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Mon, October 22nd, 06:32 · Gythan Munga

Under Pressure: Airtel Africa’s Manoj Kohli

As Bharti Airtel announces plans to merge its Indian and African operations, Manoj Kohli is rumoured to be up for the position of global Chief Executive Officer at the newly merged entity. → Read more
Sat, October 20th, 08:03 · Gythan Munga

SA ambassador to Iran suspended amid MTN case

South Africa’s government has confirmed that an ambassador accused of accepting bribes in the case concerning mobile operator MTN’s Iranian unit has been suspended and recalled pending the outcome of an investigation. → Read more
Sat, October 20th, 04:59 · Elly Okutoyi

MTN software to save Nigerian banks 70% of operational costs

MTN has introduced new software for Nigeria’s up-and-coming banks, hoping it could save the micro-finance institutions up to 70 percent of operational costs. → Read more
Fri, October 19th, 14:03 · Tefo Mohapi

Vodacom’s Blackberry Internet Service headaches

Vodacom is the largest BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) mobile operator in the world and this seems to be taking a toll, with the company saying it needs to look at alternatives to protect itself against increased data use on smart devices. → Read more
Fri, October 19th, 13:01 · Tom Jackson

Kenya’s Yu doubles market share in third quarter

Telecom operator Yu Mobile has doubled its market share in the first quarter to 9.1 percent, with the company saying its efforts at increasing its subscription base with new offerings had paid off handsomely. → Read more
Fri, October 19th, 08:18 · HumanIPO

Huawei faces charges of funding political parties in Ghana

The Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG), a governance monitoring agency in Ghana, has warned Chinese telecoms firm and electronics vendor Huawei Technologies Ghana Limited to keep out of the country’s politics or be kicked out of the country. → Read more
Thu, October 18th, 13:47 · Tefo Mohapi

Zimbabwean telco allows commuters to pay fares using mobile money

Zimbabwe’s telecoms firm Econet Wireless has launched an initiative that would enable commuters to pay for transportation using Ecocash, its mobile money service that currently has around 2 million users. → Read more
Thu, October 18th, 12:11 · Gythan Munga

8ta launches free Wi-Fi in SA taxis

Taxi users in South Africa can now benefit from free in-vehicle Wi-Fi connections, thanks to a novel branding initiative from 8ta launched today. → Read more