PEG Africa is currently serving over 400,000 daily users in Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal, and has recently expanded into solar water irrigation and bigger solar power systems. The firm says it has been profitable in Senegal in its first 12 months and is allocating US$4 million from a debt facility led by UK’s CDC Group to expand operations in the country. “Senegal has been growing far quicker than expected, and has reached profitably within its first year,” said PEG Africa chief executive officer (CEO) Hugh Whalan....

Previously, individuals could erase connections to contact information that had been maliciously publicized – a practice known as “doxxing.” People can now request removal if it poses other dangers, such as “damaging direct touch.” Google cautions that the information will remain available online. “It’s important to remember that removing content from Google Search won’t remove it from the internet, which is why you may wish to contact the hosting site directly if you’re comfortable doing so,” Michelle Chang, Google’s global policy lead for search wrote, announcing the change....

Thousands of businesses, olx sellers, individuals and organizations can save money every day by using Pick Parcel. Anyone can sign up to get great discounts right away. They offer everybody a really simple and cheap way to book parcel delivery services within the Kenya. Once you schedule a pick-up, their pick-up agent would arrive within 30 minutes to pick-up your item! The delivery cost is calculated on the basis of exact weight or value of the item and the destination of the item....

Google significantly upgrades the camera on Pixel 6 Pro. With the previous Pixel smartphones, Google has relied very much on the software to ensure photos of an appealing quality. Since the competition is now much further, Google has to react and does. According to the latest leak to the Pixel 6 Pro, the phone will be equipped with a periscope telephoto lens. It is also integrated with many high-end smartphones such as the Galaxy S21 Ultra, Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, or Huawei P40 Pro for an unparalleled zoom experience....

the device is an entertainment powerhouse that combines unbeatable value for money, quality, and performance. Its 6.43-inch screen uses AMOLED DotDisplay for the first time in any POCO M series and has a 90Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch sampling rate, offering a high sensitivity to every interaction with the device. “At POCO, we strive to surpass customers’ expectations and go above and beyond to provide the best experience at an affordable price,” said Kevin Qiu, Head of POCO Global....

The main shooter on the back supports a 12MP sensor and an f/1.8 aperture. It aswell comes with an 8MP ultrawide angle camera, which covers the 119-degree field of view and supports Super Night mode. The main camera can shoot 4K video at 30fps or go slow with 120fps slow-mo mode. Additionally, two more cameras cover the 2MP macro camera which can focus at 4cm distance and 2MP depth sensor....

The model is an addition to expanding the footprint of the realme brand across the Eastern Africa smartphone market. “The demand for high quality, reliable and high-performance phones that are budget-friendly are on the rise which has seen our C series model at realme become the bestselling model in the market. Hence the launch of the new realme C25Y an addition to the C series catalogue. And a step towards the expanding footprint of the realme brand across the Eastern Africa smartphone market,” said Mildred Agoya, PR & Marketing Manager, realme Kenya....

GT 2 Pro’s back cover uses a bio-polymer material that serves as an eco-friendly alternative to fossil raw materials. In addition, realme’s new box design has reduced the overall plastic ratio from 21.7% in the previous generation to 0.3% for this model as the mobile phone brand affirms its commitment to net-zero emissions. The SABIC bio-based material has passed not only the ISCC International Sustainability and Carbon Certification, but also various stringent environmental regulation standards, such as REACH, RoHS, and EPEAT....

What can happen if the digital devices are not secured? Those who think it useless to secure their device are only living in a fool’s paradise. Even if you do not have anything on your devices, it still has your location. A layman might not get the importance of being recognized through his location. An official who is out for some significant projects knows how important it can be. Next, your search history, which says a lot about you, your choices, and tendencies, will also get explored....

Renewvia, a mini-grid utility and commercial solar developer, provides reliable, affordable, and clean energy source to individuals and small businesses in multiple countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. According to Trey Jarrard, CEO, Renewvia Energy, “Partnering with Claritas aggressively advances Renewvia’s mission of creating value for our commercial clients and increasing quality of life to more people around the world by delivering the first source of reliable, affordable and clean energy. Solar uptake is dramatically increasing given climate change demands, power diversification strategies, and social impact opportunities all converging with strong solar economics, and this investment will quickly propel Renewvia into a leading position in the US and abroad....

