East Africa
Uganda’s Parliament Passes Tougher Penalties for Cyber Criminals
Sourced from Travellers The Parliament of Uganda has passed the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill, 2022 privately moved by Muhammad Nsereko (Ind., Kampala Central), which imposes tough penalties for cyber-crimes. The Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill, 2022 sought to amend the Computer Misuse Act, 2011 to enhance the provisions on unauthorised access to information or data; prohibit the sharing of any information relating to a child without authorisation from a parent or guardian; to prohibit the sending or sharing of information that promotes hate speech. With deletion of clauses that sought to bar convicts under the law from holding public office or running for elections in 10 years, the rest of the clauses unanimously sailed through uncontested, with MP Gorreth Namugga (NUP, Mawogola Count...
Exclusive Networks Africa Continues its Expansion Plans Throughout the Continent
Exclusive Networks Africa, which represents the continental arm of this global, trusted cybersecurity specialist for digital infrastructure, is continuing its expansion into Africa, building presence within the sub-Saharan region in recent months, including the opening of a formal office in Lagos, Nigeria. This adds to the existing offices in South Africa, Kenya and Mauritius. Because Africa is seen as a growth market by the Group, it is widely recognised as an important investment destination, allowing for a strong focus on the company’s vendor partners, both current as well as potential. This is according to Anton Jacobsz, Managing Director of Exclusive Networks Africa, who clarifies: “Having previously operated in a number of countries across Africa with the support of representatives t...
Malware That Steals Credit Card Details Targets South African & Kenyan Gamers
Sourced from Tech Advisor In the first half of 2022, Kaspersky researchers detected increased activity of cybercriminals abusing gamers. Globally, the number of users attacked by malicious software, which gathers sensitive data and spreads under the guise of some of the most popular gaming titles, has increased by 13% compared to the first half of 2021. In attempts to download new games from untrustworthy resources for free, players got malicious software instead, losing their gaming accounts and even funds. These and other findings are part of the report of the gaming-related threat issued by Kaspersky. To assess the current landscape in gaming risks, Kaspersky experts observed the most popular PC and mobile games-related threats. Globally over the year (from 1 July, 2021 to 30 June, 2022...
Oppo A77 Now Available in Kenya – Here’s the Price + Specs
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Safaricom Appoints New Chief Enterprise Business Officer
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Liquid Continues to Expand Across Zambia
Image sourced from Insurance Chat. The Zambian arm of Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid), a business of Cassava Technologies has today announced that it is expanding its operations to the country’s Central Province by launching its first office in Mkushi. The company says that this launch will bring high-speed connectivity and a suite of intelligent technologies to the district for the first time. Commenting on the increasing footprint in the country, Mark Townsend, CEO of Liquid Intelligent Technologies Zambia, said, “Mkushi is an agriculture town well-known for its large commercial farms. We realised that this underserved community is key to ensuring that we take one more step towards creating a digitally connected future that leaves no Zambian behind.” “The proliferation of high-s...
Healthtech: Kenyan Startup Afya Rekod Partners with UK’s Medi-Science
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3 East African Economic Sectors Ripe for Tech Innovation
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Women in Tech: New Startup Accelerator Launches in Ethiopia
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Software Firm Odoo Says Jambo to Kenya
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Kenyan & South African Developers Can Now Get Paid via GitHub
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Harmonize ft Spice – Miss Bantu
Check out the just-released song “Miss Bantu” by Tanzanian singer Harmonize. The Konde Gang boss Harmonize drops a new song titled “Miss Bantu” with Spice shortly after the release of his previous single, “Deka.” The chemistry between the two artists is cool and relaxed, and this is yet another successful Tanzania and Jamaica music collabo. This ought to be popular throughout Tanzania and all of South Africa. However, it is an impressive piece of music that should be added to your playlist. Listen to Harmonize ft Spice – Miss Bantu below.
