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Thato Motlanthe appointed as the MTN new Group Investor Relations Executive

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MTN Group has appointed Thato Motlanthe to the position of Executive for Investor Relations, with effect from 1 September 2019. Thato replaces Nik Kershaw who left MTN Group at the end of May 2019, and will report to Ralph Mupita, MTN Group CFO.

Thato brings to the role extensive experience of South African and global capital markets, having worked in both the sell-side and buy-side of equity capital markets. He joins MTN from Absa Asset Management, where he held the role of Portfolio Manager, co-managing the flagship funds within the Equities franchise. Prior to this, he has held senior positions at STANLIB Asset Management, Citigroup Global Markets and UBS Investment Bank over a career spanning 16 years.

“I am excited to join a company with an incredibly strong pan-African and Middle East footprint, great market positions and attractive assets. MTN Group is well positioned to capture growth from digital and financial inclusion”, said Thato.

Commenting on Thato’s appointment, MTN Group CFO Ralph Mupita said, “We are pleased to have secured someone of Thato’s experience and leadership profile. Thato will play a critical role in the management and building of the investor base for MTN Group, as well as ensuring that the communication of the investment case of our “Digital Operator” strategy remains clear and compelling for stakeholders.”

Editor’s Note: This is a press release from MTN Group

Why Tracking Your Kid’s Location Should Be Your Pressing Need?

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For every parent, the safety of their children remains a top priority, be it online or offline. Gone are the days when parents could easily send their children out for playing with their friends or hanging out with them without getting worried.

With the number of dangers lurking out there, it is not safe to send your children outside without keeping a proper check on their whereabouts. Parents need to take some precautionary steps as they allow their children to step outside by deploying cell phone spy software on their cell phones.

A cell phone spy software will help keep track of their location and give you updates of all the places your child visits after their school time. These cell phone spy apps have given a sense of relief and security to parents as they can track their children in real-time.

Parents may want to keep tabs on their kid’s location for their safety and their own sanity. Whatever your reason may be for tracking your kid’s location, the good news is that there are several cell phone tracking apps that can help you track your child’s location.

Why Do You Need to Track Your Kid’s Location?

Tracking your child’s location has become a necessity these days because your child is not safe outside the territory of your house. If your child lives far away from their house even then you would need to track their whereabouts to make sure they are safe.

Knowing where your child is probably the most comforting thing you can experience. In fact, cell phone tracking applications have made our lives easier because they help us track our loved ones. When you know your child is safe out there, you become relieved and confident.

The best thing about cell phone spy apps is that they let you know where your child is without them knowing. While children do not like parents invading their privacy or keeping tabs on their whereabouts, you can still go ahead and track their location by using a cell phone spy app because they are undetectable.

Most cell phone spy apps have the ability to spy on someone’s cell phone location without them knowing. Since children do not like their parents spying on their activities, parents can use cell phone spy apps to track their location in a secret way.

And cell phone spy apps not only help you track their location. These spy apps are capable of so much more. For instance, with the help of a cell phone spy app, you can monitor their web browsing activity, chats, phone calls, and text messages. You can also see what they have been doing on their social media accounts.

Similarly, apart from parents, any person can make use of a cell phone tracking app to check on their loved ones. For instance, if you are suspicious of your partner’s recent activity and want to find out whether or not they have been meeting someone else behind your back, then you can consider deploying a spy phone app on their phone.

This will help you know if your partner is loyal and sincere to you. You can track all the places your partner visits. If you find them visiting an unknown place, you can go there by yourself and find out who they have been meeting secretly. While it may be considered illegal to spy on someone’s activity but if you have a valid reason for doing so, you do not need to worry.

Track Your Kid’s Location Using a Cell Phone Spy App

A cell phone spy app can be used as a cell phone tracking app to monitor someone’s location and find out where exactly they are. A good and genuine cell phone spy app is compatible with all the devices including Android and iOS.

Using these apps, it becomes quite easy to find out the exact whereabouts of your loved ones, especially your children. Apart from simply tracking your child’s cell phone location, these apps can also help you monitor their call logs, track their text messages and social media accounts, and monitor their web browsing activity.

