The collaboration enables OPay consumers and merchants in the region – including Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Pakistan, South Africa and the UAE – to engage with brands and businesses anywhere across the globe, thanks to a Mastercard virtual payment solution linked to the OPay eWallet. Amnah Ajmal, Executive Vice President for Market Development, Mastercard EEMEA, said: “At Mastercard, our innovation strategy is rooted in partnerships to support inclusion at scale....

Measurement Rules or How to Track Blood Pressure Correct: – It is better to measure blood tension in a sitting position on a chair (the backrests) and better decompresses the legs. The arm should be completely comfortable, bent at the elbow, conveniently placed on the table, and kept still until the end of the measurement. If the circumstances are such that the patient is in a horizontal or vertical position, accurate measurement is also performed, but at complete rest....

Kids nowadays are interested in sexuality very early in life, they start asking questions like how are babies made as early as 6 years and if they don’t get satisfying answers from adults around them they will try and find answers somewhere else. This “somewhere else” could be either their peers in school, the Internet or pornography. Taking the taboo out and having direct, frank conversations with children on sexuality is possibly the best approach to help them develop a healthy, respectful relationship with their bodies and with others....

There have even been more direct mentions of Wi-Fi thanks to the Aya Neo portable console’s IndieGogo campaign. The technical data sheet for said console went a bit too far when it included a chip called “RZ608” from AMD, which was supposed to deliver Wi-Fi 6E. Today, the event is more formally publicized. The debut of AMD’s RZ600 series, based on Mediatek’s Filogic 330P, has been confirmed by AMD and Mediatek....

Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei’s Consumer Business Group, explained the company’s thoughts behind developing this new OS. “We’re entering a day and age where people expect a holistic intelligent experience across all devices and scenarios. To support this, we felt it was important to have an operating system with improved cross-platform capabilities. We needed an OS that supports all scenarios, that can be used across a broad range of devices and platforms, and that can meet consumer demand for low latency and strong security....

The hackathon targets developers, programmers, UI/UX designers, artists, animators, storytellers, professionals and students. Meta says, the Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality Metathon will feature three major components including a training programme, an Africa-wide hackathon which will take place across 16 countries in Africa physically and open to everyone virtually, followed by an intensive Bootcamp to further develop solutions beginning August this year to April 2023. Under the two-year $50 million Meta Global XR Fund, Meta has partnered with Imisi 3D and BlackRhino VR to launch the AR/VR Africa Metathon....

The browser would notify users if there were any coupons available for that site, presumably by comparing it to a database of existing coupons. When you tap the icon in the address bar, the coupons appear in a popup window. To enable the new ‘Shopping site Coupons’ feature, complete the following steps: The feature is currently available in the most recent version of Microsoft Edge Canary for Android, so make sure you have at least Build 92....

“Skype will no more be accessible in any form on Windows Phone 7 sometime in the next few weeks. Additionally, those of you who by now have Skype on your Windows Phone 7 handset will not be able to log into the service,” Microsoft said. According to Microsoft, in June 2012 the company disclosed that the current Windows Phone devices could not be improved to Windows Phone 8 because of certain hardware demands....

The past two years and the chaos around the pandemic illustrate how volatile trading in stocks can be. Company fortunes can be made and lost within minutes. Typically, if you are invested in stocks, you need to keep an eagle eye on your portfolio to make sure that you react fast to ever-changing developments. Day trading has the same issues and requires strict and intense focus. Many old and new investors do not have the time to consistently screen-watch to stay ahead of the game....

Safaricom is preparing M-PESA Junior Accounts for minors, we’ve learnt. Young people under the age of 18 will be able to use the mobile money program, which has proven popular in Kenya and profitable for the telecoms operator, pending regulatory permission. Last week, the carrier’s CEO, Peter Ndegwa, made the statement during the publication of Safaricom’s FY results for the fiscal year ending March 30, 2022. The CEO had said: “We plan to soon launch an M-PESA Junior Product for our children who may have access to mobile phones,” It’s understandable that the corporation wants to broaden the breadth of its M-PESA offerings....

