Kenya experiences second M-Pesa outage in one month
This is the second M-Pesa outage Safaricom has experienced this January.
Nixon Kanali
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Vodacom execs meet SA comms minister
The meeting covered a range of topics from energy security, network resilience, skills to rural coverage and communications costs.
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InDrive expands into Lesotho, eliminates service fee
The inDrive offering also allows drivers and riders in the country to choose their own charges, rather than complying with costs set by algorithms.
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Vodacom pledges to grow Lesotho’s digital economy
The Vodacom Group’s CEO Shameel Joosub, made the pledge during a two-day trip to Lesotho where he met local dignitaries and politicians.
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Pan-African microfinance Letshego ramps up digital plan
Letshego intends to facilitate 80% of customer loan applications through digital channels in the next 24 months.
1:40
Google expands flood alerts to eight African countries
The new countries added are Burundi, Eswatini, Guinea Bissau, Lesotho, Madagascar, Rwanda, Senegal, and Zimbabwe.
2:40
Kirusa, Vodacom Lesotho partner to launch InstaVoice Channels
Basotho celebrities have already signed up to communicate with fans through a service dubbed "Voice Twitter".
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Vodafone announces M-Pesa service for HIV positive Basotho
The government of Lesotho is expected to integrate the initiative into its primary healthcare strategy in 2017.
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M-Pesa supports HIV treatment in Lesotho
Vodacom Lesotho will help identify and treat HIV positive children and pregnant women using mobile technologies like mobile money.
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Plans to launch SADC TV channel
Zimbabwe,SADC counterparts in discussion regarding the establishment of regional TV station.
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Social entrepreneurship is driving growth in Africa and beyond
Developing Social enterprises can accelerate innovation and spur economic growth, according to Pfungwa Serima, Executive Chairman of SAP Africa.
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Econet secures US$500m loan through ZTE
Senior company executives commit to MoU to facilitate network equipment supply.