A cell phone spy app like Mobistealth makes use of GPS technology to find out the exact location of your child. Even if the GPS of your child’s cell phone is not working, the spy phone app manages to track their location and send you timely updates of their location to your online dashboard.

You only need to follow some basic steps to use a cell phone spy app in order to track your child’s location. First, you need to sign up on the spy app’s website and create an account. After that, you will download the app and get it installed on your child’s device.

You will require physical access to your child’s device in case they are using an Android phone. However, there is no need to get hands on your child’s phone if they are using an iOS device because for an iOS device, you only need their iTunes credentials to get access to their cell phone.

As soon as the spy phone app is installed on your child’s phone, it will start locating their whereabouts and mark all the locations that they visit. The app will send you timely updates of their location on your online dashboard from where you can remotely monitor their location.

The online dashboard lets you monitor your child’s location in a convenient way. Besides your child’s location, you will be able to remotely monitor many other things of their cell phone in real-time. You can also find out who your child is interacting with online by reading their private chats. So, apart from tracking their whereabouts, you can also know who your child meets after school.

Cell phone spy apps will provide you with your child’s location any time you may need it. Reliable and professional spy phone apps are versatile, cost-effective, and really easy to use. Plus, they do not even let your child tamper with them as they stay hidden on their cell phones.

The most current numbers livescore results

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The best bookies in the world have a perfectly filled statistical menu. But what about Betters betting on smaller resources? To do this, you must open the site live-score.com and to gather all the necessary information.

LiveScore is a statistical portal that collects information on all major sports (football, basketball, tennis, hockey, and cricket). The livescore results are not sprayed on a large number of sports, unlike many of its competitors, but fills as many of the available sections as possible.

Creating a resource with all matches livescore 

It should first be noted that livescores.com has been in operation for about 20 years. This site was created in 1998 and has been amended only once since. All changes were in the visual component only.

At present, a redesign of the site is required. Design in the style of the late 90s-the beginning of Zero has long survived itself and the site livescore just need change in the shape of modern design. However, the outdated design does not affect the functionality and performance of the resource.

The main sections of the site are at the top. Here, the user can choose the sport that interests him, contact his report or go to the responsible menu of the mobile version. In order to fully utilize this resource livescore results from their mobile devices, you need to download special software from the site.

The statistical resource livescore is created in English only and other languages are not supported. There are unauthorized clones livescore.com in English, but they are much inferior to the original product.

The site focuses on collecting information on 5 major sports: football, basketball, tennis, ice hockey and cricket. It is surprising to have a cricket in this narrow business, and all the other positions are planned.

Let’s start with football:

  • when visiting the Livescore station for the first time, the user immediately falls into the football section;
  • all kinds of international tournaments and national leagues are gathered here.

Take, for example, the Italian Series A. The user can see the results of matches already played, see the ranking or get acquainted with the match schedule for the nearest round or until the end of the championship.

The site also contains specific information for each game of the tour: the starting teams, goaltenders and helpers, the number of knowledgeable players and minutes where yellow or red cards were received, the name of the referee, the players who were replaced and much more. 

You still have this weekend to max out on Jumia Anniversary deals

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The highly anticipated Jumia Anniversary by Uganda’s leading eCommerce platform, JUMIA, started on the 24th of June and runs until July 14th. With mind-blowing discounts on 10,000+ products, everyone can still find something to enjoy. Among the best lined deals include discounts on TV’s, phones, and appliances and saving money on everyday essentials. 

Paul Tesar, Head of Growth Jumia Uganda, noted that apart from amazing discounts on over 10,000 products on the site, having exclusive offerings like the new Motorola Models and Lenovo among many others complement the expansive campaign offering. 

He added that, with the launch of Jumia Global, our customers now have the biggest assortment of products ever on an e-commerce platform in Uganda to select from. The Treasure hunts and Flash-Sales are bigger and better with increased stock depth, so as to have more customers enjoy them.  

