Articles by Robert K'Odingo

Fri, October 26th, 14:00 · Robert K'Odingo

World’s first virtual science newsroom for Africa and Middle East launched

The World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ), in an experimental initiative, has launched the first ever virtual science newsroom in Amman, Jordan, targeted at supporting the development of science journalism in Africa and the Middle East. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 13:53 · Robert K'Odingo

New adapter to reduce annual e-waste by 300,000 tonnes

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations ICT regulatory agency, has approved a universal charging solution for mobile devices capable of reducing e-waste called the Universal Power Adapter (UPA). → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 13:04 · Robert K'Odingo

Zambia SIM registration reportedly slow over fears of victimisation

A move by Zambia’s communications industry regulator, the Zambia Information and Communication Technology Authority (ZICTA), to have mobile users in the country register their SIM cards started on a “slow note” nationwide, amid fears that information could be used against people for political reasons. → Read more
Fri, October 26th, 09:59 · Robert K'Odingo

Samsung opens second brand store in Botswana’s capital

Global electronics firm Samsung has opened a new brand store in Botswana’s capital Gaborone, which it says will stock a full range of its products, as it pursues expansion of its customer base in southern Africa. → Read more
Thu, October 25th, 14:21 · Robert K'Odingo

Floods and insecurity in Nigeria delay MTN’s network optimisation project

Integrated telecommunications firm MTN has blamed insecurity and the current flooding in parts of Nigeria for posing a challenge to the countrywide upgrade of its base stations. → Read more
Thu, October 25th, 14:00 · Robert K'Odingo

Zambia’s Zamtel empowers distributors in the course of network rollout

Zambia’s mobile network operator Zamtel has given out over 40 branded bicycles to its distribution partners in the country in an initiative named ‘dealer empowerment’ targeted at strengthening its subscriber base. → Read more
Thu, October 25th, 12:30 · Robert K'Odingo

Green light for DRC’s West African Cable Systems connectivity

The Democratic Republic Of Congo’s (DRC) stalled connection to the West African Cable Systems (WACS) is expected to resume within the next three weeks. → Read more
Thu, October 25th, 08:59 · Robert K'Odingo

Mobile-based initiative to cut death toll on Kenyan roads

Kenya’s integrated telecommunications services provider Safaricom and the Media Owners Association (MOA), an organisation of media agencies, has today launched a three-year multi-sectoral and SMS-based initiative named the “National Road Safety Programme” aimed at addressing runaway road carnage. → Read more
Wed, October 24th, 14:53 · Robert K'Odingo

Academy launched to strengthen capacity development in ICT

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has announced the launch of the ITU Academy, as part of its approaches towards delivering training through an e-learning platform. → Read more
Wed, October 24th, 10:00 · Robert K'Odingo

Samsung to start adding African Web content onto mobile devices

Electronics manufacturer Samsung, earlier this week during the launch of Samsung Galaxy Note II in Cape Town, South Africa, hinted it would be loading African content onto its range of handheld devices by 2013. → Read more
Wed, October 24th, 08:32 · Robert K'Odingo

REVIEW: New iPad Mini exhibits refresh of Apple’s Mac products

Apple has announced the launch of iPad Mini, the latest addition to its ‘i’ family, sporting a refresh of features and specs. → Read more
Tue, October 23rd, 13:26 · Robert K'Odingo

US$665M pledged to South African manufacturers in the next 3 years

South African manufacturing companies are set to benefit from an investment initiative dubbed Manufacturing Competitiveness Enhancement Programme (MCEP), a result of a joint venture between investment giants Sage and IQuad. → Read more
Tue, October 23rd, 12:24 · Robert K'Odingo

Mobile and Internet penetration to soar in sub-Saharan Africa

Mobile and fixed telephony subscriptions in sub-Saharan Africa are expected to soar given the incremental demand of mobile voice and Internet services, a study by Frost & Sullivan shows. → Read more
Tue, October 23rd, 08:34 · Robert K'Odingo

Malawi to rely on ICT to boost its battered economy

The Malawian government has mentioned ICT strategies as crucial in its Economic Recovery Plan (ERP), focused on improving its battered economy. → Read more
Thu, October 18th, 13:47 · Robert K'Odingo

Public-Private Partnership endorses startups’ eco-system

Stakeholders in Kenya’s ICT sector have pledged their commitment to collaborating with African governments to accelerate growth of the continents innovation drive. → Read more
Thu, October 18th, 09:20 · Robert K'Odingo

Zimbabwean firm hires top Kenyan talent to steer its mobile money service

Zimbabwe’s mobile service provider Econet Wireless has hired Japhet Aritho, a former top executive at Kenya’s mobile services leader Safaricom, as its new chief operating officer (COO) to steer its recently launched mobile money service Ecocash. → Read more
Thu, October 18th, 08:16 · Robert K'Odingo

ICT progressive in Zimbabwe even with lack of proper policies

A listing by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has ranked Zimbabwe as the second most dynamic ICT nation in the world, just behind Ghana, though the country’s government have yet to put policies in place to fully support it. → Read more
Wed, October 17th, 14:16 · Robert K'Odingo

Safaricom launches recycling programme to combat e-waste

Communications service provider Safaricom Limited and partners have launched Kenya’s largest e-Waste recycling program in response to concerns about the environmental impact of Kenya’s counterfeit phone switch-off. → Read more
Wed, October 17th, 12:51 · Robert K'Odingo

Battle between Swaziland’s giant telecoms tagged ‘national crisis’

Mobile network operator MTN Swaziland has won a legal battle against the state-owned Posts and Telecommunications Corporation over rollout of USB modems (dongles) and cellphones. → Read more
Wed, October 17th, 08:01 · Robert K'Odingo

Automation in Rwanda to offer sustainability and low-Cost insurance for Farmers

A programme launched in Rwanda earlier this week is to use automated weather stations to offer 20,000 Rwandan farmers low-cost insurance in the event that their crops fail. → Read more