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THE 48-hour ultimatum given by the Communications Authority of Zambia (CAZ) to Zain Zambia to resolve cellular phone network problems is welcome.
The possible strike by construction workers will not affect the deadline to have 2010 FIFA World Cup stadia completed six months ahead of the tournament.
Mozambican computers are now rolling off an assembly line in Maputo, under a deal between the Mozambican government and the South African company Sahara Computers.
Government is investing R25 billion over the Medium Term Expenditure Framework period to stabilise and upgrade rail passenger transport services in the country.
Globacom will on Monday commence a new promotion that will create about 103 millionaires from its existing and new subscribers within a space of 90 days.
THE Communications Authority of Zambia (CAZ) has directed Zain Zambia to resolve its network problems within 48 hours.
The bill on sectorial policy of management of urban space within the national territory, proposed by the ruling MPLA party on Thursday was submitted to permanent work commissions of the National Assembly, for enrichment of its contend, Angop has learnt.
GOVERNMENT has started consultations on the Information Communication and Technology Bill which will repeal the Broadcasting Services Act, Postal and Telecomunications Act and amend some sections of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) does not have the statutory power to grant Mobitel or any telecommunications outfit waiver for spectrum or operations fees, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said yesterday in Abuja.
Though Rwandatel failed to hit its subscription target by 30 percent that was set for the first half of 2009, management says its market share has increased to 15 percent.
Henceforth, the FCT Administration says it will not condone low standard houses in any of the Mass Housing sites in the Federal Capital Territory.
ZAIN has launched ZAP, a mobile money transfer service that is expected to further transform the financial services sector.
BLACKBERRY mobile phones are safe from tapping since the information is meant for only the sender and receiver, MTN's sales and customer service manager has said.
The Gauteng Provincial Government recently branded buses and taxis using public transportation hubs for ease of recognition and in order to ease Confederations Cup traffic congestion.
PALLISA district council has passed a sh19.9b budget for the 2009/2010 financial year. Priority was given to construction of more health centres to improve public access to health care.
THE Federal Government, through its Works Minister, Alhaji Hassan Adamu Lawal, yesterday reacted to the deplorable state of federal roads in the country, in particular the Apapa-Oshodi expressway in Lagos, saying "we have to be careful."
Myaha Johnson sits with her family beneath a flimsy shelter of black plastic, looking with despair at the charred remains of what used to be their home. Mary Broh, Monrovia's controversial mayor-designate, had just swept through the neighbourhood with her task force, vigorously tearing down residential structures along the back road, including their own.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is making preparations to start funding the Gibe III dam, a mega project on River Omo whose completion is expected to alleviate Kenya's perennial electricity crisis.
After the initial set back which was caused by political interference, the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) last Sunday took street hawkers in Accra by surprise when it mobilized about eight hundred men and women from the security agencies to decongest the Central Business District of Accra. Of course, the exercise did not go down well with the hawkers who unleashed vitriolic attacks on the AMA ...
Construction sector is one of key areas in any society. That being the case, it should be carefully handled.
WALTER Mzembi, then deputy water resources minister, told the nation last year that the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) was to sink boreholes at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) to end a crippling water situation that has delayed the resumption of learning at the institution.
The outgoing chairperson of the Parliament's committee on ICT, Edward Baliddawa, has raised questions about the cost of the national ICT backbone infrastructure project.
For more than 50 years, the International Council for Science (ICSU) has had world data centers -- open, nonpolitical repositories of data for scientists in every country. Now, the ICSU is replacing the centers with a leading-edge World Data System (WDS) whose scope and technologies are evolving but whose policy of nondiscriminatory access to science remains a priority.
THE National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) has said that if the Federal government must achieve the set goal of becoming one of the top twenty economies of the world, there was the urgent need for resources to be channelled into the development of small scale industries in Nigeria.
The first batch of laptops specifically designed for pupils in the world has arrived in Nigeria.
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