African ICT job opportunities high, skills lacking
A new survey published on Tuesday reveals that as telecom jobs in Africa booms, the continent still lacks skilled workers, calling on universities and governments to do more to boost the output of telecom and IT More...
Western Union and MTN sign mobile money partnership
Western Union and the MTN Group today announced the launch of a mobile money transfer service in Uganda enabling MTN customers to send and receive money via their mobile phones. MTN and Western Union teaming to More...
Uganda extends awards deadline
Uganda’s telecom regulator, the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), announced on Thursday that it was pushing back the deadline for entry submissions for the Annual Communications Innovation Awards (ACIA 2012). Ugandan More...
Orange Kenya needs $120m bailout
Telecom operator Orange Kenya has asked the government for a KES 10 billion ($120 million) bailout, news reports revealed on Wednesday. The move comes as the company continues to incur massive debts following More...
Tanzanian operators growing frustrated with government
Tanzanian telecommunications operators are becoming frustrated with the government’s inability to crack down on fiber optic cable vandalism. Tanzania's Minister of Communications Prof. Makame Mbarawa. More...
Ghana’s homegrown Instant Messenger rivalling Whatsapp
Saya Mobile, a Ghanaian mobile messaging company, on Tuesday revealed their product, “Saya”, at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Accra. Described as Africa’s Whatsapp equivalent, it is intended to make sending More...
Leading African ICT officials join Dubai conference
Top African telecom operators, ICT officials and industry leaders will be attending a conference on broadband internet and telecommunications issues in Africa and the Middle East later this month. The Executive More...
Chinese boost Sierra Leone media
Chinese company StarTimes Communication Network Technology on Thursday said it wants to invest in Digital television to ultimately to offer all average Sierra Leoneans affordable access. Charles Liu, StarTimes Vice More...
Samsung enters Instant Messaging market
Samsung today announced the release of ChatOn, an Instant Messaging (IM) service, available on iOS and BlackBerry. Samsung release their own Instant Messaging service called ChatOn. (image: Nexus404.com) Deon Liebenberg, More...
Etisalat scoops three awards in Barcelona
The Etisalat Group, United Arab Emirates (UAE) based telecommunications operators, walked away with three GSM Association (GSMA) Global Mobile Awards at last week’s Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona, More...