Wowzi announced it has successfully closed a $2 million seed round to scale its influencer marketing platform across the African continent. 4DX Ventures led the round, with participation from To.org, Golden Palm Investments, LoftyInc Capital, Afropreneur Angels, and Future Africa. Andela co-founder Christina Sass and alumni Jessica Chervin, Justin Ziegler, and Johnny Falla participated as well. The $2 million...
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has welcomed the highest number of decorations ever accorded to its staff members; by the State at the recent 58th Jamhuri Day Celebrations.
In recognition of the Tax Administration Authority's exemplary performance in revenue mobilisation, KRA officers received a total of 24 State commendations ranging from the Third Class: Moran of the Order of the Golden...
Ajira Digital Program, an initiative of the Government of Kenya under the Ministry of ICT, Innovations, and Youth Affairs which is being funded by Mastercard Foundation and implemented by different partners including Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) hosted a discussion forum with Business Executives from Homabay and Kisumu Counties to assess and explore the synergies and potential collaboration opportunities within the digital market and economy. These forums that were held over two days are part of the series of business engagement forums that Ajira is holding across different counties.
Recently, a national...
The infographic highlights key Meta successes and milestones across the region, whilst reinforcing its continued commitment to Africa
Meta (https://about.facebook.com/Meta/) today released its ‘2021 Africa Year in Review’, an infographic capturing some of the company's significant investments and initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa this year - focused on driving innovation, connecting communities, helping businesses to grow and supporting the tech and...
The Ecobank Fintech Challenge is a flagship event of the Ecobank Group to support and enthuse early stage fintechs from across the African continent
The leading pan-African Banking Group, Ecobank Group (www.Ecobank.com), announces that Trove Finance, a Nigerian-based global share dealing app, is the winner of the fourth edition of the annual Ecobank Fintech Challenge. The winner was announced at...
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Love it: Versatile features for all occasions – including long-lasting battery life, a crisp 2K screen and immersive OZO Audio and OZO Playback
Trust it: Experience the award-winning qualities of Nokia phones now in the tablet space
Keep it: Work, learn and play for longer thanks to premium Nordic quality and...
Standard Chartered introduces new branch model design – co shared space with ArtCaffe
The new model of co-shared space reflects the shift to digital banking by consumers and the transformation of traditional branches to advisory centres
The new model is serviced by a universal banker and state of the art digital platforms – ATM, ipads, phone banking
Universal Banker...
PricewaterhouseCoopers Limited (PwC) has urged Not-for-Profit Organisations (NPOs) to embed the principles of data protection into their operations and data governance practices to mitigate the risks of non-compliance with the law.
Speaking in a webinar on “Data Protection and Privacy in the NPO sector” the firm noted that it is imperative for organisations in the sector to consider the way...
● A great success of the ASEA Conference featuring more than 500 participants;
● The addresses given during the plenary session confirmed the leading role of African stock markets in the economic recovery of the continent;
● Six interactive panels that featured constructive exchange on the emergence of African stock markets;
● The Conference was an opportunity to present important reports on...
Agri-business firm Kakuzi Plc has been nominated for five awards in the forthcoming Kenya Avocado Excellence Awards (KAEA) set for this Friday.
The KAEA awards, now in their 2nd edition, are a strategic initiative of the Avocado Society Of Kenya designed to celebrate stakeholders in the sector for the advancement of excellent service delivery and overall industry development.
This year, Kakuzi Plc, which...
