The Nelson Mandela Statue

The nine-metre (30ft) bronze statue has been erected at the Union Buildings. A statue of Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president, has been unveiled in the capital, Pretoria, a day after he was buried.

The statue, with Mr Mandela’s hands reaching outward, was intended to show that he had embraced the whole nation. It followed a 10-day period of mourning and celebrating Mr Mandela’s life after his death at the age of 95.

The World Largest Smartphone Makers

The latest numbers from Strategy Analytics reveal that Apple tied Samsung during Q4 2014 to become the world’s largest smartphone maker based on global shipments. According to the report, both Apple and Samsung shipped 74.5 million smartphones during the three-month period of October through December. Apple’s number is an official figure from its financial results, while Samsung’s number is an estimate since the company stopped reporting smartphone shipments a few years ago. The research firm adds that Apple and Samsung were last tied in smartphone market share in Q4 2011.

Apple experienced a record-breaking first quarter of the fiscal year because of strong demand for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. The larger screen sizes of the two new smartphones were a major selling point for many consumers, attracting more new customers and Android converts than ever before. Meanwhile, Samsung reported a 27% quarterly decline in earnings earlier today amid tough competition from both Apple and up-and-coming Chinese rivals such as Xiaomi and Huawei.

Strategy Analytics claims that global smartphone shipments grew 31% annually to eclipse a record 380 million units in the fourth quarter. An estimated 1.3 billion smartphones were shipped worldwide in 2014, with strong growth in emerging markets such as China, India and Africa. Apple has experienced a lot of momentum in China, noting that its online sales in the region for 2014 were more than the previous five years combined.

Apple also surpassed Microsoft to become the world’s second largest mobile phone vendor on the strength of the United States and China. Apple’s 74.5 million smartphone shipments placed ahead of Microsoft’s 50.2 million units shipped, but were behind Samsung’s market leading 95 million units shipped. Apple and Samsung have global mobile phone market shares of 14.5% and 18.4% respectively.

Wizkid Named Africa's Most Stream Artist

Mino Music reveals 2018’s most streamed and downloaded songs. With the rebranding of Mino Music and the launch of our iOS and Android apps, our streaming numbers increased significantly compared to 2017.

Wizkid led the pack with a total of 1.5m streams which were spread across his singles Fake Love, Kana, Bad Energy and Soco. As quiet as Tekno appeared to be in 2018, his single Jogodo spoke for him and was highly consumed while the living legend 2Baba made an amazing return with Amaka featuring fast rising sensation, Peruzzi of DMW/30BG which was the 4th most streamed song on Mino Music in 2018.

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Skuki - Silifa

Fast-rising musical duo, Skuki [Peeshaun and Vava Voom], have released the long-awaited official music video for their hit single 'SILIFA', which features popular South African dancers...the Pro Twerkers.

"Bad boys gone badder. Skuki hits their fans fresh in 2014, with a dope super -fly video for their new single- SILIFA. Shot by Clarence Peters, in Johannesburg South Africa, now this is a must watch."

Square Purchases Stake in Jay's Tidal

 

Square, the mobile payments company led by Mr. Dorsey, announced on Thursday its plan to acquire a “significant majority” of Tidal, the streaming music service owned by Jay-Z and other artists — including Beyoncé, Jay-Z’s wife, and Rihanna, who is a client of Jay-Z’s entertainment management company, Roc Nation.

Square will pay $297 million in stock and cash for the stake in Tidal. Jay-Z will join Square’s board.

Mystro Ft Wizkid #NewVideo "Immediately" @Mystroofficial @wizkidayo

After successfully rolling out his debut album “Sugar,”  and premiering new music, the multi-talented musician, songwriter and producer comes back on a another level, with the video of ‘Immediately’, the powerful collaboration featuring one of Africa’s greatest pop stars, Wizkid.

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Shot by Sesan Ogunro and styled by Jennifer Eleto, the visuals of the fusion dance tune, catches the vibe of the song, with flashing lights, street fashion, pretty women, and heavy cameos from Maleek Berry and Kelechi Anyikude. The record was one of Nigeria’s leading summer anthems, and the video is in to give fans more bang for their support.