Telecom Corruption Scandal - Who Paid What to Whom and How Big the Bribe Was

Balancing Act

In issue 995, there was a top story about Ericsson paying a bribe to secure a contract with Djibouti Telecom. In this issue, we lay out more detail drawn from US Court documents… Read more »

Technology Is Sure to Turn the Tide On Our Health Woes [opinion]

East African

It's Wednesday August 16, 2079. Turning over in bed, Carl, 74, reaches for his phone. He holds it up as the morning update starts. Read more »

As Deadline Nears, 21.7 Million SIM Cards Yet to Be Listed

Daily News

AS 17 are days left to the deadline for biometric registration of SIM cards, at least 21.7 million out of 47 million SIM cards were yet to be registered by December 10 this, year. Read more »

Kenya's Telecoms Regulator Approves Airtel, Telkom Merger

East African

Kenya's competition authority has approved the planned merger of Airtel Kenya and Telkom Kenya. Read more »

Facebook Determined to Keep Users Safe When Online

CIO

Facebook, one of the worlds largest social networking sites, woth 2.375 billion monthly active users, 500,000 new users everyday, and 6 new profiles every second, it is no mystery… Read more »

Next Generation Nokia 2.3 Now Available in Kenya

CIO

HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has recently announced the availability of the Nokia 2.3 in Kenya - making it the first market that the phone is on sale - after its global… Read more »

Regulator Approves Airtel, Telkom Merger

Nation

The competition watchdog has approved the planned merger of Airtel Kenya and Telkom Kenya. Read more »

Onemoney Gains Market Visibility

263Chat

NetOne's mobile money platform, OneMoney's mass registration program of agents and merchants is bearing fruit with the company asserting an increase in transaction volumes on the… Read more »

Liquid Telecom Rolls Out Free WiFi for Tertiary Students

263Chat

Liquid Telecom Zimbabwe has rolled out the Free WIFI to 48 higher and tertiary learning institutions as part of its long-term initiative to equip citizens across Africa with… Read more »

NDC Calls for Withdrawal of 50 Percent Increase in Communication Services Tax

Ghanaian Times

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on government to, as a matter of urgency, withdraw the 50 per cent increase in the Communication Services Tax. Read more »

MTN Spends R10 Billion in 2019 Network Upgrades

CAJ News

MTN South Africa has invested more than R10 billion to improve network quality and capacity in the current financial year. Read more »

MTN Launches Rwanda Mobile Money Month

CAJ News

MTN has launched the fourth edition of Mobile Money (MoMo) Month to support and further Rwanda's national agenda on promoting a cashless economy. Read more »

Country Has The Most Expensive Mobile Data In The World - Report

New Zimbabwe

Magwegwe MP Anele Ndebele Tuesday expressed concern over the high costs of internet data in the country and requested Information Communication Technology (ICT) Minister Janfan… Read more »

Please Call Me Inventor Wants Vodacom to Come Clean On Revenue [analysis]

Daily Maverick

Nkosana Makate has launched a court application to compel Vodacom to disclose how much profits it generated from the Please Call Me service. He wants to use this information to… Read more »

Women Want in As Internet Revolution Takes Hold

Thomson Reuters Foundation

With just 6.5% of the population online, Chad has the 6th lowest rate of internet usage in the world, according to the World Bank. Read more »