Monsooq is a first-of-its kind model where time is the currency and users pay only for the time they spend consuming content. Monsooq does not require contracts or subscriptions. Instead new visitors to monsooq.com will receive 60 minutes’ worth of free access to content, after which pricing is just R2 per 30 minutes. Think Showmax or Netflix but running over a unique time-based model allowing consumers to buy entertainment time just as they would cellular airtime and use that time to consume any content they choose, including movies, series, games and music – all on a single, convenient, end-to-end entertainment platform....

The series will feature 16 films shot and directed by the MTF Academy’s Class of 2020, available on Showmax on Africa Day and M-Net Movies AfroCinema pop-up channel from 21 – 30 May 2021. Viewers will get to sink their teeth into a selection of films from East, West and Southern Africa, and marvel at the results of the talent honed by the MTF Academy’s distinctive curriculum. “The Colours of Africa film series is one of the many ways that MultiChoice celebrates young film talent in Africa....

The event annually brings together over 250 industry stakeholders representing government, the private sector, civil society, the technical and academic community, and the public to discuss Internet Governance and local ICT policy issues. “This year the KIGF will focus on discussion around the resilience of the Internet in the wake of the pandemic and emerging rise of cybersecurity incidents,” Grace Githaiga, KICTANet CEO and Convenor. “The need to raise awareness among citizens on cyber hygiene is now more critical than ever The event will be graced by Christopher Kemei, Senior Director, representing the Director-General, Communications Authority who will give a keynote address on the event theme....

With the approval, Flutterwave will open its offices in Dar Es Salaam to drive connected digital payments and financial inclusion by enabling merchants and customers to trade efficiently through its platform across the country. Flutterwave’s products and services will look to support the about 95% of Tanzania’s SMEs that represent about 35% of the country’s GDP overcome challenges presented by the highly fragmented and complex payment and banking infrastructure. In a statement, Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Flutterwave said,‘Tanzania has a flourishing SME industry across different business verticals e....

Dubbed as Instant Apartment, the web-based platform provides short stay, medium and long stay property rental for customers. According to them, they would provide a wide range of outstanding luxury services which tend to make accommodations one of a kind. The official launch of InstantApartments was held on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 in Lagos, Nigeria. The company has announced a whole lot of services which will be rendered to ensure utmost convenience and comfort for customers – a number of the services include; free pickup from the airport, provision of a car and chauffeur for mobility, free Wi-Fi, 24 hours uninterrupted power supply, swimming pool, 24/7 security, cable TV and several more....

Piggyvest is an online savings and investment platform that allows low and middle income Nigerians to deposit and save small sums on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. It was first launched in 2016 as Piggybank before being rebranded in 2019. The startup has experienced rapid growth, repaying billions of naira to its users and exceeding its 2020 figures in the first seven months of 2021, and is now ready to move on to the next stage of its development....

Fortunately, Google is still not very good at stopping leaks, as seen by selling a Pixel 7 prototype on eBay five months before its official debut. This time, startup logs from a Pixel 7 Pro that may have fallen into the wild revealed some details about the future smartphone. Although Google has hinted about a second-generation Tensor SoC, we shouldn’t anticipate that it would much outperform its predecessor. Eight cores will make up the integrated CPU, including four low-power Cortex-A55 cores to handle the light tasks that the Tensor Pixel 6 already runs....

One of the first global Android 9 (Go edition) smartphones, Nokia 1 Plus brings solid imaging in a high-quality Nokia design with a big screen. Now you can enjoy all your favourite apps and games, along with the latest Android (Go edition) features like Google Assistant Go. Mark Misumi, HMD Business Manager East Africa said, “With our philosophy of investing where it matters most and delivering the best of Android, we aim to offer high quality products to our consumers ensuring that they have the best possible experience with this latest addition to our portfolio....

Nova launch is again widely used by many Android users, yet the app developers promise to bring more features to this software. New Novelties with the Nova version seven The Nova launcher is one of the widely used Software in Android cell phones, and it has not shown intentions of stepping down right now. The software has been filled with exceptional components that mark the beginning of new life for Nova....

The team says Ojashop is very easy to use and has the best security tools for online buyers and also allows buyers to just call in and order their products, just incase your internet goes berserk. Apart form buying, customers can also add products to a wishlist which the firm says enables them to add a particular product they wish to buy so when the time for them to purchase it comes, they can easily access it and order for it....