The most recent iOS 14.7.1 update can indeed cripple the phone’s cell network. An (awful) shock with iOS 14.7.1 Accessible for half a month, the iOS 14.7.1 update fixed a bug concerning Touch ID and opening an Apple Watch. In any case, this new version is joined by minor and unfortunate amazement for a few Indeed, a few users have been reporting concerns identified with the cellular network. As such, since the iOS 14....

Safaricom has announced partnerships with Little and Makao, allowing M-PESA customers to use both firms’ services through the M-PESA Super App rather than downloading separate applications. Customers may use the Little M-PESA Mini App to hire cabs, bodabodas, and restaurants, among other things. The Makao M-PESA Mini App may also be used to book short-term lodging and holiday cottages anywhere in the country using the M-PESA App. From the MPESA App, you can now call a taxi and book a vacation....

The modern version of the game is played over surfaces that are kept under the best possible conditions. Also, players use equipment that protects them from being hit by the ball and also from the collisions that usually happen between them. Right now, among all sports betting companies in Kenya, 1xBet is definitely the best one, and one of the reasons is that it has lots of wagers on this sport....

If a local nano-influencer, for example, only has 1,000 followers, but all of them are local business owners, that can have a significantly larger impact on your promotion than a broader reaching campaign. To provide some more context on this, the team from Planoly recently put together this infographic on nano-influencers and the potential benefits of this form of outreach.

So how will it work? Ugandans will now have to‘register’ their activities for ‘monitoring’ by the state, the country’s communication said. This will also be done as an attempt to regulate social media influencers and their work. Influencers include politicians, musicians and other creatives. The standard fee will be $20 which is KSh 2,000. Although the Ugandan government claims that this new move is in attempt to regulate content, most Ugandans disagree....

Founded in December 2017 by Weje Praise, a software developer, graphic designer ,music producer and entrepreneur, a graduate of computer science from Covenant University and has a diploma in leadership, JobUnityPro aims to bridge the gap between job seekers, employers and skilled individuals. With Jobunitypro an individual who possesses valuable skill can search for projects listed by organizations and individuals and upon completion of the project, they get paid. Job Unity Pro lets organizations post vacancies in which job seekers can apply accordingly and also lets organizations manage job applications easily....

TikTok users will soon be able to submit videos that are 10 minutes long. According to TechCrunch, the formal rollout comes after the entertainment app has been testing the update for several months. Initially, users could only submit 15-second movies, but that was soon increased to 60 seconds, and then three minutes in July 2021. A spokesperson from TikTok said in a statement. “We’re always thinking about new ways to bring value to our community and enrich the TikTok experience....

With the March 31st deadline fast approaching, TEF will offer funding of $5000, mentoring, and training for each selected business to help in the economic recovery of young African entrepreneurs hit by the pandemic. The Foundation’s Entrepreneurship Programme wants to empower over 3,500 young African entrepreneurs, both new start-ups and existing young businesses, operating in any sector. In a statement, CEO of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu stated, “The Tony Elumelu Foundation now more than ever is demonstrating our commitment to unleashing the potential of young African entrepreneurs, the key to Africa’s long-term economic transformation....

The microblogging service has weathered storms ranging from billionaire investor Elon Musk’s controversial acquisition to stakeholders launching a lawsuit alleging market manipulation. The corporation was fined $150 million by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DoJ) last week for sharing customers’ data with third parties without their authorization. Twitter collected email addresses and phone numbers for security reasons, but then exploited the information to target them with advertisements, according to authorities....

The verification tool, which was formerly known as Twitter Blue, will initially go live for a small number of carefully chosen businesses before being made available to everyone else. Businesses can fill out a form to request early access to the verification procedure. The waitlist will then include the qualifying organisations. “We are taking Twitter Blue’s rollout as an opportunity to further enhance and distinguish organizations on Twitter.” As a Twitter-verified subscriber, an organization can link any number of their affiliated individuals, businesses, and brands to their account....

The team has retained counsel and written to the company, requesting that it adhere to the labour laws of the West African country, give them additional severance, and offer them other benefits consistent with those that other Twitter employees will receive. According to a letter to the nation’s Chief Labour Officer that CNN was able to receive, they have also petitioned the Ghanaian government to order Twitter to “adhere to the laws of Ghana on redundancy and grant the employees a fair and just negotiation and redundancy pay....

