a centralised approach to data management towards a more distributed model, IoT-generated data is moving closer to the edge and with it the emergence of prefabricated data centres, often modular in design. However, an important…
Huawei Cloud to Invest $6-Million in Startups Over the Next 3 Years
Huawei South Africa CEO Spawn Fan announced that Huawei Cloud will invest R100 million ($6 million) in 1000 startups over the next three years at Huawei’s Eco Connect 2022 event which took place on Friday. Fan underlined the importance of…
Kenya HealthTech Company Launches Universal Patient Portal
Kenya-based HealthTech company AfyaRekod launched a fully automated Universal Patient Portal, built on blockchain technology. Through a centralized platform patients and the medical professionals treating them will have real-time access to their health data and medical history not only ensuring effective…
Uber Reviews Rates in Kenya as Fuel Prices Increase
Uber increase its rates by adding KSh10 ($0.1) to the minimum fare due to fuel price hikes and the outcry by drivers lamenting a decline in their earnings. The new rates, according to Business Day, were effective starting from Tuesday…
Starlink Launches Satellite Internet for Boat Owners
Starlink, the satellite internet service operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, announced Thursday that it will now be offering its services to boat owners for $5,000 per month. According to Business Insider, the boat owners will also have to pay a…
Kenya Power to Launch its Fixed Internet Services in 2023
In March Kenya Power, a state-owned electricity distribution company announced it will start selling fixed internet. It has now announced that it will launch its service by June 2023. According to Business Daily, the state-owned power utility company has been…
Curro eSports Launches New South African Gaming Platform with Acer
Independent school group Curro Holdings, in partnership with Acer for Education, has launched Curro’s own eSports gaming platform in South Africa. Utilising help and expert guidance from Acer, Curro’s innovative new platform reassures parents with an extra layer of cyber…
Huawei Announces Over $1-Million Competition for Developers Around the World
Huawei, a technology company, has announced a competition that will see developers worldwide put their skills to the test with the launch of the Huawei Global App Innovation Contest (Apps UP) 2022. Registrations are now open globally and this year’s…
Meta Builds AI Model that Translates Across 55 African Languages
On Wednesday Meta, the giant tech company formerly known as Facebook announced that it has built and open-sourced ‘No Language Left Behind’ NLLB-200, a single AI model that is the first to translate across 200 different languages, including 55 African…
Commvault Appointed GTI Software & Networking as its Distributor for North Africa
Commvault, one of the recognised global enterprise leaders in intelligent data services across on-premises, cloud, and software as a service (SaaS) environments, has appointed GTI Software and Networking as its distributor for the 27 French-speaking countries in Africa. Based in…
Shoprite is Offering Bursaries to South African IT Students
The Shoprite Group is offering bursaries for the 2023 academic year to high-performing students enrolled for degrees in Information Technology students. Other students who will benefit from the bursaries include Accounting, UI Design, Food Science students and more. Every year…
Huawei Partners with Ozow
Huawei has partnered with Ozow to enable users to make payments using their smart devices, without the need for a bank or credit card. Purchases can now be made using Ozow for Huawei Mobile Services, such as AppGallery, HUAWEI Video, HUAWEI…
Bolt Opens Africa Hub in Nairobi, Kenya
Bolt, the ride-hailing company, announced that it is opening a regional hub in Kenya that will serve as a host for top managers running operations in Africa. Before this development, the Uber rival did not have a hub in Africa.…
Vodacom Business Deploys Technology to Connect Retailers to Suppliers
Vodacom South Africa’s business unit, Vodacom Business, says that it has plans to digitise the retail industry by connecting retailers to suppliers. It has started deploying Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) technology to retailers. “Meeting these customer needs requires a…
