Safeboda halts operations in Kenya due to the pandemic strains 17 Nov 2020 Safeboda halts operations in Kenya due to the pandemic strains You would think that SafeBoda would be booming right now in the current circumstances where everyone has been relying on deliveries especially after the Corona pandemic. Companies like bolt and Glovo have been expanding to other countries but unfortunately for Safeboda at a time when they are meant to be …
Safaricom enhances food security through M-agri Business 1 Jul 2018 Safaricom, through the M-agri Business branch, has introduced two new initiatives to target farmers and enhance the food security sector of the country. Food security, which is also part of President Kenyatta’s Big Four Agenda has been a vital sector in the Kenyan economy. According to Daily Nation, Shs 400 billion has been allocated to Big Four Agenda with Shs 20.25 …
Ushuru.co.ke’s impact and potential expansion 24 Jun 2018 Ushuru.co.ke, the Kenyan platform whose main mission is to remove any literally any hiccup that is experienced by Kenyan taxpayers by simplifying the tax-paying process, has relaunched and expanded the platform’s users. The platform has helped the citizens a lot. And to attest to the impact the platform, it’s important to use statistics and numbers (because numbers don’t lie). In …
Connecting the Safaricom Dots 4 Aug 2017 Sometime This year Mpesa turned 10 at this age the Safaricom’s major baby had already made big moves, major bag alerts and hit the news waves. For those who have no idea who Safaricom is : Safaricom is a mobile network operator that offers internet connectivity, information management, voice, and communication solutions. Let us backtrack to 2016, when you …
Jumia Market is reportedly Shutting down 3 Aug 2017 The Developing story at Jumia Market formerly Kaymu is not so encouradging for some personell who depend on that for a living, Yesterday Techpoint reported theat it saw Jumia’s staff being layed off work, Jumia a company with 70 strong staff is barely left now with 15 staff and perhaps maybe less as we announce this morning. Well 2017 hasn’t …
Pitch your startup into the Zunde Africa Fund 27 Mar 2017 Zunde Africa Fund fonded by alumni of Yale University who share a common vision and passion for Africa Development. unlike many funding programmes, ZAF is focused on young passionate student entrepreneurs across Africa who aim to take their business to the next level. Applications were opened for businesses to invest this was from March 20th and ending by the 1st march of 2017. Criteria of …
Google spreads wings deeper to support African Startups 15 Mar 2017 With Google Launchpad on the near, the Mother A (ALPHABET) has decided to dedicate itself to training more than 1 million students under it sDigital Skills for Africa in the next Annual season, This information having being announced in the major silicon centers of Africa: Jo’burg, Lagos and Nairobi. Since its Inception in April 2016 with the aim of training 1 million …
The journey to “.Africa” Domain has began 13 Mar 2017 I am so in love with this domain naming ‘.Africa‘, this is digital ownership of our own, created by our own you feel me?! So the Africa Union Decided to give us as a continent a brand domain extension, just like the .com, .io, .za, .biz: Yes, now you can peacefully proof you are African from domain to blood. The ‘.Africa‘ …
BongoHive’s Discover Accelerator Open For Applications 6 Mar 2017 Discover Accelerator a programme for Entrepreneurs launched by Zambia’s BongoHive, is an intensive three-week full-time programme for anyone who bears an Idea in the entrepreneurial world. Discover is set to push your idea by providing the basic tools and information for you to moonshot your idea into a startup. Within the three weeks you are entitled to be taken through a series of …
IBM Start-up Programme for Black-Female Entrepreneurs is open for applications 23 Feb 2017 IBM’s Start-Up programme offers ICT focussed start-ups the chance to work with IBM and its partners to create their own disruptive technology solution within a specific industry. IBM South Africa in partnership with Raizcorp a startup incubator based in Johannesburg has launched the programme for the Black female community who own ICT SMMEs that have a ground-breaking technology solution within the …
Usiku Games targets 8 million primary pupils with mobile edutainment games to improve math, sciences, and languages