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Mdundo Hits $1M in Artist Royalties in Just 7 Months
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Mdundo Hits $1M in Artist Royalties in Just 7 Months

Mdundo has reported that more than 300,000 artists on its platform collectively earned $1 million in royalties between January and July 2025. This milestone reflects Mdundo’s mission to empower music creators with fair, transparent, and…

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How To Train Smarter and Recover Faster
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How To Train Smarter and Recover Faster

You meticulously track your sets, reps, and personal bests. You dial in your nutrition and push your limits daily. But what happens during the other 22 hours of the day? A new approach to wellness reveals that genuine strength and top…

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Samsung Galaxy A07 Launches in Kenya for Ksh 12,800
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Samsung Galaxy A07 Launches in Kenya for Ksh 12,800

Samsung Galaxy A07 has officially launchjed in Kenya and is available in stores for Ksh 12,800. If you’re shopping for a phone under Ksh 15,000, here’s what you need to know. Samsung Galaxy A07 Specifications Samsung has partnered with…

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Kenya Begins Drafting National Data Governance Policy
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Kenya Begins Drafting National Data Governance Policy

Kenya has launched the drafting process for a National Data Governance Policy. The initiative is led by the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy, in partnership with the European Union (EU) and Germany’s GIZ…

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Acumen Launches $90M KawiSafi Fund II for Africa’s Climate Solutions
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Acumen Launches $90M KawiSafi Fund II for Africa’s Climate Solutions

Acumen, the impact investor focused on solving poverty, has announced the launch of its second KawiSafi fund. This is a $90 million fund will be used to accelerate climate solutions in Africa. $40 million of this is already committed with…

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Wired for wins: how 1win blends algorithms with adrenaline
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Wired for wins: how 1win blends algorithms with adrenaline

Online gaming platforms thrive not only on user-friendly design or generous bonuses, but also on the powerful software driving their games. At 1win.ng, players are welcomed into a digital playground curated by some of the most respected…

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Seven days, one platform: my unfiltered life with 1win Africa
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Seven days, one platform: my unfiltered life with 1win Africa

Trying out a new online betting platform can be exciting, but also a bit uncertain. To truly understand what 1win.africa has to offer, I decided to test it myself over the course of seven days. From the first click on the registration…

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WaterEquity Backs SunCulture with $5M for Rural Water Access
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WaterEquity Backs SunCulture with $5M for Rural Water Access

WaterEquity has announced a $5 million investment in SunCulture, through its newly launched Water & Climate Resilience Fund. The is the first transaction from the Fund which is designed to scale growth-stage companies and infrastructure…

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Why Samsung TV: Vision AI, Knox Security and Warranty
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Why Samsung TV: Vision AI, Knox Security and Warranty

Samsung’s 2025 range of smart TVs and appliances introduces a leap in intelligent functionality with Samsung Vision AI, alongside robust security via Samsung Knox and fresh warranty assurances. These innovations signal not merely enhanced…

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Kenya Internet Exchange Point Expands to iColo’s Mombasa Data Center
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Kenya Internet Exchange Point Expands to iColo’s Mombasa Data Center

iColo has announced the entry of the Kenya Internet Exchange Point (KIXP) into its Mombasa Two (MBA2) facility located in Nyali. This facility was opened back in 2022 and is the second one operated by iColo in the coastal city. This move…

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Uber Marks 10 Years in Kenya with Free Rides Promotion
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Uber Marks 10 Years in Kenya with Free Rides Promotion

Uber is celebrating its 10-year anniversary in Kenya and is offering free rides for its customers. The company announced via WhatsApp Business messages that it will be offering free Uber ChapChap and Uber Boda rides between 10:00 am and…

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How skiers adapt to changes in snow temperature throughout the day
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How skiers adapt to changes in snow temperature throughout the day

Changes in snow temperature throughout the day greatly affect ski behavior and gliding speed. As the weather warms up, the snow becomes wetter, which increases resistance and requires the use of different waxes. This minimizes speed loss…

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Vertiv Sponsors ITW Africa 2025, Showcases Modular Data Solutions
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Vertiv Sponsors ITW Africa 2025, Showcases Modular Data Solutions

Vertiv has announced its participation as a bronze sponsor at the upcoming connectivity-focused event, International Telecoms Week (ITW) Africa 2025. Taking place between 09 and 11 September 2025 at the Radisson Blu in Upper Hill, Nairobi,…

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Co-operative Bank Secures ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Certification
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Co-operative Bank Secures ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Certification

Co-operative Bank of Kenya has announced the transition to the updated ISO/IEC 27001:2022 standard. The bank received the certification from the British Standards Institution (BSI). Co-operative Bank was the first bank in East Africa to…

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Bolt Appoints Milu Kipimo as Country Manager for South Africa
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Bolt Appoints Milu Kipimo as Country Manager for South Africa

Milu Kipimo from Tanzania has been appointed as the Country Manager in South Africa (ZA) for Bolt. Having been Senior Country Manager for Tanzania, Tunisia & Ghana, he joins the ZA Bolt Business team with over 5 years of business…

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Smartphone Consumers Should Be Wary of Data Privacy Issues in Tech
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Smartphone Consumers Should Be Wary of Data Privacy Issues in Tech

Today, mobile phones are no longer just communication devices. They are gateways to our personal, professional, and financial lives. From banking apps to private messages, health trackers to photo libraries, smartphones have become vaults…

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LINX to Take Over Asteroid Internet Exchanges in Kenya
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LINX to Take Over Asteroid Internet Exchanges in Kenya

The London Internet Exchange (LINX) and interconnection incubator Asteroid have entered a cooperative agreement to transition Asteroid’s customer networks in Kenya to LINX’s interconnection hubs in Nairobi and Mombasa. The transition will…

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Kenya’s Banking Sector Faces an AI Tipping Point
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Kenya’s Banking Sector Faces an AI Tipping Point

Kenya’s financial sector, long admired for its role in mobile money and digital banking revolution, now finds itself on the brink of another transformation powered by artificial intelligence (AI). According to new research presented at an…

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How to Connect MT4 to TradingView for Enhanced Charting
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How to Connect MT4 to TradingView for Enhanced Charting

The integration between MetaTrader 4 and TradingView represents one of the most powerful combinations available to intermediate traders seeking to elevate their market analysis capabilities. While MT4 excels in execution and automated…

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Safaricom Hosts First Gaming Conference in Nairobi
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Safaricom Hosts First Gaming Conference in Nairobi

Last week, Safaricom held its first-ever Gaming Conference at the Michael Joseph Centre, themed “Level Up Africa: Unlocking Gaming Potential in Africa.” The event wasn’t your usual stiff industry summit. Sure, there were serious talks on…

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Verto Launches Atlas Suite for Cross-Border Payments
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Verto Launches Atlas Suite for Cross-Border Payments

Verto has unveiled the Atlas Suite, a next-generation embedded finance product designed to streamline cross-border payments for financial institutions, marketplaces, and digital platforms. The Atlas Suite provides a single API integration…

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IXAfrica Secures Rand Merchant Bank Funding for 20MW Nairobi Expansion
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IXAfrica Secures Rand Merchant Bank Funding for 20MW Nairobi Expansion

IXAfrica has closed a multi-tranche financing package with Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), a division of FirstRand Limited, to fund its next growth phase. Withnthius funding, IXAfrica will be able to deliver an additional 20 megawatts (MW) of IT…

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