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Bayobab takes control of MTN Zambia fibre

The international fibre player believes the move will help position Zambia as a digital hub in the region.
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1:10
Wednesday

Vodacom Tanzania acquires Smile Communications in $27m deal

The transaction provides Vodacom Tanzania with access to important spectrum held by the small operator, which will help it grow 4G and 5G network services.
1:50
Wednesday

Goodwell backs OmniRetail to boost informal retail

Impact investor Goodwell, in collaboration with long-term partner Alitheia Capital, invested through its uMunthu II fund, initiating OmniRetail's Series A fundraising round.
0:50
Wednesday

Tigo Tanzania unveil new fibre products for home, business

The launch of Tigo Fibre marks the first time in Tanzania that fibre-to-the-home and fibre-to-the-business services will be made available.
1:10

Metrofile Kenya unveils new cloud services, targets East Africa

The new services, according to the company, would help clients digitally transform while also meeting regulatory standards.
0:50
Tuesday

Microsoft provides new D365 pricing, first time in 5yrs

The pricing changes will be standardised across different currencies, although the cloud pricing for Dynamics 365 Business Central will remain the same.
1:30

MasterCard, Onafriq partner to bring new payments suite to Africa

According to the companies, the partnership will drive growth of digital financial services, including mobile money transactions, and cross-border remittances.
1:10

Software programmers to make full use of AI code assistants

Research firm Gartner says the benefits provided by AI code assistants lead to increased job satisfaction and retention, resulting in reduced turnover costs.
1:30

Malawi exec criticises Africa for falling behind on IXPs

According to Brian Longwe, CEO of Converged Technology Networks, effective Internet traffic interchange between networks is critical for a robust Internet in Africa.
2:50

Mozambique restricts mobile money transfers to combat terrorism

The Central Bank imposed transactional limitations on electronic currency institutions and required them to classify their clients based on risk assessment.
1:40

SA tech exec nominated for Africa women in development award

Joanna Govender is representing South Africa as one of 1700 nominees from 34 African countries for the Donors for Africa Foundation's African Women in Development Awards
1:30
11 Apr

New markets lift MTN ’s super app Ayoba to 35m monthly users

Ayoba entered new markets in the fourth quarter of the previous financial year, including Kenya, Egypt, Mali, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, and Botswana.
0:50

SA regulator grants licence to crypto firm Luno

This follows the regulator’s declaration of crypto assets as a financial product under the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act of 2002.