By Mukesh Bector Every generation has a defining moment. The Silent Generation had WWII. Baby Boomers had the moon landing. Millennials had the global financial crisis. But Generation Z’s (Gen Z) defining moment has been heating up – climate…
Jacob’s Ladder Africa, a non profit organisation focused on green workforce readiness, along with the Future of Development Programme at the Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford) hosted a roundtable discussion on green livelihoods and the future of jobs in…
Digital music service Spotify has stepped up its efforts to net more customers in the Kenyan market by launching an exclusive Kenyan playlist. The playlist, dubbed ‘Gengetone Fire’, seeks to incorporate more viewership and listenership amongst Kenya’s gen-z. Spotify says…
MultiChoice Kenya has announced the rebranding of the DStv App to DStv Stream! The new DStv Stream comes with enhanced personalization to discover content on subscribers’ profiles and a seamless, user friendly and simpler streaming experience. Viewers will also have…
Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, today released new findings on CryptoRom scammers—a subset of pig butchering [shā zhū pán] schemes. These kind of schemes are designed to trick users of dating apps into…
Buy Now Pay Later firm Aspira Kenya has announced a strategic partnership with Hotpoint Appliances and Avana Laundromat to finance up to Ksh 3 million to SMEs in the laundromat business. Launched as part of the Aspira SME Bizna financing…
Google and the USAID eTrade Alliance have announced a partnership to expand the reach of the Hustle Academy Program in Kenya. This collaboration aims to provide 2,500 Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) with access to critical resources and digital tools…
Meta Platforms has lost a bid to suspend proceedings at the Labour Court in which Facebook content moderators are battling their sacking. Even though interim orders are in place suspending their redundancy, Meta has tried to have the matter dismissed,…
By Antynet Ford The Bank of Kigali has committed to providing Sh17.9 billion worth of loans to farmers and businesses across the agricultural value chain. A portion of the funding will be provided at a concessionary interest rate of as…
The education sector experienced the highest rate of ransomware attacks in 2022 according to a new report by cybersecurity service firm Sophos. Titled “The State of Ransomware in Education 2023” the report shows that 79 percent of higher educational institutions…
