Anwar is currently the Managing Director of Vodacom DRC and the Chairperson of Vodacash (M-PESA) a position he has held since 2017. He has cemented Vodacom DRC as the largest Vodacom operation outside of South Africa by driving major strides in operational performance, crossing the $500M USD in service revenue mark for the first time in 2020. Anwar will lead the Ethiopian Operating Company on behalf of the Global Partnership for Ethiopia Consortium....

Afya Moja is a mobile-based digital health passport storing patient information in one place, unlike printed hospital cards which can easily be lost or tampered with. As a digital platform, Afya Moja allows users to access a copy of their own health information and the ability to share it with trusted health providers and allows doctors, upon consent, to have access to patients’ medical backgrounds and therefore respond effectively to their needs....

Saint-Gobain places open innovation at the heart of its strategy. That is why this year the Group is joining forces with AfricArena – an African tech ecosystem accelerator and dealflow platform – to launch an open innovation challenge, targeted at ecommerce and/or fintech startups operating in Africa, specifically in Egypt, Kenya and South Africa. “Through partnering with AfricArena on this Open Innovation Challenge, Saint-Gobain Africa aims to not only drive innovation which answers real-life business needs, but in addition, to fuel complementary innovation in the FinTech space which has the potential to fast track progress in Africa....

The vanilla Galaxy S23 will however retain its 6.1” screen with Full HD+ resolution, which is to the previous vanilla smartphones. Additional information from the leak says that the charging will remain the same at 25W.

Both the 8.4-inch and 10.5-inch models of the Tablet have a thickness of 6.6mm and weigh some 298g and 467g respectively plus come with a longer-lasting battery, and Ultra-Power Saving Mode. The Slim and Light, premium design GALAXY Tab S, like their counterparts allow users to make and receive voice calls from their smartphone on the GALAXY Tab S using the Side Sync 3.0 application while multitasking or receive calls from the tablet when your phone is not within reach....

Samsung gives smartphones more memory via software This technology is already being utilized by many smartphone manufacturers from China. From the latest updates seen on the Galaxy A52s 5G, an interesting feature” RAM plus ” can be seen. This component adds 4GB additional memory to a smartphone that has 6 or 8GB memory, as per Sammobile. However, this situation only applies to where the memory of a smartphone is fully used....

The pre-order season for the Note 20 series which comprises of the Note 20 and the Note 20 Ultra began in the country on the 14th August and ended on 26th of August. The Note 20 is currently retailing at 107,000 Kenya shillings while the Note 20 Ultra is retailing at 137,000 Kenya Shillings. The Galaxy Note20 and the Galaxy Note20 Ultra are packed with powerful innovations that take your productivity to new heights....

Apple uses many essential components from Samsung such as chipsets and screens. With the record-breaking amount that Samsung pours on R&D, Apple would be hard-pressed to find better alternative components elsewhere. The iPhone X is also a beneficiary of those parts. According to Wall Street Journal, Samsung sells parts worth $110 on each iPhone X made. On the other hand, Samsung Electronics –the one that makes Galaxy devices- orders part worth $202 from other Samsung subsidiaries....

4DX Ventures, a pan-African venture capital firm, and Orange, a regional telecom operator, co-led the investment round. Existing investors Uma Ventures and Saviu Ventures, as well as new investors LoftyInc Capital, Yamaha Motor, Proparco, To.org, Google Ventures, Kepple Ventures, and Enza Capital, are among the other participants. “We have been impressed with the Paps team’s performance thus far and their dedication to establishing a truly creative firm in the logistics industry,” Walter Baddoo, co-founder and general partner at 4DX Ventures, said in a statement....

Omnisient is a Privacy-by-Design startup established in Cape Town that specializes in secure data-sharing for enterprises. The platform of the startup allows organizations to reap the benefits of data collaboration while safeguarding consumer data privacy and intellectual property. Omnisient’s proprietary technology also allows organizations to collaborate with other entities to compare shared, de-identified customer assets without disclosing personal information. This concept – data virtualization – allows companies to enable business intelligence (BI) and analytics teams to unpack new insights and target new audiences, all without physically sharing data....

