12+ hour, 42+ min ago  (149+ words) The World Bank Group announced on March 10, 2026, a$137 million package to accelerate the growth of the digital economy in Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The initiative focuses on three priorities: modernizing digital infrastructure, improving the business environment and supporting enterprises....

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (219+ words) Namibian mobile operator, Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) is bucking a developing industry trend of telecom tower spin-offs, choosing to keep its infrastructure in-house as some operators across Africa restructure assets." But not all operators are convinced, and some are now…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (320+ words) Bayobab and Vodacom have established a strategic fibre interconnection at the Zambia-Mozambique Chanida Border, a bid to boost cross-border connectivity and establish a key fibre route linking inland networks to subsea cable systems on Africa's eastern and western seaboards. The…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (711+ words) Democratic Alliance (DA) spokesperson Karabo Khakhau has reiterated the party's call to enable equity equivalent investment as an alternative to South Africa's BEE ownership requirements in the ICT sector. Currently, for a foreign company to get a licence to operate…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (1165+ words) MTN Ghana deployed Huawei's self-adjusting Alpha Antenna on February 14, boosting traffic 6.8% and cutting maintenance costs by 97% as China deepens Africa tech foothold. MTN Ghana and Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei this week completed what they call the world's first large-scale deployment…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (250+ words) Minister of Information, Postal and Courier Services Tatenda Mavetera met Australian Ambassador Minoli Perera on Monday, January 26, 2026, to explore bilateral cooperation in information and communication technologies (ICT). The discussions focused on Zimbabwe's upcoming national artificial intelligence strategy, slated for launch…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (551+ words) When households in South Africa come under financial pressure, spending on cellular services is among the first things they cut back, according to the latest Old Mutual Savings and Investment Monitor. Old Mutual's survey of South Africans aged 18 to 65 who…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (253+ words) Regional watchdogs launch twin inquiries into the massive ownership shift, fearing a monopoly that could strangle competition in East Africa's digital economy. The crown jewel of Kenya's corporate scene is under the microscope. Regional competition watchdogs from the East African…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (443+ words) Mozambican authorities are counting on digital technology for national socio-economic development. However, according to the ITU, approximately 80% of the population does not yet use the internet. The Mozambican government is continuing its efforts to expand internet access in a country…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (816+ words) The star of the show, I would say, is the'Thuraya-4 next-generation system. The satellite was launched in January and now it is in commercial operations, and you can use all our 16 terminals in South Africa, in addition to the previous…...