Viebeg, founded in 2018 by Tobias Reiter and Alex Musyoka, has developed a data-driven logistics platform encompassing shipping, warehousing, last-mile distribution, and inventory management – that enables healthcare facilities to better manage procurement by ensuring that they have the right type and quantity of medical supplies in stock. Viebeg can save its customers up to 40% on average by connecting healthcare providers directly with manufacturers and thus eliminating brokers and middlemen from the value chain....

The Grindstone Accelerator is a structured entrepreneurial development program co-owned by VC fund manager Knife Capital and Thinkroom Consulting, and supported primarily by the SA SME Fund. Grindstone Ventures, a ZAR100 million (US$6.5 million) fund committed to primarily investing entrepreneurs who have completed or are currently enrolled in the accelerator program, was recently spun out. “Almost a decade of growing businesses has realised an impressive alumni that has raised just less than two billion rand in venture capital and exits,” said Will Green, the programme director of Grindstone, which fast-tracks innovative businesses and is searching for 24 of South Africa’s most innovative and fastest-growing tech companies to join its programme....

The service seeks to address the challenge of inactive lines for customers who may be travelling or living abroad for long periods, are away at school, are away at police and army training, have a change of ownership of line situation due to loss of a loved one, for car tracking service or have multiple lines that they wish to keep active. According to the country’s telecommunication regulations, a customer needs to have used a provider’s service within the previous 90 days to be considered as active....

Quite a number of them expressed dissatisfaction with how the company was handling the matter with some calling for the immediate deportation of Bob Collymore. According to some customers, their airtime disappeared mere seconds after loading their phones. For a long time, Safaricom has been blaming this on premium rate subscription services that their subscribers had agreed to but this was not the case as apparently they had subscribed to the services without their knowledge....

If you go through a stockbroker, you’ll have to pay in cash or by bank transfer. However, you must first open a virtual Central Depository and Settlement (CDSC) account, which you will use to purchase Safaricom shares. A CDS account is a virtual account, similar to an MPesa account, in which your shares are stored. The following are the steps to opening a CDS account: Visit any branch of the Central Bank of Kenya or your preferred stockbroker....

SAFCOIN says MobiJobs.Africa will help start-ups and small to medium-sized businesses list jobs, search freelancer profiles, and establish an online presence without set-up, hosting, or development costs. The platform will also let freelancers market their skills, build their experience, and “buy” listed jobs, even if they don’t have a bank account. There are no joining, account, or transaction fees, and jobs are paid for in SAFCOIN cryptocurrency. In the fourth quarter of 2019, over 40% of South Africa’s youth, aged between 15 and 34, were unemployed, and 13....

Samsung has already started doing its monthly updates for its models, and currently, ut is the A-series phones are taking the lead. However, for this model (Galaxy A13), the South Korean manufacturer has not yet commented. Still, the Good side is that it has received Bluetooth certification, which means that it will be released soon. The smartphone has a triple camera that enables photographs with 50 MP in both 5G and LTE variants....

There was already a lot to see about the launch candidates of the summer Galaxy Unpacked event on August 11. A well-known US leaker even organized his own “Unpacked Event” on Twitter and provided 3D animations of Galaxy Z Fold3, Galaxy Z Flip3, Galaxy Watch4, Galaxy Watch4 Classic, Galaxy Buds2 and the Galaxy S21 FE, which will probably be launched later in the year. Also, official render images in several color variants (1, 2) have already shown us the minimally changed design of the new Galaxy Watch generation, which will bring innovations with the old/new naming scheme, especially concerning the operating system....

Haskè Ventures, a Dakar-based venture builder focused on revolutionizing the startup landscape, provided the funding. ProXalys plans to invest the funds on technology enhancements as well as the expansion of its physical infrastructure, which will involve the consolidation of its vehicle fleet and warehouses. ProXalys has over 100 clients and is trying to strengthen agricultural value chains. It plans to expand its reach in Dakar and other major Senegalese cities, with the objective of eventually supporting the entire West African region, a goal that has been backed by a pre-seed investment of US$150,000....

YouTube will introduce a new shoppable ad format that lets advertisers add browsable product images underneath the video ad to drive traffic directly to a brand’s product pages. The introduction of this new format should bring YouTube back into the so-called “social commerce” game. Advertisers are always trying to find new and better ways to meet potential customers at the right place and at the right time. While social ads have tremendously increased our ability to target people, driving direct sales from social ads remains difficult to achieve....