Kenya

Kenyans can now watch Netflix for free without ads

Netflix has announced the launch of a free plan in Kenya that lets people stream content from the service on their Android phones without…

M-Pesa reaches 50 million monthly users – Vodafone

Vodafone has announced its M-Pesa mobile money platform has reached more than 50 million monthly users across the African continent. The company first launched…

South Africa suffers most malware attacks on continent – Kaspersky

Research from cybersecurity company Kasperky has shown that South Africa suffers the most malware attacks of any country in Africa. Published on 19 August,…

App markets in Africa and SA show promising growth – report

A report on the mobile app market in Africa and South Africa showed installs increased substantially during the last year, with unique trends due…

What coronavirus info is Africa searching for? Google sheds some light

Africa is taking to Google to find out more about the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, that has now affected more than 90 000 people across…

‘Jesus’ trends on Twitter after pastors take him to church in Kenya

The lord’s name trended in vain on Twitter on Monday morning after “Jesus” appeared in Kenya over the weekend. According to mutliple accounts from several…

The Lion King made R24.5m in South Africa in its first weekend

Disney’s new uncanny valley Lion King remake may have been disliked by critics, but it sure is appealing to South African movie goers. In…

Kenya is now home to Africa’s largest wind power project

Kenya is now home to Africa’s largest wind farm. Inaugurated on Friday, the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project located well north of capital Nairobi…

Africa Check’s Promise Tracker reveals how little your government has done

Governments, like potential Bumble matches, will say anything to get you to swipe right on that election ballot paper. And often, those promises made…

This is how Africa, Haiti celebrated their ‘shithole’ on Twitter

So, according to a particular world leader, Africa’s countries are a collective “shithole”. That’s nice, isn’t it? Since the report broke this morning, US…

Uber celebrates its 4th birthday in Africa

Uber today celebrates its fourth anniversary in Africa. Our sister site Ventureburn first revealed the company’s plans for an African expansion in July 2013….

Opera: Women in South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya use more data than men

How do women in Africa use the internet? This is what a study conducted by Opera and Worldreader aimed to answer. The study took…

ShowMax Select is now available in South Africa

ShowMax, on the back of its SEACOM announcement last month, has today revealed a new partnership with Vodacom. The company, alongside the telecoms giant,…

ShowMax now has servers in Kenya, thanks to SEACOM

Naspers-owned streaming platform ShowMax has announced a new partnership with pan-African data company SEACOM in a bid to improve response times of the service….

Uber by the numbers in South Africa, Kenya & Nigeria

Uber tracks you all the time, so it knows a lot about you. It knows when you’re sleeping, it knows when you’re awake. It…

ShowMax launches two-tier streaming service in Kenya

It’s been a great week for African tech. After Pokemon Go was finally made available in 31 of the continent’s countries, Naspers-owned streaming video…

Messenger Lite for Android hits Kenya, Tunisia

In its valiant attempt to connect the entire world using its software and infrastructure, Facebook has today announced a new lite version of one…

10 of Africa’s most innovative apps of 2015 you should know about

Pan-African competition AppsAfrica has concluded earlier this week, announcing the continent’s ten most innovative mobile applications of 2015. With entries stretching from Nigeria to…

Majority of Facebook users in Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria connect to small businesses

The majority of Facebook users in Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria use the platform to connect with small businesses. This is according to new…

Kenya’s internet access continues to experience growth

Kenya The Communications Authority of Kenya has revealed impressive data about Kenya’s internet access. According to them the number of internet users in the…

M-pesa dethrones Safaricom as Kenya’s leading Superbrand

M-Pesa, the mobile payment service, has ascended to the throne of Kenya’s leading Superbrand. That’s according to a survey released today. M-Pesa dethroned its…

Airtel partners with Kenya Revenue Authority to allow for tax payments on mobile

Airtel Kenya has partnered with Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). The partnership will make it possible for Kenyan citizens to make tax payments of up…

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