Kenyans Spend More Time Listening To Radio Than Watching TV, Report Shows

The Media Council of Kenya released a ‘State of the Media’ report on Thursday which shows that Kenyans spend more time listening to the radio than watching TV. According to…
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Kenya Gets Sixth Submarine Internet Cable Worth $400-Million

On Tuesday, Kenya launched its sixth submarine internet cable worth $400-million to offer high speed, lower latency, and broader bandwidth. According to Business Daily, the cable will connect Africa to…
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You Can Now Translate To & From isiZulu Across the Entire Microsoft Ecosystem

Microsoft has added isiZulu to its Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services Translator, enabling text and documents to be translated to and from South Africa’s most-spoken official language across the entire Microsoft…
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SA Will Need $30-Billion for Energy Transition says African Development Bank

African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina has assured South Africa of the Bank’s strong support as the country transitions from fossil fuel to renewable energy. Adesina told Minister…
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Liquid Lands Capacity of Subsea Cable Equiano in Nigeria & South Africa

Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, has announced it has acquired a fibre pair on the Equiano subsea cable, allowing Liquid to transport traffic…
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South Africa’s Absa Bank Appoints New CEO

South Africa’s Absa Bank Group has appointed Arrie Rautenbach as its new CEO effective immediately. Rautenbach had currently been serving as Absa’s head of retail and business banking and will…
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Disney+ South Africa Launch Date Finally Set

Disney+, the streaming service from The Walt Disney Company, has confirmed launch dates for the 42 countries and 11 new territories set to launch this winter. The streaming service will…
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Central Energy Fund to Invest $68M in South African Gas Project

South Africa’s Central Energy Fund (CEF) will reportedly invest R1-billion ($68-million) to help fund Renergen’s Virginia Gas Project in Free State, South Africa, in order to accelerate the second phase…
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Twitter Reacts to Will Smith Slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars

On Monday Will Smith, an American actor, turned the Oscars upside down when he slapped Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith. The Fresh Prince together…
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Airtel Africa Wants to Get Rid of its Towers to Cut Costs

Pan-African telecommunications firm Airtel Africa has reportedly stopped investing in new tower infrastructure in Kenya, and other markets across the continent, as it prepares to sell most of its already-existing…
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