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…
Mobile & Telecoms
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…
No opting out of government’s COVID-19 SMS
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – MOBILE users in South Africa cannot opt-out of the government’s coronavirus (COVID-19) short message (SMS) that have been sent over…
MTN Rwanda launches Ayoba app
from PHYLLIS BIRORI in Kigali, Rwanda KIGALI, (CAJ News) – MTN Rwanda has launched the “Ayoba” instant messaging platform to enable customers communicate at no data cost.…
MTN avails R27 million for Eastern Cape education
from DION HENRICK in Cape Town CAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – MTN Business has donated equipment worth R27 million (US$1,44 million) to the Eastern Cape provincial government as part…
MTN reveals reduced data pricing
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – MTN has gone live with the revised pricing for its sub-1GB 30-day prepaid data bundles. Effective immediately, MTN’s pricing in…
Safaricom invests billions in network upgrades
from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI, (CAJ News) – SAFARICOM, the Kenyan mobile network operator, has invested more than Ksh300 billion (US$2,83 billion) in…