This is a huge investment leap from 2015, when startups operating in Africa raised $200 million. The report also found that 6% of the 427 startups that raised funding accounted for 83% of all investments. Both Nigeria and Kenya are particularly lucrative in the total breakdown, with 81.5% of 2019’s investment money coming from those two countries combined (with South Africa trailing just behind Kenya). Nigeria ranked number one for the number of deals completed and valuations offered....

SweepSouth co-founder and CEO Aisha Pandor said, “Our aim is to raise up to R12,000,000 in order to contribute to SweepStars’ living costs for a three-month period. Their financial difficulties will extend far beyond the 21-day lockdown, so it’s important to mitigate this as much as possible. We’re calling on all businesses and able individuals across South Africa to join us urgently in helping these domestic workers.” Pandor says at least R4 million a month will be needed to ensure that SweepStars and their families are able to eat and at least meet day-to-day living costs during a lockdown....

Swoop Aero, founded in 2017, received a further Venture Capital investment, co-led by venture capital firms Tempus Partners and Right Click Capital to help it commence flight operations to deliver vaccines by drone in the Équateur province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The firm said it would use the funds to fuel its growth across Africa and into Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia. The firm, founded by former air force pilot Eric Peck and mechatronics engineer Josh Tepper in 2017, competes Zipline, which has been in operations in Africa longer and has been championing pan-African expansion too....

Since 2018, Tatu City has provided free accredited vocational training to the community living around the development, with over 400 graduates in construction courses. More than 85% of the graduates have found work in the thriving construction industry at the mixed-use development. The Buildher process entails developing a rigorous training approach in collaboration with industry partners, resulting in artisans who meet the exact profile of skills sought by employers. Faith Mutheu, representing Renwoman, Rendeavour, Tatu City’s owner and developer, said during the signing ceremony, “Our partnership with Buildher will accelerate access to construction jobs for women at Tatu City, which is East Africa’s largest private real estate and construction project....

On today’s spotlight we feature Ruth Kaveke. Ruth Kaveke is the founder of Pwani Teknowgalz. Ruth grew up in Isibanya, a rural village bordering Tanzania, and had limited access to computers. In high school, computer classes led her to develop an interest in technology. A few years later, she was one of six girls in her computer science program at university, and encountered hurdles in this male-dominated field. Ruth knew she had to carve out more space for people like her in the tech sector, and founded Pwani Teknowgalz in 2015 to provide skills training for adolescent girls in Kenya’s coastal region....

The TECNO Camon 16 premier is the latest camera oriented phone embedded with a flagship-level 64MP ultra quad and the first pioneering 48MP dual front camera to the market. Price The Camon 16 premier is available on Jumia retailing at Ksh28,499. The package also includes free Hipods H2. Specifications Features of the Camon 16 premier It features a 64+8+2+2MP super-powerful camera modules that bring users unprecedented clear photography experiences. Each camera lens has its own mission and an outstanding feature, truly living up to the users’ expectation that each picture could be a masterpiece....

T-kash customers will now be able to pay for services such as the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA); Directorate of Criminal Investigations, Business Registration Service and Immigration Services and others at the Civil Registration Department, Office of the Attorney General, Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), National Construction Authority, Kenya Film Commission, National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA) and the Ministries of Land and Mining....

Tesla is on a journey to expand its market and to deliver the unique services that no one else can offer. By launching Tesla Arcade the company took another step in that direction and now they’ve added a feature that offers casino games to the passengers. Tesla Arcade and its services Tesla Arcade, which offers the drivers the option to enjoy various games on the dashboard located in the car will now be branching out to also offer real money casino games....

The lucrative opportunities and the show business of Bitcoin in the last ten years have grown from nothing to everything. So today, people, in the blink of an eye, can imagine of ultimate utilization of money. But some parts of the industry and software relate to changes Bitcoin has gone through and the rumors that made the Crypto market even more volatile and famous. So now, without any second failure of time, let’s make a straight move towards the concrete examination of blockchain Bitcoin and learn all the relative information that has crazy detailing....

