Zambia

Mon, December 22nd, 15:51 · Paul Adepoju

Zambia’s StreetCred announces partnership with South Africa’s Nomanini

Zambian airtime distributor StreetCred today announced a partnership with Nomanini, a South Africa-based mobile point of sale service. → Read more
Thu, September 11th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Zamtel and NEC agree on microwave backbone and access project to boost mobile coverage and capacity across Zambia

Citizens, enterprises and tourists across Zambia will now benefit from enhanced mobile coverage and capacity after Zamtel and NEC Corporation agreed to build a new digital microwave radio transmission network. → Read more
Fri, August 8th, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Facebook’s Internet.org app now available to Airtel Zambia customers

Airtel Zambia has announced it has become the first mobile operator in the world to offer Facebook’s Internet.org app to customers, a move it says will makes it easier for people to access the internet and a set of basic services without data charges. → Read more
Fri, July 11th, 13:30 · Susan Mwenesi

Airtel Zambia scoops 1st prize in ICT Sector at trade fair

Airtel Zambia has scooped this year’s first prize in the ICT sector at the just concluded Zambia International Trade Fair held in Ndola. → Read more
Mon, June 16th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju

Hivos, DOEN Foundation, Indigo Trust in $500k grant for African tech hubs

Hivos has announced a partnership with the DOEN Foundation and Indigo Trust to launch a EUR373,000 (US$505,000) fund to support technology hubs around Africa with the aim of empowering more sustainable entrepreneurship. → Read more
Tue, June 3rd, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju

Zambian diplomats ordered to rely on state-owned TV live streams

The Zambian government has ordered its diplomats to begin to rely on news from the state-owned Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) TV online livestreams for a true picture of what is happening in the country instead of relying on online media. → Read more
Mon, May 19th, 13:30 · Chris Udemans

Zambia launches Digital Migration Policy

The Zambian government has launched its Digital Migration Policy, seeking to provide guidelines for the establishment and operation of signal distributors and the implementation of a licensing framework ahead of the planned 2015 switchover. → Read more
Fri, May 16th, 14:00 · Chris Udemans

BongoHive, UNICEF partner to launch Zambian Innovation Lab

Zambian tech hub BongoHive and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the creation and launch of the Zambian Innovation Lab. → Read more
Thu, May 8th, 20:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

Zambian internet penetration too low – MTN

Internet penetration in Zambia is too low, due to a pervading perception that connectivity is for the privileged in society, according to operator MTN Zambia. → Read more
Fri, May 2nd, 11:00 · Tom Jackson

IHS completes acquisition of MTN towers in Zambia, Rwanda

African tower management firm IHS has completed its acquisition of more than 1,200 MTN network towers in Zambia and Rwanda for an undisclosed amount, using recently obtained funding to continue Africa’s move towards independent tower management. → Read more
Tue, April 22nd, 13:40 · Agatha Nduku

Huawei begins Zambian base station project

Huawei has launched the first of a series of 169 base stations that will connect rural communities in Zambia to the mobile phone network. → Read more
Thu, April 10th, 06:00 · Tom Jackson

Adam Smith International partners AccTech to deploy Microsoft Project Online

Advisory firm Adam Smith International has partnered AccTech Systems to deploy Microsoft Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) for the Climate Resilient Infrastructure Development Facility (CRIDF), the United Kingdom (UK) Department for International Development’s (DfID) water infrastructure programme in Southern Africa. → Read more
Wed, April 9th, 12:30 · Tom Jackson

Zambian president rejects new constitution protecting online media

Zambian president Michael Sata has said there is no need for “so much noise” about a new constitution which would protect online and electronic media from government interference as the country already has a functioning constitution. → Read more
Tue, April 8th, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

Zambia ready for digital migration – minister

Zambia is ready for digital migration to go ahead and the government is investing in provincial television stations to ease the load of the state broadcaster, according to information and broadcasting services minister Joseph Katema. → Read more
Tue, April 8th, 12:30 · Tom Jackson

Zambia drafting media policy to address online abuse, cybercrime

The Zambian government is drafting a media policy to address internet abuse and cybercrime, according to Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services permanent secretary Bert Mushala. → Read more
Mon, April 7th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Funds raised for Zambian malaria prevention through online, phone tech

Novartis in collaboration with Malaria No More’s Power of One campaign has used social, mobile and e-commerce technologies to raise money to provide children in Zambia with two million treatments of pediatric antimalarial. → Read more
Wed, March 26th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju

Digital migration will lead to 4th Zambian telecom – minister

Yamfwa Mukanga, Zambia’s transport and communications minister has, announced the completion of the nation’s digital migration process is holding back the award of a fourth telecoms licence, though progress has been made in clearing the way for the fourth mobile operator. → Read more
Mon, March 17th, 09:00 · Agatha Nduku

Airtel Zambia allows payment of water bills

Airtel Zambia Plc has signed a partnership agreement with the Nkana Water and Sewerage Company enabling Airtel Money customers to pay their water bills using their mobile phones. → Read more
Tue, March 11th, 19:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein

Great Rift Valley Mining Summit sponsored by Gilat Satcom

The second annual Great Rift Valley Mining Summit will be sponsored by Gilat Satcom, on March 13 and 14 in Lusaka, Zambia. → Read more
Mon, March 10th, 07:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein

Airtel Zambia hands out WINA BIG House prizes

Airtel Zambia has handed over the first of three houses to be given away to customers as part of the WINA BIG House promotion, aimed at thanking customers in Zambia for their loyalty. → Read more