There was also a significant increase in the number of orders on the marketplace platforms Year over Year growth of +94% in Q4 2017. This saw the GMV increase by 41.8 % year over year from 357.5 MEUR in 2016 to 507 MEUR in 2017, attributed to improved macro-economic conditions, as well as an increase in the number of active merchants as well as products and services available. Jumia is becoming more relevant and is increasingly addressing daily needs of consumers across its markets, resulting in a strong increase in the number of orders and growth of customer base....

Roku is a TV software with the ability to stream the internet channels and makes all these channels available on one platform. Upon launch, the Kwese service will bring to you more than 100 channels, as well as access to a lot more content. A user will have access to hundreds of content from different content providers such as Ted, Plez, NBA, Bloomberg TV, tunein, etc apart from the Kwese content....

Multichoice has responded with massive price drops on its bouquets by up to 13%. Launched in 1995, Multichoice is grandpa in the Satellite pay TV business with an estimated d 8 million subscribers and presence in well over 48 African countries with major markets beings South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Angola, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Mauritius and Tanzania. DStv has had time to navigate the challenges of doing business in several discrete African states, customizing packages and prices for each state....

In fact, the journalist has gone to greater lengths of banning the use of gibberish English on The Kampala Express newspaper’s Facebook page by issuing a legal notice to his readers; The results were astonishing. Whoever is commenting on the page is taking their English a little more seriously by writing properly punctuated sentences, starting each word in upper case and ending sentences with a full stop. But Timothy is merely tapping the tip of the iceberg....

At the moment the legitimate gaming smartphones are all high-end ones and are very pricey. Since MediaTek is only present in the lesser-priced smartphones, the Taiwanese chipmaker is looking to expand this niche to include gaming smartphones by offering a SoC that suits the budget. The core of a smartphone is the SoC and a fast way to check the category a smartphone belongs to is by finding out the chipset that is on the smartphone....

Quick internet connection entails fast downloading, unquestionably. Well, an analysis was conducted by OpenSignal to determine the downloading speeds on mobile networks and Wi-Fi, thus its internet connection rate. ALSO READ: Top 10 questions about 5G, the next mobile data standard The networking company, OpenSignal gathered that mobile networks had the edge over Wi-Fi in 33 countries across Africa, Europe, Latin America, Australia and the Middle East. Kenya, South Africa, Egypt were among the nations that favoured mobile networks....

But don’t celebrate yet. The reduced charges only apply to registered MTN mobile money subscribers sending money to other registered customers. And mark the words, ‘sending’. Withdrawal charges remain the same as do other established rates. Such promo coupled with MoKash work in tandem to provide financial inclusion for MTN’s subscribers Quotable: “To be able to accelerate the financial inclusion that mobile money is at the fore front of supporting, affordability is key....

Whether it’s buying a device, renewing your internet or using mobile money, you will find yourself at an MTN Shop or customer service center. There are many MTN Uganda Shops by dealers and vendors across the country but here, we have listed for you all the official MTN Uganda shops and their locations in the whole country. We also show you which one is a Connect Store and which one is a Service Center ARUA Plot 31, Rhino Camp Road Description: MTN Connect Store Business Hours: Mon-Sun: 8AM to 6PM....

These updates shall take effect on Thursday, the 15th of June, 2017. Sending Money to MTN Subscribers The mobile charges on transactions between 500 Ugx and 60,000 Ugx have been reduced. There is an increment when it comes to sending money between 60,001 Ugx and 500,000 Ugx; while the rates for transactions above 500,000 Ugx have dropped. Sending Money to non MTN Subscribers Here, the beneficiaries are those that will send larger sums of money, with an almost 40% reduction on charges for sending money above 125,000 Ugx....

Oculeus, a Germany-based vendor of OSS/BSS solutions, sees a market opportunity to help African telcos improve their anti-fraud efforts. The company recently released an update to its Oculeus Anti-fraud System, which is targeted at wholesale providers, carriers and mobile operators. Oculeus Anti-fraud System works by creating a baseline of expected network traffic, which is continuously monitored for traffic anomalies and patterns that are typical of fraud. Parameters such as time, frequency, call value, destinations and can be used in this analysis....

