Author: Farai Matiashe
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Zimbabwe's Central Bank bans mobile money agents over money laundering
Value Added Services Zimbabwe 22 Aug 2020The Zim central bank bans mobile money agents with immediate effect
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One in two people in Uganda has an active mobile money wallet
Mobile Uganda 22 Aug 2020The number of active mobile money wallets has crossed the 20 million mark for the first time in Uganda showing a surge in the use of mobile money users
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One in three women in five countries in Africa experience online gender-based violence (GBV)
Internet Africa 20 Aug 2020This is according to an August 2020 research report by Pollicy, a technology consulting and development firm based in Kampala, Uganda
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New all-female drivers e-hailing taxi company empowering women in Uganda
Value Added Services Uganda 20 Aug 2020Diva Taxi Uganda is a new ride-hailing service with an all-female driver fleet
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Telegram introduces encrypted video calls
Computing Africa 18 Aug 2020Telegram, a cloud based messaging application, has added an encrypted one-on-one video call option for its Android and Apple's iOS users
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Africa’s Telecoms turn to Tesla batteries as power outages continue
Telecoms Zimbabwe 13 Aug 2020Zimbabwe has completed installing about 500 batteries at telecom offices and substations in Zimbabwe, Zambia and South Africa.
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Namibia to assess 5G’s environmental impacts
Government Namibia 1 Aug 2020Namibia’s Cabinet has directed the Environment Ministry to carry out an environmental assessment of 5G technology before its implementation in the country
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Zimbabaweans turn to VPNs for digital security ahead of July 31st protests
Information Security Zimbabwe 31 Jul 2020There has been a surge in the use of virtual private network (VPNs) Applications by Zimbabweans ahead of the planned July 31st protests against President Emmerson Mnangagwa led government
