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Airtel praised over Touching Lives Initiative
The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Princess Adejoke Adefulire-Orelope, Wife of Lagos State Governor, Dame Abimbola Fashola and former commissioner of Environment, Dr. Muiz Banire have commended Airtel Nigeria, over its corporate compassion programmes in the country. The trio gave…
Innovation Drives Development: SA must develop & manufacture PCs
South Africa is a great opportunity for growth and for a scientist to have a tangible impact on society. This is some of the reasons that have brought Australian-born particle physicist, Associate Professor Bruce Mellado, to South Africa and to…
Nigeria: Airtel launches “Awoof Recharge”
Airtel Nigeria recently introduced a new value pack for its customers. Dubbed “Awoof Recharge”, the value pack is said to be loaded with six minutes talk time and six SMSes. Chief Commercial Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Maurice Newa explained that: ‘Awoof…
Nigeria: Airtel appoints new legal director
Airtel Nigeria, has announced the appointment of its new legal director. Gbenga Rotimi will be taking over the reins as Director of Legal Affairs and Company Secretary. Rotimi’s appointment takes effect immediately and he will be responsible for all company…
Telkom suspends looming job cuts
Trade Union, Solidarity, has stated that Telkom has recently suspended its upcoming retrenchment process. The union stated that the suspension is due to the flawed processes undertaken by Telkom. According to the trade union, Telkom did not gather sufficient input…
BankservAfrica partners with Lusis Payments
BankservAfrica recently revealed a partnership with Lusis Payments to provide Tango, a payment switching and processing software solution, in South Africa and across the African continent. BankservAfrica’s interoperable switching platform has been running on Tango software since April 2012, and…
Nigeria: Airtel to spend $300m on network expansion
Bharti Airtel is planning to spend $300 million on expanding its network this year as it targets growth in its Nigerian customers. Segun Ogunsanya, head of the Nigeria unit stated that: “We plan to spend about $300 million expanding Airtel’s…
MTN Ghana donates to Asafotufiami Festival
MTN Ghana made a five thousand Ghana Cedis donation as a contribution to the Asafotufiami Festival. The theme for the festival is Education: key to the development of Ada Traditional Area. Sales Manager for Greater Accra Region, Simon Amoh stated…
IT News Africa: top stories of the week
Another week in the world of technology has flown by once again. This week we saw Microsoft place 18000 jobs on the chopping block. Business Connexion also graced the headlines as the company has selected a suitable candidate to take…
Video: Mastercard hits SA shores with MasterPass
IT News Africa has the pleasure of speaking to Aaron Oliver, Head of Emerging Payments, Middle East and Africa in order to find out more about the MasterPass app.
Tackling the growing data regulation headache
In today’s information-driven world, data is at the heart of enabling businesses to operate and innovate effectively. However, the exponential growth of data, combined with increasing regulation, has left many organisations struggling with the complexity of compliance required to manage…
18000 employees face the axe at Microsoft
Microsoft is expected to cut up to 18000 jobs over the next year, this is according to a press release by the software giant. In the press release, the company stated that: ” The cuts are part of a restructuring…
Gartner: Communications technologies will drive IT growth in Africa
Communications technologies will catalyse growth across all IT markets in Africa in the next 3 to 5 years, according to Gartner, Inc. “Better bandwidth capacity and quality of service are the prerequisites for growth in a number of other areas…
MTN Business enhances cloud offering with 5 new services
MTN Business has enhanced its Cloud offering with the addition of five new services to the MTN Cloud bouquet. The services, which range from marketing tools to security and accounting products, aim to simplify and improve how customers run their…
Vodacom Business to support e-Learning in Eastern Cape
Delegates gathered at the Eastern Cape e-Learning Summit, located in East London, in order to help enhance teaching and learning outcomes in the province through the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The event was held in order to…
Orange to improve Internet connectivity in West Africa
Orange has opened West Africa’s first very large-capacity IP Point of Presence (PoP). The operational launch of this facility, which is located in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, is set to enhance Internet connectivity in the sub-region by offering faster connection speeds…
