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March 6, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
Charlie Fripp •
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Zimbabwean Telecash customers can pay their Dstv subscriptions from their mobile phones, following an agreement between Zimbabwean mobile operator Telecel and South African pay-satellite television provider MultiChoice. Telecash, which is Telecel’s mobile...
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January 29, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
Charlie Fripp •
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Zimbabwe’s Telecel today launched its electronic wallet service, telecash, which allows mobile phones to be used to send money to anyone with a mobile phone, regardless of network, and pay for groceries, bills, airtime and other goods and services. Telecel...
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January 22, 2014 •
East Africa, Features, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Chris Tredger •
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In 2013 a number of election processes took place in key countries in Africa, including Kenya, Mali and Zimbabwe, and affirmed the role that technology – specifically social media and mobile infrastructure – plays in these political processes. Technology...
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January 21, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Chris Tredger •
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From Zimbabwe, media reports claim fixed telecommunications operator TelOne plans to invest $90 million into new projects, especially data. The telecommunications company’s Managing Director Chipo Mtasa is quoted in The Herald as saying that the business is...
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January 14, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa •
Chris Tredger •
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The number of mobile subscribers in Zimbabwe is reported to have hit the 14 million mark, representing penetration of 103,5%. The country’s Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has been put forward by local media as a source for the recent...
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January 14, 2014 •
East Africa, Features, West Africa •
Chris Tredger •
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One sector continues to show growth in Africa and demonstrate the genuine potential the continent has to leapfrog global counterparts: mobile money services. Stakeholders, including mobile operators, have echoed the sentiment that the market is gaining...
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January 6, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa •
Staff Writer •
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Potraz or the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe plans to introduce a new cost-based pricing model for operators within the telecommunications sector in January. Media reports quote Potraz Deputy Director-General Alfred Marisa as...
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December 19, 2013 •
Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Chris Tredger •
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IT News Africa’s editorial team proudly provides a list of the best read stories of 2013. Key events that helped to shape the year have clearly not gone unnoticed. In addition to the anticipated release of products and gadgets (particularly Samsung), major...
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December 12, 2013 •
Online, Top Stories •
Chris Tredger •
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During Microsoft vice president of education, Anthony Salcito’s, visit to Tunisia, Microsoft announced the official launch of its Student Advantage programme on the continent. In an intimate meeting with students from various regions across the country,...
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December 9, 2013 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Chris Tredger •
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For those living on less than US$2/day, entry-level broadband costs an average of 40% of monthly income and in many countries this figure exceeds 80% or 100%. As a result, billions cannot afford to get online, entrenching the digital divide and constraining...
