British smartphone startup Nothing is here to break the chain of sameness in the mobile industry. The company on Tuesday debuted a handset it hopes can shake the market and turn into the next big…
Technology: 5G roll-out in Africa may be slow…
The fifth technical standard for wireless networks, or 5G, promises more speed, less lag when connecting to the network and the ability to connect many devices to the internet without bogging it down. But before…
Business: Mastercard enhances security capabilities online
As digital commerce continues to speed up owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mastercard has introduced it will provide tokenization services to retailers with app, eCommerce, and ordinary billing card-on-file application in South Africa, further defending…
Technology: Ethiopia unveils locally-assembled electric car
Ethiopia has unveiled a locally-assembled electric powered car from Marathon Motor, a joint venture between Korean auto massive Hyundai and Olympic champion Haile Gebreselassie. Mr Gebresselassie on Monday delivered the vehicle to Ethiopian Prime Minister…
African govts must urgently update digital rights laws…
Governments across the continent must put more work into digital rights legislation which falls into the wider area of fundamental human rights and freedom of speech laws enshrined in almost all constitutions. According to Adeboro…
Technology: The ICT LIFE school equipping underserved Nigerian…
Ajegunle. Located in in the southwestern part of Nigeria, specifically in Lagos State, the commercial hub of Africa’s most populous country. Admittedly, far away from the many high rise and corporate floors that accomodate local,…
Disinfection tunnels: a problematic COVID-19 invention?
Since the arrival of COVID-19 on the continent on February 14 in Egypt, there has been multi-layered concerns by experts and governments from fears of health systems being overwhelmed to the continent being muscled out…
Media Watch: Kenya to consolidate spike in tech…
Kenya’s Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Innovation and Youth Affairs, Joe Mucheru, says use of technology spiked because of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, “we are working with the internet providers to ensure…
Rwanda set to launch Space Agency in July
Rwanda's Minister of Technology and Innovation Paula Ingabire advanced on Wednesday that the Rwandan Space Agency must start operating in July this year. According to the minister, the agency will support forecasting and planning in…
Farmers, miners in Ivory Coast embrace use of…
Farmers and miners in Ivory Coast are embracing the use of drones for light work. Until recently, stock checks and growth reports are done on foot. But now, this is done in record time. Thanks…
Breaking: Ethiopia unlocks one of the world’s last…
For delivery man Sisay Alebachew, the difference between a good and bad day depends on Ethio Telecom, Ethiopia's monopoly telecoms provider. When the internet is down or too slow to use, customers struggle to place…
Technology: Vivo smartphones head to head with giants…
Vivo smartphone made its debut to the Kenyan market a year ago and through them leveraging on innovation and quality of products to offer to customer satisfaction, they have unveiled new smartphones. The Vivo 17…
3D masks – ventilators: Kenya tech-novators on virus-combat…
African scientists, engineers and innovators have turned to homegrown solutions to prepare for the worst case scenario amid the COVID-19 pandemic disruption – which at a point brought much of the world to its knees.…
Rwanda deploys high-tech robots to screen COVID-19 patients…
The government of Rwanda has deployed five high-tech robots in its fight against the novel Coronavirus. The robots will help with the screening of COVID-19 patients and also reduce contact with health workers. On Tuesday,…
Facebook: Improvement in AI for hate speech
Facebook’s algorithms for detecting hate speech are hard at work as it flagged almost 90 percent of the hate speech it removed in the first quarter. The question that needs to be asked is how…
We’ve not issued 5G license to any operator…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has maintained that it has not issued 5G license to any operator in the country.The Commission in a statement on Monday signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Mr. Henry…
Toyota launches new Corolla in South Africa
What was scheduled to take place at the end of March 2020 finally happened in April. Toyota South Africa launched its new Corolla sedan, albeit virtually, under strict lockdown measures. The virtual conference, hosted by…
Facebook expands Coronavirus Information Center to 24 more…
Facebook (Facebook.com) is expanding its Coronavirus Information Center to 24 more countries in Africa as part of its ongoing commitment to empowering people around the world with timely and accurate news from trusted health authorities.…
Nigeria’s electricity losses are down by 34% due…
Despite the spread of coronavirus pandemic and its negative impact on Nigeria’s economy, electricity losses due to lack of distribution infrastructure have dropped by 34 percent. A compilation of data obtained by Vanguard from the…
