On a cellphone contract? We have news….
by Most Zambians will look at the headline and think, people are on cellphone contracts? Some are. Companies and the well-heeled tend to go for contracts …
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Excise duty and the ghost of cheap internet
On the 15th of September 2016, we ran a piece on the hashtag datamustfall. The #datamustfall rallying cry was South Africa’s response to the cost …
A proposal to stop African governments shutting down the internet
An AfriNIC proposal by Andrew Alston and Ben Roberts of Liquid Telecom and Fiona Asonga of TESPOK to tackle the recent spate of internet shutdowns …
Tax? Where is it cried the boy
“Another operator searched for the scourge of tax avoiding international carriers.” These are the headlines lighting up the digital press mills of Facebook, WordPress, Joomla…etc, …
Local Start-up: Chitika, an events app
What is the app – name? App name is “Chitika” which means “happening” in slang. In Bemba means “happen” (direct translation) as well as Nyanja. …
whats3words, a solution to addressing Zambia’s unaddressed
Firstly, what3words? What is it? What3words is a UK-based start-up with the addressing solution to service 75% of the world’s population without an address. That …
DSTV reduces prices but not in Zambia
As a follow-up to the article yesterday comparing the price of DSTV bouquets across Zimbabwe, South Africa and Zambia, Techtrends decided to look at other markets. …
DSTV prices across the region compared
Techtrends decided to have a look what Zambians pay for their DSTV subscriptions compared to countries in the region, namely South Africa and Zimbabwe. DSTV …
4.5G? What is MTN on about?
As we recently reported, MTN Zambia is going to be trialling 4.5G. MTN Zambia claim to be Zambia’s leading network and are looking to further …
Google’s 10/4 Event
Google’s big 10/4 event was yesterday. As expected a few big announcements were made. We break them down and summarise them for you here. The …
MTN Group Woes Continue
It has been reported from multiple sources including Business Day Live that MTN Nigeria is once again in the cross-hairs of the Nigerian government. It appears …
Facebook is coming for your data
In a blog post yesterday WhatsApp announced that it will be giving its parent company users personal details including phone numbers. The personal details on …
The cost of the internet outage; over K1 million at risk
As we reported certain parts of the country had an extended internet outage lasting between 48hours and 72hours. The outage was limited to Southern and …
Internet outage reported in parts of Zambia
We are getting reports through our various platforms that mobile network providers data networks have been down in certain parts of Zambia since late Tuesday. …
macOS Sierra public beta out; tried to get Siri on a date
Being a sucker for all things new I fired up my Apple beta testing profile to download the new macOS, Sierra. Sierra was launched at …