Ashish J. Thakkar, 38, is the founder of Mara Group, a Dubai-based, African-focused conglomerate with interests in the technology, financial services, manufacturing, real estate & agriculture industries. His high tech smartphone manufacturing plant is located in Kigali’s Special Economic Zone, Rwanda and has employed over 200 people to manufacture high-tech smartphones for the local market and further afield. Rwandan President Paul Kagame Monday officiated the launch of Mara Phones manufacturing plant, which will make smartphones in the country and has the capacity to manufacture more than 2 million smartphones in a year....

Based in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), Aliph Capital is an alternative investment manager founded by Huda Al-Lawati, a leading private equity professional with over 20 years of experience in emerging markets. Aliph Fund I (LP) is a $250 million target private equity fund domiciled in ADGM aiming to invest in high-quality mid-sized companies in the UAE and across the GCC to accelerate their expansion and growth trajectory. Huda Al-Lawati, Founder and CEO of Aliph Capital, said: “I am delighted and honoured that ADQ has chosen Aliph Capital for this significant investment....

According to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The new feature allows drivers to increase fares to up to five times more than Uber’s original price. the new changes let drivers increase fares in 10 per cent increments, up to five times what Uber sets the base price of the ride. The feature effectively creates a bidding system where drivers with lower prices get the first customers. As demand increases, drivers who have their prices set higher will be matched with riders....

Michael Larabel of the Phoronix website published a comparison in November 2021, a few weeks after Windows 11’s official release, demonstrating the performance differences between Microsoft’s operating system and the Linux 35250, Fedora 35, and Ubuntu 21.10 systems for an Alder Lake processor, in this case, the Core i9-12900K. With 47 first places out of 104 tests and just 24 last places, Windows 11 was unquestionably the winner at the time....

Solar Sentra was launched in 2019 by David Opio and James Dailey with the goal of streamlining and automating the highly fragmented solar industry in Uganda and beyond by using AI-optimized sensors to monitor solar systems and collect data on power usage that solar companies can use to tailor service delivery. To help solar companies operate more efficiently and at lower costs, gnuGrid bundled this hardware with digital payments, predictive analytics, customer profiling, and data management, among other features....

It is estimated that 9,560 people died in traffic accidents in the first quarter of 2022, a 7.0 percent increase from the 8,935 fatalities predicted for Q1 2021. NHTSA data show seven consecutive quarters of fatality increases as of Q1 2022. The increase in Q2 2021 was 21.8 percent, the largest in recorded history. The image below shows a table which the NHTSA breaks down the quarterly estimates by state....

Bicycles can provide an affordable, accessible, reliable, and efficient alternative to walking, offering more carrying capacity and easier access to necessary destinations With USAID support, J.E. Austin Associates and World Bicycle Relief will work together to increase mobility in rural areas in sub-Saharan Africa by developing and demonstrating means to rapidly increase bicycle uptake for individuals who cannot afford or do not have access to other transportation – thereby facilitating the opportunity for higher incomes, and better health and education outcomes....

The team believes that traditional emergency service providers are poorly linked to the people in distress which leads to slow responses, worsened injuries and some cases death. TechMoran caught up with the team and here is what inspired them to start Usalama and what has kept them going. Briefly tell us about yourselves? I am Edwards Iganji, 24, an Informatics and Computer Science graduate from Strathmore University. I co-founded Usalama Technologies with James Chege, 23, Informatics and Computer Science Graduate from Strathmore University and Marvin Makau, 24,Informatics also a Computer Science Graduate from Strathmore University In 2012, I was a freshman in college and one evening while going home I was suddenly surrounded by four men at gun point....

The grant will be utilized to fund the working capital needs of women fund managers across South, East, and West Africa and will target 55 women who responded to AWIF’s call to action and have been part of their programme since 2020. Visa’s funding will be directed towards activities that will assist the business owners with improving their technical skillsets, becoming investible to larger institutional investors, and running profitable businesses that will in turn invest in others including small and medium businesses....