South Africa S Mortgage Market Raises R10 Million For Expansion

Tim Akinnusi, the co-Founder had an aim of simplifying the process of getting a home loan when he founded the startup. The need was to eliminate unnecessary paperwork and inefficiency in the home financing process. Founded in 2019, Mortgage Market has created a home online marketplace via its online platform for the users. In order to ensure that clients receive the best home loans on the market, the fintech start-up runs on the basis of a shared value model....

December 23, 2022 · 2 min · 412 words · Tiny Johnson

South African Medical Response Platform Aura Launches In Kenya

Warren Myers, CEO of, AURA says that the intention is to address the fragmented and idle response capacity in Kenya while also democratising access to critical services by making them more widely available and more affordable than ever before. With over 15 years experience in various management roles in East and Central Africa, Itela brings with him a wealth of specialist expertise within various verticals including security, e-commerce, logistics, pharmaceuticals, FMCG and renewable energy....

December 23, 2022 · 2 min · 282 words · Alejandra Calvin

Spi International Partners With Startimes Media To Launch A Turkish Drama Channel

TDC features over 600 hours of popular dramas. StarTimes Kenya subscribers can therefore look forward to smash-hit productions like Karadayi, Black Money Love, 20 Minutes, Kurt Seyit & Shura, Moms and Mothers, Red Scarf, Five Brothers, The End and The 8th Day. Speaking on this latest content acquisition, StarTimes Regional Marketing Director Mr Aldrine Nsubuga noted that the channel has managed to gain significant popularity due to the attractiveness of Turkish dramas with the broadcaster confident the same will be the case for subscribers in Kenya....

December 23, 2022 · 2 min · 320 words · Galen Adams

Standard Chartered Partners With Karen Golf Club To Offer A Monthly Round Of Golf For Its Visa Infinite Cardholders

The monthly round of golf will provide present and potential Standard Chartered clients with the opportunity to enjoy all of the benefits of golf. For the next 12 months, both members and non-members will receive a complimentary round of golf. “People are becoming more conscious and connected when it comes to their health and finances,” said Paul Njoki, Head of Wealth Management at Standard Chartered Kenya and East Africa, of the new alliance....

December 23, 2022 · 2 min · 238 words · Sandra Dye

Standard Chartered Women In Tech Incubator Awards 5 Businesses With Usd10 000 Funding

The winning firms include,Ecila firms,Ufasiri Halisi SLI innovations Limited,The Viwanda Africa Group,Runnovate,Mandevu Beard Care. The successful participants were selected through a rigorous process undertaken by a team of professionals, from, Dry Associates Limited ,Victoria Ventures ,Standard Chattered Africa Bank and @ iBizAfrica-Strathmore University. The participants were required to meet the expectations including the in the following areas, scalability, technology adoption, entrepreneurial and leadership excellence. The fourth cohort of The Women in Tech program was virtually launched in October 2020 and in the end 10 participants were selected out of 111 who had applied....

December 23, 2022 · 3 min · 478 words · Frank Jones

Startimes Upgrades Bouquets Ahead Of The Festive Season

“As it is our tradition, we aim to give back to our subscribers every festive period through diverse efforts aimed at enriching their television viewing experience and what a better way to do it than to provide access to more premium content at the same most affordable subscription fees,” said Mr. Myke Mwai, StarTimes Content Director. StarTimes will offer more premium channels for every subscription renewed where subscribers on terrestrial platform’s Nyota bouquet will for the initial 15 days access content reserved for Basic bouquet while subscribers on Basic will access Classic bouquet for a similar period with Classic subscribers earning an extra three days upon subscription renewal....

December 23, 2022 · 2 min · 352 words · Richard Martin

Storm Brewing Between Broadcasters Communication Ministry And Ca Over Draft Broadcasting Regulations

The Communications Authority of Kenya is required under the Kenya Information and Communications Act 1998, as amended (the “Act”) and the Kenya Information and Communications (Broadcasting) Regulations, 2009, to prescribe a Programming Code for free-to-air radio and television services setting out standards for the time and manner of programmes to be broadcasted by licensed broadcasters under the Act. Section 46H (d) of the Act mandates the Authority to ensure compliance to the Programming Code prescribed under the Act....

December 23, 2022 · 3 min · 488 words · Brent Ruiz

Take A Spin Bag A Win And You Could Walk Away With A Fortune

Ocean Fortune Submerge yourself deep into this Ocean Fortune slot, brought to you by Red Tiger Gaming. Explore the wonders that this underwater adventure has to offer and see what prizes are lurking deep beneath the surface. The game features a free spins bonus round, which could see you reeling in those nautical treasures. To unlock this bountiful bonus feature, you’ll have to secure three or more pearl bonus symbols on the reels....

December 23, 2022 · 2 min · 394 words · Richard Guyton

Tecno Phantom 8 Full Specifications And Price

1080*1920 Full HD Front: 20MP with Dual-LED flash · Diamond Fire design that has a shiny back that reflects light beautifully · Fast charge; 0-100% in 70 minutes · The 16nm Mediatek Helio P25 guarantees great battery life · Global 4G LTE with speeds of up to 300mbps. · Rear mounted fingerprint reader · 3.5mm jack present

December 23, 2022 · 1 min · 57 words · John Dawson

Tecno S Camon Series To Be The First To Release Mediatek S Latest Helio G96 Chips In The African Market

International smartphone brand of TECNO has confirmed that it will feature MediaTek’s Helio G96 chipset in its CAMON 18 series expected to launch in October, making it the first smartphone brand to do so for the African market. The newly launched MediaTek Helio G96 chipset is ideal for powerful 4G smartphones for the mainstream market, and is equipped with enhanced technology features which boost display and photography experiences. The Helio G96 chipset will allow the TECNO CAMON series to further enhance its position and provide cutting edge display and photography capabilities....

