SKILLS
Moringa's survey: 73% of Kenyan employers are still at square one on tech capability
Across 166 senior executives in eight sectors, 73% place their organisation at the Early or Developing stage of technology workforce maturity — while 72% call digital transformation a strategic priority. The gap between those two numbers is the report. 77% use online platforms to upskill staff and only 16% think their approach is very effective; what employers say they need is hands-on learning, training aligned to the business, and schedules that bend. AI engineering is named the hardest capability to build internally by 48% of executives, rising to 62% at large enterprises. A companion study of 350 alumni found 86.3% employed within a year — which suggests the training side can work when the practical component is real.
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POLICY
The iPhone 18 is not on sale yet, but the fake stores are open
Kaspersky has found fraudulent sites impersonating legitimate retailers in English, Arabic and Portuguese, timed to launch excitement. The tells are consistent: 25% discounts, pre-orders for colours and storage tiers Apple never announced, promises of part-payment with the balance deferred, bitcoin accepted so the money cannot be clawed back, and forms harvesting names, phone numbers, emails, WhatsApp handles and banking details. "Offers that seem too good to be true... should be treated as clear warning signs," says Kaspersky's Olga Altukhova. The practical advice is dull and effective — official or established retailers only, check the address bar, use a virtual card, turn on multi-factor authentication, read your statements.
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TELCOS
Vodacom puts sign-language interpretation inside the M-PESA app
In Kenya the company has worked with Signs Media Kenya to embed the assistALL mini-app into M-PESA, giving Deaf users on-demand sign-language interpretation while using digital financial services — the detail that matters, because financial services are where exclusion costs money. The wider programme spans a South African Sign Language contact centre and emergency app in South Africa, SASL fonts across Microsoft 365, a twelve-module SASL course built with Deaf educators, sign-language support in Tanzania and Egypt, and lobbying with the African Union for member states to strengthen sign-language recognition in law. "Accessibility must be part of that conversation from the beginning," says chief external affairs officer Ayman Essam. An accessibility conference follows in Cairo on 9 November.
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