Author: Brand Spot

Safaricom partners with Boomplay to offer subscription rates starting from KES 20 per day  Safaricom has today announced a new partnership with Boomplay to offer subscribers affordable subscription rates starting from KES 20 per day.  Boomplay is a music streaming service with over 85 million local and international tracks and Podcasts. The hass seen massive growth over the years rivaling most other music streaming services.  The partnership will offer Safaricom customers Boomplay subscription bundles at discounted rates coupled with free data, ranging from a daily bundle of KES 20 with 50MB, a weekly bundle of KES 120 with 300MB and…

Thanks to the increased mobile penetration on the continent, as well as the nation’s passion for gambling and betting, mobile casinos experienced tremendous growth in South Africa. Today, a total of 71% of adults in the country engage in casino gaming on their mobile devices, and the stats have also been boosted by the recent Covid-19 pandemic.  Reasons Behind the Popularity Let’s go over some of the main reasons why South Africans love mobile casinos: Convenience Mobile devices have become much more accessible in South Africa, and their common usage enabled people to conveniently enjoy various types of content, including…

Players in the online casino games sphere are constantly debating whether playing in a browser or mobile app is better. Both approaches come with pros and cons. For instance, browsers don’t require users to download an app that can take up plenty of storage while apps can provide them with instant access to the games they’re looking for. Even though there are some statistics that only 20% of players worldwide prefer playing in a browser, you might be interested to know that South Africans prefer mobile apps. Why is that so and which apps are the most popular? Read on…

Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, announced today the opening of its new office and state-of-the-art Customer Experience Center in Nairobi. With an increasing demand for high efficiency critical infrastructure in East Africa, this center supports Vertiv’s efforts in offering digital infrastructure solutions to local customers. The center’s experts offer firsthand knowledge of the technologies, and showcasing of the products gives users a chance to get close to the diverse range of Vertiv’s critical infrastructure solutions for applications from the edge of the network to the cloud. Products at the center include Vertiv SmartCabinet –…

Internet Service Provider, Mawingu, is on the verge of closing a new investment round in the coming months, as it moves to capture a larger share of the digital market in the country. With over 7,000 active users, Mawingu is the country’s largest Internet service provider catering to rural Kenya, with presence in 15 counties, notably in the Mount Kenya region. The company has already begun to increase its outreach into towns which have not been well served and generally neglected by the larger players in the industry. In the past few months, Mawingu has expanded into Marsabit, Garissa, Wajir,…

Flourish Ventures, a global venture capital firm investing in mission-driven fintech entrepreneurs, today announced the launch of affiliate Madica, a structured investment program for pre-seed stage technology companies in Africa. Aiming to serve mission-driven and under-represented founders, the new sector-agnostic program will invest capital in tech startups and offer founders tailored mentorship and world-class company-building support. Over the next three years, Madica, seeks to back 25-30 African entrepreneurs with up to $200,000 each, coupled with multi-year programmatic support. The new investment program aims to address systemic challenges faced by early-stage founders in Africa, such as limited access to capital, industry…

NTT Ltd., a leading global IT infrastructure and services company, has today launched its 2022 Global Network Report, which found that 61% of CEOs in Middle East and Africa believe their network is slowing down business growth. Globally, of CEOs 70 percent believe their network maturity level is negatively affecting their business delivery. The adoption of hybrid, distributed work environments with multiple connected devices is erupting through enterprises but, despite investments, just two in five businesses say they are very satisfied with their current network capabilities. This has resulted in a new era of network modernization, with most executives relying…

Safaricom has partnered with Google to promote and grow Short Video content (YouTube shorts) on YouTube by offering low-cost bundles for its users. The two-month campaign will see Safaricom customers enjoy affordable 1GB data bundles for as low as KES. 10 to view and post content on their YouTube channels. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/j-jtXvcTev0 “In this era of limitless information, we have access to platforms like YouTube Shorts, which allow us to frequently produce and consume content. I believe that this new data bundle offer will help in uplifting new talent by giving them more opportunities to showcase their skills and talents and…

Driving the need for this investment is the increasingly rapid pace of digital transformation worldwide – a trend that chafes against the World Bank’s talent deficit forecast of 10 million people to 2027. More than 170 countries have announced digital strategies, and digital transformation is seen as the key to improving GDP and productivity. It is a key focus for industries including ICT, finance, manufacturing and agriculture. The talent shortage is most pronounced in Asia but is also a concern internationally for the ICT community, governments, employers and workers. According to the International Labor Organization, the “lack of skilled labor…

Browser-derived super app, Phoenix, announced recently that it has closed a 100 million USD Series-A fundraising round. A renowned sovereign fund participated in the round alongside previous strategic investors including top internet companies and tech-focused funds. Since its Nigeria launch in late 2019, the super app has served over 400 million users in Africa, Asia, and Latin America with a built-in search engine, content feeds, productivity tools and a range of localized in-app features. The company combines its edges in AI-powered algorithmic personalization — both the content feeds and app functionalities are highly curated based on users’ preferences. Local and…