What3words is a company that has a unique approach to mapping. It has labelled every 3m by 3m square of the planet with a unique combination of three words, such as “decorate.harmonica.aware” – the entrance to Silverstone Race Circuit. To cover the whole world what3words took pre-existing mapping and GPS data and chopped it up into 57 trillion 3m by 3m/ 10-foot-by-10-foot squares. “We’re a simple addressing system. Basically, we’ve cut the world up in a bunch of squares,” Giles Rhys Jones, what3words chief marketing officer said in an interview....

Astral Aviation operates a diverse fleet of 14 freighter aircraft and drones (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) and UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems)as well as warehousing solutions to both in-store and remote locations, Astral Aviation and the HOPE Consortium will facilitate vaccine availability with a specific emphasis on the African continent. The alliance will ensure timely delivery of vaccines and critical supplies to all 54 African nations. According to Mr. Sanjeev Gadhia, CEO of Astral Aviation: “We are truly honoured to partner with the HOPE Consortium and participate in the critical distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, based on our track record in performing humanitarian initiatives and vaccine flights within Africa....

According to the Digital 2021: Kenya report from DataReportal, Kenya’s mobile penetration grew by 11 per cent between January 2020 and January 2021 closing 59.24 million mobile connections while the internet having a penetration rate of 40 per cent. This data is expected to go upwards in the coming years due to the rising accessibility of affordable devices and the internet. Regardless of this, Kenya has continued to experience challenges ranging from healthcare, unemployment, urbanization, and infrastructure just to mention a few....

“The Third Schedule to the Income Tax Act is amended… by deleting the expression ‘one-point-five per cent’ appearing in paragraph 12 (digital service tax rate) and substituting therefor the expression ‘three per cent’,” Treasury Cabinet secretary Ukur Yatani wrote in the Finance Bill 2022. Under the current 1.5 percent tax, the KRA targeted to increase Sh13.9 billion in three years, ending in June 2024, with foreign firms in Kenya’s digital marketplace expected to contribute Sh926 billion in gross revenue....

The shortlisted companies will pitch their products at the Innovation Fair & Awards ceremony to be held in Togo on the 30 August of this year. The winning startup and the two runners-up will receive cash prizes of US$10,000, US$7,000, and US$5,000 in that order. All eleven startups will join the Ecobank Fintech Fellowship for six months where they will get the opportunity to explore more partnerships with Ecobank Group....

The funding was raised from V8 Capital, Future Africa, Greenhouse Capital, Launch Africa, Rebel Fund, Remapped Ventures, and a couple of strategic angel investors as new investors. Y Combinator and existing investor P1 Ventures also participated in the oversubscribed round. Todays raise brings MarketForce’s total funding to-date to $2.5 million after it raised $350,000 seed round last year and $150,000 from Y Combinator. According to Tesh Mbaabu, Cofounder and CEO of MarketForce, “We are seeing significant demand for our radically improved way for companies to distribute their goods and services in Africa, and we’re thrilled to get a boost from returning and new investors at this crucial time....

NSE derivatives contracts are based on the most liquid traded equities and index in Kenya. EGM Securities will initially introduce futures contracts on the six most traded Kenyan stocks, namely: British American Tobacco Kenya, KCB Group Plc, Equity Group Holdings, Safaricom Plc, East African Breweries Plc and ABSA Bank Kenya Plc, as well as the NSE 25 Index created to cover 25 of the most liquid and blue-chip stocks in Kenya....

Speaking to TechMoran, Robert Mutinda, the developer said, “The E-Wallet allows Mpesa and Airtel Money users to withdraw money from PayPal to their mobile money accounts instantly. We intend to add more services to the E-Wallet as time goes by. The ZuriPay Withdrawal Service allows Kenyan Paypal account holders to withdraw funds from their paypal accounts into their respective mobile money account. ” The platform requires users to list their Mpesa Account number and Paypal Email address....

The Raspberry Pi is a British company renowned for designing Raspberry Pi single-board computers. These low-cost, high-performance computing platforms, initially created for computer and technology hobbyists, are now also aimed at promoting the teaching of basic computer science and coding to children in schools. “Liquid is excited to be able to put these Raspberry Pi devices in the hands of Kenya’s school pupils so that they can increase their knowledge of programming and coding,” says Ben Roberts, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Liquid....

