To launch a new streaming service, Telkom has collaborated with the South African Broadcasting Corporation to introduce a streaming platform called TelkomONE.

According to Telkom, the new channel will feature viewings from the SABC such as channels 1, 2, Sports, and Educational channels. Further, TelkomONE would also offer its users access to all 19 radio stations under the South African Broadcasting Corporation.

The deal, which is a five-year one, is the first of its kind for the Broadcasting body of South Africa.

The innovation looks to air South Africa’s most-watched TV shows and most heard radio shows on an online platform, hence, TelkomONE.

‘’We are excited about the opportunity to give South Africans free access to watch and listen to their favourite SABC shows and programmes online,’’ says Telkom’s Group CEO, Sipho Maseko.

‘’TelkomONE will allow subscribers to pause, go back into programme guide and instantly view a scheduled TV show they may have missed. The goal is to make affordable digital TV available to all.’’

In conclusion, Maseko added that the mobile-integrated TelkomONE would feature a host of other content beyond the SABC channels. It will include comedy, music, lifestyle content and many more.

‘’The SABC has a wealth of content – both acquired and produced by local talents – which will be available for free viewing on our new platform. Through TelkomONE, we will further promote universal access to popular SABC content for our subscribers.’’

‘’Also, the platform will create new opportunities for the local talents in South Africa. TelkomONE will help them showcase more of their craft on a platform where content lives longer than on traditional platforms.’’

In the present world we live in, it is evident in our lifestyle that the world is tilting very much toward technology.

As it is, technology is one of the vital factors that will determine the rate at which the economy of any nation grows.

In that vein, a Nigerian firm has launched an initiative called Startup North-East. It is an incubation programme for young brands looking to develop innovative tech solutions for regions affected by the crisis in the North-Eastern part of Nigeria.

Now, Venture Platform Foundation has put a call out for application from Nigerian startups to be a part of the programme.

According to the United Nations, millions of people have suffered from the unrest in that part of Nigeria.

Over two million people have been displaced from their homes due to clashes in the North-East. Also, more than seven million people in the North-East depend solely on humanitarian aid.

With support from the US Embassy, Ventures Platform Foundation will provide selected startups with funding, mentoring, and backing to develop effective tech solutions. The solutions will solve the discrepancies surrounding aid distribution across the affected region.

The programme will take place virtually, and at the end, the deciding panel will choose six startups for the project. The selected firms will receive the necessary resources all through the four months of creative thinking, development, and deployment of feasible solutions to combat the operational barriers faced by development agencies.

‘’For years, we have witnesses vulnerable communities ravaged by malnutrition, poor healthcare, and lack of hygiene and sanitation. We cannot allow this to slip off our radar – even amid a global pandemic,’’ said, Executive Director at Ventures Platform Foundation, Mimshach Obioha.