Liquid receives $180 million for network expansion
Liquid Telecom by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – LIQUID Telecom is to expand its high-speed broadband connectivity to some underserved African communities following an investment of $180 million by CDC Group, the United Kingdom development finance institution. The investment will enable Liquid Telecom expand its network to More...
Kenya mobile money fraud decreasing
Safaricom from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI – KENYA has recorded a significant decline in mobile money losses over the past year thanks to the strengthening of controls and collaborations More...
Liquid invests £8 billion in Egypt telcoms expansion
Econet Global and Liquid Telecom Group Chairman, Mr Strive Masiyiwa from AHMED MOOLA in Cairo, Egypt CAIRO – LIQUID Telecom is investing Egypt £8 billion (US$400 million) in the North African country More...
Partnership increases Western Cape access to free Wi-Fi
Liquid Telecom CEO, Reshaad Sha by DION HENRICK in Cape Town CAPE TOWN – MORE than 6,6 million residents in the Western Cape will soon have greater access to public Wi-Fi following a partnership between Liquid More...
Buyanga backs Zimbabwe parastatal reforms
ZISCO Steel company by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – SOUTH African-based businessman, Frank Buyanga, has welcomed moves by the Zimbabwe government to reform parastatals, saying this would curb corruption, More...
Lavishness dents Laurenco’s drive to rid Angola of luxury
Angola President João Lourenço from PEDRO AGOSTO in Luanda, Angola LUANDA – AHEAD of his just-concluded trip to former colonial master Portugal, Angola President, Joao Laurenco, vehemently shot down assertions More...
Major telcos partner to drive Africa digital payments
Mobile money by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – TWO of Africa’s largest mobile operators and mobile money providers have partnered to enable interoperable payments across the continent. Orange and MTN Groups, More...
Multimillion-rand support for young innovators
Patrick Krappie, Executive Manager for Strategic Engagement and Corporate Relations at the Technology Innovation Agency. File picture from CHIEDZA CHOKERA in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga NELSPRUIT – SOUTH Africa More...
IT sector bears brunt of Zimbabwe economic crisis
Web hosting by DANAI MWARUMBA HARARE – DOMAIN website hosting companies have increased their charges following an acute shortage of foreign currency in Zimbabwe. The companies are charging more than three More...
African bank backs Zimbabwe’s economic revival
African Development Bank from DANAI MWARUMBA in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE – THE African Development Bank (AfDB) is upbeat about Zimbabwe’s economic turnaround. This follows the launch of a flagship economic More...