Among the best deals include the following; –

Nokia 6.1 // Skyworth 40’ // blue flame gas cooker // Omo

Nokia 6.1 Plus 5.8-Inch (4GB, 64GB ROM), 12MP + 16MP, Dual Sim, 4G Smartphone now at 679,000 UGX from 1,200,000 UGX

Skyworth Frameless 40″ – Digital Full HD TV now at 810,000 UGX from 1,365,000 UGX

General – 50*50 All Gas Upright Oven now at 429,000 UGX from 570,360 UGX

Omo Fast Action Hand Washing Powder – 1kg now at 7,000 from 15,000 UGX

Tips to help you make the most of the Jumia Anniversary: Download the Jumia App, follow Jumia UG on all social media handles like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram to get first-hand information on the latest top deals, flash sale and Treasure hunts. Subscribe to the Jumia newsletter to get all the information in your email inbox. 

Raxio Challenges Ugandan Media Industry To Keep Up With The Times in Data Storage & Disaster Recovery

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A Model Of the Raxio Data Centre In Namanve
A Model Of the Raxio Data Centre In Namanve

Raxio Data Centre challenged the Ugandan Media industry to keep up to date with the latest technology when it comes to data storage and disaster recovery.

Speaking at a breakfast hosted by Raxio Data Centre, the General Manager James Byaruhanga highlighted the need for the industry to stay abreast with the times as media houses are currently producing a lot of content that is not being adequately stored:

“Over the last couple of years, we have seen an increase in content production to meet consumer needs and demands as well as remain relevant in the market in this digital era; however many media houses do not have the proper means to store this data which is a risk to their business operations” he said.

According to James, the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) regulations demand media houses to store content that they produce for an extended period of five years before being disposed of, hence the need to have a sufficient and efficient data storage system:

“Media houses need a new way of data storage, data archiving and data processing different from the traditional way. By doing this, the data they store can therefore be easily scalable and be readily accessible across the media chain which betters their operations” he advised.

These sentiments were echoed by executives from leading media houses who shared their concerns about the state of data storage in the Ugandan media industry. The breakfast was attended by representatives from television, print, radio and digital media.  

The first data center in the country, where every telecom provider can provide infrastructure for your services. Also, the first one where any cloud provider can put their cloud platform and provide services to customers

James Byaruhanga

Raxio Data Centre: When it opens in December 2019, Raxio Data Centre will be the first of its kind in Uganda, operating as a carrier-neutral facility, and meeting the international Tier III standard. Upon final phase completion, it will able to house around 400 racks and be able to provide 1.5MW of IT power to ensure the equipment housed within it operates optimally, 24/7, in a fully safe, secure and redundant environment.

What Went Down at the Africa Blockchain Conference 2019 as Africa 4.0 Initiative is launched

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The second edition of the Africa Blockchain Conference drew to a close yesterday, the 4th of July, at the Kampala Serena where over 3,000 people gathered for the two-days to discuss and exchange ideas on the 4th Industrial Revolution.

Under the theme ‘’Africa 4.0:  Preparing Africa for the 4th Industrial Revolution’’, delegates comprising of the public and private sector, experts and leaders from global technology companies, entrepreneurs, innovators, students, youth and government representatives including the President of Sierra Leone, HE Julius Maasa Bio, the Prime Minister of Uganda, Rt. Hon. Dr Ruhakana Rugunda, the UAE Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, HE Omar Sultan Al Olama and Sophia the Humanoid Robot, discussed topics such as;  Africa’s readiness for the 4th Industrial Revolution, Fintech, payment systems, and digital financial services, the future of work and education, SDGs and technology for impact. 

Various speakers highlighted the need to use Blockchain technology and Artificial Intelligence for the development of Africa and society while making sure that we prepare for the future and most importantly the future generation.

“If you teach students of today the same way you taught yesterday, you’re actually robbing them of a good future,” said Dr Ramathan Ggobi, a lecturer at Makerere University Business School, noted that there is a need for the responsible authorities to revise the curriculum to enable students to learn things that will work with the evolving technologies.

