Latest technology stories from across Kenya.
The African SAP User Group (AFSUG) is pleased to announce the appointment of Corlia van Zyl as the new vice chair of the AFSUG Board of Directors. Van Zyl currently serves as digital & technology director at Heineken Beverages and has been…
Ajua has announced the strategic acquisition of Rate My Service (RMS), a pioneering Kenyan Customer and Employee Experience platform. This acquisition significantly deepens Ajua’s expertise, reinforcing its local relevance, and accelerates…
By Larry Cooke, Binance Africa For many years, countries across Africa have been quietly leading the race when it comes to the practical adoption of crypto. From cross-border payments to savings, everyday users on the continent have been…
Kenya has been ranked 8th in Africa and 93rd globally in its readiness to adopt and leverage artificial intelligence (AI), in the 2024 Oxford Insights Government AI Readiness Index. The report went to note that Sub-Saharan Africa’s general…
A Chinese company wants to put an artificial womb inside humanoid robots, and the internet is losing its collective mind. Kaiwa Technology, based in Guangzhou, claims they’ll have a working prototype by next year that can carry a human…
WhatsApp has started rolling out a major update to its calling experience, adding features that make group calls smarter, more interactive, and easier to manage. The new tools, ranging from scheduled calls to in-call reactions, put the…
Rapid digital transformation is most definitely creating vast new opportunities across Africa, but, at the same time, it’s also opening up a larger attack surface for threat actors to exploit. In this environment, one capability proving to…
A City Reimagined Through Creativity Nairobi has long been recognized as East Africa’s economic powerhouse, but in recent years it has also emerged as a hub of cultural and digital creativity. From fashion collectives to film studios and…
Football fans don’t have to miss a single game of CHAN Africa 2025. Here’s a guide to the official platforms showing the tournament: KBC Plus Kenya’s national broadcaster, KBC, is streaming matches on KBC Plus in addition to the live TV…
Safaricom has been named the winner of the Best Use of Digital Technology category at the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) Africa Excellence in Procurement and Supply Awards 2025. The award recognises organisations that…
From August 16, 2025, all PayPal–M-Pesa transfers will only be done via the official M-Pesa mobile app. The old PayPal Mobile Money Transfer website by Thunes will be discontinued. We covered this story a few week back and you can read…
Chinese storage manufacturer Biwin has unveiled the Mini SSD, also referred to as the 1517 by another vendor, a new storage format combining extreme compactness with high-speed performance. Measuring just 15 mm × 17 mm × 1.4 mm, it is…
By Henry Myburgh, Strategic Account Manager at Vertiv Africa Mining remains a cornerstone of economic output across many Sub-Saharan African nations, often contributing a substantial share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). As the global…
Regardless of size, resource management is tough stuff for organizations. The rise in the scope of digital tools has brought with it automated asset tracking software, a game-changer in terms of a solution. This enables companies to…
Huawei has officially launched the 10th Edition of its ICT Competition in Kenya. The 2025 edition has a goal of doubling participation from the current 6,000 to 12,000 students. The program is run in partnership with the UNESCO Institute…
TLcom Capital has made a fresh addition to its $5 million pre-seed portfolio, TAPSI (TIDE Africa Pre Seed Investments), by participating in the $2 million seed round of South African travel payments platform TurnStay. The deal marks…
Airtel Africa and Vodacom Group have signed a major infrastructure-sharing agreement aimed at accelerating high-speed internet rollout in Mozambique, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The deal, pending regulatory…
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has recently showcased its GavaConnect Enterprise API platform, which has now garnered over 1,000 developers, during the second hosting of its API Masterclass. The demonstration was part of the tax collector’s…
Red Hat has today announced that it has been named a Leader for the third consecutive year in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Container Management. Red Hat OpenShift, the industry’s leading hybrid cloud application platform powered by…
As Africa’s digital transformation happens, one of the key enablers behind the scenes is infrastructure. This includes the data centers, power systems and cooling solutions that keep Africa’s digital economy running. Vertiv, a global…
You took a sketchy photo of your product on your desk. There’s bad lighting, a cluttered background, and so all. But what if that rough shot could magically become a polished, professional image with just a few AI tweaks? Welcome to the…
Smartphones have long been an integral part of everyday life, and the convenience of using an online casino directly depends on the availability of a mobile application. More and more users from Kenya and other countries are paying…
Africa’s artificial intelligence (AI) market is expected to grow to USD 16.5 billion by 2030 from from USD 4.5 billion in 2025. These figures have been pulled from Mastercard’s latest whitepaper, Harnessing the Transformative Power of AI…
Microsoft has officially announced that Windows 11 version 23H2, which powers millions of PCs worldwide, will reach the end of service for Home and Pro editions on November 11 of this year. After this date, these editions will stop…
