By Rebecca Wanjiku, Computerworld Kenya 20 Apr, 2010
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has invited companies to apply for mobile TV licenses, 14 months after it withdrew a similar invitation. read more »
By Rebecca Wanjiku, Computerworld Kenya 19 Apr, 2010
France Telecom's entry into Anglophone Africa faces an uphill battle, marked by its demand for a US$385 million refund from the Kenyan government to compensate for what it calls disappearing assets and supply contracts that have a negative impact on its balance sheets. read more »
By Rebecca Wanjiku, Computerworld Kenya 19 Apr, 2010
Inexperienced foreign management staff, overpriced assets, competition, politics and patchy regulation have led Africa's former telecommunications monopolies to struggle, stalling growth prospects. read more »
By Michael Malakata , Computerworld Zambia 16 Apr, 2010
Zambia has become the first country in eastern and southern Africa to introduce multipurpose electronic national registration cards that will be used for voting, accessing banking services and as driving licenses. read more »
By Michael Malakata , Computerworld Zambia 15 Apr, 2010
Uncertainty surrounds the future of South Africa's mobile operator Vodacom in the Democratic Republic of Congo, following disagreements on a joint venture with Congolese Wireless Network. read more »
By Michael Malakata , Computerworld Zambia 13 Apr, 2010
PayPal has started to offer international online banking to customers of South Africa's First National Bank, with plans under way to roll out services to many other countries on the continent. read more »
By Michael Malakata , Computerworld Zambia 13 Apr, 2010
While the majority of incumbent mobile operators in Africa are being privatized to save them from collapsing, the Tanzanian government is finalizing the acquisition of all of Tanzania Telecommunications Co. (TTCL) after Zain Tanzania pulled out of the partnership. read more »
By Rebecca Wanjiku, Computerworld Kenya 7 Apr, 2010
Lack of capital investments, expensive Internet connectivity, lengthy business establishment processes, high power costs and outages, exploitative venture capitalists and half-baked graduates are some of the reasons given for the lack of technology innovation in Kenya. read more »
By Michael Malakata , Computerworld Zambia 29 Mar, 2010
Uncertainty surrounds the future of Africa's first borderless network and mobile money service following the acquisition of Zain's Africa operations by Bharti Airtel of India. read more »
All was well meant when Communications and Transport Minister Dora Siliya challenged African Communications Experts at a workshop on sustainable rural telecenters in Lusaka last week to come up with strategies that their governments will use to roll out ICT to rural areas. read more »
