THE SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR TWO TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE LICENSES IN THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA
The planned recapitalisation of Cell C, believed to involve the Buffet Consortium and other investors, has been finalised, though details are only expected to be made public next month, TechCentral has learnt.
Nigeria’s lockdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the usage of SMSs
The Minister of Communication, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has announced that with effect from January 1, 2020, all mobile phone users would be required to undergo a re-registration of their cards. This according to her was in line with the strict compliance of the law on the acquisition and registration of SIM cards in the country....
Mobile money is fast blossoming in Africa, boosted by rising mobile adoption across the continent, but in Zimbabwe—which is battling a severe financial crunch—the most common cash-in and cash-out functionalities have just been killed off as the government battles to contain the country’s economic crisis. Cash-out is process of converting mobile wallet balances into hard cash while...
Shares of MTN Group recovered from their biggest decline in more than five months to close little changed in Johannesburg trading as Nigeria’s government urged a Lagos court not to block a US$2-billion penalty it imposed on the mobile carrier for allegedly evading taxes. The high court of Lagos should throw out the Johannesburg-based company’s attempt...