“What will the world of 2030 look like? The education system today must prepare children for a world that’s different from the one they’re living in today, to solve problems that don’t exist today,” commented Dr James Magara while speaking during a panel discussion on the “The future of work.”

During the panel discussion on the case for a Pan-African 4IR strategy,  on the evolving digital world, Edgar Kasene, the CEO RetroRabbit, South Africa noted that; “Digital is not a buzz word. Society is gradually but surely moving away from the physical touch points. The way we consume has changed to digital.”

On emerging technologies, Kwame Rugunda, the Chairman of the Blockchain Association of Uganda, observed that; “Africa now has the greatest opportunity to leverage emerging technologies to facilitate the African Continental Free Trade Area, the largest free trade area in the world.”

The Keynote speaker, the Sierra Leone President, HE Julius Maasa Bio, highlighted that; “This transition to digital must be agile. It should be developed within the vision of what makes Africa and that defines our place in the 4IR. Emerging technologies, including the Internet of Things (IoT), virtual reality and artificial intelligence (AI), are enabling societal shifts as they systemically affect economies, values, identities, and possibilities for future generations.”

Representing the president of Uganda, the Prime Minister of Uganda, Rt. Hon. Dr Ruhakana Rugunda noted that; “We Believe that emerging technologies will shape the way we interact in the future. We must ensure that young people are at the forefront of this revolution.”

Talking about how Artificial Intelligence has improved human lives, the UAE Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, HE Omar Sultan Al Olama, said that; “It used to take 6 minutes to diagnose TB in the UAE. Now with AI, it takes seconds. We can deploy emerging technologies from the UAE to Africa so we can share benefits from 4IR. Mutual collaboration will be key for sharing solutions that have been tried and tested in sectors like trade.”

Among other highlights of the Africa Blockchain Conference 2019, was Sophia, the Humanoid robot who delivered her speech and had a discussion with delegates via teleconference. Speaking on whether Artificial Intelligence will replace humans, Sophia said; “Human characteristics like creativity and compassion will never be replaced by machines. Everyone wins when humans and robots use their unique skills to work together.”

In the pitch competition, Innovex won the competition and was awarded $5,000, PesaBase was the first runner-up and was awarded $3,000. The second runnerup was Jaguza Livestock received a $2,000 award.  

This year, the Africa Bockchain Conference also had the Tech Expo running alongside it. Some of the companies that participated in the tech expo included; MTN Uganda, Andela, Ubuntu Group, Project Hydro, Sunstone SAS, Input/Output, Flutterwave, Crossroads, CITL International, Ubuntu group, Yo Uganda, KLF Coin, Kwiksy, Century Group and Huobi.

The Best Features And Benefits Of LED Rope Lights

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Modern lifestyle has a major innovation in lighting facilities. Market trends with inventions of LED juice light have been seen a huge change. Today, people are interested in the LED rope light or light emotional diode bulb due to the majority of the features because of its population characteristics. These bulbs have a lot of advantages than the normal bulb. Classification under SSL Lights or Solid State Lights, it is considered one of the best options for light bulk purposes and features to best led rope lights.

The main advantages of LED rope lights and bulbs

Compared to ordinary lights, LED bulbs are widely used and widely used widely for home and commercial purposes worldwide. Some of the key benefits of using these bulbs are as follows:

Available in different types: These bulbs are available in different colors and varieties. These bulbs are available in red, blue, green and yellow colors.

Efficient and long-term: These bulbs are energy efficient and are durable compared to fluorescent lights. LED rope light and are low replacement requirement for more than ten years. Low heat extrusion: Unlike ordinary bulbs, heat reduces during the bulb burning. Environmental friendly: Due to other bulbs, there is no production of harmful ultra-violet and therefore calm environment is friendly.

Low power consumption:

LED rope light compared to ordinary bulbs consumes very little power and is therefore one of the best options for home and commercial purposes.

Tensile:

Compared to incandescent light, these bulbs are strong and do not break easily or break. These are actually energy saving to us and available with lots of benefits.

