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The Afro-Cinema Channel is curated to celebrate Africa’s cultural diversity, aptly reflected and captured in the work that is being produced by filmmakers all over the continent. Through collaboration and turning challenges into possibilities, local film industries across the continent have produced award-winning productions that have launched the careers of many directors, producers, and stars while also taking the “for us, by us” African stories global. “At its essence, Africa Day is about celebrating African unity and success as well as acknowledging the challenges that lie ahead....

At the specified time, all M-PESA services will be unavailable. This means that Kenyans should make the necessary preparations if they intend to conduct business during that time. M-PESA has evolved into more than just a mobile money service for sending and receiving cash. It has strong business tools that are widely used by people to conduct local and international transactions. M-PESA has a market share of more than 100 percent in Kenya’s mobile money space....

The introduction of the suite of solutions will ensure all citizens have access to safer ways to pay for goods and services as the payment cards are EMV Chip and PIN enabled. This is in line with Ghana’s Vision 2020 goals, which sets out plans to accelerate the migration to a more global standard. “With the rapid progression of the electronic payments industry, our customers are increasingly seeking faster, more secure and smarter ways to pay....

Maybelline New York is now partnering with leading online retailer Jumia to allow women all across Kenya to enjoy the quality of authentic Maybelline New York products at the convenience of their home. Simply log on to http://maybelline.jumia.co.ke to discover Maybelline New York make-up products at affordable prices, and have them delivered to your home or office anywhere in Kenya ! Jumia offers you the option to pay cash on delivery, mobile money transfer, online banking and credit card, and has a customer care service always at hand to ensure a stress-free shopping experience, fast next-day delivery with free returns and exchanges within 7 days....

Now welcome home. A group of three students from Kenya’s University of Nairobi-George Ndeeri, Martin Suge and Denis Gachoki have launched their own version of Square dubbed Lipa+ (Lipa Plus). Lipa+ is a mobile POS solution designed for the Kenyan merchants to help them to accept both credit and debit card payments by just swiping the card on a device attached to an android phone. Aiming to be the simplest and most elegant way to accept payments in Kenya now and to make life easier, merchants only download the Lipa+ Android and iOS app and then begin to accept payments immediately minus any contracts or paperwork....

It is Mercedes-fastest Benz’s road car ever, and only 275 of them will be built; the first unit is currently being assembled. It was delayed due to difficulties in developing the turbocharged 1.6-liter V6 gasoline engine to meet road car emissions and noise regulations. The cars are assembled by hand at AMG’s facility in Coventry, UK, while the hybrid powertrain with its four electric motors is manufactured by the Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains division in Brixworth- the team responsible for developing and producing the F1 car’s engines....

In this article, we’ll explore email marketing and why it should still be an important part of your marketing strategy. We’ll also look at how you can update your strategy to keep it current by using AI employment, automation, and reliable proxies. Keep reading to discover how to modernize your email strategy. In this article, we’ll be covering the following topics on email marketing and its relevance: What is email marketing?...

This was announced at the ongoing Microsoft Ignite 2021, a worldwide event that brings together over 100,000 executives to experience the company’s latest and greatest technologies while also receiving a sneak peek at upcoming products and services that will be available in the future. “Microsoft Ignite is an opportunity for us to show the results of our efforts across a wide spectrum of products in several key trends including how to optimize for the new world of hybrid work, how to help customers build a hyperconnected business, how every business can become a digital business and how to protect everything with end-to-end security,” said Satya Nadella, the Microsoft CEO....

MIC Khulisani Ventures will be investing in businesses that are established, and ready to expand their market footprint through business development, increased team capacity and continued development of products and services. Black women owned businesses are also encouraged, innovative product or service offering, disruptive within sect, scalable and those that possess high growth potential, also businesses that have been in operation for at least three years, post-revenue, minimum investment requirement of R15 million....

Mobicash is developing a platform it says will enable every smartphone user to shop, bank and pay online at their convenience. The company pledges to make the life of every smartphone holder easy with its new technology. According to Mobicash, users need to download the application to access the services, such as nclude online payment and shopping, gifts, pay bills, mobi-save account among others. “What the user needs is to download the application, open account with mobicash and then start a new world of convenience of doing all businesses and shopping online wherever you are,” said the Executive Director Mobicash Pascal Nyagahene, Mobicash is merging the banks’ electronic banking platforms with Telecom’s mobile money platform systems which gives it a competitive advantage in terms of providing a convenient electronic payment platform to users....