The bigger news though, is that you will never need an invite to buy a Oneplus device ever. Oneplus CEO Carl Pei mentioned on their forums that; Last year, Oneplus held a VR launch for the Oneplus 2 being the first company to ever launch a product in VR. They shipped 30,000 Oneplus Cardboard Viewers free to their customers to experience the launch. This year, they are taking it to another level by shipping real VR headsets free once again to their customers to enjoy the launch of the Oneplus 3....

These content curation platforms not only bring you the latest and most popular news on different categories (sport, business, technology, politics, travel etc.), they also bring you trending news as well as local and international happenings which you can manually personalize according to your preference or leave the job to AI to personalize news offerings. There a number of content curation platforms in Africa but Opera News (developed and operated by Opera) and Scooper are the most used and most popular....

Founded in 2015 by Shola Akinlade and Ezra Olubi, Paystack uses its API to help African businesses process payments from anywhere in the world. In 2018, Paystack raised its first major funding round ($8 million Series A funding), led by Stripe (which eventually acquired Paystack). Its plan was to expand into other African countries with that funding round – first stop was Ghana. Related Article: Paystack Commerce: Helping African Creators Bring Ideas to Market...

On the other hand, Redmi Note 10 Pro was released earlier this year and it is in the same mid-range category as the Phantom X so why don’t we see how they match up in comparison. However, Tecno is not popular for releasing the in-depth specs of their smartphone so the comparison will be based off what we know about the phone. SEE: What Happens When Your Phone RAM Is Full Read More: Tecno’s Phantom X: Best Phantom Smartphone Yet?...

At the top of Redmi’s portfolio right now, are the newly introduced Redmi K50 series with top of the line high-end specs on a budget. That being said, the K50 and K50 Pro both came with a QHD+ OLED screen that has HDR10+ and Dolby Vision, delivering flagship-grade visuals with punchy colours and crisp contrast. That’s not all, you also have a 120Hz refresh rate screen which with the large and high-resolution screen makes it a delight for gaming....

Clearly, the company knows a thing or two about making profits. This makes sense that the Safaricom is introducing a new M-PESA-based Investment tool, aptly dubbed “Mali“, Swahili for “Wealth“. The investment tool allows users to top up any amount between Ksh 100 and Ksh 70,000 and have them earn a return of 10% interest annually. The service is more flexible than other investment services in a couple of ways....

The body of the laptop is made of aluminum and it has a smooth finish that gives it a kind of Macbook Air allure. You’ve got thin bezels surrounding the display and a fairly standard keyboard to type on. It also sports an HD webcam at the top of the screen despite the bezel thinning going on plus you can access the Windows Hello feature through the power button that also doubles as a fingerprint reader....

When will Samsung release the Galaxy S10? The South Korean tech giant has confirmed that Samsung Galaxy S10 will be officially unveiled at a Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event in San Francisco and London on Wednesday, February 20, 2019. Samsung has sent invites to media houses and selected audiences. We do not have access to the said invite but according to T3.com, the invite reads: This news is in contrast with earlier reports that suggested that the 10th anniversary Galaxy S flagship would be released on February 24 in Barcelona during the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC) event, just As the Galaxy S9 was officially launched at last year’s edition of the MWC....

“To buy a 60Hz TV or 120Hz?” “To upgrade my 60Hz TV to a 120Hz refresh rate model?” “60Hz or 120Hz: what difference does it make?” …and so many other questions. We, however, will answer these questions and help ensure you make the best decision when buying your next smart TV. But before that, let’s talk about refresh rates and its importance on a Smart TV — for newbies and novices sake....

Spotify comes into the SA market to take on the existing players, Smify, Deezer, Apple’s Apple Music and Google’s Google Play Music. On signing up, new users get a 30-day trial of the premium plan with no strings attached. As is the case internationally, South Africans will have access to an ad-supported free plan that has limited functionality and a premium plan that enables users to skip through songs, listen offline and play any track in high-quality audio free from adverts....