The MTN Uganda Chief Executive Officer, Wim Vanhelleputte (pictured) has warned that calls for telecoms to reduce cost of data should be accompanied by policies on cost of doing business or else they’ll suffer similar fate as Africell. Vanhelleputte made the call while appearing before Parliament’s Information, Communication and Technology Committee that is scrutunising
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Airtel and Housing Finance Bank officials in a group photo after inking the deal Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda limited, the provider of affordable and secure Airtel money platform, has partnered with Housing Finance Bank Uganda and digital lending platform provider YABX to enable Airtel Money customers, to access quick loans when they do not
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Wim Vanhelleputte, Chief Executive Officer at MTN Uganda MTN Uganda has blamed the poor network coverage on the refusal by Ugandans to give up their land for the installation of masts and the stringent process to acquire authorization from Government to install them. The complaint was made by Wim Vanhelleputte, Chief Executive
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Government plans to confiscate and ban all imported fake phones. This was revealed by the State minister for ICT and National Guidance, Godfrey Kabbyanga Baluku while appearing before the parliamentary committee on ICT chaired by Budiope East MP, Moses Magogo. This is after the committee members tasked Kabbyanga to explain why
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Huawei Southern Africa Region, HR Director Chen Yu Global ICT leader Huawei’s Sub-Saharan African region has achieved Continental HQ Certification for 2022 from the Top Employer Institute after being accredited in 9 countries. These are South Africa, Zambia, Kenya, Nigeria, Angola, Ghana, Botswana, Mauritius and Uganda. The Top Employer Institute
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The effects of COVID-19 lockdowns and reduced disposable income have impacted businesses all over the world, but perhaps none more so than companies in Africa's consumer-focused sectors. This has highlighted the critical need for African countries to develop and implement a digital-first approach to work, shopping, and other aspects of
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By Cathy Smith, Managing Director at SAP Africa The past year proved that the only certainty in our world right now is further uncertainty and change. With the world in flux due to the impact of the pandemic, the growing influence of digital technologies in every facet of our lives,
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Deliberate internet blockages across sub-Saharan Africa resulted in $1.9bn (£1.4bn) in losses last year - eight times more than in 2020, according to a tech website. Top10VPN says Nigeria was by far the worst-hit African country losing nearly $1.5bn, second globally to politically troubled Myanmar, which lost about $2.8bn. Top10VPN's
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ASP Charles Twine- CID PRO Nine Chinese nationals and a Ugandan are in the custody of the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) in another suspected telecom fraud. Police picked up the suspects following a raid on their apartment on plot 85 Luthuli Avenue in Bugolobi, a Kampala city suburb over the
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Under the theme of "Connection, Glory, Future", the Huawei ICT Competition is sailing through its 6th year in Sub-Saharan Africa, with 15,000 students from up to 500 top universities and colleges in 17 countries participating, making it the largest ICT skill competition in the region. At the current stage, 6 countries
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