Customers of Safaricom, Airtel and Telkom will be able to enjoy the newly integrated system which will allow them to send and receive money from different networks directly to their M-pesa, Airtel money or T-kash accounts. They will also enjoy the convenience of paying for goods and services, making withdrawals and purchasing items from their own networks. They will also not be required to withdraw the money in 7 days or otherwise risk the transaction being reverted back to the sender as has been the case previously....

The partnership which will be in effect for a period of at least one-year will enable 18-30-year-old tech enthusiasts interested in joining Moringa School programs, access to brand new laptops from Huawei via a ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ deal financed by Lipa Later. Speaking during the signing of the MOU, Moringa School CEO, Snehar Shah said, “We realized that over half of our applicants either have no access to quality laptops or are unable to afford one....

DataPathology was founded in 2020 by pathologist Dr Hicham El Attar and his partner Mohammed El Khannoussi to fight the absence of and delay in cancer diagnosis in medically underserved countries. The Moroccan team wants to provide pathology diagnostics to patients in a timely and secure manner. A procedure that entails performing a biopsy, scanning the patient’s digital file, and securely and anonymously uploading the patient’s digital file to the medical team for diagnosis....

Lenovo has launched the Moto Z, the world’s slimmest phone which comes with ground breaking modular design and premiumspecs and innovative features. TechMoran got a review unit and let’s see if Lenovo is winning or yet to. Key Specs Screen: 5.5 inch QHD AMOLED Processor: Snapdragon 820, 4GB RAM Storage: 32 GB internal with Expandable storage OS: Android 6.0 installed but Android 7.0 update is available Rear Camera: 13MP rear with OIS and dual tone, dual LED flash coupled with Laser autofocus....

The deal will see consumers and merchants engage with brands and businesses abroad through digital commerce, extending their reach to an international marketplace and unlocking a host of opportunities. The solution will enable consumers to explore and shop at well-known global e-commerce brands and pay quickly and securely for leisure shopping, travel, accommodation, entertainment, streaming services and more. It will also allow small business owners to purchase from suppliers abroad and pay with the virtual payment solution....

MoMo Payment Service Bank (PSB), the fintech subsidiary of MTN Nigeria Plc has begun commercial operations in Nigeria. Through a corporate disclosure signed by the company’s secretary, Uto Ukpanah and filed with the Exchange (NGX).The company notified its shareholders and the investing public that it had commenced operations Speaking on the latest development, Karl Toriola, CEO of MTN Nigeria said, “This is an important milestone for MTN Nigeria in our mission to support government’s drive towards financial inclusion in Nigeria....

Set to go live on Monday 26 July 2021 at 4pm (EAT) and will be available to DStv customers on DStv Compact, DStv Compact Plus and DStv Premium packages, the channel was inspired by and targeted primarily at the Ugandan, Kenyan and Tanzanian audiences, though it will be available in all key markets across the African continent. In a statement, Timothy Owase, Chief Executive Officer Kenya Film Commission said, “The Commission commends the efforts of Multichoice in availing a platform for airing local content and we are proud to be associated with you as you launch this new channel – Maisha Magic Movies....

According to Attila Bernariusz, general manager of Mziiki,“We are proud to receive this recognition from Google for the Mziiki app since it shows that we are on the right track to meet our goal of becoming the best digital platform for African music in our chosen markets.” With library of African and international artists for free streaming to mobile devices, Mziiki allows users to download their favourite African songs through Mziiki or set them as their ringback tone and has been listed as the top free Music & Audio Application in the Google Play stores for Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Zambia after seeing over 200,000 downloads and over 2,800 consumer reviews in Google Play....

2021 seems to be off to a great start as Nairobi Metropolitan Services announced that green spaces and parks in Nairobi will soon have streetlights set up alongside free WiFi for sue by residents who visit often. The plan to bring a smart light system in Nairobi has been there for a while now and finally these lights will incorporated in Michuki Park, City Park, Central and Uhuru parks, Jevanjee Gardens, Jamhuri Park and Ngong Road forest....

The report, whose special focus is on the East African Community (EAC), further indicates that Nairobi’s airports have a total scheduled capacity (August to December 2017) of 18% in domestic seats, 31% in long-haul international seats, and a 51% capacity in intra-Africa international seats. Of these, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport’s scheduled capacity is 13% and 5% long-haul and intra-Africa international seats respectively within the same period under review. Generally, the wider analysis of the report on travel to Africa shows EAC destinations received a strong growth of 14....