MultiChoice is expected to launch its standalone DStv Now streaming service by March 2020. The company currently allows subscribers to stream content through its DStv Now online platform, but this still requires users to have a DStv account which is linked to a decoder. Connected Video CEO Niclas Ekdahl previously confirmed that DStv would roll out its standalone streaming service this year. He said the team wanted to ensure that the service
MTN Group is partnering with Ericsson to host a hackathon for developers in Africa. The leading telco has allowed third party access to its mobile money (MoMo) API platform in a bid to let developers create solutions on the platform. This Momo API Hackathon presents an opportunity for developers and entrepreneurs in the financial technology sector to create a wider range of digital financial offerings for MTN’s customers that will foster
“Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame said he hoped the phones would increase Rwanda’s smartphone usage, currently at around 15%. “ KIGALI – Rwanda’s Mara Group launched two smartphones on Monday, describing them as the first “Made in Africa” models and giving a boost to the country’s ambitions to become a regional technology hub. The Mara X and Mara Z will use Google’s Android operating system and cost 175,750 Rwandan francs ($190)
Rwanda in partnership with a UK-based communications company known as One Web launched on Wednesday 27, a satellite broadcaster that will connect remote schools to the internet. Rwanda’s Ministry of Information Telecommunication Technology and Innovation said in a statement that the global Satellite named ‘Icyerekezo’ which means ‘Vision’ in English, is a symbol of Rwanda’s commitment to building the local space industry, build local capacity, inspire the younger generation and
Nigerian healthtech platform 54gene has secured a $4.5-million seed round from several investors — including Y Combinator, Fifty Years, Better Ventures, KdT Ventures, Hack VC and Techammer, among others. The announcement was revealed by TechCrunch in an articleyesterday. The platform which aims to improve drug discovery by researching the genetically diverse African population, was founded by Abasi Ene-Obong (pictured above) and has offices in Lagos and San Francisco. According to a Y-Combinator blog piece in March, 54gene was being developed at the time by Stack Diagnostics, a
A pivot from a business-to-consumer (B2C) to a business-to-business (B2B) model helped Ugandan on-demand transport service RideLink grow its revenue says founder and head of operations Daniel Mukisa. In April, Mukisa (pictured above), 25, was awarded the Revenue Growth Growing-Phase Award by the Anzisha Prize in recognition of how he posted the greatest financial gains in 2018 among other Anzisha Fellows. Mukisa says he was “shocked” when he found out that