These days, for many purposes the LED rope light is being used. It is widely used for decorations in weddings and other social functions. These bulbs are also used for indoor horticultural purposes because it does not reduce the heat and will damage the plants. Another specialty of these bubbles is that it is used as a LED rope light for decoration homes and holes, because it requires less power and is available in different attractive colors.

Weight of light

Compared to other lights, this light takes a moment to lightweight again and does not reduce its stability even when it is repeatedly closed. Available in different sizes and shapes, these licenses are suitable for telecommunication purposes other than the other beneficial requirements. There are medium range ranges and small sizes plus high power lights. These bubbles are easy to install and are quite compact with different electrical resources.

Use in electronic devices

Since these lights are compact size, they are used in electronic devices such as calculators, remote control devices, DVD players, and so on. Nowadays, these lights are used in various locations for supermarkets, traffic lights, parking places, industries, and so on. LED bulbs can buy online from many authentic dealers listed in business portals. With each passing generation, the latest technical development has been made in various fields in which these bubbles include advanced and advanced features.

Jumia celebrates Anniversary of eCommerce revolution in Uganda

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JUMIA, will celebrate its anniversary starting this June in a  celebration running from June 24th to July 14th 2019, with mind-blowing discounts on all products.

In commemoration of its anniversary to mark major milestones achieved over the period of its operations in Uganda, Jumia is holding a mega birthday sale that will see customers get up to 77% discount on all products.

Jumia’s activities in Uganda may have only started in 2014, but the company has made great strides in the e-commerce scene. Growing from an average of 100 orders a day, the online marketplace now processes thousands of orders daily and collectively has over 2,000 active merchants in the country; including over 100 local partners that they have helped develop.

According to the Boston Consulting Group research, just 0.5 percent of all retail on the continent takes place online compared to about 15 percent in China – home to Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and 5 percent in India. Now, Jumia has taken on the mantle of changing the ecommerce economic landscape for Ugandan and African entrepreneurs.

Mr Ron Kawamara, CEO Jumia Uganda stated that, “Since launching in Uganda, we have revolutionized the economy through a sustainable impact on commerce in the country. We have added eCommerce as an alternative source of service provision through the platform such as food ordering, flight and hotel booking. But even as we celebrate these milestones, we continue to be innovative in finding more ways to solve problems faced by our vendors and customers.”  

Commenting on the celebration of this anniversary, Head of Growth Jumia Uganda, Mr. Paul Tesar, commended how Ugandans are increasingly embracing eCommerce and online shopping. He noted that top among reasons for this include availability of wider variety in assortment of products, affordable prices, convenience and trust.

Some of the many things to look forward to during the celebrations include the following;-

  1. Jumia Express: Enjoy very fast delivery when you shop Jumia Express. Here Customers get their order products within 24 hours in Kampala.
  2. Insurance: Customers can choose an insurance option for theft and damage of the products they have ordered for, starting from as low as 5,000 Ugx
  3. Additional Assortment: With the introduction of Jumia Global on the platform, customers now have an additional 500,000 products from which to order for.
  4. Mind-blowing discounts: All product categories will be marked down.
  5. Daily Flash sales and treasure Hunts: Get ready for daily flash sales and treasure hunts exclusive to the Jumia app. Imagine buying a Samsung Galaxy S10e for 1,899,000 Ugx.
  6. Discounts of up to 77% on 10,000+ products.

For this Anniversary celebration, Jumia has collaborated with its partners such as: Transtel, Reddington, Liberty Insurance, Samsung, MI, Nokia, BlueFlame and Skyworth. These partners will be headlining the anniversary sale, offering the very best prices on services and a wide assortment of products.

Editors Note: This is a Press Release

MTN Uganda reduces Mobile Money sending fees

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MTN Uganda has today slashed mobile money sending fees by more than half in a new promotion aimed at giving back to their customers.

MTN Uganda Chief Executive Officer Wim Vanhelleputte said that the new offer that will run for eight weeks is in line with MTN’s commitment to driving financial inclusion in Uganda while delivering easier and more affordable services to its customers.

