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At Mobile World Congress , Mastercard today announced that it will use Facebook Messenger to provide technology to small businesses in Africa and Asia to drive affordable acceptance of electronic and mobile payments. Access to digital payments will help these businesses expand to new markets, and unlock financial services and…

Facebook has extended its job feature to 40 more countries. The job features allows job seekers find hiring managers directly on the social networking platform. Last year, the social media giant launched the service in US and Canada. However this feature is only available in one African country – South…

Truecaller announced today a partnership with VConnect, Nigeria’s leading business discovery and engagement platform, where Truecaller has integrated VConnect’s Business directory to its app. This allows users to efficiently identify VConnect’s service providers. Last year Truecaller and VConnect launched Truecaller Priority in Nigeria enabling businesses on VConnect to quickly identify…

Truecaller has announced the appointment of ex-Efritin boss, Zakaria Hersi as its Director of Partnerships for Africa. Operating from its African headquarters, Nairobi Kenya, Zakaria will be spearheading Truecaller’s expansion in the region where he forges partnerships with various eco-system players. Zakaria has a background of launching marketplaces around the world,  and…

You asked for it, and you got it, as Konga presents to you the assembly of the unbeatable- Festival of Discounts sale online on Konga.com. Here are some of the top categories and products to look out for in the Festival of Discount sales. Electronics Are you looking for maximum entertainment at…

At Mobile World Congress, Mastercard and M-KOPA today announced a partnership that will provide Africans living without electricity a simple way to light up their homes and businesses.  M-KOPA, which already provides affordable, safe and clean energy to 3 million people in East Africa, will pilot Mastercard’s Quick Response (QR)…

iflix , the world’s leading entertainment service for emerging markets, today announced a partnership with Safaricom to give the firms’ customers up to 60 days of unlimited access to iflix’s service with thousands of the world’s best TV shows, movies and more on every device they own. Customers who register on iflix…

Last year we reported that Opera was discontinuing one of its products, Opera Max. Opera Max offered a system-wide data-saving proxy that funnelled all app data through Opera’s servers to compress images and videos. The Android app was delisted from Google Play, though Opera said that the app would remain functional…

Africa focused integrated digital payments and commerce company, Interswitch has just recorded a major milestone in Nigeria’s education system with the launch of its SPAK national science competition to re-ignite the importance STEM subjects for Nigerian youths. SPAK; an acronym for Speed, Precision, Accuracy and Knowledge, revolves around key value areas necessary…

You definitely do not want to be on the wrong side of the Kardashians if you are a brand that is highly associated with the millennials. Can you imagine that a tweet from Kylie Jenner caused Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, to lose $1.3 billion in its market value? Shares…

Anyone who has to endure a long daily commute understands the value of streaming media on the go. Toss in professionals who regularly need to travel long-distance via air or rail and there’s certainly a need to gather the most effective methods of accessing high-quality content with the best possible…

Is it because of the success and the acceptability of Black Panther globally or is it just me thinking out loud? Whatever or whichever, Comic con is finally coming to Africa. It is an event organised by Comic-Con International: San Diego, which is a nonprofit educational corporation dedicated to creating…

Aisha Pandor is the co-founder and CEO of SweepSouth. An online platform for booking, managing and paying for home cleaning services Sweepsouth is the first South African startup to be accepted into 500 Startups. Aisha did not start out as an entrepreneur, she is a scientist who  completed her PhD…

Digital training centres will be established based on the OpenClassrooms diploma with “Guaranteed employment” commitment, with the help of local partners Orange and OpenClassrooms are pleased to announce the signing of a broad-based partnership to provide digital training in Africa. Several Orange subsidiaries in Africa are already working on the launch…

It has been officially confirmed that Teleology Holdings is the official bidder of 9mobile in Nigeria. The report was first announced by ThisDay newspapers yesterday. The Cable online has also reported that Boye Olusanya CEO of 9mobile confirmed the story. “In line with my previous communications on the bid process,…

If you work in one of the four African nations to top international entrepreneurship rankings, you’ll know just how much there is to think about as you get your endeavour off the ground. From hiring staff to developing strategies, there’s so much to do. But one lesser known aspect of…

As the Smartphone market continues to stiffen in the country, Global mobile phone maker OPPO has made another stab at the Kenyan smartphone market with a new device, OPPO A83 that may shake up the local handset market. Inspired by the previous major launches in the country, the new device…

Following the success of its maiden YES boot camp in Lagos in 2017, HYBR, in partnership with THNK School of Creative Leadership is set to launch its second Young Enterprise ScaleUp (YES) bootcamp. The 2018 bootcamps are scheduled to take place in four cosmopolitan cities across Africa; Lagos, Nairobi, Johannesburg and Cape Town through the…

Digital currencies have continued to be popular in 2018. With many ‘altcoins’ as they are popularly called launching for several services and integrating with current financial systems, cryptocurrency is here to stay. Altcoins like Ethereum and Litecoin have been successful at fixing some of Bitcoin’s underlying problems and have become…

The hospitality business still rests on the principle of people serving people. This means that the hospitality industry is one of the few to still host large teams at each site. This demands that proper leadership plays a central role in your organization. Here are the 3 essential goals of…