Taking advantage of social media’s marketing superpowers is something that every small business owner should start doing. For some, buying Instagram followers can help them get started. The amount of competition that small businesses face today can sometimes be too much to handle. Small businesses are essentially the backbone of the global economy today, as there are approximately 400 million registered small businesses around the globe. That’s a lot of entrepreneurs and even a whole lot more ambition....

Developed this year in Rwanda by Christian Niyonkuru, Fone Taxi aims to make its service available initially in several more African countries like Zambia, Zimbabwe, Burundi and many others shortly and then launch in other markets out of Africa. Speaking to TechMoran, Dennis Tongoi, the Kenyan franchise owner said,” We have over 120 drivers on the platform since our launch last week. We give the drivers an app and the drivers pay us just 15% of their revenues a week....

Other participants in the round funding include Lebashe Investment Group, Gary Stroebel, Pallidus Alternative Investments, and Shaolin Investments. When it first opened its doors in October 2021, the Cape Town Stock Exchange committed to attracting companies from all over the continent by offering listings at prices that were a third of what was being charged by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, which is the largest stock exchange in Africa in terms of market capitalization....

iHub will transform eLimu into the Digital Education Platform arm of the company and help create an interactive and engaging learning content platform customised for Africa. According to eLimu Founder, Nivi Sharma, “I’m thrilled to see eLimu spread its wings across Africa to make learning fun and engaging for even more children. eLimu will continue to leverage its deep knowledge of the education system to tap into the opportunity to transform learning everywhere....

Cell C is entering the market with its first range of broadband offers, designed specifically for the home and home office as a fixed broadband alternative. The new LTE Power Plans include the LTE Power Plan 15GB at R299 per month, the LTE 25GB for R499 and the LTE 50GB for R699 per month – all coming in at under 2c per MB. For big data users, Cell C has launched the LTE 100GB and the LTE 200GB packages for R999 and R1499 respectively....

Airtel Kenya will be the host operator for this year’s East Africa Com summit which will be held on 9th and 10th September 2014 at the Safari Park hotel,Nairobi. The 2-day event is expected to bring together senior executives and professionals from the telecommunications, media and ICT industry in the East African region. The summit will define strategies for the three sectors as well as provide a platform for over 600 professionals to network and expand their knowledge on the latest business models and technologies in the conference....

The firm’s target release date is in one week but the actual release might be delayed due to regulator and license issues said the people familiar with the matter.The firm recently launched a KCB M-PESA Account to help anyone borrow and save cash with the Kenya Commercial Bank. The service allows users to access loans via their mobile phones based on their credit worth history while also enabling them to save on free deposit accounts and earn interest....

Allianz experts estimate that the value of the agriculture insurance segment to stand at $10 million but say it holds the potential to grow to $30 million. They aim at partnering with aggregators such as banks, cooperatives, agro-dealers, and commodity Associations to deploy the solution, said Lovemore Forichi, Senior Underwriter of Agriculture at Allianz Re “According to our estimates, Agriculture Insurance Premium globally is USD 32 billion. East Africa contributes about USD18 million of which Kenya is about USD10 million....

The decentralised finance platform helps make faster transactions and keeps gas fees low, and is built on StarkNet. These funds were raised in spite of a cryptocrash in particular and funding winter in general. “The downturn is driven by the Federal Reserve tightening interest rates and driving de-risking across asset classes. Alameda, Crypto.com, and our other partners have been actively fostering and building the Web3 ecosystem for years. This should only strengthen the ecosystem in the long run by cleaning up the bad apples and focusing on the strongest players,” said Eduard Jubany Tur, Founder at ZKX....

The most outstanding on these start-ups will get a direct nomination to DEMO Africa with ticket and accommodation fully paid for. Start-up teams from East Africa can now register to interact with the DEMO Africa team in Nairobi. Nairobi will play as the host to all East Africa startups. Last year, Nairobi sent five start-up teams to DEMO Africa coming third after Nigeria and Ghana. Some of the Nairobi based DEMO Africa alumni have taken great strides in fund raising and acquisition deal....

Two Apple vice presidents shared their thoughts on the MacBook Pro’s future with the Wall Street Journal. As a result, Touch ID is sufficient, and touch displays are limited to iPads. Many people have been asking why the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros have a notch since their launch, especially when it doesn’t even include Face ID, the iPhone’s face recognition feature. In the video: MacBook Pro 2021 features Another concern regarding the MacBook Pro is why it didn’t come with a touch screen....

