Kaymu, Uganda’s largest online marketplace, has introduced a giveaway promotion called the Kaymu Lucky Dip. The draw runs from the 14th to the 27th of April, during which every customer who makes an order on Kaymu will be entered in to a prize draw. The prizes on offer to the lucky winners include 500,000 UGX cash, HelloFood vouchers, Bluetooth speakers, 5GBs of data courtesy of MTN, CV checks and interview training courtesy of Everjobs, a camping chair and umbrella courtesy of Tusker Malt and a one night stay for two people at the luxury Lake Victoria Serena Hotel, courtesy of Jovago.
Some of the lucky Kaymu Sellers being rewarded
“It’s all about giving back to our customers. We recently celebrated Kaymu’s 2nd birthday, so we’re thanking our customers for embracing our platform and bringing us this far. We’re not able to give a gift to every single customer we have, but we’ll give every customer who places an order during this promotion, an equal chance of winning – that’s why it’s called a lucky dip.” says Kaymu Uganda’s Marketing Manager, Stacey Mwesezi.
Customers remain loyal where it benefits them, whether in terms of convenience, attractive prices or a generally satisfying experience – so when they receive an unexpected reward from a company, it’s a pleasant surprise. Rewards remind the customer that you’re aware of them, that you appreciate their purchases, and that you’re willing to go above and beyond to keep them happy. This and more are some of the reasons why Kaymu Uganda is giving back to its customers.
With the growing trend of digital, Ugandans will only be lost of choice and have no complaints whatsoever when it comes to online mode of payments. The latest in the loop that will excite Ugandans and will find warm reception is DusuPay a new online money transfer system. With close to one year now on the Ugandan market and steadily rising, DusuPay is the freshest mode of payment transfer that simplifies secure online payments amongst individuals.
Business-wise, the platform helps merchants locally, across Africa and the world by connecting traditional banking to regional mobile money services like MTN Mobile Money MPESA and Airtel Money. DusuPay also late last year made an addition of a credit card option – along with World Remit and MTN.
Even when you are away from home, DusuPay has got you covered thanks to their addition of Visa, MasterCard, Amex and American Express that have paved way for instant money transfers from credit cards to DusuPay accounts and vice versa which has enabled anyone from anywhere to send to and receive money in Africa at any time from wherever they maybe.
“We have integrated mobile money wallets in over 8 countries. online banking payments, direct debits from the European Union and United States and even regional payment options like China union pay, Boleta in Brazil and our user friendly platform PayWay in Uganda’ assures Kenneth the founder and CEO of DusuPay.
Essentially DusuPay are pushing towards online merchants all over africa never needing any other payment alternatives to process online transactions
Using DusuPay, businesses, merchants of individuals in Africa can accept payments from anyone all over the world, to their Mobile Money wallets or ready for withdrawal to their bank accounts without consulting an agent. By bypassing the agent, DusuPay eliminates a step in the chain of command – if you will – and makes it easier and faster for people to access their funds. Opening up an account with DusuPay is as easy as withdrawing money via the ATM. All you need is an active phone number that will be registered as an account
A sign showing a DusuPay merchant
DusuPay offers a variety of products to its users that range from;DusuPay Here a product that deals with local businesses including restaurants, Boutiques, Saloons, Hotels and all these accept all cashless modes of payments right on the DusuPay website.
The other product is DusuPay merchant accounts that accept all cashless modes of payment on your website and of course powered by the DusuPay on a personal website. With all these amazing offers from DusuPay, one doesn’t have to haggle walking to tellers or agents to have their transactions completed, DusuPay got you covered.
Adding Icing to the cake, DusuPay also makes it possible for one to transact even when they are offline making that a tick in our hard-earning MBs economy. Regardless of the fact that the payment platform focuses on connecting traditional banking to online and electronic payments, it also has a provision that offers offline alternatives.
Interface of a DusuPay form
In case you don’t a valid bank account and you are only a mere mobile money subscriber, the good news from DusuPay is that you can still access your funds without signing up for an account by buying a cash voucher from an agent and entering the scratch code along with the phone number into the DusuPay interface. Do this and a guarantee of your money is assured.
With DusuPay, you can as well retrieve your money to pay for any services such as top up your phone, buy internet data or pay utility bills. This means, for example Ugandans with dual residency could easily pay their utility bills even while out of the country, which immensely increases both convenience and efficiency.
Talk about Security
The DusuPay website is hosted by Microsoft’s one of the most expensive and secure servers in the world; Azure and it has an https which makes it hard to be hacked hence making users money secure and safe while carrying out transactions.
