African Tech Companies Fight COVID-19 In Kenya Through Safe Hands Alliance. The coronavirus, which has hit the world in all aspects, and has not excluded Kenya. In Kenya, the story has not changed as they also believed that the virus can be conquered if the fight it as a nation. In doing so, an alliance organization known as the ‘Safe Hands
Group Of Startups In Nigeria To Get A Helping Hand From The Government. The coronavirus has done a lot of damages across the world especially economically and life-wise. Many businesses have collapsed, many lost their jobs and many died as well. With all these, Nigeria is off no exceptions, even though the government is trying so hard to put things in place. The
Play Sense, A South African Kids Learning Platform, Moves Online, Gets Funding From Enygma Ventures. A company in South Africa called play sense was purposely made for kids between the ages of 2 to 3 years. The organization which was co-founded by Meg Faure and Lara Shoenfeld is a small home-based school for educating children in South Africa. The play sense has now turned into
Limited Free Data For MTN Customers In Zambia During COVID-19 Pandemic. The coronavirus, which has set the whole world unstable, has made a lot of individuals as well as companies to come out to help fight the coronavirus in one way or the other. Is either they are donating cash, or helping the nation in kind. In the situation involving MTN
Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group (IFWG) Innovation Hub Launched In South Africa. In the course of promoting a responsible sector of finance and innovation in South Africa, the financial regulatory body of South Africans financial regulators have launched a group that will be in charge of changes that in the sector of finance which will equally be driven by financial technology called
Safaricom, Vodacom buys into M-PESA. Kenya’s telecommunications company, Safaricom and South Africa’s mobile communications Vodacom have finally bought into M-PESA, after several negotiations last year. Safaricom and Vodacom will now have full control of M-Pesa’s brand, products, and support services. M-Pesa which previously staked by UK’s company Vodafone will now run
Facebook introduces COVID 19 Information Center in 17 Africa Countries. Social Media Giant Facebook is introducing COVID 19 Information Centers in 17 Africa Countries. The 17 African countries include Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Seychelles, DR Congo, and Togo. This follows Facebook’s attempt to battle the
GhIS develops “COVID19 CONTACT TRACING APP”. The Ghana Institute of Surveyors (GhIS) has developed an app that traces all contacts of Coronavirus patients. This follows the strategy adopted by the government to trace all contacts of people who have tested positive for Coronavirus to prevent it from spreading. According to the President of the Institute Dr.
Kenyan Logistics Startup, Amitruck, Secures Funding From Greentec Capital. Amitruck, a transportation startup in Kenya founded by Mark and Timothy Mwangi in January 2019, has successfully secured funding from Greentec Capital. But the amount of funding Amitruck has managed to secure, is undisclosed at the moment. The company was co-founded by brothers Mark and Timothy Mwangi as a vehicle
Antler aims at fighting Coronavirus with $500k Investment in startups. Antler, an early stage ventured company headquartered in Singapore is giving startups the go-ahead to apply for funding. Antler, which has its African country in Nairobi is ready to pump up to $500000 in five teams. ANTLER made it known that they are inviting startups that are working in specific
South African Doctors develop Intubox to protect health workers. South African Emergency Doctors at Charlotte Maxeke hospital have developed Intubox, a device that protects health care officials from contracting infections. Intubox is a plastic box that allows a healthcare specialist to intubate patients on ventilators. The idea of the Intubox was formed by Prop. Feroza Motara. She wanted a
Facebook has unveiled a new Messenger App desktop version for both Windows and Mac OS. Messenger desktop version will enable users to connect with friends and family during these days of social distancing and self-isolation to prevent the spread of COVID19. Stan Chudnovsky, the VP of Messenger said: “Now more than ever, people are using technology to stay in touch with the people they care
The World of Digital Rights: Africa Not Doing Enough According To Report. According to a digital rights report which was released in March 2020, advocates of digital rights must team up to consolidate gains if Africa needs to progress in the field of digital rights. The report stated that the advocates when teamed up, their objectives can be carried out across Africa.
