Eternum energy, founded by Siten Mandalia, creates new opportunities for the more than 1 billion people who live without access to modern forms of energy. Through their pay-as-you-go solar energy platform called Solaris, sustainable and scalable energy to rural households and businesses are paid for through regular mobile payments, aligning with current expenditure on energy, and making it affordable to everyone. Their smart technology and robust distribution model allows them to deliver clean lighting, communication, enterprise opportunities and access to finance to rural populations across the developing world....

The aim of the fund is to grow its team, continue to invest its tech platform, launch its programmes across different markets and build its global strategic partnership division that is focused on working with corporations, governments and institutions on building career readiness programmes or for the future of work. Aaron Fuch,the CEO of the Firm said, the world is changing at an exponential rate and current education systems are not keeping up....

Phonefinder hopes to be the next big thing by ceating an online hub for everything cellular. South Africa’s Phonefinder is a new concept for South Africa which aims to be the number one destination for all things cellular. The website offers a number of services including a comprehensive and transparent comparison service for over 3000 cell phone contracts, a phone repairs service, an accessories store and even offers cell phone insurance....

Spotify CFO Paul Voge stated that the company intends to keep extending its line of goods where it sees chances for development during the 2022 Evercore ISI 2nd Annual Technology, Media & Telcom Conference, according to TechCrunch. Vogel views Spotify’s entry into the audiobook market as another similar opportunity in the wake of the success of Spotify’s podcasts. Notably, he mentioned that Spotify would provide an appealing user interface for audiobooks similar to what they have for podcasts....

If you’re wondering what “mainstream” means in the study, it’s defined as a car model that was sold for at least ten of the 20 years considered in the study. According to the survey, Toyota is the dominant brand; in fact, Toyota holds no less than half of the top 20 vehicles with the longest possible lifespan. Furthermore, the company holds six of the top ten positions. Honda is a distant second, with three vehicles on the list....

“We are delighted to report that over ZAR 4.2 million was invested by 288 individuals from across the world,” announced the firm. “We’re thrilled that this community of new investors will be joining Sun Exchange on our mission to connect the world to the sun, bringing affordable and clean energy to emerging markets.” The Sun Exchange says investments were made by individuals from the United Kingdom, Nigeria, Germany, many parts of Europe, Kenya, Australia and even Brazil with South Africans investing over ZAR 2....

Takaful, which provides a wide range of risk management and financial security service based on the principles of togetherness, cooperation and mutual solidarity, says My Cyber Care cover will provide users with protection for their digital assets especially as business move towards digital transformation in Kenya. Founded in 2008, Takaful Insurance Africa operates on ethical and moral foundations and does not cater for activities involving exploitative interest, gambling and excessive uncertainty....

The experienced team of founders raised a $300,000 pre seed funding led by Nigerian investment firm, Zedcrest Capital, angel investors – Venture Platform’s Kola Aina and former Andela Executive, Prosper Otemuyiwa. “This pre-seed funding allows us to kickstart this mission and we are convinced that what we are doing at TalentQL will change the African talent landscape. We believe that talent is Africa’s greatest export and as such needs to be developed and refined....

Avinya shape is a marriage between a minivan and a crossover. It does away with the B-pillars in favor of suicide doors. At the front and back, it has slim headlights which illustrate the ‘T’ Tata logo and the rear is more interesting, the taillights are made to look as if they are “floating” . It has huge wheels which further enhance its look. Conventional side mirrors are missing too, it adopts cameras in their place despite not being legal in all countries such as the US....

With the BOOM series, Tecno had its beam on music lovers by providing a smartphone that not only does regular phone stuff, but also produce music the way song lovers want it. This, it achieved by basically improving the music and sound components of devices in this series through software and hardware integration. For example, the Tecno Boom J7 smartphone, the pioneering member of the BOOM series shipped with a Full metal Hi-Fi headset with noise cancellation technology....

