‘News’ Category

• 30 Nov '11

  Primedia Online partners with Umuntu Media in pan-African content syndication deal

  Posted in News By Brian

  Primedia Online is providing a comprehensive content solution to Umuntu Media’s African portals across the technology, lifestyle and entertainment news areas. Umuntu Media, based in Cape Town, has recently added two new portals to its stable: iZimbabwe.co.zw and iBotswana.co.bw were launched in November. The launch of the local lifestyle portals in Zimbabwe and Botswana will [...]

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• 29 Nov '11

  Umuntu Media relaunches the next version of iZambia.co.zm

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  Umuntu Media has launched the next version of the iZambia lifestyle portal, in the next step to deliver up to the minute local content that is immediately relevant to the needs of Zambians. iZambia.co.zm was launched in January 2011 and quickly grew to attract a significant following in the country. iZambia was the first in [...]

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• 22 Nov '11

  Umuntu Media launches new corporate website

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  Umuntu Media has launched it’s new corporate website. Read more about Umuntu Media’s simple mission: to deliver relevant local content on world class platforms across Africa: www.umuntumedia.com  

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• 17 Nov '11

  Umuntu Media is expanding its stable of online lifestyle portals to include Zimbabwe and Botswana

  Posted in News By Brian

  Umuntu Media is taking the next step in entrenching itself as a major online publishing player in Africa. Having recently confirmed a $1m investment from eVentures Africa Fund (eVA Fund), the online publisher is adding two new portals to its stable. iZimbabwe.co.zw and iBotswana.co.bw were launched on 18 November 2011. The launch of the local [...]

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• 17 Sep '11

  Umuntu Media receives additional $1 million funding from eVA Fund

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  ‘Think Local, captivate the reader and build world class platforms for Africa from within Africa’ is the success formula for Umuntu Media CEO Johan Nel: Umuntu Media raised $1 million series A funding from Netherlands based eVentures Africa Fund (eVA Fund) as a first step to take the successful local information portals www.iNamibia.co.na and www.iZambia.co.zm to ultimatelly an additional nine African countries. The funds will also be partly used to build a mobile communications platform that caters for Africa’s needs. This platform will be launched in Alpha version before Jan 2012.

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• 22 Jun '11

  iNamibia creating some unique online opportunities for brands in Namibia

  Posted in News By Brian

  117% traffic growth – the fastest in Namibia, the fastest-growing Facebook fan page in Namibia, in the top five biggest local websites in Namibia within 3 months.

  This was the performance of inamibia.co.na in Q1 of this year after the 15 January launch. The strong growth has continued into Q2 with iNamibia now being the third biggest site in Namibia already.

  iNamibia’s aim is simple. Create a world-class online portal for Namibia; make information and access to all kinds of information easier, concise and cool.

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• 13 Jun '11

  Tandaa Tech Ideas Funding Challenge 2010

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  On October 18, 2010 seven companies pitched their ideas to a panel of Venture Capitalists in front of a live audience at the iHub. One of the very first ‘VC pitch events’ to be hosted in Kenya, the event featured Vincent Kouwenhoven with eVentures Africa Fund. Next to Vincent also Fanisi Venture Capital Fund, Africa Media Venture Fund, Open Capital Fund and Grofin attended.

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• 18 May '11

  eVA Fund joined the Kenya ICT Board task force

  Posted in News By Brian

  Vincent Kouwenhoven joined the Kenya ICT Board task force in Bellagio Italy, to discuss Kenya’s future as the ICT Hub in Africa. Vincent is standing above on the right and Paul Kukubo, CEO of the ICT Board Kenya is standing above on the left.

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• 13 Jan '11

  Umuntu Media to ‘change the way Africa communicates’

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  Umuntu Media says Africa’s time has come as it looks at the way we will communicate in future. The year 2011 could not have started any better for Umuntu Media as Umuntu this week announced ambitious plans to improve internet media in 19 African countries with eType handling the media sales. Africa’s time is now, [...]

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• 8 Jan '11

  Paying school fees with M-PESA using Pesapal

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  Kenyans can now pay the school fees of their children with M_PESA using Pesapal

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