Diana Nabukenya Adeyemi launched Richland Foods Ltd during Uganda's COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. Her company runs Yo 'Nyama halal butchery kitchens that serve more than 500 homes each week. The business began as a way to sell meat directly to customers and avoid middlemen. Adeyemi wanted to improve Uganda's poor meat-handling practices after seeing better methods abroad. Her family already raised livestock when she started the new venture.
Working as a woman in Uganda's male-dominated agriculture business brought many challenges. Traditional middlemen pushed back against her direct sales approach. Adeyemi balanced a full-time job with building her company, which made financing difficult. She needed money for equipment but struggled to...
Steam launched its annual summer discount event for computer games on Thursday. The popular gaming platform offers reduced prices on hundreds of titles through July 10. Players can save money on recent releases and older favorites during the two-week promotion. The sale features major games like Monster Hunter Wilds and Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered. Independent developers also participate with discounted smaller games.
Recent 2025 releases receive significant price cuts during the event. Monster Hunter Wilds and Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered both cost 20 percent less than normal. Assassin's Creed Shadows offers the largest discount at 25 percent off its regular price. Kingdom Come Deliverance II and The First Berserker...
Tesla faces major sales problems across two important regions. Company leader Elon Musk recently fired the top executive who managed operations for North America and Europe. Omead Afshar lost his job after poor performance numbers came out for both areas. The executive had worked closely with Musk for several years before this decision. Analysts believe the firing happened because of weak sales results.
Car sales fell sharply during the first three months of the year. Some experts think Musk's political statements hurt sales numbers. Other analysts point to factory changes that slowed down production. Tesla stock lost nearly 10 percent of its value during the past month. Problems with the new robotaxi service also worried investors...
Africa has moved beyond asking if the continent embraces digital technology. The real challenge centers around making digital growth work for everyone across different communities. Industry leaders discussed this topic at a conference held in Nairobi during June 2025. The event brought together experts from telecommunications, content creation, and technology companies. They focused on building systems that people can trust and use easily.
Catherine Njari from Safaricom stressed the importance of understanding what customers actually want. Companies cannot simply offer content without knowing if people need it. Jerome Dutoit from Cafeyn and Kidjo agreed that services must fit local needs rather than copying global models. He pointed...
TransUnion bought a stake in Omnisient and formed a partnership with the South African financial technology company. Omnisient created a platform that helps businesses share data without revealing private information. The platform lets companies work together to study consumer behavior and make better decisions. TransUnion will place someone on Omnisient's board of directors. The deal aims to expand access to financial services across Africa.
Traditional credit systems leave many African consumers without access to loans and banking services. About 500 million people across the continent cannot access formal financial services. Omnisient's technology combines different types of data to help lenders make smarter choices about who can...
Airtel Uganda brought 4G service to Kassanda District as part of its plan to connect more areas across the country. The company wants to help more people access digital services. Residents and businesses can expect faster internet speeds and better phone connections. The expansion supports the mobile operator's goal of reaching underserved communities. Officials say the network upgrade will boost economic opportunities for local people.
Managing Director Soumendra Sahu visited Kassanda to see how the new towers were working. He spoke with customers and local business partners about their experiences. People told him they noticed better call quality and faster data speeds. The company believes strong networks help people participate in...
IHS South Africa started a free internet program for residents of KwaMashu near Durban. The company worked with Project Isizwe to bring unlimited wireless access to the community. Local people can use the service without paying any fees. Students and job hunters will benefit from the new connectivity. Small business owners also gain access to digital tools.
About 15 million South Africans still cannot connect to the internet. This represents 21 percent of the country's population. Youth unemployment affects 60 percent of young people. Many small businesses cannot afford proper digital services. Free internet helps address these problems.
Ten unemployed young people from KwaMashu completed special training before the launch. Social...
ThetaRay has formed a major partnership with I&M Group PLC to deploy artificial intelligence technology across African banking operations. The financial crime compliance company will install its anti-money laundering platform across five countries. I&M Group operates banks across Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Mauritius. The technology will replace older systems that require manual work. Banks will gain access to automated tools for detecting suspicious financial activity.
The new platform combines many separate compliance tasks into one central system. I&M Group can monitor customer onboarding and screen for sanctions through the same technology. Transaction monitoring and regulatory reporting will also operate through the...
EFT Corporation announced a partnership with several major Kenyan savings and credit cooperatives. The African payment company processes over 33 billion dollars each year and serves more than 100 million customers. Leaders made the announcement during an event held in Nairobi during May 2025. The meeting brought together regulators, cooperative leaders and financial technology companies. They discussed plans for building better financial systems for cooperatives.
Many cooperatives have started using digital tools but lack proper licenses for payment services. Most cannot issue cards or process transactions directly through Kenya's National Payment System. They must rely on banks as middlemen for digital services. This creates extra...
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