A study by the World Health Organization (WHO), states that the number of people living with diabetes has nearly quadrupled since 1980 to 422 million adults, with most living in developing countries and because of this WHO marked world health day 7 April by calling for action on diabetes. As the world shines light on world health issues, with diabetes being the main focus, Hellofood Uganda with the help from resolution insurance have shared the basic concepts in diabetes, knowing very well that the disease has major health and socioeconomic impacts especially and they would like to increase on its awareness, this is to empower everyone with information to enhance self-care, alongside healthy lifestyles.
Diabetes results when the body makes too little insulin or does not use insulin properly, allowing sugar levels to build up in the blood stream.
Preventions practices
1) Exercise regularly.
2) Eat a balanced, healthy diet.
3) Maintain healthy weight.
4) Limit takeaway and processed foods. ‘
5) Limit your alcohol intake, and quit smoking.
6) Control your blood pressure.
7) See your doctor for regular check-ups.
The three core Interventional Measures in Diabetes
Exercise Diet Drugs
Exercise:
Be active a total of 30 minutes most days. Ask your doctor what activities are best for you. Exercise has the following benefits
1) Weight loss
2) Improves cholesterol and lowers Blood Pressure
3) Maintains good health of heart and blood vessels
4) Muscle cells are more sensitive to insulin and therefore control blood sugar levels and provide energy for muscles
Diet:
Follow the healthy eating plan that you and your doctor or dietitian have worked out.
Drugs:
Take your medicines as directed.
Other Important Measures in Diabetes.
1) Check your feet regularly for, blisters, sores, swelling, redness, or sore toenails
Africell Uganda this morning together with Tecno unveiled the latest Tecno offering, the high end Tecno Boom J8. This Techno J8 which is now available in Africell stores will cost only 499,000 and comes with a free 4G LTE simcard plus 3.5GB of data valid for one month. Also, TECNO is set to unveil its own mobile Operating system, HiOS which comes with launch of new TECNO Boom J8.
Africell which is ranked the number one telecom in terms in internet data speeds is lately partnering with smartphone manufacturers whose phones have the capability to run on faster operating systems. TECNO has also joined the league of mobile makers to launch their next-generation devices on customized android operating system. The announcement by TECNO of its customized version of the Android 5.1 lollipop OS, unveiled on its latest TECNO BOOM J8 music smart phone on March 31, 2016 raised the bar for the leading mobile devices maker in terms of user experience for its end users.
At the launch of the new TECNO BOOM J8 music, Hong Ji, the Tecno Mobile Operator Sales Manager said the mobile giant TECNO has been working hard to create a signature experience on all its mobile devices that users easily identify and associate with the TECNO brand, making it stand out of the clutter. Hong said “What HiOS has helped us achieve is a unique user experience, one like no other. TECNO users can now tell their favorite brand by merely interacting with its UI. HiOS feels different and acts different; a lot more intuitive than the android OS 5.1 which forms its backbone operating system,”
The new TECNO BOOM J8 is TECNO’s first device to host the brand’s signature HiOS operating system. The music smart phone which is an upgrade on predecessor TECNO Boo, J7 boasts 5.5” HD IPS touch screen, 13MP auto-focus rear/ 5.0MP front camera with Dual LED flash, extra 16GB ROM expandable to 128GB and powered by 2GB RAM. You can find the full specs here
Milad Khairallah, Africell’s Chief Commercial Officer said Africell was committed to giving their customers the best of the telecom service. “We will continue to unveil products, services and innovative give-aways for our subscribers who have made us the number one
telecom network in Uganda. The launch of high-end brands like Tecno with our service is part of that belief and commitment”
Milad closed it off “Africell is the network for those customers who want innovation, quality of data and voice at a reasonable price”
Africell Uganda started off the smart phone launches last August when they put up the iDROID Royal V7, before unveiling the first Luganda Smart phone – the iDROID Simu in December. Africell’s core strength has always been in the line of data offerings, thus the need for smartphones to enable their customers enjoy the network.
Facebook decided to roll out it’s ‘Facebook Live’ service to all its users. Previously the feature was only available to a few celebrities and media houses to broadcast live events. Mark Zuckerberg the Facebook CEO posted on his wall that Facebook Live would be available to all users. He also said he will be live at 8:00pm (EAT) to answer questions related to Facebook’s latest feature.
“Live is like having a TV camera in your pocket. Anyone with a phone now has the power to broadcast to anyone in the world. When you interact live, you feel connected in a more personal way. This is a big shift in how we communicate, and it’s going to create new opportunities for people to come together – Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook Live also introduced new features such as Live Filters, Live Reactions, Replay, Live comments, Facebook Live Map on desktop and a dedicated place on Facebook’s mobile app. The Live map will enable people visualise public live broadcasts that are happening around the world. The dedicated icon appears after a server side trigger meaning it will gradually roll out to users.