Another Blow For Africans As South Africa’s Credit Rating Further Into “Junk” Territory By Rating Agency Fitch. Fitch, a rating agency has unleashed another blow for Africans as its foreign currency issuer default ratings have been moved from BB+ to BB which has assigned a negative outlook. According to the agency, the lack of clear paths towards government debt stabilization has been their headache not overlooking the
Nigeria Gets Over N1.4b Support From Mtn To Fight Covid19. Over N1.4billion has been allocated to medical personnel through airtime, data, and devices for connectivity to support frontline health agencies including the center for disease control to fight the coronavirus in Nigeria. Commenting on the issue, chairman for MTN Ernest Ndukwe made it clear that the threat imposed by
Coronavirus: Tunisian develops Police Robot for lockdown. Enova Robotics, a Tunisian robotics company has developed PGuard, a police robot to patrol areas of Tunis, the capital city of Tunisia. This follows the Corona-virus pandemic which has caused many countries to go through lock-down to prevent the spread of the virus. PGuard ensures that the people of Tunis
TECNO Launches Camon 15 Series, Unveils Wizkid As Brand Ambassador. Tecno has launched a new camera phone called Camon 15 series. The launching which was done online, became a milestone in the Smartphone industry as it was the first event to have been launched online in Africa. It was a short online launch with the theme “magic of unseen” with
Features Cybersecurity Tips For SMEs During Lockdown. According to the PWC 23rd annual survey 2020, 75% of the CEOs made it clear that the complexity of cyber threats is shaping their business upwardly which also made it clear the concern of public security over data privacy in terms of supply chains and partners not forgetting vulnerability. On
Kasha, Women’s E-Commerce Platform To Expand With New Investment. Kasha was first founded in 2016 in Rwanda and has since expanded to Kenya. Kasha deals in pharmaceuticals, menstrual care products among others which customers can access through websites and phones and these products are usually delivered with confidentiality. Finnfund is also said to have invested $1m into kasha according
Technological Importance of RFID Regardless Of Sector According to Marc Van der Poll, network architect at Datacentrix of ICT solutions provider, Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, a business with a warehouse storing r1 billion of goods is likely to encounter an annual stock loss of around r200,000 while the business may conduct an asset inventory once
Technology A Vital Tool To Fight COVID-19, Says CIPESA According to a research paper by a Kampala based Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) titled, “how technology is aiding the COVID 19 fight in Africa” technology has become one of the most important tools Africa is using in its fight against the noble coronavirus.
Startup Startup launches an e-learning game platform in South Africa. Digemy, a South African Edtech startup has launched an e-learning gamified platform to educate Africa on the COVID 19 pandemic. Digemy aims to explain Coronavirus in plain terms and an enjoyable way that everyone can understand. Thus, Digemy has partnered with ‘Loudhailer’ a marketing agency to provide an e-learning course
Impact Investment Fund introduces the ‘Vital Impact Relief Facility' for COVID 19 stricken African Companies. The impact investment fund, Vital Capital has introduced ‘The Vital Impact Relief Facility’ to assist African companies that have been stricken by the virulent COVID 19. The facility aims to aid enterprises to continue giving essential services since most countries are under lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID 19.
A New Virucidal Disinfectant Produced By A South African Company, Biodx Local company, Biodx has substantial disinfectant formulations, fully produced in South Africa to keep South Africa disinfected and safe. Whilst many individuals, companies, and manufacturers initially stocked up on disinfectants and sanitizers at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, they didn’t realize how long this will hold. There are
Call for Code expands the challenge to mitigate COVID. The 2020 Call for Code Global Challenge has expanded its focus to mitigate problems associated with the deadly COVID-19. The Challenge seeks the world’s developers to build technology solutions for COVID-19 and climate change since the world is facing unprecedented interconnected challenges. The winner of the challenge takes home
