By Irene Gaitirira Published January 5, 2021 The first of two new Airbus A330-800 neo for Uganda Airlines that was revived in 2019 has been delivered. The plane landed at Entebbe International Airport on December 22, 2020 at 10:30 in…
Category: Technology
Technology news from Kenya and other African countries.
By Iminza Keboge Published August 4, 2020 Amalgamated Bank of South Africa (Absa) in Kenya has announced its support for home schooling aimed at equipping children and youth with knowledge in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Ramona Mwarey, Absa…
By Abdi Ali Published July 4, 2020 An initiative that aims at reaching and influencing behaviour of millions of unbanked young people across Africa by giving them the requisite financial literacy skills to become financially informed adults in the future…
By Abdi Ali Published June 17, 2020 A social networking platform has launched a programme to equip the youth across black Africa with digital skills. Facebook says its My Digital World initiative is a consolidation of all its digital literacy…
By Khalifa Hemed Published February 5, 2020 Though 12 million graduates enter the African labour market annually, only three million of them get jobs. African Economic Outlook, an annually report by African Development Bank (AfDB) that provides updates and forecasts…
By Roxane Morgan Published November 21, 2019 Lack of excessive funds and a booming entrepreneurial community has encouraged businesses to look for flexibility, and the serviced office model offers the most attractive solution to a developing environment. The flexible office…
By Gemma Hook Published November 4, 2019 With an estimated 187 000 hotels in the world, there are various top tips when it comes to securing a hotel upgrade, but most of the time it’s just pure luck if you…
By Irene Gaitirira Published October 17, 2019 A robot mounted to the wall above a handwashing station at a primary school with pupils aged between five and 10 has helped in boosting the rate of handwashing. Hand-washing is one of…
By Irene Gaitirira Published August 27, 2019 Security threats to mobile devices are on the rise. A cybersecurity company called Kaspersky says that unsecured Wi-Fi connections, network spoofing, phishing attacks, ransomware, spyware, improper session handling and ever growing number of…
By Christine Lagarde Published December 18, 2018 Sub-Saharan Africa has seen relatively robust growth for almost two decades. The region has created almost nine million jobs per year since 2000, on par with the rise in the labour force. The…