East Africa
Multichoice Adds New Local Channels in Ethiopia
Image sourced from The Vanguard Nigeria MultiChoice has added Abol TV – a 24-hour premium 100% Ethiopian general entertainment channel – to its list of locally-focused channels. Abol TV joins DStv’s stable of Ethiopian programming including the Ethiopian Premier League, Amharic language channels such as Zee Alem, Nick Jnr Amharic, and local free-to-air channels. In developing the programming for Abol TV the channel director paid careful attention to Ethiopian culture, audience preferences and of course language. The content team worked with local Ethiopian producers and offered creative and financial support, partnering with them to produce world-class content that celebrates with the cultural nuances of the country and its people. MCG says that it supports the development of a continent-w...
Telkom Offers Free Data to New Subscribers in Kenya
Telkom Kenya will give new Telkom Line subscribers 1.5 GB of data over three months. The telco says that prepaid customers simply need to activate their SIM with a KES 20 top-up. According to TechWeez, customers will also benefit from cross-network calls at KES 2 valid for the first three months. “We welcome new subscribers to the Telkom family, to experience our voice and data propositions at an introductory offer, before they make an informed decision of their long-term bundle of choice,” says Telkom’s Director of Marketing, Eric Achola. Airtel Africa and Telkom Under Investigation by the Communications Authority of Kenya Airtel Africa and Telkom have been placed under scrutiny after allegedly violating the quality of services across their networks. According to Gadgets Africa, The ...
Ugandan President says ‘Facebook Will Fail’
Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda, claims that Facebook is biased after a number of his governments’ supporter’s accounts were closed for ‘spreading false information’. “Facebook will talk but we shall move, they are not God. Recently, I heard people who came here for the first time…they were from the USA. When they reached, they asked me, where is war? I answered, which war? They told me that they had seen on Facebook that there is a war in Uganda. Therefore, for such things, Facebook will fail,” says Museveni. “They deleted our people’s accounts under the guise, but we can see the bias, the discrimination standards they used. You cannot say that these were doing wrong, what about the other group (opposition) that have been spreading all forms of wrong information and inciting our peop...
Opera Unveils African Inspired Chat Service in Kenya
Opera has launched the newly dedicated chat service Hype in Kenya. Built into the mobile web browser Opera Mini, this service is expected to enable seamless surfing, chatting and sharing content– without compromising speed or driving increased data consumption. “Chat services and browsers are apps people use every day and feel very personal about,” says Charles Hamel, Product Lead for Hype. “With the integration of Hype in Opera Mini, we are not only rethinking what a chat service should be like in 2021, but also changing the very definition of what a mobile browser should be.” Hype is launching first in Kenya as a pilot market, where users will be able to easily set up their account and start chatting with secure end-to-end encryption. This launch is a facet of Opera’s emphasis on investi...
OPPO Reno 5 Series Officially Launches in Kenya
Image sourced from Times of India OPPO has officially launched the Reno 5 series in Kenya – this range of smartphones includes the Reno 5 and Reno 5 Pro. The devices are equipped with impressive camera array’s, Gorilla Glass displays and Qualcomm/Mediatek chipsets. Here’s a closer look at the Reno 5’s key specifications: BODY Dimensions 162 x 77.2 x 9.3 mm (6.38 x 3.04 x 0.37 in) Weight 215 g (7.58 oz) Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminium frame SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) DISPLAY Type AMOLED Size 6.6 inches, 108.6 cm2 (~86.8% screen-to-body ratio) Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~387 ppi density) Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 PLATFORM OS Android 9.0 (Pie), ColorOS 6 Chipset Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm...
VIDEO: Rayvanny – Kiuno
Check out this new video from Rayvanny – Kiuno out now! 2021 is the year of quality music and this has seen top artists who were hindered by the outbreak of pandemic in 2020 dish out amazing songs this year for their fans to vibe to. Talented Tanzanian musician, Rayvanny has released a colourful visual for his “Kiuno”. “Kiuno” is part of the recent album released by the consistent singer which he titled, ‘Sound from Africa’ According to information gathered the visual of the melodious song was shot in different parts of the country. It was directed by Kenny for Zoom Extra. Watch “Rayvanny Kiuno Video” below: [embedded content] You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Bea...
IBM Joins Forces with AFRALTI to Launch a Digital Training Programme in Kenya
Image sourced with Learn Bonds IBM has partnered with the African Advanced Level Telecommunications Institute (AFRALTI) to launch the Open P-TECH for Africa programme. This programme is expected to provide 50,000 Kenyan youth aged 14 to 20 years with access to digital training about emerging tools and technologies designed to help them leapfrog to a better future. Open P-TECH is a free digital learning platform for students (grades 9-14), parents, and educators that supports learners in developing both soft skills and hard skills (including education on cloud computing, artificial intelligence, blockchain, digital thinking and more) to prepare them for jobs of the future. Currently, it has more than 224,000 registered members in 137 countries and is available in nine languages. /* custom c...
MultiChoice Launches New Local Offering in Uganda
Image sourced from The Vanguard Nigeria MultiChoice has announced the launch of Pearl Magic Prime, a new channel that tells stories by Ugandans for Ugandans. The launch of Pearl Magic Prime is the first step in MCG’s rollout of its African local channel and content slate for 2021. Two additional local channels are set to launch later this year, as well as many more local productions over the coming months. “Pearl Magic Prime is set to live up to its tagline of delivering more value to the customer like never before,” says Hassan Saleh, MD of MultiChoice Uganda. “Africa has shown us that it has a huge appetite for African stories, produced in Africa. That is why our strategy of developing local content with local interest has proven so successful. We are proud of the role we are playing in ...
vivo Introduces the Y20s Smartphone to Kenya
vivo has announced the launch of its newest Y-Series smartphone, the Y20s, in Kenya. This comes after the company was ranked fifth in the global smartphone market in 2020 by the International Data Corporation (IDC) with a market share of 8.6 percent and shipments exceeding 110 million devices. Within last year, vivo was one of the three smartphone brands to maintain an increase in shipments despite the overall downturn experienced. “vivo’s success in the global market can be attributed to its persistent efforts to understand and tap into specific consumer behaviours,” says James Irungu, Brand and Communications Manager at vivo Kenya. /* custom css */ .tdi_3_004.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_004.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } “In line with its ambitions to continue its gr...
Rayvanny – Sound From Africa Album Download
Check out this brand new album coming from Rayvanny – ‘Sound From Africa’ out now. WCB Wasafi music star Rayvanny is out with a brand new album titled ‘Sound From Africa’. The album features a star studded lineup of artistes across Africa including Kizz Daniel, Diamond Platnumz, Nasty C, Rowlene etc. Before the album release, the Tanzanian singer drops lead singles like ‘Woza’ etc. ‘Sound From Africa’ album houses 23 songs and spans for about 76 minutes of play. Here is what the singer said about his project, ‘I started music when I was in school but officially 2016 that’s the year when i got recognition. My dream was to have an Album that will involve different artists from different part of the world. ‘Since I was new in the game it took me 4 years to prepare this Album and today i...
