Zigo brand, which was founded in London by a Mr Jonathan Oshry of Locker Leisure Ltd, allows SMEs to post unlimited jobs for a small fee a month and it then distributes them to other job aggregators, job sites and social media networks among others to help them become competitive in the job market unlike huge corporations which have huge recruitment budgets. basis for a few hundred rand a month....
Users on Jovago.com can now just enter their booking reference into SimplePay’s new Jovago button in their mobile app or at www.simplepay4u.com and pay for their hotel booking instantly. “We look for partnerships with purpose and innovation and we believe that allowing people to pay for their Jovago.com booking using SimplePay ticks both these boxes,” SimplePay CEO, Simeon Ononobi said of the partnership. Headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, Jovago.com says it has over 5000 local listings from across Africa....
In Côte d’Ivoire, Serge Beynaud is a real phenomenon. Since 2009 the artist has become one of the main leaders of an urban culture whose musical genre “Coupé-Décalé” is the anthem. With the famous replica translated from French as “less talk, more smile” Beynaud has popularized a motto for an entire generation. This is surely why, for the first time since it arrived in Côte d’Ivoire, JUMIA is teaming up with a musician in a new campaign launched Monday June 15th through a video posted on YouTube....
The campaign dubbed Krisi na Jumia – Twende Ocha is is set to attract upcountry shoppers as Jumia moves to be a platform loved and visited by all Kenyans and not just for urban residents. This year’s campaign has a discounted Goat or Mbuzi in Swahili at $10 or Ksh.1000 after signing up goat farmers from across the city in a customer on-boarding strategy. The campaign began on November 30 and will run till December 18th....
The latest funding round brings JUMO’s total funding raised to date to $200 million and was led by Fidelity Management & Research Company, LLC, and represents their first investment in emerging markets fintech. Prior investment rounds have included Leapfrog, Goldman Sachs, Finnfund, Proparco, Vostok Emerging Finance and Brook Asset Management. In a statement, Andrew Watkins-Ball, JUMO Founder and CEO, said: “It’s exciting to be part of the wave of US capital being invested in payments and fintech on the continent – there are some great businesses being built and we are proud to play a role supporting capital providers to reach customers with great products....
Kenyan users were influenced the most by this type of threat: there were 5,098,534 phishing attacks detected in 3 months – a growth of 438% when compared to the previous quarter. It was followed by South Africa (4,578,216 detections and a growth of 144%) and Nigeria (1,046,136 detections and a growth of 174%). Social engineering, which is sometimes called “human hacking” scams, is used in many ways, and for different purposes, to lure unwary users to the site and trick them into entering personal information....
If you want anything significant to tend, you don’t need to send out a press release or air on television or radio instead all you have to do is start a challenge and hope that everyone else will join the bandwagon. Hit songs help people feel like they are a part of an active fun community because when you’re doing the challenge chances are you have to do them with other people too....
Sokowatch, launched in 2016, has operations in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. The $14 million Series A, led by Quona Capital, with the participation of Amplo, Breyer Capital, Vertex Ventures, Timon Capital and existing investor 4DX Ventures, will help it to enter into new products such as working-capital, data-analytics and launch into new markets. Sokowatch makes it easier for shopkeepers to source goods and helps manufacturers ensure that their products are consistently available to consumers....
KenGen’s Strategy and Innovation Director, David Muthike said in a webinar hosted by the Energy Society Kenya, that the energy firm is ready to support the electric PSVs, “The case to have electric vehicles is there, and KenGen is ready to support that with renewable energy. On innovation, we are exploring to participate in manufacturing, and we have also rolled out charging infrastructure with a pilot within our premises. The case to have electric vehicles is there and KenGen is ready to support that with renewable energy....
The NVIDIA Inception programme is designed to support startups that are using artificial intelligence (AI) and data science to revolutionize sectors. The programme is designed to help startups grow quicker by providing them with access to cutting-edge technology and NVIDIA experts, as well as connections with venture capitalists and co-marketing support to increase their visibility. It has over 10,000 members from over 110 countries. Every NVIDIA Inception member gets a custom set of ongoing benefits, such as NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute credits, marketing support, and technological assistance....
