Rocket Health, which was founded in 2012, is Uganda’s leading telemedicine provider, providing an end-to-end healthcare experience to over 25,000 patients. The startup’s solution leverages four services: 24/7 teleconsultations, medicine delivery, home sample collection for laboratory diagnostic testing, and physical specialist clinic consultations. Creadev, an evergreen investment fund backed by the Mulliez family of French entrepreneurs, is leading Rocket Health’s $5 million Series A round. Creadev was joined in the round by existing early-stage African investors Grenfell Holdings and LoftyInc Capital Management....

These include business email; data storage and collaboration; network security, bandwidth monitoring and reporting, offsite electronic data and email backups; offsite electronic data and email archives; and enhanced network monitoring and support. The solution was created by pan African telecoms operator Gondwana International Networks (GIN)’s iWayAfrica while the new product offering has been done in conjunction with managed services company, SevenC Computing. Winston Smith, General Manager, Terrestrial Services for GIN and iWayAfrica says that the partnership with SevenC Computing has already proven beneficial in several countries: “We have seen great success in Namibia and Zimbabwe and anticipate tremendous growth in Uganda....

Emata a ugandan based Fintech has won CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa 2021, a programme developed by the Luxembourg House Of Financial Technology-LHoFT Foundation. The programme aimed to support fintech companies with the goal of improving financial inclusion across the African continent. The bootcamp served to build bridges for business between Africa and Europe and helped the fintechs connect with an international set of investors and venture capitalists. The programme attracted 163 applicants from 29 countries across Africa ....

In March, Microsoft’s Africa Development Centre (ADC) announced the kick-off of Season 2 of its Game of Learners (GOL) program, an initiative aimed at enhancing digital and coding skills amongst university students in Africa, initially targeting Kenya and Nigeria. Run in the form of a hackathon, the program engages directly with students regardless of the higher education institution they come from. It is structured in the form of a virtual experience where participants learn computer science technologies and practices hands-on while they build impactful solutions for their community....

Surpassing its initial $40M target, the oversubscribed fund was raised from global investors including top-tier commercial banks, corporates, DFIs, global institutional investors and HNIs, including Standard Bank, International Finance Corporation [IFC], British International Investment, A to Z Impact, Proparco with FISEA, AfricaGrow a Fund of Funds backed by BMZ [German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, DEG and Allianz, managed by Allianz Global Investors], and others. According to Kola Aina, Founder and General Partner at Ventures Platform, ‘We are honoured to have the breadth of both local and global investors who have bought into our vision and who equally are bringing immense value to our portfolio....

Standing at either on the 120HZ refresh rate or 120-degree curve or both. The first vivo APEX concept phone at the MWC 2018 introduced the world to pop-up selfie cameras, while last year’s model hinted at the Nex 3’s curved glass and virtual buttons. Let’s wait for the 2020 package possibly to come with more technological advancements than the previous concepts.

The Vodacom Durban July took place over the weekend and while the event is usually about glitz and glamour, Vodacom, LG, and Nokia took the chance to make it a bit geeky. At the Durban July, one of South Africa’s biggest horseracing events, Vodacom, partnering with infrastructure provider Nokia and smartphone maker LG, showcased “Africa’s first live, 5G data session on a commercially ready 5G mobile phone and network.” The trio performed the demo using the LG V50 ThinQ 5G smartphone and was carried using Nokia’s AirScale 5G radio network tech....

In a significant expansion of their existing agreement, Vodafone and Google Cloud will jointly build a powerful new integrated data platform with the added capability of processing and moving huge volumes of data globally from multiple systems into the cloud. The platform, called ’Nucleus’, will house a new system – ‘Dynamo’ – which will drive data throughout Vodafone to enable it to more quickly offer its customers new, personalised products and services across multiple markets....

Mr. Njuguna will be handing over his office tomorrow to an official seconded form the ministry, who will be acting managing director during the period of investigations. Mr Njuguna said, although he was surprised at the request by Lands Cabinet Secretary Charity Ngilu to step aside to allow for the investigations, he has utmost respect for the CS and would fully comply and cooperate with the investigators and the Ministry....

This move is aimed at simplifying and strengthening mobile money payments in South Africa ad beyond. Wallet One joins other exciting digital wallet companies who have made Wallettec their home including Bitcoin, M-Pesa, Airtel Money, Kopo-Kopo, Payza and Snapscan. In a statement made available to TechMoran, Johan Meyer, CEO and founder of Wallettec said, “The mobile payment boom in South Africa is just around the corner and requires everyone from the private sector to government to be on board to deliver a system that is efficient, affordable and secure and Wallettec has been at the forefront to make this possible....

