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29 Jul 2014

Kenya’s postpaid mobile market grows 8.4%

Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) signals prepaid segment’s cooling off.
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23 Jul 2014

Proposed taxation of prepaid airtime in Kenya criticised

Task force has called for levy to help fund free high school education in the country.
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8 Jan 2014

Zambia: MTN, Airtel and Zamtel hike mobile tariffs

Country’s three mobile phone operators have increased costs by 5% owing to a tax.
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4 Dec 2013

Nigeria: Clickatell, VTNetwork offer on-the-go auto-recharge service

Mobile offering allows subscribers to load value on their phones as their balances approach zero.
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27 Nov 2013

‘Most South Africans use cellphone banking to buy airtime’

Cellphone banking use surged from 28% in mid-2012 to 37% in 2013, says World Wide Worx.
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27 Aug 2013

Dividends prepaid card debuted in Nigeria

Shareholders of listed companies can withdraw funds received using the card.
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23 May 2013

Econet Solar eyes East Africa with prepaid power device

Device dubbed the ‘HomePowerStation’ has been sold in nations such as Zimbabwe.
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16 Oct 2012

SA prepaid mobile call rates fall by 24%

Lower interconnect tariffs have resulted in a dramatic drop in prices since 2010.
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17 May 2012

Zim switches on to prepaid electricity billing

As a power-crisis engulfs that country.