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Ugandan government through the ministry of Kampala is imposing strict guidelines for all boda-boda as and taxis requiring them to operate under digital companies.
This requirement comes after the lift
Swvl, an Egyptian transportation startup has secured over $20-million in a new round before the COVID-19 invaded the country.
Swvl is a premium mass transit system that provides buses. It
Video conferencing platform, Zoom is planning to introduce new security features to address the criticisms that have plagued the platform recently.
This follows the several backlashes on security the App
African tech giant, Andela has laid off 135 employees in New York and across four African countries.
The four African countries which were affected include; Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya, and Egypt.
Twitter Inc will test users to reconsider using “offensive or hurtful language” by prompting them before the post replies.
This move is an effort by the social media platform to
Econet Zimbabwe is offering cheaper bundles to enhance e-learning participation in the country.
This comes after the uproar when Econet increased it’s data prices on May 5, 2020.
However,
Spotify has introduced its Premium Family plan in South Africa to allow family members to access Spotify Premium through a single shared subscription.
The subscription cost R100($5.44) per
Apple and Google have designed a new corona-virus contact tracing technology that does not use location tracking.
Reuters in a statement said,“ Apple and Google, whose operating systems power 99%
Teraco is constructing Teraco Cape Town 2 (CT2), a new 30MW data center facility in South Africa.
This project comes after Teraco’s recent 60MW expansion announcement of its Johannesburg
MEST Africa, in partnership with Make-IT in Africa, has selected the first cohort for the Tech By Her accelerator program.
These ten (10) female founders were selected from different parts
Debugging Software startup, Instabug has acquired $5 million Series A round led by Accel with participation from angel investors such as Amr Awadallah, co-founder of Cloudera, and Jim Payne, founder
UberEats will discontinue its high demand food offer in 7 markets.
These 7 markets include; the Czech Republic, Egypt, Honduras, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay, and Ukraine.
The discontinuity of UberEats
