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Umuntu Media launches lifestyle portals iZimbabwe and iBotswana
Umuntu Media, having recently received a USD1 million investment from the eVentures Africa Fund, has added two new portals - iZimbabwe.co.zw and iBotswana.co.bw, which will deliver local content focusing on entertainment, property, jobs, news and more to users in those countries.
The launches bring to four the number of the company's online portals. iNamibia and iZambia have been relaunched at the same time.
Umuntu CEO and founder Johan Nel explained the rationale behind the expansion: "The tremendous growth of iNamibia and iZambia from a standing start in January has taken us to the next evolutionary step, as we now launch iZimbabwe and iBotswana.
"Now is an exciting time for Africa and also for Umuntu, which we can see in the uptake of our local content portals. We are looking forward to the next phase in which we will be aggressively rolling out seven more portals by April, 2012."
Mobile communications platform to be launched next
The growth of the iPortal model has brought forward significant opportunities for Umuntu. With mobile as a huge force in Africa, Umuntu will soon be launching Mimiboard, a mobile communications platform, created in Africa, for Africa, designed to cater for Africa's local content needs.
Brian Hirman, from the eVA Fund, expressed support for Umuntu Media's latest releases: "We started the Umuntu Media journey with Johan Nel about a year ago. It is unbelievable to experience what he and his team have achieved since then. I'm convinced that Umuntu Media will become a major digital media player in Africa, offering African content and solutions for Africans and by Africans."
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