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StanChart Zambia Launches New Online Banking Site

January 27, 2014

Standard Chartered Bank has launched their online banking website in a smart way. They have devised a short url for easy access and convenience….

Zamtel Launches Converged Billing

January 16, 2014

Zamtel, the State-run, Fixed and Mobile Operator in Zambia, launched a new billing platform, that allows for converged Service Offering: Billing, Customer Care and…

Airtel Money Sacks Boss… Finally!

January 16, 2014

Daniel Mutala, well-known across the industry as the Airtel Money Corporate Manager, in charge of operations, commercial and other aspects of the business, was…

5 Tech Trends for the Future – A Recap of CES 2014

January 10, 2014

A few things out of a J.J. Abrams TV Show or Movie that you gawk at now but may become a fad in the…

Celpay Zambia Licensed Revoked

January 7, 2014

The Regulatory Authority for payment systems in Zambia has revoked the license for Celpay Zambia. The ailing Company has failed to sustain its operations,…

Zambia has Achieved 50% SIM Registration

December 20, 2013

As we near the end of the SIM registration period for Zambia, we have heard via Times of Zambia online, that only 50 percent…

MTN Group to Bring e-Commerce Services to African Markets

December 16, 2013

MTN Group today announced from Johannesburg today,in a Press Release, that it has gone into partnership with Rocket Internet and Millicom International Cellular to…

20 Days to Go To Register Your SIM

December 11, 2013

In a desperate attempt to rally people to use the available means to check if SIM cards have been registered, ZICTA today posted on…

DStvZambia Launches Xplora Decoder

December 11, 2013

DSTV Zambia, Multichoice Zambia to be correct, yesterday launched the Xplora Decoder which will retail for K2, 200. This was at an event last…

MTN Launches Groupwide MTN Business Media Campaign

December 9, 2013

MTN Group, the holding company for the African and Middle-Eastern mobile telecoms operations, has launched a Groupwide campaign to showcase the Enterprise Business Unit…

Android Tablets Top 2013 Shipments

December 4, 2013

International Data Corporation (IDC) has released the Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker for 2013. Android tablets dominate the shipments for the year at 61 percent,…

Airtel Zambia Pulls Airtel Money 100% Bonus

December 4, 2013

Without warning Airtel has pulled the 100% bonus airtime for Airtel Money customers. This was experienced by the Writer who noted that transactions after…

Airtel Zambia Launches ‘Mega Value Packs’ Phone Deals

November 29, 2013

Apparently, on the same night MTN Zambia launched Cloud Services, Airtel Zambia also launched high-value customer price plans at the Radisson. The Premier Packs, as…

New Chief of Commercial Comes to Airtel Zambia…Our Questions

November 27, 2013

Airtel Zambia has appointed Alok Verma as the Chief Commercial Officer, according to highly-placed sources within the company. Alok, previously at Airtel Group, as…

MTN Zambia Launching Cloud Services Officially Tomorrow

November 26, 2013

MTN Zambia has sent out a number of invitations to businesses and Media Houses inviting them for the ‘official national launch’ of MTN Cloud…

The How to Switch to Android Guide by Eric Schmidt… Our take

November 25, 2013

The Chairman of @Google wrote a 900 word guide advising his followers, friends and colleagues who use iPhone on how to switch to Android. He…

MTN Business Merges into MTN Zambia

November 25, 2013

According to press reports in local newspapers Business Times and the Post Business, MTN Business has merged into MTN Zambia and will now be the…