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Wed, June 26th, 15:25 · Brandon Gregory

Apartheid-style segregation through electronic gates at Zambian mine

The management of Kansanshi Mining in Zambia have allegedly decided to implement traffic lights and electronic gates at the mining site to bar black Zambians from entering with personal vehicles. → Read more
Wed, June 19th, 14:17 · Brandon Gregory

Online reporting on Zambia unfair – government spokesman

Kennedy Sakeni, Zambia’s chief government spokesman, has slammed various online publications’ continuous negative reporting on the country. → Read more
Wed, June 19th, 13:49 · Martin Cheruiyot

UNWTO General Assembly in southern Africa to be boosted by ICT

Zambia and Zimbabwe will partner to host the world’s biggest tourism event, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) General Assembly in August. → Read more
Mon, June 17th, 10:27 · Martin Cheruiyot

Zambian banks lose $4 million to cybercriminals

Foreign cybercriminals have robbed commercial banks in Zambia of more than US$4 million, and are recruiting Zambians to assist in their criminal activities across the country. → Read more
Wed, June 12th, 14:39 · Nanine Steenkamp

Airtel expands to Ethiopia

Airtel Zambia has announced its SIM cards can now be used by Ethiopian users, expanding Airtel’s roaming footprint to more than 300 global networks. → Read more
Fri, May 17th, 13:18 · Nanine Steenkamp

Zambia to tackle Ghana DTT

Zambia will aid Ghana by investigating its Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) service migration, a government official announced on Thursday. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 10:05 · Tom Jackson

Zambian minister accuses regulator of operator collusion

A Zambian minister has accused staff at the Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) of colluding with operators, resulting in high tariffs and poor service delivery. → Read more
Tue, April 9th, 08:10 · Gabriella Mulligan

Zambian activist arrested for TV appearance

Zambian gay rights and HIV activist Paul Kasonkomona has been arrested in Lusaka for appearing on television discussing homosexuality and the need for equal rights for homosexuals in Zambia. → Read more
Thu, April 4th, 09:12 · Brandon Gregory

Airtel Zambia records US$31 million profit

Telecommunications company Celtel Zambia Limited, trading as Airtel Zambia, generated a profit of US$31 million for the 2012 financial year. → Read more
Wed, April 3rd, 08:34 · Brandon Gregory

MultiChoice increases subscription price in Zambia

MultiChoice has increased its subscriber price in Zambia by three to four per cent, depending on the bouquet, due to increasing infrastructure and operating costs. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 11:56 · Brandon Gregory

Former Zambian minister warns government on fourth mobile operator

Former communication and transport minister Geoffrey Lungwangwa has urged the Zambian government to assess the country’s market seriously before issuing a license for a fourth mobile operator. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 14:25 · Richard Cutcher

Zambian operators could be banned from sending promotions

Zambia’s Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is set to begin talks to stop network operators sending promotional messages to customers. → Read more
Fri, March 22nd, 16:10 · Nanine Steenkamp

Zamtel chair to lead SATA

The chairman of Zambian telecommunications operator Zamtel will step in as chairman of the South African Telecommunication Association (SATA) from April to address challenges in the telecommunications industry. → Read more
Mon, March 18th, 15:24 · Tefo Mohapi

Bantu Babel Android App published by the Bongo Hive team in Zambia

As a result of the Random Hacks of Kindness hackathon, The Peace Corps Innovation Challenge Hackathon, which was held at BongoHive, Lusaka’s Technology and Innovation Hub, the Bantu Babel App has been created. → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 09:42 · Nanine Steenkamp

Zamtel to launch LTE in Zambia

Zambia Telecommunication Company (Zamtel) plans to roll out a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) network as soon as the company gets the green light for licensing. → Read more
Thu, February 28th, 13:36 · Richard Cutcher

Zambian by-election postponed after Airtel messages

Airtel Zambia has been accused of political bias and a by-election has been postponed after spam SMSs were sent out to voters. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 08:23 · Nanine Steenkamp

Zambia SIM registration delayed

Airtel Zambia’s lack of registration forms has halted the country’s SIM card registration process. → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 11:20 · Nanine Steenkamp

Zambian private sector contests nationwide monopoly TV

Radio and television stations in Zambia are critical of government plans to create a single nationalised carrier to provide broadcasting signal as a result of the country’s failure to meet its digital migration deadline. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 14:07 · Elly Okutoyi

Blind journalist ‘hacks’ Airtel Zambia customer database

A blind Zambian journalist has been arraigned in court charged with accessing Airtel Zambia’s database before siphoning mobile airtime worth thousands of dollars from several officials of the government. → Read more
Tue, January 15th, 12:32 · Brandon Gregory

Airtel Zambia ends 2012 with 4.6 million subscribers

Airtel Zambia ended 2012 on a successful note with more than 4.6 million subscribers to its networks and after expanding to include 140 areas previously without any mobile coverage. → Read more