Author: Smart Megwai

The Ghanian Government has declared the first outbreak of the highly contagious and deadly Marburg virus, spurring a nationwide response to the disease. The news came shortly after a World Health Organisation (WHO) Collaborating Centre laboratory in Accra confirmed earlier results. A press statement made by the World Health Organisation…

MTN Group Ltd. is in talks to acquire smaller domestic rival Telkom SA SOC Ltd. in a deal that would make the both companies the largest South African mobile-phone operator by number of subscribers. Bloomberg reports both companies are in a discussion over a deal for MTN to buy all of Telkom either…

If you’re planning on buying an Intel CPU, it might be advisable to make the purchase sooner rather than later. CPUs and peripheral chips are about to get more expensive. A new report by Nikkei claims Chipmaker Intel is planning to raise the prices of CPU prices this year. Nikkei…

Sony has announced it is working on a brand new loyalty program for users called PlayStation Stars to celebrate its gamers for being on this ever growing gaming journey with the company. Grace Chen, the company’s Vice President, Network Advertising, Loyalty & Licensed Merchandise, writes this in a blog post,…

Meta is testing a new way for Facebook users to have up to five separate profiles tied to a single account. The company’s spokesperson told TechCrunch on Thursday that the feature is currently being tested with select users on Facebook, as it hopes to increase engagement on the platform. This is…

Twitter has announced it is testing new ways for users to start customising their tweet experience. By applying different algorithms to highlight content more suited to users’ interests, the Social giant wants your main feed (on the web version for now) to display topic-focused timelines which you can swipe or click…

Some months ago, TikTok announced it was testing a content rating system, which is similar to the way movies are rated: G, PG, PG-13, R, or NC-17. Having been under severe pressure to protect kids online, the Social media giant told Protocol, “When the system is fully launched, content that we’ve…

Samsung is adding new features to its Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic, and one of them is a full QWERTY keyboard very close to Apple’s Watch Series 7. The upgrades are part of Samsung’s One UI Watch 4.5 software, which will launch in the third quarter of this…

This is sure going to draw in more users to WhatsApp and away from Telegram. Despite it has more of these features earlier than WhatsApp, the Meta-owned app is still the most used till today. Early this year, it started testing a new way for users to react to messages…

After a successful testing for exactly 30 days, Twitter announces it is adding the Unmentioning feature to the app and web version of the platform. The new feature, which the Social Media Giant first started testing in April, allows you to remove yourself from conversations you don’t want to be…

We did report five months ago that Maraphones in South Africa was shutting down and was set to be sold on an “offer” basis. The shut down was mandated by its funders, the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and Standard Bank, and led to both financial institutions liquidating the entity. It…

Response Architects, a multichannel retail business, has announced a new partnership with Alibaba to launch Livestream Shopping across Africa. After the successful launch of ShopEX,, the first international TV shopping business in Nigeria, in 2018, the VC-funded startup is now teaming up with Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence…

Meta has introduced a new way for people to log into their Quest VR headsets without needing a Facebook account. The company made the announcement in a press release stating that the changes will begin on August 2022.  “Starting in August 2022, if you’re new to Meta VR devices or…

Two girls, Lalani Erika Walton (8-year-old) and Arriani Jaileen Arroyo (9-year-old), are reportedly dead while attempting one of the viscious challenges on TikTok. A report by the Social Media Victims Law Center (SMVLC) said the minors died of self-strangulation while attempting a blackout challenge, which encourages users to choke themselves…

Twitter has been very busy lately due to Elon Musk’s plans of acquiring the company for $44 billion. Nevertheless, this hasn’t stopped it from adding new and improved features for both paying and non-paying users. The most recent was to introduce “Branded Likes” to all users after successfully testing with…

Apple says it is adding a new feature to the so-to-be released iOS 16 called Lockdown Mode. In the press release, the Tech Giant mentioned that Lockdown Mode is specifically for a small subset of its users who are at high risk of government targeting. That is, if after you’ve…

TikTok has added a new feature to its app that will let users restrict live stream viewers to just adults. As TechCrunch reported, “the new setting is currently in limited testing with select users.” Some users have reported seeing the new option to toggle on live streams with the so-called…

Meta is taking separate legal actions against two prolific data scrapers, accusing them of offering data scraping services for Facebook and Instagram. The first action is against a company called Octopus, a US subsidiary of a Chinese national high-tech enterprise that claims to have over one million customers. Octopus provides…

MTN Uganda has appointed Sylvia Mulinge, who served Safaricom as Chief Consumer Business Officer. Mulinge, who will play the role of Chief Executive of operations, will help the operator grow its regional business and help sustain its position.  In a statement from MTN group, “Sylvia Mulinge … a seasoned executive,…

Africa’s Leading E-commerce platform, Jumia has entered into a partnership deal with realme, which is currently the world’s fastest-growing smartphone brand. Both companies today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide millions of consumers in Africa access to innovative and trendsetting devices with the latest technology. The agreement allows for…