Malawi’s new president Lazarus Chakwera has dissolved the board of directors managing the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) and that of the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), barely a week after his election. According to a statement from the office of the Chief Secretary Zangazanga Chikhosi, the action is with immediate effect. Chikhosi said Chakwera has...
MTN Group has announced the appointment of new chief executive officers for two of its West African operations, MTN Cameroon and MTN Benin. According to a statement released to the media Stephen Blewett, the current CEO of MTN Benin, will take the helm at MTN Cameroon on 1 August 2020 when Uche Ofodile, the current...
South Africa’s telecoms regulator ICASA said on Thursday it is preparing to issue an invitation to apply (ITA) for high demand spectrum and the Wireless Open Access Network (WOAN), a significant step towards the rollout of 5G across more of the country. South Africa’s telecoms regulator ICASA said on Thursday it is preparing to issue an invitation...
Mauritel, Mattel and Chinguitel were again punished by the telecoms regulator in Mauritania. The 3 operators were sentenced to a global fine of nearly $ 2.5 million for poor quality of service, following the results of the monitoring mission carried out from April 17 to May 22, 2020. The mobile operators Mauritel (a subsidiary of Maroc...
E-waste is the fastest growing domestic waste stream worldwide and will hit 74 million metric tonnes by 2030, according to the the UN’s Global E-waste Monitor for 2020. A record 53.6 million metric tonnes of electronic waste was generated worldwide last year, an increase of 21 percent over the past five years. In per capita...
Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), the leading UAE-based global satellite operator, announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Andrew Cole as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He will assume the position from 1 July onwards. Andrew joins Yahsat soon after the company boosted its leadership with four Emirati executive appointments to lead its government,...
MTN Group said on Thursday that it has named Stephen Blewett, the current CEO of its operation in Benin, to lead its larger business in Cameroon. Blewett, who is a former CEO of Altech Autopage Cellular, will take the helm in Cameroon on 1 August when Uche Ofodile, the current CEO of MTN Liberia, will become...
KaiOS Technologies, the makers of KaiOS mobile operating system for smart feature phones, and Econet Wireless Zimbabwe have announced the launch of the Atom 3G phone in Zimbabwe, the country’s first 3G smart feature phone. Announcing the launch, Econet said the new handset will be bundled with a 3-month data package, offering customers 6GB of...
Vodacom announced in May 2019 that it had reached an agreement to acquire a majority stake in IoT.nxt – a transaction which was concluded on 23 August 2019. Vodacom said this acquisition would accelerate its Internet of Things (IoT) strategy and transform its dedicated IoT business unit. IoT is a growing part of Vodacom’s portfolio,...
The bid by seven NetOne executives to have their cases dropped on the grounds that the State’s allegations lack essential elements that formulate the charges flopped on Monday after a Harare magistrate dismissed their application for refusal of placement on remand. The seven; Lazarus Muchenje, Tawanda Sibanda (49), Tinashe Severa (43), Darlington Gutu (53), Spencer...