Facebook has started a battle against the Twitter owned Periscope which has enabled users to live broadcast events using its iOS and Android apps. Well Facebook happens to have a larger number of users, 1.59 billion monthly active users to be precise, which may be an advantage over Periscope.
Facebook Live works on Desktops, iOS and Android and live videos can be embedded on websites. So media houses now have an option of broadcasting events live using Facebook and reacher a bigger target audience.
What it means for Uganda
We have social pack data bundles that offer unlimited access to WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter which might make shooting and viewing Live Videos easy. If the telecoms don’t find a block to this then we are bound to enjoy the feature. Imagine a certain television uses Facebook Live broadcast a live broadcast to all its’ viewers. Even those with a small data bundle will be able to view this footage.
However if their is no data or internet subsidy to this then the adaptation rate will be low because our data bundles are very expensive. It’s a matter of time till we see which Live broadcast service will win over the most users. For now its a muddy battle between Hangouts on Air, Periscope, Facebook Live and Youtube.
World’s popular instant messaging platform, Whatsapp has added a vital update to its application that will see users feel more secure when communicating via the application. Whatsapp has today announced a new technological development that makes users enjoy full protection during private communication with the full end-to-end encryption feature.
The latest version of whatsapp will use security technology that will make it secure for two users to have a peaceful conversation without worrying of a third party or being intercepted.
Encryption ensures that only a message’s sender and recipient can read messages, stopping them from being intercepted on their journey.
From now on while using the application, when you and your contacts use the latest version of the app, every call you made, and every message, photo, video, file, and voice message sent, is end-to-end encrypted by default, including group chats.
We have seen people starting to love using different applications like Telegram to enjoy some security but surely this has been sorted. From now on, when you send a message, the only person who can read it is the person or group chat that you send that message to. No one can see inside that message. Not cyber-criminals. Not hackers. Not oppressive regimes. Not even whatsapp itself. End-to-end encryption helps make communication via Whatsapp private – sort of like a face-to-face conversation.
The giant instant messaging platform Whatsapp shared a statement announcing their update and stressed;
“We live in a world where more of our data is digitized than ever before. Every day we see stories about sensitive records being improperly accessed or stolen. And if nothing is done, more of people’s digital information and communication will be vulnerable to attack in the years to come. Fortunately, end-to-end encryption protects us from these vulnerabilities.”
Surely Ugandans will need to worry about the possibility of being spied on by whoever is in a manipulative position.
Huawei Uganda has today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ministry of ICT for technological collaboration at the Huawei Technology Festival at the Kampala Serena Hotel.
The Huawei Uganda Technology Festival is an event that shall begin on 5th to 8th April and shall involve various activities such as ICT partnership cooperation, Seeds for the Future launch and the Mobile Broadband Road Truck Show. This festival expects to host government officials, academia and telecom companies. It is anticipated to be a powerful engine in promotion of ICT literacy and awareness in Uganda.
“Today marks a continued and more beneficial partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding. This MOU is beneficial to Ugandans, government and the general ICT industry in Uganda. Some of the Key components include: both parties to promote of ICT literacy and awareness to the government, academic institutions and the general public through workshops to expose public to particular and general technologies. Huawei being an ICT leader with heavy investment in Research and Development, we expect to benefit as the Ministry from this partnership.”, said Hon. John Nasasira, the Minister of ICT of Uganda.
The Managing Director of Huawei Uganda Mr. Stanley Chyn noted that Huawei intends to work together with the ministry as its partner in regard to technology.
“Huawei intends to provide expertise and knowledge transfer to government, academia and the general public through workshops through this MOU. Huawei shall also support the ministry in joint events, work with the ministry to bridge the digital divide under the program Seeds for the Future and work together as a partner in regard to technology”, he noted.
This Memorandum of Understanding is expected to take effect on 5th April 2016.
Africell in a bid to get their services closer to their customers is continuing to open up outlets across the country. The number one telecom in terms of data speeds and the most affordable network in Uganda last week together with AJ King Communications opened up Uganda’s biggest phones and accessories shop. Located at Grand Imperial Mall, AJ King Communications shop offers customers the widest range of all phone types, accessories, africell services and is a service centre.