A successful ERP solution is the foundation on which companies can launch new initiatives, streamline and improve existing operations, reduce costs and grow the bottom-line. But even the best ERP solutions count for nothing if they are not utilised properly. ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) provides the platform to automate, integrate, and digitize business processes. An effective ERP system offers multiple benefits to help with overall business performance and can help your organization with its digital transformation....

The investment from IFC and other lenders will help Wave substantially grow its operations in Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal, deepen its product offering, and expand its customer base for mobile money accounts and quality payment services. IFC arranged a €90 million financing package, comprised of a €25 million loan from IFC’s own account, B Loans of a combined €41 million from Symbiotics, Blue Orchard, responsAbility, and Lendable, as well as parallel loans of €24 million from Finnfund and Norfund....

At Google, everything is ready for the Pixel 6 dispatch in the fall. Yet, essentially in the USA and Japan, there should still be the Pixel 5a, which has effectively been pronounced dead and afterwards affirmed by Google – however, likely not here in Africa. Nonetheless, we don’t miss much in Kenya, since both the render pictures dependent on a CAD model, which have been spilt for quite a while, just as the presently coursed specs show, don’t peruse uniquely in contrast to what we know from the Pixel 5 (accessible here at Jumia retailer)....

Facebook and Ray-Ban working together The relationship between Ray-Ban and Facebook long ago was quite unpredictable. However on Thursday, the two firms officialized a pair of connected glasses called Ray-Ban stories. The gadget uses 5-megapixel camera sensors, speakers, and microphones to take images, listen to music or even make calls. Facebook is fixing Google mistakes on augmented reality; hence, it will be possible in a few years. The glasses(Ray-ban stories ) will cost around Ksh 40,000....

1. Reduces Bad Orders in the Home A common annoyance in the home is foul odors, and sometimes it doesn’t matter how much the homeowner cleans, some odors just don’t go away on their own. The combination of sweat, pet odors, and even the garbage could linger in the air, making home life less appealing. Even using aerosol sprays to get rid of immediate odors doesn’t work every time. However, using an air purifier could improve the air quality and remove unpleasant smells effectively....

For one, it has made sports betting so much easier. You no longer have to go to a sportsbook in person and place a wager when there are some great options, such as the specialized website that analyzes sportsbooks https://askbettors.com/bookmakers/pinnacle/. However, technology is changing the sports game in many ways, and we will now spend some time elaborating on those. Coaches Can Use Big Data to Train Better It’s true....

According to WABetaInfo, a website that tracks WhatsApp in Beta, revealed that the disappearing message feature will be available in a future update. WhatsApp will soon include the 24-hour option in the section where people are used to enable/disable disappearing messages for personal and group chats. The report said: “WhatsApp won’t replace the 7 days option, but 24 hours will be an addition,” How will it work? When the user chooses “24 hours”, all messages sent/received after this change expires after 24 hours, so they will disappear from the chat....

Marketing is one of the most essential aspects of any business. Without marketing, you cannot effectively promote your business, nor can you sustain its growth. Therefore, it is of crucial importance to get a good marketing strategy in place. This invariably includes the analysis of marketing efforts from your competitors. Competitor analysis is very important because: It enables you to show the weaknesses and strengths of your competitor so you know exactly what it is that you are up against....

Now integrating the particular application inside the android smartphone will allow the viewers. To stream unlimited Movies and Series for free purely dubbed in the Spanish language. Moreover, the developers also implant different linguistic subtitles inside. To make the process of understanding content easier. Apart from dubbing videos, the developers also add multiple other pro features. Hence you are a fan of the Spanish entertainment content King Hub is a title that you will know like your name....

It has come to this point. Who is faster? Who is better? In the telecommunication battle in Kenya, Safaricom 4G or Airtel 4G? And how will pricing affect that balance. Well, very soon it will depend on how the majority of Kenyans use their cell phones, especially on social media and other online platforms. In the new digital world, efficiency needs will define your position before pricing. Airtel Kenya announced on Friday that it expects to start a countrywide rollout of high-speed 4G internet network in April, largely dependant on the success of tests in 20 sites in Nairobi from next week....