Technology is simply a tool to provide solutions – Strive Masiyiwa

“Innovation: Imagine the future and fill in the gaps!” (Brian Halligan) As I have told you before, #Innovation is the heartbeat of our business. Every day I take time to study technologies that could help us offer new and better products for our customers and communities. Liquid Telecom Kenya plays a central role in our research into new technologies. Many…

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AWIEF Awards Women Entrepreneurs and Business Owners in Africa

Pan-African entrepreneurship and innovation non-profit organization; the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) yesterday announced winners of its 6th edition of the AWIEF Awards during its annual conference that was held online from December 2 to 3, 2020. The AWIEF Awards recognized, honored and celebrated Women Entrepreneurs and Business Owners in Africa and across industry sectors, for their economic…

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GITEX Technology Week 2020 opens doors – only major in-person technology event

Dubai World Trade Centre is preparing to open the landmark 40th edition of GITEX Technology Week, the only major in-person technology event to go live in 2020, hosted from 6th-10th December. Visitor safety is DWTC’s number one priority, and GITEX will be hosted in full compliance with Dubai Government regulations as well as the guidelines of the Dubai Health Authority…

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Zain launches “Zain eSports” brand

Zain announces the launch of its new eSports brand in line with the launch of the largest seasons of regional esports competition, organized by “EA Sports” in the Middle Eastern markets for the game “EA Sports FIFA 21” It is considered a unique competition, first of its kind in the region as it will be organized in an official partnership…

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POPIA compliance is not just an IT problem

CommVault’s Johan Scheepers on the upcoming “South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act” and the misconception of it just being an IT problem. Since its implementation in 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has become a global standard in protecting end users from the unlawful use or dissemination of their personal information. South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act…

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MTN appoints new Group CFO,announces changes to regional structure and Group Executive Committee

MTN announced that it has completed a comprehensive review of the Group strategy with a focus on accelerating growth, deleveraging the holding company debt and unlocking value. The revised strategy will be presented in more detail following the release of MTN’s 2020 full-year results in March 2021. To support the Group’s strategy execution, MTN Group announced the appointment of a…

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stc, Ericsson and MediaTek partnership achieves first Global 5G New Radio non-standalone FDD/TDD carrier aggregation

stc announced another milestone in its 5G commercial network development, demonstrating new radio (NR) time division duplex (TDD) and frequency division duplex (FDD) carrier aggregation (CA) using Ericsson Spectrum Sharing (ESS) in FDD band and on a single MediaTek Dimensity 5G chipset. The company established the 5G Non-standalone (NSA) data call by aggregating 20MHz on FDD spectrum (shared with LTE…

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Blaze by Safaricom to host digital youth career

Blaze by Safaricom has kicked off a two-day career and skills fair among youth aged between 18 and 26 years. The first of a kind digital career fair aims at engaging, educating and empowering young Kenyans across the country by training them on career development, entrepreneurial skills, personal development and networking skills. “We are using Blaze by Safaricom’s Be Your…

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Airtel Africa Extends Partnership with CSG to Support Its Digital Transformation Efforts

As part of the enhanced agreement, CSG will provide Airtel Africa with managed services, including customer relationship management and convergent charging and billing solutions to support the growth the company is experiencing through its 14-country footprint across Africa. “Airtel Africa actively seeks solutions that support a holistic and seamless IT landscape so that we can benefit from reduced operational overhead,…

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MTN now offers eSim support for Apple and Samsung devices

The company has announced that from December 15 on, several Apple iPhone models and some of the latest Samsung Smartphones, eSim will be supported. Customers will also be able to use the eSim connection with selected AppleWatch models. MTN also confirmed that Apple’s the latest iPhone 12 will be also supported once the device is being launched in South Africa…

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