Landmark Zimbabwe online schools project expands
from WELLINGTON TONI in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE – ZIMBABWE is intensifying an ambitious project to digitise its schools, as part of efforts to shield the education sector…
Mobile & Telecoms
Aid workers receive connectivity against Boko Haram
from AHMED OBAFEMI in Maiduguri, Nigeria MAIDUGURI, (CAJ News) – EFFORTS to fight the insurgency in northeast Nigeria have received a major boost after an international…
MTN phones donation aids Limpopo COVID-19 response
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE Limpopo Provincial Department of Health is to intensify its response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) following a timely donation of…
MTN reopens stores under Level 4 lockdown
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – MTN has started re-opening its network of 410 stores in South Africa as the continent’s most advanced economy slowly starts gaining…
MTN avails more funds against COVID-19 in SA
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – MTN has pledged R8 million in equipment and infrastructure as well as food parcels as it joins forces with government to curb…
COVID-19 puts digital transformation back on agenda
AKANI CHAUKE / SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) –THE mobile sector has been lauded for its vital role in supporting efforts to tackle the coronavirus (COVID-19) and…
Tech relays COVID-19 info to Zimbabwe rural areas
from DANAI MWARUMBWA in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE, (CAJ News) – ZIMBABWEAN rural populations without smartphones or access to WhatsApp can now access vital information on…
4G smartphone pack for Kenyans during COVID-19
from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI, (CAJ News) – THE launch of a low-cost fourth-generation networks (4G) smartphone package in Kenya is anticipated to enable…
US restrictions on chips hampers Africa ICT growth
by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – NEW measures by the United States (US) government to restrict the global supply of chips to Huawei Technologies could hinder…
Ghana speeds up ICT services to remote areas
from RUSSELL ADADEVOH in Accra, Ghana ACCRA, (CAJ News) – GHANA is accelerating the provision of information and communication technology (ICT) as well as telecommunication…