Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

iflix is a subscription video-on-demand service focused on emerging markets. Started in Asia and recently expanded to the Middle East, iflix announced last month plans to bring its services to Africa. The site serves as a digital hosting and distribution platform for Western and Asian dramas obtained through partnerships with over 150 studios and…

With effect from 1 August, Econet-owned EcoCash lowered its tariffs. EcoCash is an innovative mobile payment solution that enables Econet customers to complete simple financial transactions and is a product that has connected a population which was hitherto disconnected from accessing financial services. This comes hot on the heels after the…

ESET® has announced key partnership with National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA to provide standards and guidelines in the protection of Nigeria cyberspace and ensuring that all Federal Government MDAs’ IT infrastructures are secured. This will also enable NITDA and Governments institutions IT administrators to have access to periodic Cyber security training by ESET experts on…

As the biting cash crisis worsens, locals may have to miraculously scrounge for hard cash to transact with MultiChoice Zimbabwe, which does not accept direct payments. A number of banks are demanding the elusive United States dollar and an extra commission to process DStv subscriptions for locals as more plastic…

According to Brand Finance Africa’s top 50 valuable brands in South Africa, Capitec Bank is the country’s fastest growing bank brand, while MTN remains the most valuable brand. Capitec is not only the nation’s fastest growing bank brand, but the fastest growing brand overall, according to the latest index, which was…

The mobile telecom sector continues to offer unprecedented opportunities for economic growth in both developing and developed markets, and mobile communication services have become an essential part of how economies work and function. The growth of many telecommunications companies in Africa has led to endless possibilities.  Africa has been witness…

The evolution, or ‘revolution’ as network architecture experts would argue, that is 5G mobile networks is considered a reality today and the inevitable next level of core network infrastructure that will radically change B2B and B2C services. As the ICT industry worldwide takes steps to advance the evolution of networks, including…

Here is some good news for Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa as Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai who is currently in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, said in an interview that Alphabet Inc’s Google aims to train 10 million people in Africa in online skills over the next five years in an…

The Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO) is finally not all talks but action as it is now suing MTN, Airtel, Vodafone and Tigo for using intellectual property of musicians without paying royalties to them. According to lawyer for GHAMRO Adusei Poku, who spoke to Onua FM’s Emmanuel Agyemang, who was present…

Telkom SA SOC Ltd. is a wireline and wireless telecommunications provider in South Africa, operating in more than 38 countries across the African continent. Telkom is a semi-privatised, 39% state-owned company. The latest news is that Telkom, South Africa’s mobile and fixed-line operator has won a landmark case with costs…

Last year in December, the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), intervened with an interim price floor for data services to avert a looming price war in the telecommunications sector. The explanation of the NCC also came from even the Minister of Communications, Mr. Adebayo Shittu, who asked Nigerians to face reality.…

According to forecasts made by the GSM Association (GSMA) trade organisation, Sub-Saharan Africa is the fastest growing market for mobile technologies, with subscriptions set to jump to a half billion within the next three years. The region currently has 420 million mobile subscribers with a 43% penetration rate with SIM connections currently…

Safaricom, Kenyan telecoms giant, is to launch its “Masoko” E-commerce portal in the weeks ahead to take on dominant players like Jumia and Kilimall. Safaricom is said to be in its late stages of announcing an online shop for electronics and other services, paid for via award-winning M-Pesa. Now we all know all…

Bharti Airtel Limited is an Indian global telecommunications services company based in New Delhi, India. It operates in 18 countries across South Asia and Africa. Airtel provides GSM, 3G and 4G LTE mobile services, fixed line broadband and voice services depending upon the country of operation. Airtel is also testing VoLTE technology across five cities in India and should roll out the technology towards…

Safaricom, Kenya’s giant telecommunication firm, says that it has parted ways with M-Pesa boss Ronald Webb. Webb exits Safaricom at a critical time when the firm kick started a major upgrade of the mobile money platform. Ronald Webb, who has been the director of financial services at Safaricom following his…

A record number of Ghanaians are saving money using mobile phones as lenders push products to lure deposits using technology that is cheaper than building branches. Deposits with mobile-money providers jumped 25 percent to 1.57 billion cedis ($360 million) this year through April, the Accra-based central bank said in a…

MTN, South African mobile network, have finally spoken, after MyBroadband findings proved that indeed disappearing airtime is not an illusion, but it exists for real and MTN was found on the wrong side. MTN said they were not aware that other mobile networks were charging zero-rating LTE, and promised to…

World Bank’s latest financial report indicates that about 66% of the people in Africa do not have a bank account. However, the region has the highest number of people with mobile money accounts in the world. Whereas about 5% of the global population has a mobile money account, 10% of…

Many consumers have reported that their airtime and mobile data are disappearing, and that it is not in line with what they use. For instance, some time back in South Africa hundreds of cellular subscribers contacted Talk Radio 702 to complain about a phenomenon dubbed “data leakage”. Many smartphone users have complained about…

If an investment is simply too good to be true, it’s probably fraud and that’s how simple it is for you to tell and quickly run away since you will be about to be scammed. Pyramid scheme fraudsters usually advertise a multi-level investment or social financing scheme that offers extraordinary…