Galaxy S21 Plus-Already rolled outGalaxy S21- Already rolled outGalaxy S21 Ultra – Already rolled outGalaxy S20Galaxy S20 PlusGalaxy S20 UltraGalaxy S20 FEGalaxy Note 20Galaxy Note 20 UltraGalaxy S10Galaxy S10eGalaxy S10 PlusGalaxy S10 5GGalaxy Note 10Galaxy Note 10 PlusGalaxy FoldGalaxy Z Fold 2Galaxy Z FlipGalaxy Z Flip 5GGalaxy Z Fold 3Galaxy Z Flip 3Galaxy A82 5GGalaxy A72Galaxy A52Galaxy A52 5GGalaxy A52s 5GGalaxy A42 5GGalaxy Tab S7Galaxy Tab S7 Plus The list above provides various smartphones from the manufacturer that will have android 12, but of course, there are many other models that we will inform you given that there will be no interference in between....

Even though the new M2 processor is physically more powerful than Apple’s M1 Pro or M1 Max chips, all indications are that the company plans to use it in its much-awaited mixed reality headset. According to Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, this upcoming Apple tablet could only include an 8-core GPU in addition to the M2 processor. But such a variation may ultimately be put out. However, the M2 chip could not be the only master present on the board....

MAKINI SMS has everything a student would get from a normal class session. For starters, it offers short lessons and Multiple Choice Quiz Questions covering nine subjects based on the official national syllabus for Form I to Form IV. It also offers most subjects including Civics and Kiswahili, Faraja stated that she was inspired by the fact that the education system lacked enough qualified teachers or even resources. Students suffer from the unrest in the education sector but clearly startups like Shule Direct are creating opportunities that make sure every child has the opportunity to do better....

After pre-selection rounds, Seedstars World has now made their best 10 selections known. The below 10 start-ups would be pitching at the Seedstars Harare event coming up on Friday, 27th October. Get to meet them. Want to register for the event? Do that HERE.

Things will only get worse before they get better. BMW and Mercedes both agree that the chip shortage issue could drag along as far as 2023, however the effects could be less severe in 2022. As you can imagine, this shortage is an underlying effect of the coronavirus pandemic. Mercedes-Benz isn’t the only automaker being affected, Toyota has been forced to idle factories in the US, Canada, Mexico, and other parts of the world....

The new version focuses on enhancing the Windows user interface through a completely redesigned layout. It also brings several improvements to its performance. The launch comes after months of speculation of what the new Windows will bring to users. Among the highlights, the new Windows comes with a completely new Start menu, with an updated Start button that is now positioned at the center of the taskbar. Other than this, Microsoft has introduced several updates to make Windows 11 look neat....

Season 2 has a total of 60 students: 12 team leads and 48 learners (24 women and 24 men) who are undergraduate students, drawn from Kenya and Nigeria. In addition, there are 40 volunteers from Microsoft to train, mentor and coach the students throughout the five-week engagement and judge each team’s final project submission. In total, 496 students from the two countries had expressed their interest to join in the competition....

Your mother is your constant in a world full of variables. Our mothers are deserving of the world. More than the entire world! They are deserving of all universes. Here are some of the best ways to honor your mother on her special day. Give her a long call If you’re far away, give her a long phone call or use Zoom to tell her how much you love her....

The two Telcos announced the development in separate statements in a regulatory submission on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX). marking the first step towards obtaining final licences from the nation’s Central Bank. Although this is a provisional license, the Telcos can apply for final approval in six months. Segun Ogunsanya, CEO, Airtel Africa, said, “I am very pleased that Smartcash has been granted an approval in principle to operate a service bank business in Nigeria....

The branch is located on the First Floor of Rongai Business Centre along Magadi road and aims to help customers to easily access service points across the county. Nancy Matimu, MultiChoice Kenya Managing Director said, “The launch of the Rongai branch is in line with our mission of enriching lives by making entertainment more accessible. Nairobi is rapidly expanding, and we want to grow with our customers. This branch is therefore a strategic move to ensure that our customers can enjoy hustle-free viewing and easily access after-sale services conveniently and with the least hustle....

Here’s a complete list of Netflix hidden codes, organized by category; Codes for Action-Adventure Entertainment To view, all of Netflix’s action-adventure titles, enter code 1365. subcategories: Action comedies:43040Action Sci-Fi and Fantasy:1568Action Thrillers:43048Adventures:7442Asian Action Movies:77232Classic Action and Adventure:46576Comic Book and Superhero Movies:10118Crime Action and Adventure:9584Military Action and Adventure:2125Spy Action and Adventure:10702TV Action and Adventure:10673Westerns:7700 Codes for Comedy The code for comedies is 6548 comedy niches and subcategories: Absurd Comedies:772143Action Comedies:43040Anime Comedies:9302Classic comedies:31694Cult Comedies:9434Dark Comedies:869Goofy Movies:2351Independent Comedies:4195Late Night Comedies:1402LGBTQ Comedies:7120Mockumentaries:26Political Comedies:2700Romantic Comedies:5475Satires:4922Slapstick Comedies:10256Screwball Comedies:9702Sports Comedies:5286Stand-Up Comedy:11559Teen Comedies:3519...