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Workspace, Formerly G Suite, is Now Available to Everyone
Last October, Google rebranded "G Suite" - its collection of professional productivity tools, which was only made available to business accounts - to become "Workspace". And eight months later, Google has now announced that Workspace will be free to everyone. Until now, only paid users... Read More
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OPay is reportedly raising $400M at over $1.5B valuation
Nigeria-based, Chinese-backed fintech platform, OPay, is in talks to raise up to $400 million in Series C funding, this is according to TechCrunch. OPay's journey started in Nigeria in 2018 when it launched its mobile money platform in Lagos. And while OPay tried to branch... Read More
Devkids by ULesson: A Platform For Kids to Learn to Code
Devkids by ULesson is a platform that provides personalized live coding classes for 4-18-year-olds. On the platform, kids get to explore HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Python from scratch. Plus a dive into cybersecurity, AI, and machine learning. Devkids by ULesson is a subsidiary of ULesson... Read More
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Twitter Introduces Tip Jar to Let You Pay Your Favorite Twitters
Twitter, via a blog post announced the addition of a new feature -Tip Jar - to the social app. Tip Jar will make it easy for twitter users to support and send money to their favorite creators on the platform. Esther Crawford, Senior Product Manager... Read More
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Flutterwave Raises $170m; Attains Unicorn Status
While the COVID-19 pandemic hit a lot of businesses hard (forcing a couple to shut down), a few others saw significant growth. Flutterwave, for instance, reported that the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the shift towards digital mode payments in Nigeria. This led to a surge in... Read More
DataFest Kampala 2021: Pollicy Launches The Biggest Data Festival in Africa
We live in a time where buzzword like "data is the new oil" floods the digital space and most of us can't even seem to make sense of such statements. The best place to learn about data and how you can harness its usage is... Read More
MTN Dabolo Returns With 100% Bonus on Daily Bundles For Customers Using 4G SIM Cards
MTN Uganda has launched the second edition of the MTN Dabolo promotion that will see MTN customers once again enjoying a 100% bonus on daily data bundles. The promotion dubbed MTN Dabolo 4G will only be available for customers using 4G SIM cards and will... Read More
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How to Get e-Newspapers in Kenya for Just KES 20
With the new reality that is the Coronavirus, people and corporates are trying their level best to minimize human-to-human interactions. While many people are forced to stay home, essential things that were previously mundane, like getting a newspaper is getting harder. In a bid to... Read More
MTN Uganda Issues Statement In Response to Tax Appeals Tribunal Ruling
MTN Uganda has had several legal encounters with the tax body, Uganda Revenue Authority, (URA) over unpaid taxes. The encounters have gone through a number of rulings with the latest from the Tax Appeals Tribunal, (TAT) asking MTN to pay UGX 24,273,771,472 (twenty-four billion two... Read More
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