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Safaricom Woos Back Customers With Cheaper Offer
Safaricom's response comes in the wake of Starlink's aggressive pricing strategy, which has caused concern among leading Internet providers In Kenya.
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- Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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HR Startup WorkPay Secures $5 Million Series A Funding to Scale Across Africa
The HR startup provides a comprehensive cloud-based solution for managing human resources and payroll, targeting small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Africa.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- business development, innovation, MSMEs, scale, startups
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Waza Secures $8 Million for B2B Payments Innovation in Emerging Markets
Waza, a B2B emerging markets payment platform, has successfully closed an $8 million funding round comprising both equity and debt.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Uber Kenya Increases Fares by 10% but Drivers Are Unimpressed
The sector union representatives who spoke to TechCabal said the raise was “insignificant.” They said the new prices still cannot cover high operational costs.
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- Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Food Processor Gaea Foods Becomes First Beneficiary of €20 Million Pepea Fund
70% of its current 20-strong workforce are women, and the company intends to double its workforce in the coming year.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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d.light Launches Loyalty Programme for Off-Grid Solar Customers in Kenya
The company launched the loyalty scheme, called the d.light Points Programme, in Kenya this month with plans to extend it to customers in Uganda, Tanzania and Nigeria later this year.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Safaricom Extends 5G Network to All Kenyan Counties
Just last month, the company announced that it had overtaken its rival Airtel Kenya in the number of active 5G sites it has in the East African country.
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- Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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UK and Uganda Unveil £5 Million Clean Cooking Initiative
This two-year initiative is set to tackle critical challenges in clean energy access and enhance cooking conditions for millions of Ugandans.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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