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Mon, February 4th, 08:30 · Tom Jackson

Liebenberg joins Vodacom as managing executive

South African telecom Vodacom have appointed Deon Liebenberg, formerly managing director (MD) at Samsung, as managing executive for Vodafone Global Enterprise (VGE) and international business. → Read more
Sat, February 2nd, 16:26 · Vincent Matinde

Estel e-recharge platform launches in Nigeria

Estel Technologies has incorporated mobile operators into its platform as it extends its e-recharge portal deeper into the West African market. → Read more
Fri, February 1st, 09:00 · Robin Okuthe

Lack of identity management system slows SIM card registration in Uganda

The absence of a national identification system in Uganda provides loopholes that hinder large numbers of mobile subscribers from registering SIM cards, says MTN Uganda’s chief executive chief executive Mazen Mroue. → Read more
Thu, January 31st, 20:16 · Paul Adepoju

Telecoms infrastructure boss calls for stronger regulation in Nigeria

Inder Bajaj, chief executive of Helios Towers Nigeria (HTN), believes strong regulation is the necessary impetus needed to boost infrastructure sharing in Nigeria’s booming telecommunications sector. → Read more
Thu, January 31st, 13:58 · Elly Okutoyi

Airtel launches road tracking initiative

Airtel Kenya has partnered with FrotCom East Africa to launch a road safety initiative that will see public vehicles fitted with tracking gadgets to monitor and report speed violations, in a bid to cut road accidents in Kenya. → Read more
Thu, January 31st, 12:03 · Robin Okuthe

Airtel’s African operations head Kohli to be named Group MD

Integrated telecom services operator Bharti Airtel is today expected to appoint Manoj Kohli as its managing director, in a key top-level management reshuffle. → Read more
Wed, January 30th, 18:24 · Vincent Matinde

Africa’s mobile scene to feature at Mobile World Congress 2013

Africa’s expanding mobile scene is tipped to make a major splash at this year’s GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, as the continent has been rated highly for having the fastest growing mobile technology adoption. → Read more
Wed, January 30th, 15:50 · Brandon Gregory

Sentech may be cross-examined by Parliament

Sentech, the state-owned signal distributor, may be brought before the Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Communications regarding confusion over signal distribution costs. → Read more
Wed, January 30th, 14:00 · Brandon Gregory

SA Department of Communications to review solutions to digital migration

A second meeting between free-to-air broadcasters and the Department of Communications (DoC) may have provided progress in reaching a solution to the set-top box dispute which is threatening to delay the digital migration. → Read more
Wed, January 30th, 10:46 · Robin Okuthe

MTN launches energy-recycling device for off-grid Rwandans

Integrated telecommunications services provider MTN has unveiled a portable solar energy system in Rwanda’s capital Kigali as part of its efforts to improve access to telecommunications services in the East African nation. → Read more
Wed, January 30th, 10:41 · Richard Cutcher

South African R2 billion fibre-optic network to be delivered by Jasco Carrier

Jasco Carrier is to deliver a R2 billion (US$221 million) fibre-optic network for South African telecommunications operator Neotel, which could be exploited by MTN and Vodacom. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 18:48 · Tefo Mohapi

Rob Fleming appointed as Blue Label Telecoms Chief Marketing Officer

Rob Fleming has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer for South Africa's Blue Label Telecoms (Blue Label) in a bid to expand the company's market presence and drive its product innovation plans. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 12:51 · Gabriella Mulligan

Liquid Telecom acquires Altech EA operations

Liquid Telecom today announced its acquisition of Altech Group’s East Africa operations, creating Africa’s largest single fibre network. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 09:53 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian telecoms stakeholders identify challenges responsible for poor service quality

Stakeholders in the Nigerian telecoms industry have listed the critical issues which should be given urgent attention in order to bring about improvement in service delivery. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 08:43 · Robin Okuthe

StarTimes takes its pay TV service to 13 additional Kenyan towns

Chinese digital pay TV company StarTimes has expanded its signal coverage network to 13 more towns in Kenya within less than a year of launching in the East African country. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 15:32 · Paul Adepoju

MTN and Vodafone gain subscribers, Glo and Expresso record reduction in Ghana’s telecoms market share

While MTN, Vodafone and Airtel are recording gains in their market shares, Ghana’s third largest telecoms company, tiGO, and two others, Glo and Expresso, recorded a reduction as of the end of November 2012. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 14:18 · HumanIPO

First Rwanda ICT report motivates private sector progress

The Rwandan government released the country’s first ICT report on Friday, January 25, urging more private sector investment. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 10:27 · Brandon Gregory

Vodafone Ghana affected by cable theft

Vodafone Ghana experienced large-scale disruptions due to cable theft in the Madina and Adenta areas on Thursday (January 24), with 450 subscribers being affected. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 10:06 · Paul Adepoju

MTN Nigeria sued for manipulating call logs

MTN Nigeria has been accused of manipulating the call logs between the country’s suspended President of the Court of Appeal (PCA), Justice Isa Salami, and chieftains of the major opposition party, the Action Congress of Nigeria. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 09:27 · Richard Cutcher

SA’s leading Internet provider to embrace social media

South Africa’s part state-owned telecommunications company Telkom has created accounts on Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin in a bid to connect with customers. → Read more