This is the first big step toward the company’s goal of mass-producing a locally built and constructed electric bus for the pan-African market by the end of 2023. This is a step toward Opibus’ goal of electrifying Africa’s public transportation system by deploying solutions that are adapted to local needs. The bus is designed and built in-house by local engineering talent, with local manufacturing partners assisting. The Opibus proprietary electric vehicle platform, which is modular and can be used to build a variety of cars, lies at the heart of the technology....
Over time and again, customers have proven that they are complex to please – but, once accomplished, they remain the most loyal towards the brand. As a business owner, know that comprehending the consumers’ needs are equally simple yet complicated. There are countless creative ways to reach out to the buyer’s heart. Nevertheless, learn what they like and don’t like before starting with your grand plan. Here are some of the ideas to help you read the client’s pulse, To above and beyond Getting to know your consumers is more than just analyzing the demographics....
Created in 1998 and led by the Fondation L’Oréal in partnership with UNESCO, the For Women in Science programme aims to improve the representation of women in scientific careers, strong in the conviction that the world needs science, and science needs women. “The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have wide spread impact globally and we all had to adjust to the “new normal”. Ultimately, science will provide solutions for many of the unprecedented challenges that the world is currently facing....
The report listed Cape Town, Johannesburg and Lagos as the top 3 startup ecosystem in Africa, with Cape Town being the largest, with a value of US$172 million, and having between 700 and 1,200 active tech startups in the city. Johannesburg on the other hand, valued at $1.36billion is home to an estimated 200-500 active tech startups, and has the highest global connectedness in Africa. According to the 150-page report which is based on conversations with entrepreneurs and massive amounts of data on startups, at $2 billion, the Lagos startup ecosystem is the most valuable startup ecosystem on the African continent, but only second after Cape Town, in terms of number of startups....
However, it seems that the decision may have had unforeseen consequences. Many of the former Tesla employees have joined competitors like Rivian Automotive and Lucid Motors. The company has studied 457 former Tesla employees over the last 90 days using information from LinkedIn Sales Navigator. To begin with, 90 former Tesla workers got new positions at competing electric vehicle firms Rivian and Lucid—56 at the former and 34 at the latter....
Controlling social media has become an actual job and how could it not be a hard job when millions of people from all over the world are posting online. Lesotho government is trying to regulate and curb online behaviour with a new bill that will force social media users to get an internet broadcasting allowance. The idea is that if you have more than 100 followers and you regularly post images with text you will be obliged to get a license....
The base stations connect to Liquid Telecom’s fibre network rolled out earlier in 41 counties in Kenya. The company aims at delivering guaranteed reliability and speed across the country. Related Liquid Telecom announces direct land-based fibre link connecting East to West Africa via DRC Ahead of the summit. Key governors had signed key partnership deals with foreign investors expected to change the economic fortunes of member counties. With this rollout, Liquid Telecom is helping the counties achieve their economies of scale through improved networks....
A few weeks ago, Apple insider Jon Prosser revealed Apple’s work on the new MacBook Air 2021. Unfortunately, however, the picture that the leaker drew did not fit the well-known luftikus: The wedge shape disappears, more courage to the edge, colors like the new iMac and yet flat as a flounder. But you would have imagined the new MacBook Pro 2021 like this or something like that. So how do the reports fit into a supposedly new MacBook Air?...
Nominations are now open for the awards and can be submitted HERE by 28 February 2022 while those interested in attending the virtual awards ceremony, during which the winners will be announced on 29 March 2022, can register HERE. Small enterprises in trading owned and run by women and with a turnover of less than US$13.6 million (AED50 million) and employing between six to 50 people are all invited to participate....
BFG OneTrail BFG OnTrail is an app for hikers. It’s a map with a bunch of trails on it. You find the trail you want, follow it until you’re done, and then use it again later to find more trails. It contains public trail information along with trails made by members of the community. You can also add photos and videos, see the maps with various filters, and record the trails you walked through....
