Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

Liquid Telecom has completed the US$180 million sale of an 8 percent stake to the British government Sovereign Wealth Fund for developing countries known as Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC). The company said in a statement through the Irish Stock Exchange that all conditions precedent to a deal that was announced…

Google still isn’t keeping its older phones around at a discount for very long.

In a move that will further open the world of mobile internet connectivity to even more South Africans, MTN has launched its Smart S phone in South Africa for R249 (USD$17). According to Pew Research Centre, South Africa has 51% smartphone penetration which contributes to the country’s relatively high internet usage of nearly…

Lawyers in Chad on Thursday presented an application to the courts seeking an order to force government to lift a social media blackout. But the Appeals Court struck out the case allowing the government to continue the blackout which has been in force since March 2018. For a year now,…

The company says the delayed product, which was about more than just charging, didn’t meet its “high standards.”

The firm says its net profit grew 25 percent to $8.8bn last year amid concerns its equipment could be used for spying.

MTN Group CEO Rob Shuter walked away with a cool R40 million salary in 2017 – while his predecessor, Phuthuma Nhleko scored R42 million as part of his farewell package at the company. The salaries were published as part of MTN’s integrated annual report for the 2017 financial year, which…

Comparing Mi9 with Huawei P30, Xiaomi wrote: “We really believe in giving you amazing products at #HonestPrices. Do you think a flagship smartphone should cost you a fortune? #Mi9.

It seems very unlikely smartphone manufacturers will start making thicker phones again, and battery technology moves at a snail’s pace, so in order to make our phones work for longer, faster charging seems to be the focus. Xiaomi’s latest effort resets the bar for how fast a battery can be fully recharged. Xiaomi wants…

Google CEO Sundar Pichai met with President Donald Trump on Wednesday.

Part one will be on M-Net 101 on Friday 15 March at 21:00, while part 2 will follow on Saturday 16 March at 21:00.

The European Commission has unveiled its recommendations for security mechanisms for the 5G era, and Huawei lives to fight another day, at least for the next couple of months. While this is the proportionate response many telcos have been calling for, it does not quite give the concrete position of…

Bob Collymore, the CEO of Safaricom, has revealed that the telco is looking at new avenues to drive income growth. Safaricom is the most profitable listed company at the NSE. In the last financial year, its net earnings amounted to Ksh55 billion, way above other listed companies’ earnings. In an…

In an effort to promote the widespread adoption of crypto, a team of developers have created a wallet that will allow its users to access digital currency services from within their favourite messaging applications such as WhatsApp. Using the Wuabit service users will soon be able to send, receive, trade, and…

MTN has launched a WhatsApp channel to let its customers buy airtime and data bundles through the messaging app. The largest mobile operator in Africa has begun the service in its home country, South Africa, using the Facebook-owned app. Gareth Murphy, MTN South Africa’s online channel GM, says it wants…

Apple also updated macOS today to support its news and magazine service.

Apple’s iPhone is already home to some of the most popular games ever. It’s got puzzlers like Candy Crush Saga and Words With Friends, the battle game Cash of Clans, and even the cultural phenom Fortnite. Now Apple is hoping to level up those games with Apple Arcade, a new service, announced Monday, that’s set to go…

Apple unveiled its new streaming platform, Apple TV+, at an event Monday. The tech giant will produce original content to compete with sites like Netflix and Hulu. Updates to Apple services including the App Store, Apple Pay and iNews were also announced. Apple is putting a lot of weight behind…

Yesterday, Apple at its special event announced… a credit card. The Apple Card is designed for the iPhone and will work with the Wallet app. You sign up from your iPhone and you can use it with Apple Pay in just a few minutes. Before introducing the card, Apple CEO Tim Cook…

The ultimate unsend button has been born.