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Parented by MultiChoice Africa, Digital Satellite Television (DStv for short) is a television service that has supplied (local and international) contents to 50 African countries in Africa since its inception in 1995. No doubts, DStv helped revolutionized TV contents in Africa. However, the entrance of cheaper (and better) entertainment alternatives (like Netflix, Showmax etc.) to the African scene have made many content consumers question if their DStv subscription is still worth....

The Immigration Department issued the advisory on Sunday also directing applicants who had already made their passport applications online to revisit the e-citizen portal in order to book appointments. Although passport applications are made online through the e-citizen portal, applicants visit passport processing centres to have their biometrics taken. Last month, the government extended the deadline to travel on the new e-passport to March 1 next year for all Kenyans....

We shall see the first straightforward method of using USSD with MTN’s dubbed ola Reverse and later customer care and support. Method 1: Kola Reverse USSD Code Step 1: Dial 1658#.Step 2: Select option 7, Initiate Reversal.Step 3: On the Next menu, you will be able to see three recent sending transactions that you made. Go ahead and select the transaction that you want to reverse.Step 4: Confirm transaction with MTN MoMo PIN....

In a statement, MTN Uganda said that it is a responsible and ethical corporate citizen committed to meeting all its lawful obligations including all taxes that are properly assessed and are due and owing. The statement further said that MTN is studying the Tax Appeals Tribunal ruling, taking advice on the implications thereof, and will make every effort to conclude this matter in a fair, legal, and ethical manner. Related Article: The Ultimate Guide to Using MTN Momo App In August 2016, URA issued MTN with an assessment of UGX 326,996,917,906 for unpaid taxes arising between the period 2011-2014....

In April, the company implemented a long awaited setting to allow users to demote an admin in a group chat–The feature allowed an admin to be demoted without removing them from the chat entirely. In May, WhatsApp for iOS was updated to support inline Instagram and Facebook video playback, meaning users would not have to leave the chatting client to consume content from the social networks. For now, three new huge features are on the horizon for WhatsApp and will drastically change how the messenger is used....

Google Maps Wi-Fi Only Firstly, Google Maps now sports a Wi-Fi only option you can toggle on or off that restricts the app from blowing through mobile data when you’re on the move. This mode is complimented by Offline Maps which can be downloaded for whichever regions you want. We downloaded the map of Kampala and it’s environs and it took only around 25MB. We took Google Maps in offline mode for a test drive and we were surprised at the pinpoint accuracy of our movements....

Oculeus, a Germany-based vendor of OSS/BSS solutions, sees a market opportunity to help African telcos improve their anti-fraud efforts. The company recently released an update to its Oculeus Anti-fraud System, which is targeted at wholesale providers, carriers and mobile operators. Oculeus Anti-fraud System works by creating a baseline of expected network traffic, which is continuously monitored for traffic anomalies and patterns that are typical of fraud. Parameters such as time, frequency, call value, destinations and can be used in this analysis....

OPay’s journey started in Nigeria in 2018 when it launched its mobile money platform in Lagos. And while OPay tried to branch out into other areas like bike hailing with the launch of ORide (a now-defunct bike-hailing service), OBus, a bus-booking platform (also defunct) OExpress, a logistics delivery service, OTrade, a B2B e-commerce platform, and OFood, a food delivery service, it is its fintech and mobile money business that has performed well....

The Phone by Google app is designed to bridge that gap of skepticism between customers and verified business whose calls are actually important. This is similar to what other caller ID apps like Truecaller are doing, however, Phone by Google offers even more features. This is not Google’s first forage into this type of services as it does have the likes of Google Voice, Google Message and so on. Read More: How to Share Your Screen on Google Meet (Mobile and PC)...

Python. Python is a modern general-purpose language, used throughout the world in everything from embedded systems to large-scale infrastructures. Python is available for free to the public as free open source software. The Python Conference (PyCon) –an annual convention for the discussion and promotion of the Python programming language –wants to come a sub Saharan African country (excluding South Africa that already has an active community and PyConZa). According to a proposal about PyCons-in-Africa, they are aimed at:...

