Articles by Tom Jackson, Page 17
-
Wed, January 29th, 20:00 · Tom Jackson
Bharti Airtel Africa appoints new MD
Bharti Airtel has appointed Christian de Faria as managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) for Africa, giving him responsibility for the company’s operations in 17 African countries. → Read more
-
Wed, January 29th, 15:40 · Tom Jackson
Essar to finalise sale of yuMobile stake in March
India’s Essar will complete the sale of a stake in Kenyan operator yuMobile for US$100 million in March in order to raise funds for widening its footprint and upgrading to 3G. → Read more
-
Wed, January 29th, 14:20 · Tom Jackson
Battlefield startup competition prize money increased
Nigerian tech blog TechCabal has doubled the prize money for its Battlefield startup competition to US$20,000 after online music service iROKING pledged US$10,000. → Read more
-
Wed, January 29th, 13:40 · Tom Jackson
ICASA announces new call termination glide path
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has announced its new regulated rates for call termination, with termination rates set to drop from the current 40c per minute to 20c per minute on March 1. → Read more
-
Wed, January 29th, 06:00 · Tom Jackson
Cell C CEO’s brother in illegal phone tower issue – report
The brother of Alan Knott-Craig Sr, the chief executive officer (CEO) of South Africa’s third operator Cell C, is at the centre of a row with neighbours over the illegal placement of a cellphone tower. → Read more
-
Tue, January 28th, 15:40 · Tom Jackson
Kenya PC shipments decline, EA remains stable
PC shipments in Kenya fell 10.7 per cent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of last year following the implementation of value added tax (VAT) charges on electronic goods, though East Africa as a region saw some growth. → Read more
-
Tue, January 28th, 13:40 · Tom Jackson
Kenyan government to create information database
The Kenyan government will establish a national spatial database bringing together information from all government agencies in a bid to make an easily accessible system for Kenyans, according to cabinet secretary at the Ministry of ICT Fred Matiangi. → Read more
-
Tue, January 28th, 11:02 · Tom Jackson
Airtel Kenya to launch M-Shwari competitor
Airtel Kenya is set to launch a mobile loans service to challenge Safaricom’s M-Shwari, more than a year after a partner sued Safaricom for allegedly stealing the idea. → Read more
-
Mon, January 27th, 16:20 · Tom Jackson
Matiangi appoints Kenya ICT Authority board members
Kenyan ICT cabinet secretary Fred Matiangi has appointed six members to Kenya ICT Authority, allowing the process of recruiting a chief executive officer (CEO) to begin. → Read more
-
Mon, January 27th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
SA copper theft falls 15% in one year
Copper theft in South Africa fell 15 per cent in the twelve months to December last year, according to South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) figures, though it increased month-on-month. → Read more
-
Mon, January 27th, 14:20 · Tom Jackson
CBA refers 140,000 M-Shwari defaulters to credit reference bureaus
Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA), which jointly developed mobile banking service M-Shwari with leading Kenyan operator Safaricom, has passed the details of more than 140,000 defaulters on loans to credit reference bureaus. → Read more
-
Mon, January 27th, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
Safaricom approaches $5.8bn market valuation
Kenya’s leading operator Safaricom is approaching a market valuation of KSh500 billion (US$5.8 billion) after its share price gained 3.3 per cent on Friday to hit an all-time high of KSh12.45. → Read more
-
Mon, January 27th, 11:40 · Tom Jackson
Ugandan president calls for digital identification to fight crime
Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni has called for a computerised record of all residents of the country in order to better fight crime. → Read more
-
Fri, January 24th, 19:00 · Tom Jackson
Microsoft announces $6.56bn profits, boosted by Xbox, Surface
Microsoft has announced profits of US$6.56 billion for the quarter ended December 31, boosted by the sale of 7.4 million Xbox consoles and the doubling in revenues from its Surface tablets. → Read more
-
Fri, January 24th, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria lead in mobile banking
Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria, and the African continent as a whole, lead the world in the uptake of mobile banking, according to a new report by mobile trade association MEF. → Read more
-
Fri, January 24th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
ICANN delegates over 100 new gTLDs
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has delegated more than 100 new generic Top-Level domains (gTLDs) since beginning the process in October, as it looks to increase the current 22 gTLDs to 1,400 at the end of the process. → Read more
-
Fri, January 24th, 10:20 · Tom Jackson
Nokia EA sales fall 20% after VAT increase
Nokia East Africa has said its sales fell 20 per cent in the three months to December last year following the government decision to implement value added tax (VAT) on handsets, which had previously enjoyed zero levies. → Read more
-
Thu, January 23rd, 18:20 · Tom Jackson
Airtel Kenya gives customers 25% bonus airtime
Airtel Kenya has launched a promotion offering new prepaid customers up to 25 per cent bonus airtime for use within its network as it looks to close the gap on market leader Safaricom. → Read more
-
Thu, January 23rd, 14:20 · Tom Jackson
Orange Kenya asks Supreme Court to overturn judgement on former employees
Orange Kenya, formerly Telkom Kenya, has asked the country’s Supreme Court to overturn a Court of Appeal ruling it must award KSh3.2 billion (US$38 million) to workers laid off in 2006. → Read more
-
Thu, January 23rd, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
DCA Trust, ICANN dispute over .africa going to international review panel
The dispute between the DotConnectAfrica Trust (DCA Trust) and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) over the former’s application to manage the .africa generic top-level domain (gTLD) will be decided by the Independent Review Process (IRP) panel. → Read more
Follow African Tech Scene
Advertisement
Most read
-
GOtv says no monthly subscriptions for free-to-air channels
Mon, January 13th
-
HumanIPO shutting down on January 15
Tue, January 6th
-
-
BBC partners BlackBerry to deliver Hausa news via BBM in Nigeria
Mon, April 28th
-
Online company registration website now live in Kenya
Thu, February 28th
Latest by Category
-
Broadcasting
-
-
#ISurvivedEbola multimedia campaign launched
Tue, December 2nd
-
Events
-
Ghana to upgrade to chip embedded passports
Fri, December 19th
-
-
Features
-
Price a hindering factor to 4G uptake in Rwanda – retailers
Thu, January 8th
-
The startup community in Mozambique is very weak – Kande
Tue, December 23rd
-
Gadgets
-
MTN launches subscription-based video service in South Africa
Mon, January 5th
-
-
Internet
-
Price a hindering factor to 4G uptake in Rwanda – retailers
Thu, January 8th
-
-
Mobile
-
Safaricom launches bundled roaming service in 20 countries
Fri, January 9th
-
-
Policy
-
Price a hindering factor to 4G uptake in Rwanda – retailers
Thu, January 8th
-
-
Social Media
-
Mobile app on Nigeria’s heritage launched
Fri, December 19th
-
Prayerbox.co allows Christians to share prayer points, testimonies – founder
Fri, December 12th
-
Startups
-
-
-
Telecoms
-
-
Safaricom launches bundled roaming service in 20 countries
Fri, January 9th