Once again the end of a long holiday weekend has brought with it a litany of tragedy on our roads. And I wonder about how much of South Africa's appalling road safety record can be attributed to outdated communications and
Easy FM has partnered with a mobile phone service provider to offer its listeners a chance to participate in the first ever reverse bidding auction on phone.
MobiBlitz will be using the upcoming Computer Faire to demonstrate two different ways that technology can be used to reach users via their ever-present cellphones. The expo will take place at Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, 20 - 23 May 2008.
Just over a year ago, many Kenyans were introduced to AccessKenya as the family-owned Internet business prepared to become the first technology company to list on the Nairobi Stock Exchange.
The first annual African Mobile Marketing and Advertising Summit takes place next month in Lagos, Nigeria. Mobile service providers, media owners and advertising agencies will meet next month to discuss strategies to harness the power of mobile advertising in Africa.
US Government investment agency OPIC recently agreed to put US$50 million into the African Telecoms, Media and Technology Fund, the first of its kind on the continent.
TELECOMS operator MTN confirmed yesterday that exploratory talks were under way with India's Bharti Airtel, possibly leading to a tie-up between the largest operators in Africa and India.
Despite quality of service issues which led to the Nigerian Communications Commission NCC directive to two major GSM operators to refund a total of 4.7 billion naira to subscribers on their networks, the nations subscribers base has increased to 60,941,434
The government will facilitate students in tertiary institutions to procure laptop computers to enhance usage of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the country.
The Deputy Minister of Information, Communication and Technology on Saturday encouraged Namibians to show more respect and appreciation for the country's artists.
UíAt least eighteen youths from Maquela do Zombo district, 293 kilometres off northern Uije city, benefited last November to February, from a computer course at the Training School of Christian Association for Development.
From all indications, Mtel will be unable to play any reasonable role in the telecom explosion going on in the country except something is done very urgently to address the fast failing health.
MOBILE network providers are pushing for a new tariff increase barely a week after the National Incomes and Pricing Commission (NIPC) approved a 1 000% review on their charges.
NINE DAYS after the breakdown of the Broadband Internet Facility in the Upper East Region, operators of the facility, Ghana Telecommunications Limited (GT), have restored it.
Vodafone's mobile phone-based solution for transferring money is now available in the country, thanks to a partnership between Vodafone and Vodacom Tanzania.
Nigeria's telecommunications regulator and industry players have agreed to introduce Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to help alleviate network congestion, and that stakeholders in the communications arena including private companies should help drive the benchmarks.
One month after Nigerian passengers were kicked off a British Airways flight for protesting against the inhumane treatment of a deportee, the outrage has not subsided, particularly on the blogosphere where there are numerous petitions and articles calling for the
There are strong indications that a fresh industrial action is looming in the nation's struggling national carrier, Nigerian Telecommunication (NITEL) Plc and its mobile subsidiary, M-TEL, two weeks after the end of over one week of a devastating strike by
