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Spacecom and Paratus partnership to provide Broadband Connectivity Services in Africa

Spacecom, operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, announces the signing of a contract with pan-African telecommunications service provider Paratus, that offers a wide range of connectivity solutions to more than 22 African countries through an extensive independently owned network, via the fully digital AMOS-17 satellite “AMOS-17’s unique performance and capabilities, highly flexible service architecture, combined with its central position over…

Dealing with humiliation – Roy William Mayega.

5 years ago4 years ago Staff

My lesson today is about dealing with humiliation. I cannot count the number of times it has happened over the last 37 years. But I keep laughing at myself about the way I have maneuvered out of these awful moments. One of the best solutions is to pretend nothing has happened, or no one has seen u. Of course the…

Before you quit your job to start your own business – Jaluum Luwizza Herberts.

5 years ago Staff

There’s nothing as interesting as the idea of being your own boss. The idea of supposedly being answerable to no one. The idea of having your own thing and working on your own terms although the actual reality is usually slightly different. This idea has seen many flirt with the likelihood of quitting their job as soon as yesterday. Many…

Buying and selling a business is also business – Strive Masiyiwa.

5 years ago Staff

Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision”. (Peter Drucker) I will never forget the first time I sold my business. It was my first company which I started way back in 1986, and it was called Retrofit. It was the largest electrical engineering construction business. It had been doing really well until I got into…

Business tip for a civil servant who wants to be an entrepreneur – Strive Masiyiwa.

5 years ago Staff

Take the leap! Statements like “income generating project” reminds me of a civil servant who, having decided he is not making enough income at his job, embarks on a scheme such as raising chickens as a means of supplementing his income. As long as what he (or she) is doing does not interfere with paid full-time work, or use state…

Africa urged to embrace e-commerce to accelerate trade

5 years ago Staff

Lusaka, Zambia | Xinhua | A virtual import and export conference and exhibition opened Tuesday with the Zambian government urging African countries to embrace e-commerce in order to accelerate trade. The two-day event, hosted by the Zambian government in collaboration with the private sector, is a flagship networking platform aimed at promoting intra-Africa trade on the African continent. It has brought…

MultiChoice Group Partners Metrological for Premium OTT Services on DStv

5 years ago4 years ago Staff

Metrological’s Application Platform simplifies MultiChoice’s seamless integration of over-the-top content into a single viewer experience. Metrological announced today that it has been selected by MultiChoice Group to bring premium OTT services, international apps and localized content to its subscribers across Africa on its new Explora Ultra set-top box as well as its new Streama OTT platform. MultiChoice leverages the Metrological…

M-Pesa is first African FinTech platform to join United for Wildlife Financial Taskforce

5 years ago Staff

M-Pesa has become the first mobile money provider in Africa to join the Financial Taskforce established by United for Wildlife, a coalition of charities that works to tackle the illegal wildlife trade. United for Wildlife was created in 2012 by The Royal Foundation, led by Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge. It has brought together conservation organisations, governments and global…

MTN grows Mobile Money users to 42 million – drives digital inclusion across its markets

5 years ago5 years ago Staff

Driven to secure financial inclusion across its markets, MTN Group continues to grow the number of MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) users on its network, a trend that has accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of September 2020, nearly 42 million people were regularly transacting on MTN MoMo across 16 markets. This compares to 38 million active users at the…

Politics and Business- hustlers view – Amos Wekesa.

5 years ago5 years ago Staff

Now that we are in a hated political times and I want you to know how I think about both politics and business and how they are related. In a politically mature country business actually controls politics mainly because businesses pay for the promises that the politicians make and also facilitates their campaigns. Business taxes pay for the hospitals, schools,…

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