CVPR is the most prestigious conference in the field of computer vision and pattern recognition. The “Look Into Person (LIP)” international competition ran for the 4th consecutive year by CVPR, focusing on the detailed semantic understanding of the human body which is one of the key topics in the field of computer vision. Contest judges hail from the top universities around the world, Carnegie Mellon University, Berkeley, National University of Singapore and more....

A lot of people are migrating to other messaging apps since WhatsApp introduced their controversial privacy policies. Telegram has since seen a massive growth in users and it’s rather obvious that people are abandoning WhatsApp over privacy concerns. Telegram has been trying out new features and have already created an android beta that will likely make their way to other users. So which features are these? 1.QR codes for joining groups Once you share a QR code with Telegram users, they will be able to scan the code to join the group or channel....

The undersea cable, dubbed Pakistan and East Africa Connecting to Europe (Peace), is owned by the Chinese firm Peace Cable International Network. The cable will have key landing points in Kenya, Pakistan, and France, with a second phase planned for South Africa. This will be the sixth undersea cable to arrive in Mombasa, following the East African Marine System, in which Telkom owns a stake, and privately-owned Seacom in 2009....

Telkom Kenya Board Chair, Eddy Njoroge expressed his delight in having signed the ATC agreement, and was looking forward to the collaboration of both companies moving forward. “The Board of TKL has made it clear that our objective is to transform Telkom into a business which has a reputation for excellence in terms of the quality and reliability of its network. This agreement, in which we will be partnering with a leading global tower company, will enhance the quality and reliability of our network to the benefit of our customers....

There are a few things you need to know to make sure that you are not taking unnecessary risks. In this article, we will go over several things you can be doing to make sure that you are safe while enjoying your motorcycle drive. 1 – Keep it maintained Regular motorcycle maintenance is the process of regularly checking and servicing your motorcycle to ensure that it is in good working condition and to prevent problems from occurring....

The Inclusive Fintech 50 competition will spotlight startups helping low-income customers and micro and small enterprises not just respond to the ongoing crisis, but rebound, rebuild, and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Winning startups will be featured in CFI’s Financial Inclusion Week, as well as other research and media coverage; have access to Practical Business Skills, a global digital platform created by Visa to deliver free educational resources to help small and micro business owners make confident, informed decisions to grow their businesses; and automatically pre-qualify for Visa Fintech Fast Track, a programme that aims to speed up the process of integrating with Visa and its ecosystem partners....

The Fitbit brand, owned by Alphabet (Google’s parent company), seems to want to continue walking on the platforms of the Xiaomi Mi Band 6, among others. Complete images, thanks to Evans Blass Evans Leaks (On Twitter) has tweeted not less than eight pictures on his official account of what he describes as the Fitbit Charge 5. The gadget would be launched in three colors black, blue/gray, and gold. The overall design seems to be inspired even more by the Fitbit Luxe than the Fitbit 4, abandoning the very square side and sporting lines a little more fluid, rounder, and therefore more upscale....

The initiative, the largest rollout of a biometric-based verification card with an electronic payment solution in the country and the broadest financial inclusion program in Africa forms a key component of the Nigerian Identity Management System. With 13 applications, including MasterCard’s prepaid payment technology and Cryptovision’s biometric identification technology, the eID card will provide millions of Nigerians – the majority of whom have never had access to a banking product – with the security, convenience and reliability of electronic payments....

According to a study, it was found that nearly 9 out of 10 Australians own and use a smartphone. And, many prefer a refurbished phone, too. So, let’s understand what does refurbished mobile phones actually mean What are refurbished phones? Have you ever thought about what happens to a brand new phone, which you return within the return period? They do not throw this phone away or dismantle it. The companies go forward with a deep and thorough check and try to find out the fault....

Selected from a pool of over 900 applicants, these start-ups specialize in digital solutions for the African market, including fin-tech, transportation, healthcare, education, human resources, and B2B. All companies provide a digital product or service currently available in one or more African markets and show potential to scale across the region. From Nov. 6-17 in Cape Town, the entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to learn from their mentors and peers, increase their regional visibility, and get access to potential corporate partners and investors....