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Yvonne Okwara has joined Shuga Global as Head of Investments and Partnerships, moving into a leadership role focused on fundraising, strategic partnerships and expanding the organisation’s reach following her departure from Citizen TV.…
Kenya and Uganda are looking to technology to expand cross-border tourism, with digital platforms, data-driven destination management and youth-led innovation emerging as priorities in efforts to turn growing visitor numbers into new…
LG Electronics is stepping up its investment in technical and after-sales service capabilities in East Africa as increasingly sophisticated consumer appliances raise the skills required to install, diagnose and repair products. The South…
Naked has launched pet insurance in South Africa, with premiums starting at R40 ($2.20) a month for cats and R55 for dogs, entering a market already served by established insurers including OUTsurance, dotsure.co.za, Oneplan, MediPet and…
Online examination security becomes more effective when assessment leaders can explain what each safeguard establishes and how those safeguards work together. Browser restrictions protect a defined part of the digital environment, while…
Madica has secured an additional $6 million from Flourish Ventures to extend its African pre-seed investment pilot by three years, giving the programme capacity to back another 25 to 30 startups as it tests whether early-stage capital and…
Safaricom dismissed 118 employees in connection with fraud cases during the financial year ended March 2026, while its M-PESA platform processed 46.4 billion transactions worth KSh41.7 trillion, highlighting the scale of the mobile money…
Safaricom Plc, Kenya’s largest mobile operator, is bundling home internet with shared mobile allowances as it tries to deepen its fixed-broadband business. Safaricom introduced the plan on Monday that lets Home Fibre customers add up to…
MultiChoice Group, now part of France’s Canal+, is cutting the number of DStv packages in Kenya from six to four as the pay-TV operator seeks to make its sports and entertainment offering more accessible to households facing tighter…
As artificial intelligence makes digital services faster and more intelligent, it is also changing the way cybercriminals target consumers. In Kenya, fraudsters are increasingly using AI-generated videos, cloned websites and impersonation…
Airtel Money reported a sharp rise in revenue and transaction volumes in the six months to September, as the mobile financial services business expanded its customer base and merchant network across Africa in its first results since…
A failed purchase of a SMEG kettle has prompted Cape Town entrepreneur Tertius Wait to build Pakstoor, a new kind of online marketplace, one designed around the transaction itself rather than simply connecting buyers and sellers. Wait, a…
Bamburi Cement Plc won three top honours at Kenya’s Road Safety Excellence Awards 2026, recognising its use of technology, driver welfare programmes and transport safety management to improve road safety. The cement maker took first place…
Endeavor Catalyst, the venture capital arm of global entrepreneurship network Endeavor, has raised $320 million for its fifth fund as it targets high-growth startups in markets beyond traditional technology hubs. The oversubscribed fund is…
Safaricom is expanding how customers use M-PESA at the point of sale, introducing QR-code payments, contactless smartphone transactions and an artificial intelligence-powered feature designed to reduce the manual entry of payment details.…
Blockchain payments enable payments to content, game accounts, and digital goods. They can be used to transfer cryptocurrencies through blockchain networks that operate outside of banks and the conventional financial system. The security,…
Safaricom Plc is expanding M-PESA from a payments service into savings, investment and insurance, Chief Executive Officer Peter Ndegwa said, while a court dispute over who controls the Kenyan operator remains unresolved. “We want to…
Meta and This Is Digital have brought together 10 Kenyan startups developing artificial intelligence applications for local industries through the inaugural AI Academy Kenya Pitchathon, a competition offering two winning teams $5,000 each…
Saudi event-technology startup INVE has raised $300,000 in pre-seed funding from Outliers Venture Capital as it expands its digital invitation and event-management platforms for consumers and businesses. The funding will support the growth…
Safaricom has launched Fuliza Ya Pochi, a new overdraft facility designed to help more than one million qualifying Pochi La Biashara merchants manage cash flow gaps, pay suppliers and keep their businesses running. The service extends…
Nomba is extending its cross-border payments infrastructure into Zambia through licensed local partners, targeting businesses trading along a corridor where bilateral commerce is growing. The expansion builds on the business banking and…
Are you about to post an entirely new Instagram Reel, then look after an hour at the number of views and try to figure out if your view count is good enough? Well, you definitely are not alone! This is among the most common issues that…
Disrupt Africa, a pan-African tech media platform, has partnered with app development firm Touch Inspiration to launch Disrupt Launchpad, to offer founders technical development support and access to potential customers and investors. The…
Bolt, the European mobility platform in Africa, is partnering with BYD, the electric-vehicle manufacturer and the South African Meter Taxi and E-Hailing Association (SAMTEA), an affiliate of the South African National Taxi Council…
