A Look at Last Week's Top Tech Stories from Across Africa
KBS Acquires Its First Electric Bus
Kenya’s oldest bus operator, the Kenya Bus Service Management Ltd (KBS), has acquired its first Electric Bus as part of a strategic initiative to modernize its fleet.
The bus company that has been operating since 1928, acquired a 36-seater Electric Bus that was built at Kenya’s first dedicated, high-volume assembly line that is operated by BasiGo and located at the Kenya Vehicle Assembly plant in Thika.
Payflex Introduces New Payment Option For South African Consumers
In an effort to boost the South African retail and e-commerce sector, PayFlex has launched its latest payment feature, ‘Pay in 3’. Payflex is a South African independent Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) service provider.
Siemon Appoints Trey Somers Vice President, Product Management
Siemon , a global provider of network infrastructure solutions, has announced the appointment of Trey Somers as Vice President of Product Management, effective Monday, 15 July 2024.
In this role, Somers will lead Siemon’s global product management team and drive the development of innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of the market.
2024 Africa Impact Investment Awards Winners Announced
Krutham , the research-led consulting firm specialising in capital markets and financial services in developing countries, has announced the winners of the 2024 Africa Impact Investment Awards.
South Africa’s Peach Payments Acquires Operativa
South African digital payments provider, Peach Payments, has acquired the customer software development firm Operativa. This marks Peach Payments’ first acquisition since closing a US$31 million funding round led by the Apis Growth Fund II last year.
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Africa Data Centres Expands Capacity In Cape Town
Africa Data Centres said in a press release, it is adding three new state-of-the-art halls in new areas on the campus and adds another 6MW of IT load, effectively doubling its current capacity. The new expansion was implemented with support from the United States through an up to $300 million loan from the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to Africa Data Centres.
NTT DATA Unveils New Edge AI Platform
Leading IT infrastructure and services company, NTT Data, has unveiled its new edge AI platform to accelerate IT/OT convergence by bringing AI processing to the edge.
This solution enables real-time decisions, enhanced operational efficiencies and secure AI application deployment across industries to drive advanced Industry 4.0 technologies. While the spotlight has been on GenAI and Large Language Models (LLMs), these technologies are impractical for industries requiring real-time and local decision-making.
Financial Literacy Online Programme For Kenyan Teachers Unveiled
The programme will enable teachers to embed financial literacy skills in their classroom delivery. The Old Mutual Group and the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) have unveiled a financial literacy online programme, targeting junior and senior school teachers.
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