After the report of the purchase went viral, McLaren Group, which is currently owned by the sovereign wealth fund of Bahrain denied the claims. BMW did the same too via a statement to Reuters which denied their interest in the McLaren supercar division. Interestingly Audi made a statement to the same media outlet which stated that they remain “open to cooperation opportunities” but they didn’t mentioning a specific partner. There are several reasons why the reports of McLaren being acquired were very believable, firstly, the company has been struggling financially since the start of the pandemic....

Riders should expect to pay more for rides as the Ministry of Transport and digital taxi drivers agreed to sign the MoU to put an end to the strike. Transport Principal Secretary Paul Maringa said the department had agreed to sign a MoU with the drivers. The document that includes a comprehensive pricing structure. He said, “We agreed that nobody can change the pricing unilaterally. The process should be consultative and cushion drivers....

Former United States President Donald Trump is the latest to express his views on cryptocurrency. During an interview on June 7, Donald Trump called Bitcoin a scam and clearly expressed his feelings about the crypto saying that he dislikes Bitcoin as it is another currency competing against the dollar. Trump added that he wants the dollar to be the currency of the world. Trump said, in an interview to Fox Business Network said: “Bitcoin, it just seems like a scam....

The 2015 CHILDWISE Monitor Report compiled by market researcher ChildWise suggests that children aged five to 16 spend an average of six and a half hours a day in front of a screen. What’s more, children not only consume their TV on multi-screens (on the TV and phone/tablet simultaneously) but they also increasingly use Catch-Up services. This means that during school holidays, the hours clocked in front of the TV screens are bound to increase....

Ecobank says this in addition to the free USSD session fee currently enjoyed by Ecobank customers, users of Ecobank Mobile, Ecobank Online, USSD – Ecobank *326# can continue to enjoy zero fee charge for digital money transfers below N5,000. New customers can also benefit from this by opening an Xpress account from the comfort of their homes by simply dialling *326#. The zero charge for mobile money transfers by Ecobank commenced in March as part of the bank’s corporate action to cushion the rising spread of Coronavirus....

A number of freelance platforms have been launched to further promote this culture, and Efiko has joined, providing an avenue for Nigerian freelancers to access more jobs. Launched by Henry Oko in February 2016, Efiko is an online marketplace connecting freelance digital service professionals to individuals and businesses across the country looking to find, hire, work with and pay freelance professionals. Efiko employs escrow payment at the heart of its work desk to facilitate both client & freelancer security in ensuring clients only pay for work received and approved while freelancer only work on jobs that have been funded....

Founded in 2019, Cartona is digitising the traditional trade market in Egypt including mom-and-pop stores, FMCG producers, wholesalers, and distributors. The startup embraces a cashless society vision, investing in embedded finance, payments, and operational integration with all stakeholders. This provides retailers and suppliers with an integrated solution boosting financial inclusion enabling them to run and grow their business more efficiently, and reach end-consumers with essential products at affordable prices. Cartona’s model is asset-light, not owning a single product or warehouse or vehicle....

Wasla’s product rollout and regional expansion will be facilitated by Contact through a series of investments totaling up to $9 million, with the aim of realizing Wasla’s mission of enabling e-commerce, payments, and credit for wide audiences in emerging economies. Contact, (formerly Sarwa Capital), Egypt’s largest consumer finance platform, has been changing people’s financial lives since 2001. Contact is the first financial services platform in Egypt to integrate innovative credit scoring and collection processes, allowing Contact to engage consumers from the start of their e-commerce journey while they explore, discover, and shop online....

Founded by Mohamed Ghaith in 2017, Zeew lets companies launch their on-demand delivery businesses, enabling them to track and control their operations through its customisable, hyperlocal SaaS solution. Currently, Zeew is present across 100 countries, with merchants in different verticals including logistics, food and grocery, restaurants, pharmacy, etc. The startup plans to use the newly acquired funding to grow its team to serve more customers worldwide. The enterprise software as a service (SaaS) sector is one of the rising stars of the Egyptian startup ecosystem, with more companies scaling up and piquing investor interest....