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Paratus is Building Namibia’s Largest Data Centre for $8.2M

The Namibian arm of pan-African network provider Paratus has today announced the launch of its carrier-neutral Data Center (DC) facility in Windhoek, Namibia in August 2022. This new facility, named…
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Absa is Now Letting Android Users Turn Their Phones Into Card Machines

Absa, one of South Africa’s Big Four Banks, has today announced the launch of its new Absa Mobile Pay app in conjunction with technology firm WIZZIT Digital. This latest innovation…
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TymeBank Launches Medical Insurance App for South Africans

TymeBank, the South Africa-based exclusively digital retail bank, has announced a new partnership with National HealthCare for affordable medical insurance to consumers, through the launch of TymeHealth, an app-based offering…
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MTN Group Posts “Strong” 2021 Results – $583M in Profits

South African telecom MTN has released its financial results for the year ended December 2021 and reported “strong financial, operational and sustainability results” through what the group is calling a…
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Nedbank’s Avo App Scores Over 1-Million Users

Launched as a solution to the woes of the lockdown of the previous two years, South African lender Nedbank’s Avo app has grown to 1-million users as of today, with…
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What is V-Hub? Vodacom’s New Portal for SMEs

Vodacom Business, the enteprise IT branch of major South African telecom Vodacom has launched a new online portal to give advice and support to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across…
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4 Important Things You Need to Know About ICASA’s Auction Tomorrow

After several years of delays, cancellations, court cases and the setting of further and further deadlines, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) is finally set to auction access…
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New Vaccine Mandates Expected in SA Very Soon

South African Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, has said that a team of senior government officials are ready to make recommendations to the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) on COVID-19…
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Tanzania’s RAHA Telecom Undergoes Brand Change – Now Part of Liquid

Tanzania’s RAHA Liquid Telecom yesterday officially announced that it would be changing its identity and brand to Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a business of Cassava Technologies. The company will now be…
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