The finalists were chosen from nearly 10,000 applicants from 50 African countries. The finalists will pitch their business directly to Jack Ma, Founder of Alibaba Group and the Jack Ma Foundation; Strive Masiyiwa, Founder and Executive Chairman of Econet Group; Ibukun Awosika, Chairman of First Bank of Nigeria and Founder/CEO of The Chair Centre Group; and Joe Tsai, Executive Vice Chairman of Alibaba Group. The winners will receive a share of the $1 million USD grant prize pool....

28th November 2019, at 3:00 pm in Johannesburg at JoziHub, 44 Stanley Ave, Milpark, Johannesburg. After careful screening, the Seedstars team will shortlist up to 10 Startups per city of the best seed-stage startups in each city to give a 3 minutes pitch in English, in front of a jury made up of local startup heavyweights. The startups selected to pitch at Seedstars Cape Town are: CYBAUG Getven.comMatchboxPrim-USkillsPassport South Africa SkuduSolarTurtle VectraYaksê...

The phones will be available in stores countrywide from next week at a recommended retail price of Ksh 5,999 and Ksh 12,300 respectively. Our interest is the Nokia 2.3, which is targeted at the lower market segment looking for a durable and decent phone at an affordable price. The phone gives consumers access to two years of OS upgrades and three years of monthly security updates even in the affordable price tier....

The EdTech company would address the problem of access to educations for millions of underserved Nigerian Children in rural an urban communities by making all subjects available on web and mobile. According to Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji, Founder of Passnownow.com, “Our recent widespread acceptance around the rural and urban parts of the Country especially amongst students and teachers makes us scalable and sustainable in the long term, a weekly steady 65% incremental growth and being the only core education content focused Edtech portal in Nigeria, we are excited to see it fast evolving into the Khan Academy and Coursera of Africa....

Therefore, the process of selecting a trading platform should be a careful decision-making process that enables you to evaluate different platform options and choose one that’s best for you. After seeing countless of trading platform reviews We mapped certain factors that every good trading platform needs to have. You shouldn’t choose a platform that lacks in these areas. What are they? Let’s take a look at the top things to look for:...

Physical Indicators; An original iPhone would use a pentalobe security screw, which from its name, has five lobes that offer a tamper proof system, fake iPhones usually use normal cross screws. To ensure yours is genuine, check that the number of lobes found in the screws inserted below the phone, next to the speakers, reach five. Ensure that the sleep/wake buttons is on the top right of the phone, while the two volume buttons are on the upper left side....

“We have access to very good skills, and we have the right regional experience. This is our position of strength.Our goal is to be globally attractive and competitive in building solutions relevant to our market. We will double down on improving our skills and solution development processes to increase the quality of output for our customers,” he wrote in a blog post. According to Dr. Kamal, the community and the eco-system iHub serves has changed and the change comes with more opportunities and jobs....

CR2, an Ireland-based company, is set on improving the omnichannel banking in Nigeria; this, according to the company, will help to decrease cost and increase revenues through integrated self-service channels. Mike Brady, the Chief Operating Office, CR2, said that the company’s intention is to bring innovative omnichannel banking solutions to financial institutions in the country in order to raise their incomes; given that the Dublin-based firm and that the team would visit customers and prospects in the country....

This will allow Trivago users the opportunity to gain direct access to Jovago’s large listing of properties across Africa with more than 20,000 hotels and immediately book exclusive deals on Jovago.com. “Trivago is a remarkable tool for travellers around the world looking to make smart and informed decisions when planning and booking their trips,” said Marek Zmyslowski, MD of Jovago Nigeria. “Jovago is focused on helping travellers find the best hotels no matter where they may be and making the process as convenient as possible....

Present in Dakar, Abidjan and Douala amongst others, Jovago has over 4,000 hotels in West Africa (and 800 hotels in Senegal), Jovago takes pride in its ability to provide an important link between hotels in Africa and a vast world of opportunities – offering even the most remote hotels a greater access to the world, than they could have thought possible through its online portal. “We are very proud of what we have achieved in a year and Jovago aims to be a major player in the travel of people in West Africa” said Xavier Starkloff, Jovago’s Managing Director for West Africa during the celebration which was held in Dakar (Senegal) on Monday 9th of March 2015....