While the terms were not disclosed, the funds raised are being used to hire additional reporters and analysts to expand coverage for its subscription news service and specialised industry reports. “Many people outside Africa are surprised to hear how significant the African space industry has become, and how the development of the industry has become a real priority for many nations and the African Union,” says Space in Africafounder, Temidayo Oniosun....

Starsight will use the 10-year facility to substantially expand its existing portfolio that includes banks, gas stations, schools, hospitals, agricultural companies, and other large Commercial & Industrial customers. Tony Carr, Starsight’s CEO, commented, “We are excited to announce the closing of this new debt facility with one of Nigeria’s largest providers of infrastructure financing. Starsight will use these funds to cement our position as Nigeria’s leading provider of C&I solar solutions....

Create a Security Policy The first step in any data management strategy is creating a data security policy. How are you going to identify the assets that you need to save and store, and the ones that you need to remove from your systems? How long are you going to hold onto your assets, and who will be responsible for checking that they’re up to date? What are your plans for Java logging, storing your data logs, and addressing the constant issue of GDPR when it comes to data analytics?...

StopReflectVerify.com, a website that hosts an internet-based quiz focused on misinformation, has launched a new quiz focused on the Kenyan general election. The elections are reaching a fever pitch with Kenyans set to elect 1,450 members of the county assembly (MCAs), 290 members of the national assembly (MPs), 47 county woman representatives to the national assembly, 47 county senators, 47 county governors, and one president and deputy president. The media ecosystem of broadcast media and digital media presents various challenges that leave room for misinformation....

If you find it difficult to save and monitor your bill payments, then you should turn to SusuAI. SusuAI is an Artificial Intelligence Savings Plan which help users manage and automate all their bills, such as, Housing, Rent, School Fees, Buy Car, Utility and more. How it works? When a user wants to ensure he had his/her house rent bill ready on/before the due date, he/she can tell SusuAI the House Rent Target (e....

The Japanese automaker is planing to invest approximately 150 billion yen (approximately 104.4 billion rupees or $1.24 billion). The investment will go towards building a battery plant and increasing production capacity for battery electric vehicle manufacturing at Suzuki Motor Gujarat Private Limited (SMG) which is expected to start operations by 2025. The announcement is part of a bigger plan by Japan to invest 5 trillion yen (around $42 billion) over the next five years in India....

Nafsi, which means “soul” or “being” in Swahili and Arabic, allows individuals across Africa to take a mobile-ready psychometric test to identify their personality type and will involve hundreds of thousands of people living across the continent. Developed alongside Egypt’s first certified life coach and psychologist, Ahmed El Aawar, Nafsi uses a series of questions delivered by SMS and on mobile internet to help individuals determine their personality type. Once this survey is completed the data is used to present individuals with a full breakdown of their character traits as well as offering tailored life advice based on the answers given....

#StopAtNothing represents the brand’s recognition of human progress and people’s pursuit for purpose, ambition and excellence. It specifically honors “progressive mavericks”, those “young at heart”, and the youth who admirably stay resilient in the face of adversity. The company also Released a brand video on its YouTube page marking the beginning of a campaign tagged #StopAtNothing.The company is also using the #StopAtNothing hashtag on its social media pages. The campaign, which will be rolled out across the globe, features several above-the-line elements including a 60-second global brand video created to demonstrate the resilience of the human spirit....

Temasek’s funding will also provide growth capital to support the expansion of the LeapFrog team and investment capabilities across Asia and Africa. LeapFrog will remain independent but Temasek will take a non-executive seat LeapFrog’s Management Board. In a statement, Benoit Valentin, Head, Impact Investing, at Temasek, said, “There is an urgent and pressing need to address the critical social and environmental challenges that the world is facing. We believe in the potential of impact investing to unlock the capital to meet these challenges....

Tesla has already filed the recall with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and scheduled to mail affected owners on December 24th. Recalls have happened several times from Tesla this year. In fact, this one is a much smaller one especially when you compare it to the February recall that saw 135,000 cars affected. The reason for the huge address was due to a touch screen issue. Apparently, Model 3 vehicles which had the Tegra 3 chip risked losing touch screen functionality if the 8GB storage wore out....