From the tweet, we can note that the Xbox development teams have already obtained sufficient funding to implement the FSR in its version 2.0 and are now carrying out several tests to enable the use of the technology in games. Remember that you can calculate an image with a lower definition than the one presented using the FSR in versions 1.0 or 2.0. Robust algorithms fill the “gaps” with frequently outstanding results....

The Galaxy Note FE was Samsung’s way of saying “Hey! We apologize for our mistake on the Note 7. Here’s a fault-free, cheaper and re-branded edition of the Note 7 specially made for you… and it would be called the Galaxy Note Fan Edition (FE)”. Not like Samsung went ahead into the factory and made new Note FS’s. Not at all. The company only repaired the recalled Note 7s and gave them a new identity, a new life....

This is the start of a time consuming and often annoying process which hopefully ends in the item being replaced. However, what the average consumer doesn’t appreciate is that this process can be just as frustrating for the manufacturer / supplier. If a supplier has dispatched a product in good condition and it arrives not working then they will need to make an insurance claim. The insurance firm will need to decide if it was an issue with the product in which case they won’t pay out....

Instagram spokesperson Devi Narasimhan told The Verge, that the company was personalising the experience for users to explore fun and entertaining videos in the Reels tab. Both Reels and TikTok have identical formats, so users tend to post the same video on both platforms, however, the videos uploaded on TikTok when published, get a watermark. Users posting the videos on Reel with TikTok watermark may not be promoted. Instagram won’t be banning or hiding such stories but won’t get a push and may not appear on the Reels feed of the app....

The Next Einstein Forum, an initiative of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) that connects science, society and policy in Africa and the rest of the world – with the goal to leverage science for human development globally, aims to help scientists transition their ideas from lab to market, thereby commercializing their breakthrough solutions. This transition often is not a clear cut for scientists because tech transfer is weak, or otherwise nonexistent at most universities, centres of Academia, research & learning institutes....

According to Max Weinbach, an Android Police writer, just a few minutes were required to identify several potentially risky apps that had their installation prevented upstream by the Play Protect tool. Max was able to go through Showbox clones found in the Galaxy Store and surprising enough, they all had malicious files somehow. These files, or rather the Malwares, are reported by antivirus scans, along with apps that may download and launch destructive code....

The Xiaomi Mi Mix 4 is to be officially presented this August 10, 2021. But a few hours before the announcement, a confidential document leaked, and it accurately describes the technical specifications of the smartphone, which we, therefore, know with a little advance. A screen packed with technologies The smartphone has a 6.7-inch AMOLED display with Full HD+ 2400 × 1080 pixels definition, support for Dolby Vision and HDR10, 10-bit colour depth and 480 Hz touch feedback....

Founded by Brian Busolo and Sharon Mokua, Wardrobe wants to be an Uber of fashion and is the first of its kind fashion app that is trying to do what it’s doing. “It’s clear mobile is the future of commerce, but for whatever reason, shopping on your phone simply isn’t as easy as summoning an Uber,” said Busolo. “We were frustrated by having to download multiple apps or visit countless e­commerce sites and Facebook pages just to get that perfect item....

A Japanese national (name unknown) had his account banned by Twitter as a result of his tweet where he announced his success in killing a mosquito that has been pestering him. At an unknown time on the 20th day of August 2017, a Japanese man with the Twitter handle @nemuismywife was most likely trying to watch TV and get some rest after a long and stressful day but a tiny mosquito wasn’t going to let that happen....

Why is Entre Institute So Popular? Entre Institute is an online training program that teaches affiliate marketing in depth. It even helps people earn money online quick and simple. According to The Katy News the first thing that a potential customer should know about Entre Institute is that it is actually run by self-made internet business millionaire, Jeff Lerner. With years of experience in the online promotion industry he decided to come up with Entre Institute as a means of providing training to people looking to start an internet business....

The Crown has now returned as a lifted mid-size sedan. The top trim level even has a two-tone paint job and your choice of two Toyota hybrid systems. The base XLE and mid-level Limited trims include a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine paired with Toyota’s fourth-generation hybrid powertrain technology. This configuration includes two electric motors with a dedicated EV mode for short-distance, low-speed travel, with a combined fuel economy of up to 38 miles per gallon....