Jumia Kenya MD Sam Chappatte in a memo to all departments said, the firm is laying off 6% of its staff in Kenya (30 people) and that some of the staff will not be reporting to the firm early in 2020. In an email to press Jumia said, “The business environment and operating costs in the markets in which we operate are critical to our sustained success. After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to undergo some headcount reductions across our business verticals and geographies....

Kenya Revenue Authority has introduced a raft of new changes to the iTax system aimed at encouraging use of online for the tax filing aimed at boosting tax compliance and revenue collection. The Authority has also set up a comprehensive support network across the country. Currently the support is available at 14 Huduma Centres and five support centers and an additional 21 Huduma centres will be operational by May 2015....

The web/app-based platform claims to be an social network/online therapy platform that helps Lagosians, Nigerians and other Africans struggling and dealing with various life issues get therapy and guidance. LagChat enables users network with like minds using free voice, video, instant messaging, SMS and conferencing chat. Users can join/create chat groups/chat rooms, make new friends and participate in online discussion, gists & gossips on topical issues of interest. According to the founder, “We all struggle from time to time and have various issues that burdens our heart, so no matter what the users are going through, there’s a friendly, compassionate guidance counselor online who understands and other chat-room users available to share & help one another out”....

Hisham Hendi, Vodacom Tanzania Acting Managing Director said introducing the card would open up opportunities for Tanzanians to shop online safely and conveniently. “The introduction of this functionality through the M-Pesa virtual card will revolutionize how people transact by removing the barrier of having bank accounts and risk of putting bank details online.” In Tanzania, Vodacom’s M-Pesa has over 8.2 million subscribers and over 100,000 agents across the country, according to Mr....

He told Innovation Village the need for a mobile strategy becomes imperative due to the fact that most services out there are not designed for mobile, and with more people getting smartphones. “Your customer or audience should be able to transact with, consume your mobile focused content or service directly on their smartphone,” he said. He announced the company is reaching out to young developers and entrepreneurs who may have unique services and would like to get these to the market....

The stalemate has however been averted after the Minister of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Dr. Fred Matiangi moved with speed to put in place a taskforce that will look into the new regulations. Speaking at his Teleposta tower offices Matiangi said that the taskforce will look into the laws and ensure they were in line with demands of technological advancement as well as Kenyans’ needs. The members of the taskforce include Albert Kamunde (chairperson), Dr Akunga Momay of University of Nairobi School of Law, Director of Arigatous International Mustafa Ali, Nation Media Group General Manager Linus Kaikai and the group’s head of legal and training Sekou Owino....

According to Chijioke Dozie, “As part of our goal of connecting businesses with the funds and services that will enable them to thrive and expand, we are aiming to provide robust infrastructure and a suite of services that will transform their processes.” Dubbed Carbon for Business, the API will see customers access uncollateralized credit, secure online payments, reliable funds transfer and fast KYC (know your customer) compliance obligations on the go....

Now in its 7th edition, the World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) were established in 2005 to honor excellence on the use of Internet for social empowerment. It seeks to motivate young people under the age of thirty to actively contribute to the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals which are allievation of poverty, hunger and disease, inequalities, lack of education and environmental degradation. This year, there were 1896 projects from 138 UN countries competing and just 85 were named as finalists....

Design Most devices at this price range do not make any effort towards the design, they simply come in a black slab of plastic, but not Nokia. They have engineered a tough plastic back that is tough and doesn’t feel cheap. The rear comes with vibrant colours like orange or red plus white paint job on details such as the Nokia logo, the camera ring, volume button, power button and the outline around the display....

Complementing the popular Nokia C1, with the Nokia C2 comes with added features like the large HD+ screen, front camera with flash and HDR photography, to allow fans to fully explore creating and enjoying content on a 4G-enabled device, optimized with Android™ 9 Pie (Go edition). The Nokia C2 comes with YouTube Go, a brand-new way to help you download, enjoy and share videos. YouTube Go is designed to work well even with limited storage or slower network speeds, so you can watch your videos offline....