Speaking at the phone opening event, Ali Aoude the Chief Executive of King Communications said they have the widest collection of all phone types and related accessories in Uganda. He asserted “We want Ugandan phone and gadget lovers to have all that they need at the best prices with the widest variety. We are also partnering with Africell because it’s the network that customers seeking for the widest and most affordable telecoms services prefer”. King communications is also a major dealer in other electronic items and gadgets.
Marvin Kagoro who represented Africell reiterated the telecom’s position to deliver affordable and quality services to their customers and insisted partnerships with dealers like King communications would go a long way in getting their services closer to the populace. He said “Africell believes in delivering the fastest speeds at the lowest cost for our data customers, and the longest talk time with the best output for the voice seeking customers. Our partners like King Communications will help deliver on our vision to get services closer to all our customers at the friendliest cost”
Africell Uganda besides offering the most affordable services also introduced the free phone offer for customers who buy data. This offer started off last August when they put up the iDROID Royal V7 for free for customers buying voice and data bundles in a campaign dubbed “Bakakase”. Africell’s core strength has always been in the line of data offerings and was last year in November ranked the telecom with the fastest internet in Uganda.
Campus Bee, the number one campus news website in Uganda is nolonger just a website- but rather a web portal. After winning the Social Media Awards 2016- Best blog accolade, the young, dynamic and vibrant youths have today launched the first ever online campus bazaar; dubbed bazaar.campusbee.ug.
Looking at the local campus bazaar where sellers and buyers converge in a small place to carry out transactions, the Campus Bee Bazaar is not any different. It is an online marketplace for University students to sell and buy items from fellow students and well accredited sellers who are within the university’s jurisdiction.
Anyone can post an item for sale and potential buyers can contact the seller and purchase the item directly- without the hustle of a middleman. Students can also search for cheap or good deals on items and services that are offered around campus.
Business owners around campus can also post listings/items but they must strictly indicate that they are around campus. For example, the photocopy lady in campus can post about an offer on discounts on photocopying or printing.
We shall have dedicated staff to filter and moderate listings to ensure that our site is credible and not filled with spam. Boses Muhinda, the Chief Technology Officer at Campus Bee says that bazaar.campusbee.ug will offer premium listings for those who want premium display. “We will have some premium listings based on what we believe needs/has to be seen by our viewers and buyers,” Muhinda said.
The bazaar will show listings based on what university students normally purchase and want-we also know that transport is a major issue, so one can search for items basing on the locality of his/her university so that meeting a seller is easier, faster, and transport friendly.
Everyday, posters are pinned on notice boards, trees and walls but their is no guarantee that the posters will remain because people tear them always, besides, posters litter the environment, so we are saying “the world is now digital” which means markets and notice boards should also get digital.
“We live in a world where technology simplifies the simplest of things. We felt inspired to work on a service which simplifies the life of students since studying isn’t simple. The days of sticking posters to walls using porridge and glue are long gone because we are modern and cool,” Muhinda added.
Sometimes students search for particular items but finding all listings in a particular place is hard. The Campus Bazaar has listings such as hostel rooms, coursework aides, house parties, events, fellowships and concerts- bazaar.campusbee.ug also has laundry service providers, hot campus girls to hangout with on weekends et al.
Click, post, sell, and someone will Click, Contact, and Buy… Let’s take our bazaar culture to a whole new level, from more than just a few weeks, to a 24/7 365 days Online Campus Bazaar. We believe that you either need a flexible and comprehensive sales solution or a tremendous selection of goods at competitive prices, with CampusBee Bazaar, we got you covered.
Tecno phones have become quite popular in Africa because of their decent pricing and continued improvements overtime. Today Tecno Mobile launched a new phone, the Techno Boom J8 at a star studded event in Kenya. The Boom J8 is a successor to the popular Boom J7. For starters it looks much better than the J7 because it shares’ some design principles from Apple.
“The new BOOM J8 is a collector’s item; this smartphone designed from inside-out brings a whole new music experience to music lovers.” Well, if you are one of those people who like to see specs before you pay bridal price, this woman is not afraid to share what is under the cover to help you make your decision quick-quick. New BOOM flaunts impressive mobile specifications such as a 2GB RAM up from 1GB in BOOM J7, 16MP AF back / 8MP front face-loving cameras with Dual LED flash. Powered by MediaTek Quad-core processor and boasting 5.5” – TECNO digital marketing lead, Jesse Oguntimehin says;
Charging: Fast Charge – 15 min for 8 hours of phone calls
Battery : Non-removable Li-Ion 3,000 mAh
Power Management : Ultra lower power mode
The Tecno Boom J8 will retail for Uganda shillings 499,999/- when it goes on retail in Uganda. There will also be promotions where customers will get a free Boom Headphones with the purchase of a Tecno Boom J8.
