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The country’s telecommunications regulator, POTRAZ (Post and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe), recently released its latest…
Six startups have been selected by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to showcase…
The 2018 edition of the annual National Information Technology Merit Awards (NITMA) is scheduled to…
Kenyan cloud computing startup Truehost Cloud has launched in Nigeria registering its presence in East,…
French telecoms firm, Orange and West African Connectivity and Data Centre services provider, MainOne, have struck a partnership that will see the French telecoms’ giant co-invest in two new cable landing stations in Senegal and Cote d’Ivoire.
Safaricom has been recognized as a Global Compact LEAD company for its ongoing commitment to the United Nations Global Compact and its Ten Principles for responsible business.
Zimbabwe is one of the three countries holding cash balances and trade receivables of nearly $131 million for its financial year ended March 31, 2018 due to the limited availability of foreign currency.
Steward Bank has injected $250 million towards a solar project as part of its efforts of ensuring the country reduces its dependency on the electric grid
Safaricom has entered into a deal with a UK-based organisation to provide mentorship in the telco’s bid to increase the number of women in leadership positions at the firm
Government has stepped up efforts to utilize surveillance technology to address traffic problems on the country’s roads.
New platform will host data science competitions supported by Liquid Telecom across the region.
Uber has quietly introduced the use of the 3-wheeled vehicle (popularly known as Tuk Tuk…
Application is currently on for the NIBSS hackathon 2018. The NIBSS “hackathon” is “an ‘invention…
With more than 240,000 titles, the South African ed-tech company Snapplify is working with communications provider Econet to make ebooks available to more African readers.
Safaricom’s application for a licence to operate a commercial free-to-air television station has been put…
JUMO closes USD$52M funding round to drive further expansion
It’s eight days to one of Africa’s biggest science and technology events. The annual Africa…
Registration is ongoing for the 2018 edition of the Afrilabs annual gathering. The gathering provides…
MEST Lagos has partnered with Honeywell Group, one of the largest diversified enterprises in Nigeria, to…