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How a friend saved her marriage

A female friend couple of days ago asked if I’ve changed my views on marriage, little did i know that what she’s been going through in her half a decade engagement, of cause my answer was a big NO! In 2012, the lady shared with your blogger how she happily married the best husband on earth who she met at age 25. I vividly recall her saying that she would be devastated if she was to fail in their marriage. “I would hate it if my husband wanted to end this marriage in any way but I would be heartbroken especially if he wanted to go off and have sex with other women,” she said at the time. I told her no relationship is black and white and all of them exists in nuance. And there is no need to judge other people because we all evolve in our behaviors. Recently, she revealed to your blogger how she started feeling her relationship was starting to crumble to an extent her struggles were too much to bear and wanted to call it quits .For the Melbourne born lady, the answer was somewhere in be

Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds Review

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is one of my games of 2017 and there are reasons to believe I’m not alone, the game has 30 million players across both PC and the newly released Xbox One version . New data shows that sales are accelerating fast. That aside, I’ve been trying my hands on the game that has 100 players that parachute onto an island and the last one alive triumphs. My gaming friend said its a classic example of un-created concept executed in old school style, definitely giving it a merit of Battlegrounds.We both agreed that compared to other games released in 2017, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is easily the best game by a country mile thanks to recently released version 1.0 of the game. In fact, am one of those who believe the game has a bright future ahead of it, and a couple of friends who were skeptical at the beginning are now building the confidence that its surely gonna be a success.I recall few months back when talking to a friend about PlayerUnknown's Batt

Digital mobility trends in Africa

The entire mobility ecosystem in Africa, along with expectations, is changing how Africans pay for their services and products, the technology that supports it, how their products are transported . Currently, African businesses are challenged by engaging three different generations but going forward they will need to respond to the rise of digital natives.All industries and sectors are being affected. There’s plenty of evidence that technological advancements in smartphones have ushered in a new era Africa in communications, shopping, entertainment, news reporting, finance and investment to mention but a few .Known as Digital Mobility, the trend offers a less strenuous lifestyle, because smartphone users can manage a variety of matters through their phones with greater ease and convenience. Disruptive events affecting African industries are coming faster and becoming less predictable than ever before, especially for industries where the pace of technological evolution is confronting tr

The African app economy in 2017

The app ecosystem has emerged as the primary interface in which Africans are spending a huge portion of their time, and increasingly money as well . According to the latest data, 78 per cent of Africans smartphone usage is in-app, equating to around an hour per day in South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia.African countries are witnessing a fundamental shift in media consumption, considering the channel was non-existent less than eight years ago. African products, brands, developers, media, agencies and of course the app stores have commercialized the app ecosystem in an enormous way over the last five years. The app ecosystem is predicted to surge on given a sharp over 100 per cent increase of installed smartphones in the same period .The vast majority of these 50 million additional smartphone in African users will come from markets across East and West Africa, where smartphone costs are falling to feature phone levels.Most Africans installed 28 apps on average, low

Digitalisation in Africa

Digitalization basically means how consumer’s digital journey has evolved in recently and how quickly it will continue to change. As digital technology becomes more widely used, associated skillsets will become more highly-valued, and some more traditional jobs may have to change pace to keep up .African countries are facing critical issues on privacy and data security, massive growth in data consumption, the need for connections that are not only fast but also uninterrupted and gearing up for the Internet of Things. Most African economies have seen ten years of continuous economic growth an admirable position given the global economic events of the last decade .However, as African economies are picking up speed and by 2050 African economy will be reportedly the fourth largest up from sixth. As a whole, African economy may need to adapt to continue to stay relevant, and a large part of adaptation will be driven by a changing workforce. It is forecast to be one of people with high ski

Hong Kong eSports player’s life

He's known to the eSports crowd in Hong Kong, and he's always considered to be among the guys to beat when it comes to local and regional events. Born and raised in Hong Kong, Sez Kwok told your blogger that eSports is like a five verse, five games and you work as a team to take down the competitor base, simple as that. I've played League of Legends since the first season.Those who don’t know, League of Legends is a Multiplayer Online Battle Arena game of 10 players, 5 on a side . Each of the five players have different roles and eams collect gold to buy items to become stronger, kill enemy players, take objectives and destroy the enemy base to win. The concept is quite simple but the skill, diversity and steep learning curve is what makes League of Legends so addictive to many players. The game is not hard to pick up, but with the game constantly being updated, the learning curve can be said to be virtually infinite. What I like about League of Legends Contador Harrison, i

Growth of eSports in Africa

eSports is taking over the Africa by storm with new studies indicating that just under 12 million Africans are watching esports . With games such as League of Legends having a population of more than 5 million players regionally, it’s hard for African countries not to notice the presence of such a force. The report tells us that around 1% of Africans have engaged with eSports on some level.Furthermore, 5 out of 10 in this group of Africans have expressed a desire to engage again. This is partly due to the rapidly growing popularity of eSports over the past two years. Thanks to big investors, eSports has been able to expand here and its success is starting to replicate the scene in African countries, including South Africa, Egypt, Morocco and Nigeria. eSports is already a big industry in South Africa and draws in enormous crowds at every event, both in person and online .This huge market has grown in Africa in just a short time. Just how regularly fans or spectators can watch eSports is