For the duration of the Qualcomm partnership, developers need only to reserve testing time in blocks of 90 minutes by sending a reservation email to testing(at)mlab.co.ke. The reservation email will include specifics of the desired time slot, platforms or devices desired for testing and their institutional affiliation which could be a university, a company, or a tech community. If locally developed applications are to attract regional and global uptake where target customers own mobile devices with diverse configurations, application testing must be a priority for developers....

From what we heard, a one Joshua Mugisha, formerly of Brighter Monday, and his crew are the brains behind this intriguing remote-shopping app. But don’t take our word for it. After all, they do have a website and social media presence. Look them up or skip all that and check out their app on Google Play or the iTunes App Store. Qwicart: Ease of signup So, basically, what Qwicart does is quite simple albeit convenient from a couch potato point of view....

We have already talked about a number of wearables on this platform in the past from the Mi Band 4, Mi Band 5, Mi Band 6, Honor Band 6, just to mention but a few. From the list above, you can see that one company seems to be dominating, Xiaomi. Today, we look at yet another offer from the Chinese OEM in form of the Redmi Watch 2 Lite. This can be thought of as a device that further bridges the gap between fitness trackers like the ones we have outlined above, and smartwatches....

It has emerged that Twitter retains direct messages for years, including messages you and others have deleted, but also data sent to and from accounts that have been deactivated and suspended, according to security researcher Karan Saini. Saini said he found years-old messages in a file from an archive of his data obtained through the website from accounts that were no longer on Twitter. He also reported a similar bug, found a year earlier but not disclosed until now, that allowed him to use a since-deprecated API to retrieve direct messages even after a message was deleted from both the sender and the recipient, though, the bug wasn’t able to retrieve messages from suspended accounts....

Those with the resources have dominated whereas those without have had to pledge submission or rather find other ways to survive. And where randomness plays part, many are quick to allude it to luck — good or bad. But somethings just happen and we may not explain why. On Thursday last week, UTL and Century Cinemax premiered a promotion dubbed Epic Flick Thursday geared at rewarding fans with subsidized movie tickets (and even free when lady luck smiles your way) every Thursday....

Now, SafeBoda’s next destination is the most-populated country in Africa, Nigeria. Given that Nigeria also runs one of the biggest economies in Africa, the decision to expand to the region is a good move; if SafeBoda intends to dominate the bike-hailing ecosystem in Africa, Nigeria is the next best country to be. The Nigeria expansion news is, however, in contrast with earlier suggestions that SafeBoda would likely kick-start its operations in Tanzania’s capital, Dar es Salaam before expanding to other African countries....

Samsung Galaxy M32 5G Specs at a Glance 6.5 inches, 720 x 1600 pixels IPS LCD Infinity-V displayOcta-core MediaTek MT6853 Dimensity 720 5G and 6GB/8GB RAMQuad rear camera – 48MP main sensor + 8MP ultrawide + 5MP macro shooter + 2MP depth sensorFront camera – 13MP sensor128GB built-in storage expandable up to 1TBFingerprint (side-mounted)5, 000mAh non-removable Li-ion battery Read More: Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G Specs and Price in Nigeria In a bid to make the cheapest 5G smartphone list, the Samsung Galaxy M32 5G comes with specs that are incongruous with the 5G connectivity on it....

Following the success at the recently concluded MTN Innovation Awards where they won best SME app and most innovative app 2017, Qwicart has decided to indulge in the spirit of giving this Christmas season, which is what Christmas is all about, hence the creation of the Qwicart Secret Santa. The Qwicart Secret Santa campaign is one whereby the app has partnered with several organisations to bring smiles and happiness to those less fortunate....

But these two devices two different things in their entirety. We cover their differences in the article linked below. Also Read: What is a Smart TV Soundbar? How are they different? Design Both (Soundbar and Soundbase) describes what they look like. The soundbar is a long skinny speaker that looks like a bar. They most times come with three or more speakers, subwoofers. Newer models of soundbars have wireless subwoofer which is easy to set up and use....

Financial Health for MSMEs with Financial Sector Deepening Uganda (FSDU) as an anchor partner.Leveraging Last Mile Distribution Networks with Mobipay & Ensibuuko as anchor partners.Digital Literacy with Danish Refugee Council as an anchor partner. The Genesis Story The call was open for four weeks and saw around 150 startups apply. The Startup Uganda team reduced that number to 10 startups under each challenge track, which then qualified for the Bootcamp stage....