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National News

Stanbic in Coding For Change to Drive Fourth Industrial Revolution

ComputingTuesday 10 Jul

Paratus partners with Bank Gaborone to offer affordable Satellite Internet

Internet 27 Jun
Private sector participation in DTT lags behind in Botswana

Broadcasting 20 Jun
Botswana mobile regulator applies another voice calls tariffs control

Telecoms 19 Jun

Second Ghana Executive Women Network conference set for October

BusinessWednesday 18 Jul

Telkom Kenya partners to launch first Loon commercial service in Africa

TelecomsThursday 19 Jul

TNM profit jumps 60% to MWK13bn

BusinessTuesday 19 Jun

Data for Nothing: Fraudsters Use Fake Gift Cards to Lure Consumers into Handing Over Personal Data

Information SecurityFriday 20 Jul

Kirusa announces roaming solutions for African mobile operators with Instavoice ReachMe

MobileFriday 20 Jul

Vodacom Tanzania welcomes the announcement of the 700 MHz Spectrum Auction results

MobileMonday 25 Jun

800 Participants link technology to impact at ICT4D

DevelopmentFriday 11 May

Seizing opportunities in Zimbabwe’s new era

BusinessThursday 19 Jul

Latest Africa News

ICT Industry Updates

IT simplified for franchises Monday 16 Jul

Barclays Africa Group Relaunches as Absa Group with a Fresh New Look Thursday 12 Jul

Westcon-Comstor postures to bring value back to Microsoft resellers in Africa Monday 9 Jul

IoT set to go mainstream in SA as barriers to entry fall Friday 6 Jul

Ruckus Drives Next Generation Networks with ICX Switches Wednesday 4 Jul

Huawei Mobile Money Wins Best ‘Mobile Innovation for Emerging Markets’ Award Tuesday 3 Jul

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In Depth

800 Participants link technology to impact at ICT4D

Development Zambia

The 10th ICT4D, the largest humanitarian aid and development technology conference in the world, was staged in Zambia this week.

Friday 11 May

Industry Press Office

Video of the day

A viral video out of Ghana shows school children being taught to use computers using stones.

Featured

More than half of SSA connected to mobile by 2025, says new report

Mobile Rwanda

More than half the population of Sub-Saharan Africa will be subscribed to a mobile service by 2025, according to the latest edition of the GSMA’s Mobile Economy report series, published at the GSMA ‘Mobile 360 – Africa’ event being held in Kigali this week.

17 Jul

Opinion

Seizing opportunities in Zimbabwe’s new era

Business

As Zimbabwe courts investors and ramps up efforts to create a business-friendly environment, connectivity and communication will be key to forging a path towards the country’s digital future, says Never Ncube, CEO of Dandemutande.

Appointments

Fortinet appoints Doros Hadjizenonos as new Regional Sales Director for Southern Africa

Friday 20 Jul

MTN, ALTON decry destruction of property by labour

Telecom Egypt, Liquid Telecom announce MoU on first fibre network from Cape to Cairo

Court halts NCA/GVG Kelni deal

MTN Rwanda Opens Mobile Money Remittance Corridor from Rwanda to Tanzania

MTN dismisses fears over Visfone spectrum

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National News

Stanbic in Coding For Change to Drive Fourth Industrial Revolution

Paratus partners with Bank Gaborone to offer affordable Satellite Internet

Private sector participation in DTT lags behind in Botswana

Botswana mobile regulator applies another voice calls tariffs control

Second Ghana Executive Women Network conference set for October

AirtelTigo welcomes ‘Explor’ internship programme participants

Communications ministry to meet submission of Kelni GVG contract deadline this week

AirtelTigo’s CEO reaffirms commitment to delivering superior services

Telkom Kenya partners to launch first Loon commercial service in Africa

SA designer wins second apartment in M-PESA promo

Equity Group Holdings Appoints Mary Wangari Wamae as Group Executive Director

UAE Exchange Rebrands its Africa Operations as Unimoni

TNM profit jumps 60% to MWK13bn

UNICEF and TNM sign partnership to advance children’s rights in Malawi through new technology

TNM takes a lead in cyber-security

TNM scoops service excellence awards

Data for Nothing: Fraudsters Use Fake Gift Cards to Lure Consumers into Handing Over Personal Data

Reps impressed by NCC measures against call masking

Afrimart, First Made in Africa B2B Pan-Continental E-Commerce Platform launched

Jumia Nigeria marks six years

Kirusa announces roaming solutions for African mobile operators with Instavoice ReachMe

More than half of SSA connected to mobile by 2025, says new report

Report: high-speed Internet improves economies in least developed countries

MTN Rwanda Opens Mobile Money Remittance Corridor from Rwanda to Tanzania

Vodacom Tanzania welcomes the announcement of the 700 MHz Spectrum Auction results

Guaranty Trust Bank (Tanzania) Limited goes live on ICS BANKS from ICS Financial Systems

Tigo Pesa Masterpass QR payments solution goes live in Tanzania

Vodacom Tanzania marks 10 years of M-Pesa

800 Participants link technology to impact at ICT4D

Dimension Data, Cisco take anti-poaching technology into Africa

Rosatom highlights benefits of nuclear science and technologies for Zambia

Zambian Parliamentarians Review Russian Advanced Nuclear Technology

Seizing opportunities in Zimbabwe’s new era

SADC finance professionals adopt automation to promote financial transparency

Kwesé TV to bring the Rugby Africa Gold Cup 2018 live

Kwesé, iflix partner to strengthen SVOD service in sub-Saharan Africa

Latest Africa News

Leading SSA startups named for final round of Visa’s Everywhere Initiative

dotAfrica welcomes home Trek4Mandela climbers

Data for Nothing: Fraudsters Use Fake Gift Cards to Lure Consumers into Handing Over Personal Data

Kirusa announces roaming solutions for African mobile operators with Instavoice ReachMe

Reps impressed by NCC measures against call masking

Telkom Kenya partners to launch first Loon commercial service in Africa

InfoSource research shows East Africa print market demonstrates strong potential

SA designer wins second apartment in M-PESA promo

Second Ghana Executive Women Network conference set for October

Afrimart, First Made in Africa B2B Pan-Continental E-Commerce Platform launched

ICT Industry Updates

IT simplified for franchises Monday 16 Jul

Barclays Africa Group Relaunches as Absa Group with a Fresh New Look Thursday 12 Jul

Westcon-Comstor postures to bring value back to Microsoft resellers in Africa Monday 9 Jul

IoT set to go mainstream in SA as barriers to entry fall Friday 6 Jul

Ruckus Drives Next Generation Networks with ICX Switches Wednesday 4 Jul

Huawei Mobile Money Wins Best ‘Mobile Innovation for Emerging Markets’ Award Tuesday 3 Jul

In Depth

800 Participants link technology to impact at ICT4D

Video of the day

A viral video out of Ghana shows school children being taught to use computers using stones.

Featured

More than half of SSA connected to mobile by 2025, says new report

Opinion

Seizing opportunities in Zimbabwe’s new era

Appointments

Fortinet appoints Doros Hadjizenonos as new Regional Sales Director for Southern Africa