British Council and Young Readers Library have launched the 2019 30 Books Challenge Milicent Atieno June 14, 2019 Event Articles I am sure you have heard about that bad joke, “if you want to hide something from a black man, put it inside a book.” That is absolutely not true, well, most of the time. Speaking of books, the British...
France’s richest family the Mulliez funds Kenya’s agri-tech startup Twiga Foods with $5 million Milicent Atieno June 13, 2019 Business Plans The Kenya-based agri-tech startup Twiga Foods has bagged $5 million secondary investment from what is said to be the richest family in France, the Mulliez family. The fund will go towards growing the...
16 African Universities to benefit from IBM Quantum Computer program Milicent Atieno June 13, 2019 STEM IBM has launched a new Quantum computer program in Africa that will engage 16 universities across the continent. The big tech company made the announcement at the Wits University in South Africa when it...
Today Google doodles Kenya’s writer Margaret Atieno Ogola author of The River and the Source Milicent Atieno June 12, 2019 Cool Tech Jobs, Fem Geek Today, the world woke up to an interesting doodle on Google of Dr Margaret Atieno Ogola, the author of the award-winning novel The River and the Source. The doodle of the late novelist, pediatrician, and...
Kenyans to be treated by free Internet Wi-Fi across select spots around Nairobi CBD Milicent Atieno June 7, 2019 Business Plans Telkom Kenya, in partnership with Meelin Media Limited and the Nairobi County Government, has set up three internet Wi-Fi hotspots across Nairobi. Dubbed Link Kenya Project, the initiative is meant to...
Rude awakening; Kenyan court stuns Woman saying she’s not automatically entitled to half the property after divorce Milicent Atieno June 7, 2019 Women In Tech They say love is blind. But what they don’t tell you, is that blindness is not permanent. At one point, one partner in the relationship will become ‘woke’. When that time comes, dreams are going to...
Million of Women risk losing their Jobs to Automation Milicent Atieno June 7, 2019 Cool Tech Jobs, Women In Tech According to a recent study by the McKinsey Global Institute, about 25% of women in the U.S. will lose their livelihood to technology within the next decade. The same applies for men who dominate the...
Russian company Tatprof pays Female Employees extra packs for coming to work in short skirts Milicent Atieno June 7, 2019 Women In Tech For years, working women have been complaining of sexism when it comes to salaries, wages, and promotions. They say things are skewed in favor of men, where women consistently get paid less for the same work...
Appy Saúde, the Angolan e-health based startup raises fund to expand into Rwanda and South Africa Milicent Atieno June 5, 2019 Funding Appy Saúde is a mobile app and web portal that strives to provide useful health information to users in Angola. Launched in 2017, the e-health platform contains up-to-date information on matters hospitals,...
Kumba Africa – SA travel-tech startup that connects Tourists with authentic African experience Milicent Atieno June 4, 2019 Tech Have you seen a Safari ad on TV or online? The ads probably use videos with wild animals, five stars hotels, beach, scuba diving, and all the sort. If you happen to take the offer and use the services being...
