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Globacom invests in Nigeria’s fibre infrastructure
Globacom has announced that it will be rolling out its Glo2 fibre optic infrastructure in 2019 from Lagos to Niger Delta states which would provide high-speed broadband services to oil companies as well as link up the cable to the…
10 Things to know about mobile payments in Africa
The trend of making payments using mobile wallets installed as applications on smartphones which sometimes makes use of Near Field Communication Technology and generally an internet connection is becoming widespread, and indeed Africa is not left out in the grand…
Digital commerce has changed the way consumers interact with businesses
Difficult to achieve and earned over time, trusted online relationships are based on businesses providing a secure environment and a great customer experience. Recently released Experian’s Global Identity and Fraud Report found that 74 percent of consumers see security as the…
FNB offers medical, legal and financial advice for consumers
FNB has launched its new Easy Smart Option bank account making it the first bank to combine medical, financial and legal advice as additional value to consumers who earn between R1 000 to R7 000 per month. Dr Christoph Nieuwoudt, FNB Consumer…
South Africa: CodeMakers offers coding in local language
eThekwini based NPO CodeMakers has made it possible for isiZulu speakers to learn how to code for free with Scratch software used by millions around the world. Scratch 3.0 launched on January 2, 2019, translated into 48 languages. Only isiZulu…
IT News Africa: Most Read Articles of the Week
January has gone by and has brought us a fascinating range of technology trends and breaking news. This week we look at some of the hottest stories in the world of tech. From new innovations and upcoming smartphones, growing economies…
Nigerians will start paying for e-ID card in 2022
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has on Thursday, January 31, declared that the payment for the national identity card would begin in 2022. The e-ID card will integrate existing identity database into government institutions and enable everyone to receive…
Huawei’s foldable phone will debut at MWC 2019
Come with us to explore #ConnectingTheFuture LIVE from @MWC. Are you ready to reveal the unprecedented? #HuaweiMWC #MWC2019 pic.twitter.com/UllvyhBiVq — Huawei Mobile (@HuaweiMobile) February 1, 2019 Huawei is set to reveal its 5G foldable phone at Mobile World Congress in…
LG sales soar in 2018
LG Electronics has announced record full-year revenues of KRW 61.3 trillion (USD 54.4 billion) in 2018, exceeding sales of 60 trillion for the second year in a row. Full-year profit of KRW 2.70 trillion (USD 2.40 billion) increased nearly 10…
Survey reveals Kenya’s customer experience state in 2018
Kenya’s second largest telco Airtel, Equity bank and pay TV service provider DSTV have emerged to be among major brands offering their customers remarkable services and satisfaction. In a recent integrated customer experience company mSurvey has revealed the results for…
Airtel Africa receives $200 mln investment from Qatar
Airtel Africa, a subsidiary of Indian telecommunications company Bharti Airtel which services 15 African countries, will receive an investment of USD 200 million from the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) through a primary equity issuance in the company. The funds will…
Nairobi-based colocation expands data centre footprint
Nairobi-based colocation data centre provider icolo.io has implemented state-of the-art network infrastructure solutions in announcing the commencement of their second data centre in Nairobi – this follows their first in Mombasa. Construction of the data centre started in November 2018…
Applications for DFS Lab’s Mojaloop Fintech Hackathon are open
Digital Financial Services Lab (DFS Lab) has announced it is hosting a hackathon in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from April 8 to 12. The Hackathon will offer participants an in-depth look at Mojaloop, which is open-source software for financial services…
Ericsson lays out vision for cellular IoT
Ericsson has on Thursday, 31 January 2019, unveiled the next steps in the evolution of cellular IoT and launched new solutions that will enable service providers to address a larger part of the IoT market with diverse use cases across…
MTN launches “Double Your Bundle” promotion
MTN has announced that it has slashed it’s out of bundle (OOB) data rate by up to 75% for prepaid customers and that it will be doubling selected prepaid voice and data bundles for the next two months. Prepaid customers…
NITDA introduces 5 IT sector guidelines
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has introduced five new guidelines to foster development of the IT sector in Nigeria. The new guidelines include: The Rule Making Process Regulation of NITDA; The Nigerian Data Protection Regulation; Guideline for IT…
