South African investment and sustainability advisory firm, Impact Amplifier has partnered Google.org and the UK-based Institute of Strategic Dialogue to launch a US $ 1 million Africa Online Safety Fund. The Africa Online Safety Fund will be giving grants to innovative existing and new solutions that address one or more

Nigerian fintech startup AtaraPay has propelled its escrow Service in an offer to give a trusted and dependable help that expels financial bottlenecks and resolves issues during exchanges. AtaraPay is a web and versatile instrument that can be utilized by the two merchants and purchasers for insurance during any on

Spotify, a music Streaming App is rolling out a video feature for its podcasts allowing select creators to bring both audio and video content unto the platform. The video feature will allow both free and paid users to watch videos from select creators. The video podcasts are available on Spotify’

The Nigerian government has affirmed another activity to stretch out fiber foundation to the 19 states in Northern Nigeria. The task has been labeled the National information Correspondences Innovation Foundation backbone, NICTIB II is expected to improve the broadband framework in the Northern pieces of Nigeria. The Overseeing Executive of

Rain, South African data-only network operator, has rolled-out Africa’s first commercial standalone 5G network which is powered by Huawei. The standalone 5G Network is currently available in the South African city of Cape Town and covers areas such as Sea Point, Claremont, Goodwood, Bellville, Durbanville, and Cape Town City

Ride-hailing and logistics company, Uber has rolled out an intercity bus service in Egypt. The intercity bus service makes Egypt the first country to test for the service to ease traffic across Egypt’s cities. A statement by Uber said, “Built locally, the company chooses Egypt once again to be

Vodacom has collaborated with Alipay, a member of China’s Alibaba Group  to build a super app that allows South Africans to pay bills, send money, shop online via their smartphone According to a joint statement by both companies, the super app will also help small to medium enterprises (SME)

Bolt, a Ride-hailing startup, has rolled out a cheaper service in South Africa dubbed, Bolt Go. The new service has already been tried successfully in East London and Port Elizabeth and is now being rolled out to all 35 cities and towns across South Africa. Bolt Go will make use

Facebook Messenger is adding screen sharing to both Messenger Video calls and its video chat platform, Messenger Rooms. The screen sharing feature comes at a time where more people are trying to stay connected more than ever since the COVID-19 pandemic has forced people to stay at home. Screen sharing

Audiomack, worldwide free music gushing stage, has declared its development to Nigeria, explicitly in Lagos. With this impact, three Nigerians that have been in the group were chosen to administer the activities. Adeyemi Adetunji was selected as head tasks and business organizations; Charlotte Bwana on business advancement and media associations

Facebook is preparing to launch Instagram Reels, in its response to TikTok, confronting investigation from Washington over its treatment of client information and in the midst of bigger pressures between the US and China. Surprisingly fast, in excess of 50 different nations as per sources acquainted with the issue were

Syinix, an electronics company, has rolled out a new range of Android TVs in Kenya known as the “Syinix A20 series TV”. The Syinix A 20 series TVs come as 32”, 43”, 50” and 55” screens with prices relative to the sizing. Syinix will grant 12+12 warranty on new

Tech Giant, Microsoft has rolled out two of its Surface devices in South Africa which are the Surface Pro 7 and the Surface Laptop 3. The Surface devices will be distributed by Tarsus Technology Group which will be available at Incredible Connection and Vodacom retail stores from July 29, 2020.

Social media Company, Facebook has announced 12 African community leaders who have been selected to join its  Community Accelerator Programme. Facebook’s Community Accelerator programme invests in leaders who are building communities around the world. The six-month programme aims to equip community leaders with the training, mentorship and funding they

South African Internet connection company, Vumatel, also known as ‘Vuma’ has introduced its ‘Fibre to Schools initiative’ in Limpopo, a province of South Africa. The launch comes after the recent launch of Vuma fiber-to-the-home services in Polokwane. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vuma, Dietlof Mare said, “Fast fibre Internet is

Vodacom Business is collaborating with Cloudflare to protect businesses of all sizes against cyber attacks. News reports earlier this month reveal that South African businesses have seen a 33% increase in the volume of cyber-attacks since March. One common type of cyberattack is a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack which targets

KoolSkools, a Moroccan edtech,  has secured over $416,000 from MITC Capital’s Maroc Numeric Fund II and an angel investor. In an announcement to MENAbytes, the startup said about  $310,000 of the capital came from Maroc Numeric Fund II while the rest came from an undisclosed angel investor.

Telkom has introduced an online education solution for learners through the Lightbulb Education platform. Lightbulb Education helps learners to achieve their goals by creating a path to achieve this goal through a personalized learning journey. CEO and founder of Lightbulb Education,  Allan Mushabe said that technology is transforming the way