December 23, 2022 · 2 min · 284 words · Daniel Herring

The Best App To Curate And Discover Your Favorites

If you are one of the latter, you have come to the right place. This go-to app is available for both Android and iOS and assists you in finding things you like. You can also save it in the library to curate your list and do a lot more. Friendspire is the best app for curating and discovering your favorite things. Keep all of your recommendations in one place.Find the best movie streaming services have to offer....

December 23, 2022 · 2 min · 272 words · Anthony Andrews

The Lenovo Thinkbook Plus Twist A Laptop With Two Screens In One

Are you searching for a laptop that can change to meet your different needs and tasks? The ThinkBook Plus Twist from Lenovo might be the answer for you. This laptop features a dual screen that can be turned around, with an e-ink screen on one side and an OLED screen on the other. Depending on your demands, this enables you to select between an eye-catching display with high refresh rates and a more cost-effective choice with a lower refresh rate....

December 23, 2022 · 2 min · 316 words · Esperanza Barberio

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 Includes New Watch Faces And Other Improvements Thanks To The Latest Update

An update for the Samsung Galaxy Watch3 is reportedly being distributed by Samsung right now, according to a report in the Samsung community. Users on the site claim that the Samsung Galaxy Watch3 LTE is also eligible for the upgrade. The new firmware update isn’t yet featured on Samsung’s official update page, but that page should have it soon. It has the model numbers R840XXU1DVH4 for the 41 mm Samsung Galaxy Watch3 (SM-R840) and the slightly modified versions for the bigger 45 mm model (SM-R850) and the LTE models (SM-R845 and SM-R855) of the smartwatch series....

December 23, 2022 · 2 min · 239 words · Robert Kelch

The Superior Hardware That Defines The Oppo Reno5 F S Performance

There is so much that one can do with OPPO Reno5 F ranging from streaming videos online to playing games to taking the best pictures ever. The phones seems to go on and on in terms of performance as compared to all other rivals within the same niche. Calling OPPO Reno5 F a monster of a phone is just an understatement. The phone is powered by MediaTek Helio P95 processor; an octa-core SoC equipped with 2 powerful ARM cortex-A75 cores running at up to 2....

December 23, 2022 · 2 min · 411 words · Cory Thomas

Things You Should Avoid Posting On Social Media When Weeping

I remember while in high school the first piece of information you were eager to know when we got back home for holiday was who died. If you are in school no one bothered you with such information, all your neighbours could have died and no one bothered get you from school to pay your last respect. Now technology has changed all that, my little sister received a message reading “My mum is dead” from an unknown number which she later identified the sender....

December 23, 2022 · 2 min · 310 words · Christy Davis

This Nairobi Based Renewable Energy Firm Has Raised Funding To Take Its Tech To The First World

The deal will see the firm’s patented Cylinder Smart Meter (CSM)-an IoT device that accurately measures the flow of gas from an LPG cylinder in the customer’s home, enabling households to pay for gas in small amounts using mobile money, to be launched across Saitama’s Gas One Group markets. According to Nick Quintong, CEO & Co-Founder PayGo Energy, “In Saisan we have a partner with generations of LPG experience and a trusted retail brand....

December 23, 2022 · 3 min · 433 words · Mercedes Buster

This Nigerian Startup Is Making It Easy For Filmmakers To Find Filming Locations

Film Locations is similar to a property listing platform, only difference is these properties are available for film-makers who want to shoot a movie. According to the founders, to ensure a hitch free filming process, they claim to manage the process end to end and save filmmakers time and money, make it easy for owners to monetize their properties and ensure proper inventory before and after shoot. Being innovative is the only way forward for a market like the real estate, which has become saturated with a lot of property listing platforms....

December 23, 2022 · 1 min · 117 words · Sandra Silliman

This Phone Is A Smaller Alternative Of The Tecno Cx At Half The Price

Yesterday, a device was launched that shares the same CPU, RAM, design and android version with the Tecno CX but goes for half the price. One of the Tecno’s biggest caveats was its minuscule amount of RAM and internal storage (2GB RAM & 16GB internal). It seemed to stutter a bit every time a user activates the split screen multitasking feature. Also, this year Tecno did not make a 5 inch version for the CX like they did last year with the C9....

December 23, 2022 · 1 min · 152 words · Sonya Callicutt

Tiktok Likely To Sue Us Administration Over Impending Ban

TikTok is set to file the federal lawsuit as soon as this coming Tuesday according to an NPR report. The law suit will be filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, which is where TikTok’s American operations are headquartered. The lawsuit alleges that Trump’s action against the firm is unconstitutional because it failed to give the company a chance to respond. It also alleges that the administration’s national security justification for the order is baseless....

December 23, 2022 · 2 min · 376 words · Michael Brookes

Tingg Africa S First Payments Super App Unveiled In 8 Countries By Cellulant

In Kenya, Tingg has enhanced its third-party service offering from just utility payments for water, electricity, airtime, and PayTv through partnerships with; KFC and Simbisa Group, (Pizza Inn, Chicken Inn, and Creamy Inn) to offer Tingg Food, and with Go Beba to offer gas delivery under Tingg Assisted Shopping. Consumers can access Tingg by dialing *369# or download the app to also create and manage investment groups (chamas) and fundraisers (Changa) for weddings, funerals, education harambees....

December 23, 2022 · 2 min · 331 words · Ethel Hamlin