“MTN mobile money is an easy to use mobile money transfer service that is fast and reliable, with transactions being completed in seconds so we are happy to be offering our customers even more reason to use the service as we celebrate their continued patronage,” Vanhelleputte said at the launch.

Vanhelleputte said that MTN has over the years given back to the Ugandan communities and to her loyal customers and continues to do so with Joy. “We have built the largest and most robust network and continue to invest significantly to always delight our customers with great, affordable, efficient, safe and convenient offers.”

“MTN Uganda is passionate about enabling greater connection between people. By giving back to our customers through this half price promotion, we will be enabling people to do more in their relationships by further providing the wide and crucial financial services at affordable rates,” Vanhelleputte explained.

MTN Mobile Money, the first and largest mobile money service in Uganda has been at the forefront of financial inclusion in Uganda since it was first launched several years ago.

MTN mobile money currently enjoys the ‘lion’s’ share of Mobile Money market with over 8.8 million mobile money subscribers. Since its inception, the service has seen over 30 trillion shillings in transactions.

Facts about the Promo:

  • The promo offer applies to only sending money from MTN to MTN numbers
  • To send money, customers dial *165*1#
  • Below is the table showing the old and new transaction fees:

Credit: MTN Uganda

APRM and Cryptosavannah To Cooperate on Promoting Innovation and 4th Industrial Revolution In Africa

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The APRM and CryptoSavannah on May 23rd entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on promoting innovation and the 4th Industrial Revolution in Africa, through collaboration on various engagements including, The Africa 4.0 Initiative and the Africa Blockchain Conference, among others.  

The Africa Peer Review Mechanism considers innovation as an important component and are interested in working together on common projects with a view to using innovation to support the work of good governance, transparency and accountability in Africa.  

APRM was represented by the CEO, Prof. Eddy Maloka who said he was keen to work with progressive initiatives and innovation that could support the work of good governance in Africa. CryptoSavannah which was represented by the CEO, Mr. Kwame Rugunda as well as Mr. Edmond Macheli, who thanked APRM for their support and applauded their commitment to use modern technology to support the work of good governance in Africa. Mr. Rugunda also extended an invitation to APRM to Uganda in July for the Africa Blockchain Conference, whose theme Africa 4.0 will focus on preparing Africa for the 4th Industrial Revolution. 

 
Following the signing of the MoU, the APRM invited CryptoSavannah to their next meeting in June in Zanzibar for further engagement on the use of innovation to enhance the work of good governance, transparency and accountability in Africa. 

On the 3rd and 4th July 2019, CryptoSavannah, the Blockchain Association of Uganda, Africa 2.0 Foundation and Ubuntu Coin working in collaboration with the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance will host the 2nd edition of the Africa Blockchain Conference, at the Kampala Serena Conference Center.


The conference theme “Africa 4.0:  Preparing Africa for the 4th Industrial Revolution” will focus on what the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) is, what opportunities it presents, what threats it poses and what Africa must do to leverage 4IR for its development. Alongside the conference, will run the “Africa 4.0 Tech Expo,” an experiential journey showcasing the leading technology innovations and applications in Africa. The Conference and Tech Expo will host 3,000 people, comprising the public and private sector, experts and leaders from global technology companies, entrepreneurs, innovators, youth and government representatives. Topics to be discussed include: (i) Africa’s readiness for the 4th Industrial Revolution, (ii) Fintech, payment systems and digital financial services, (iii) The future of work and education, (iv) SDGs and technology for impact. 

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), also known as Industry 4.0, is a new chapter in human development, that is enabled by extraordinary technology advances, and is fundamentally changing the way we live, work and relate to one another.

These technology advances including Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Big Data, Internet of Things (IoT), Drones and Robotics, among others are merging the physical, digital and biological spheres in ways that create both huge promise and potential peril. The speed, breadth and depth of 4th Industrial Revolution is forcing us to rethink how countries develop, how organisations create value, and even what it means to be human.

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