Author: Farai Matiashe
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UCC pushes for stolen communication device free Uganda
Telecoms Uganda 3 Jan 2021UCC greets 2021 by urging telecoms operators to effectively implement laws to deactivate and render useless stolen or lost cell phones in the country
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FB says scrapping WhatsApp support for old phones is routine
Mobile Africa 23 Dec 2020Facebook Inc recently announced that it is scrapping WhatsApp support to smartphones not running on iOS 9, Android 4.0.3
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ICT Practitioners Bill in Kenya causes outrage
Government Kenya 13 Dec 2020The Bill seeks to establish an ICT Practitioners Institute, which will provide training, registration, licensing, and standards of ICT practitioners in the east African nation
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MTN, 9mobile suspends sale of new sim cards in Nigeria
Telecoms Nigeria 13 Dec 2020This is response to an order from the Nigerian Communications Commission to all mobile network operators to suspend the sale, registration and activation of new sim cards
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Zimpost offers e-commerce services to Zimbabweans
Internet Zimbabwe 10 Dec 2020The ICT minister says the digitalisation journey must not be seen as a survival toolkit for Zimpost, but as a key to success, growth and sustainability for the country
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Nigeria ponders strategies to combat corruption
Telecoms Nigeria 7 Dec 2020Digitisation of government processes is key to combating corruption in Nigeria, says the country's communications and digital economy minister
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Zimbabwe allocates $89 million to improve ICT infrastructure in 2021
Government Zimbabwe 27 Nov 2020Budget to be used roll out of the optic fibre network, digital television services and access to online public services by citizens
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Vodacom Lesotho to appeal regulator's requirement they approve officials' appointment
Telecoms Lesotho 25 Nov 2020Lesotho regulator issued a directive that telecom operators are required to obtain prior written approval from the regulator before making appointments of officials that include auditors
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Mauritania ranked second least affordable broadband market in the world
Internet Mauritania 13 Nov 2020A 10 megabytes per second (Mbps) deal found to cost over $4 000 per month, said NetCredit
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Zimbabwe launches drone flying labs
Innovations Zimbabwe 29 Oct 2020Their focus will predominantly be on agriculture and smart farming, disaster mitigation and management, environment management, and healthcare delivery
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Network disruptions on the eve of elections in Tanzania
Internet Tanzania 29 Oct 2020Watchdog NetBlocks Internet Observatory confirmed widespread disruption to social media and online communication platforms
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Nigeria’s broadband penetration to grow to 90% in five years
Internet Nigeria 28 Oct 2020Pantami revealed this while speaking at the first Digital Nigeria Day event on Saturday held on the 24th of October in Abuja
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Uganda adopts national roaming framework
Telecoms Uganda 22 Oct 2020National roaming will avert duplication of telecoms resource to provide broadband services while enabling users to make and receive calls and texts even while outside their service provider's network range
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Lesotho Communications Authority fines Econet Telecom Lesotho over $90 000 for late license renewal
Government Lesotho 20 Oct 2020Lesotho telecoms licensing provisions require licensees to submit their application for renewal two years before the end of the existing license
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Uganda Communications Commission lifts ban on sale of SIM cards to corporates
Government Uganda 19 Oct 2020The UCC has set the maximum limit of the corporate SIM cards at 100
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Orange Liberia, Lonestar Cell MTN win surcharge battle against LTA
Telecoms Liberia 17 Oct 2020The LTA imposed additional surcharges of $0.008 per minute of voice calls and $0.0065 per megabyte of data
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Deadline looms for organisations to comply with data privacy rules in Nigeria
Government Nigeria 17 Oct 2020Organisations were given a grace period of up to the 25th of July 2019 to comply, and have since been extended to October 2020