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Zimbabwe: Telecel, ZimSwitch provide mobile banking
Telecel, Zimbabwe’s second largest mobile network operator in terms of subscribers, has teamed up with ZimSwitch to provide mobile banking for Zimbabweans. The service, in a country just emerging from 10 years of economic meltdown, is widely viewed as a…
HP, SAP accelerate cloud based services
HP and SAP AG today announced an agreement for HP Enterprise Services to provide cloud-based delivery of SAP applications that enable enterprises to deploy applications in a scalable and affordable manner. The combination of these solutions will empower enterprise customers…
Gateway renews Mozambique’s data licence
Gateway Communications, a supplier of pan-African telecommunications services, has renewed its 5 year data and wholesale licence in Mozambique. Gateway Communications’ Mozambican office first opened in 2001. Gateway Communications currently provides Mozambican customers with capacity on satellite, terrestrial connections and…
iPhone 4S: Full list of specifications
Apple has announced their updated iPhone 4 S, and even though it’s not exactly what users were hoping for, the new model still packs a punch. A whole host of features have been added, such as Siri, an intelligent assistant…
SAP Africa: New Regional Director – West, Central Africa
SAP Africa has announced the appointment of Marius Moantsoga as the new Regional Director for Francophone West and Central Africa. Moantsoga will oversee SAP’s activities in the region and ensure that revenue targets are achieved. He will also focus on…
Starfish Mobile: SMS remains dominant in Africa
Starfish Mobile, a wireless application service provider (WASP) which operates in 22 African territories, in partnership with 35 mobile operators, 5 corporate offices in Nigeria, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Ghana and Tanzania generates about 80% of their entire business revenue from…
Econet finally launches Eco-Cash mobile money
Zimbabwean mobile operator, Econet Wireless has launched its mobile money transfer service, Eco-Cash. Eco-Cash officially was launched on 30 September 2011. According to SWRadioAfrica, Econet, which has a subscriber base of more than 5 million customers, launched this service last…
Airtel Nigeria partners deny dismissal rumours
Spanco Channel BPO Limited and Tech Mahindra, global Business Process Outsourcing companies and providers of Call Centre services to Airtel Nigeria, have labelled as untrue messages in cyberspace and in the media alleging that Airtel had sacked 3,000 call agents…
Botswana: Dimension Data appoints new GM
Dimension Data, the specialist global IT services and solutions provider today announces a strategic executive appointment to drive its local operations in the next phase of the company’s growth. Duncan Pie joins Dimension Data as general manager and will be…
Sony Ericsson: “Should have taken iPhone seriously”
Handset maker Sony Ericsson has said that they probably should have taken Apple’s iPhone more seriously when it was first released in 2007. The comments from CEO Bert Nordberg come just a day before Apple is expected to announce the…
Altron: Decrease – Revenue 2%, EBITDA 6%
JSE listed Allied Electronics Corporation Limited (Altron) today announced its interim results for the six months ended August 2011. Revenue decreased marginally by 2% to R11.5 billion and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) decreased 6% to R932…
Cisco: Emerging markets remain key priority
Cisco Systems, a global networking company highlighted its 5 key business priorities and the role of emerging markets, during a function held in Johannesburg on 30 September 2011. Speaking during an informal media briefing, David Meads, Cisco Country General Manager said business…
Q&A: What is Cisco’s cloud computing strategy?
Global networking company, Cisco Systems held a media briefing in Muldesdrift, South Africa on 30 September 2011 to discuss the company’s cloud computing strategy. According to Cisco, the company, together with its eco system partners and system integration partners are…
iBurst shakes up SA’s data prices
South Africa based wireless data provider, iBurst today presented the South African public with new competitive data packages, available on a month-to-month or contract package. iBurst’s new data packages range from R49 (about US $6.2) per month to R879 (about US…
Telkom shares slump, reports a loss
Shares in telecommunications group Telkom slumped R1.60 (Less than US $1) or 4.82% to R31.60 (about US $4.1) on the JSE (Johannesburg Stock Exchange) today after the group announced losses incurred by its mobile business in a trading statement. According…
Altech: East Africa operations profits knocked down
South African JSE (Johannesburg Stock Exchange) listed Allied Technologies Limited, Altech today announced the Group’s interim results for the six months ended 31 August 2011. “Revenue is R4.8 billion (about US $614 million). We’ve actually seen an increase of 1%…
