Namibia, parastatals review ICT progress
from ALFRED SHILONGO in Windhoek, NamibiaNamibia BureauWINDHOEK, (CAJ News) – NAMIBIA’S government and its telecommunications parastatals — Telecom Namibia and PowerCom…
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Vodacom reports African 5G first with SuperUpload
by MTHULISI SIBANDAJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – VODACOM South Africa reports the successful testing of SuperUpload, a 5G advanced technology that delivers uplink speeds of 254…
Botswana secures breakthrough SADC roaming charges reduction
from ODIRILE TOTENG in Gaborone, BotswanaBotswana BureauGABORONE, (CAJ News) – BOTSWANA has secured a breakthrough collaboration with five fellow Southern African Development…
Kenya endorses next-generation rail communication system
from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, KenyaKenya BureauNAIROBI, (CAJ News) – KENYA has endorsed the Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS), with the belief adopting it…
South Sudan engages CEOs to tackle telecoms challenges
by TINTSWALO BALOYIJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SOUTH Sudan’s Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Postal Services has brought together executives…
Malawi seeks Ericsson partnership on digital transformation
from MAVHUTO BANDA in Lilongwe, MalawiMalawi BureauLILONGWE, (CAJ News) – MALAWI is engaged in discussions with global telecommunications infrastructure company, Ericsson,…
Eswatini sets digital transformation targets to boost service delivery
from SAMBULO DLAMINI in Mbabane, EswatiniEswatini BureauMBABANE, (CAJ News) – ESWATINI has set a plan to establish a mobile payment gateway for the country by 2028. This is…
MTN, ZICTA plan green-energy tower rollout in Zambia
from ARNOLD MULENGA in Lusaka, ZambiaZambia BureauLUSAKA, (CAJ News) – MTN Zambia and the country’s Information and Communication Technology Authority (ZICTA) plan to…
Landmark Zambia–Mozambique fibre connection project launched
from ARNOLD MULENGA in Lusaka, ZambiaZambia BureauLUSAKA, (CAJ News) – THE launch of the cross-border fibre optic interconnector between Mozambique and Zambia is a milestone…
Aid workers at risk of shutdown in Sudan
from RAJI BASHIR in Khartoum, SudanSudan BureauKHARTOUM, (CAJ News) – HUMANITARIAN workers responding to the conflict in Sudan risk a connectivity shutdown as the Emergency…