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More Africa NewsTigo, Selcom and Mastercard partner to launch online digital payment solution in Tanzania

March 23, 2023by myles0

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 22 March 2023: Tigo Tanzania, Selcom and Mastercard Inc. have announced a strategic partnership that will see the three industry leaders revolutionize the digital payment ecosystem by enabling convenient online payments globally through the Tigo Mastercard virtual service via the Selcom’s card-as-a-service (CaaS) platform. This partnership will empower Tigo Pesa customers to transact on global...

More Africa NewsTanzania’s Government Sets Ambitious Goal to Become a Digital Economy under Hon. Nape Nnauye’s Leadership

March 20, 2023by myles0

Tanzania’s Minister for Information, Communication, and Information Technology, Hon. Nape Nnauye, has announced plans to transform Tanzania into a digital economy in the next financial year and beyond. The move is part of the country’s National Digital Economy Framework, which seeks to digitize all sectors of the economy, including government services, payments, work, study, innovation,...

More Africa NewsTanzania: How Tanzania Empowers Women in Digital Age

March 10, 2023by myles0

THE government has pledged to continue empowering women and girls so that they play an active role in the digital world. It said the move will boost the efforts towards attaining gender equality in development. Minister for Community Development, Gender, Women and Special groups, Dr Dorothy Gwajima, said yesterday as Tanzania joins the rest of...

More Africa NewsEAC orders Tanzania and Burundi to adopt bloc roaming tariffs

February 23, 2023by myles0

From 2014, member countries of the East African Community have developed and adopted measures to harmonize roaming telephone call rates. These measures have already been implemented by Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and South Sudan. The Transport, Communications and Meteorology Sectoral Committee of the East African Community (EAC) has ordered Tanzania and Burundi to harmonize their roaming telephone...

More Africa NewsTanzania: the government has started disconnecting unidentified SIM cards

February 22, 2023by myles0

The last campaign to identify Tanzanian telecom subscribers was due to end on January 31. However, the government has postponed the deadline until February 13 to allow all citizens using telecom services to comply. The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has started disconnecting the 970,046 mobile phone lines that had not yet been identified. This was announced...

More Africa NewsTanzania: Tigo Tanzania, Ericsson roll out 5G

February 17, 2023by myles0

5G has been launched in Dar Es Salaam, Dodoma and Zanzibar as part of an alliance between Tigo Tanzania and Ericsson. The partnership will modernise and expand Tigo Tanzania’s existing 4G network infrastructure using Radio Access Network (RAN) products and microwave solutions (MINI-LINK 6000), and facilitate gradual expansion of 5G rollout nationally. “The Ericsson 5G...

More Africa NewsTanzania insists Elon Musk’s Starlink must meet operational requirements before launch

February 14, 2023by myles0

The Tanzanian government is insisting that Elon Musk’s broadband provider Starlink meet all operational requirements before being allowed to operate in the country. The satellite internet constellation, operated by SpaceX, has already been providing internet connectivity in Nigeria and Mozambique thanks to regulatory permits issued by those nations. However, the Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority (TCRA)...

More Africa NewsTanzania: TCRA extends SIM verification deadline by two weeks

January 27, 2023by myles0

The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has extended the deadline for mobile users to verify active SIM cards using their personal National Identification Number (NIN). Local newspaper The Citizen reports that the original deadline of 31 January has now been postponed to 13 February. The regulator said that unverified active SIM cards would be barred from receiving or providing...

More Africa NewsTanzania: NMB Pledges More Investment in Tech to Drive Financial Inclusion

January 26, 2023by myles0

NMB Bank has pledged to continue investing in research to come up with technologically driven banking solutions as part of its commitment to enhancing financial inclusion and bridging the unbanked gap in Tanzania. The revelation was made by the NMB Bank Chief Executive Officer Ms Ruth Zaipuna during a meeting with Minister for Community Development,...

More Africa NewsTanzania strives to become online business hub in Africa: minister

January 25, 2023by myles0

The Tanzanian authorities said on Wednesday that the East African nation is investing heavily in information and communications technology (ICT) to make it an online business hub in Africa. Minister of Information, Communications and Information Technology Nape Nnauye said the government was investing heavily in ICT, including the construction of the National Fiber Optic Cable...

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