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inq. Zambia: Bringing people together through free Wi-Fi

January 27, 2025

Imagine being at a bustling bus station, waiting for your ride, and realising you can catch up on work emails, call a loved one,…

Airtel Africa in strategic collaboration with top African artists to promote better data usage

January 21, 2025

Airtel Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services across 14 African countries, has partnered with three internationally renowned African artistes, Fally…

Exciting Times Ahead: Meet Andrew Shaw, the New National Head of Sales at Airlink Broadband

January 15, 2025

Airlink Broadband Ltd. has taken a significant step forward by appointing Andrew Shaw as its new National Head of Sales. With decades of experience…

Vertiv Acquires Centrifugal Chiller Technology to Broaden its Global Solutions Portfolio in Support of High-Performance Compute and AI

January 7, 2025

Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, has announced the acquisition by its Chinese subsidiary of certain assets…

Cassava Technologies Secures USD 310 Million in Funding and Completes Business Reorganisation

December 18, 2024

Cassava Technologies (Cassava), a global technology leader of African heritage, proudly announces three significant milestones: a substantial equity injection, the successful completion of its…

Africa’s ICT Day Places Sharp Focus on Continent’s Paltry 2.5% Share of the Trillion Dollar Global AI Market

December 7, 2024

As Africa marked the forty-seventh African Telecommunications and ICT Day, policymakers and ICT stakeholders convened virtually to address the continent’s marginal presence in the…

Paratus Botswana announces new Botswana to Zambia fiber route

December 4, 2024

Paratus Botswana, a leading telecommunications and network services provider, has commenced work on lighting a new fiber route, the SADC Highway, that will connect…

eFinance Investment Group and Cassava Technologies Sign Partnership to Drive Business Expansion Across Egypt and Africa

November 28, 2024

eFinance Investment Group and Cassava Technologies (www.CassavaTechnologies.com) have signed an agreement to explore and identify opportunities for collaboration and joint expansion across Africa. The…

Data Centre Trends 2025: Vertiv Predicts Industry Efforts to Support, Enable, Leverage and Regulate AI

November 21, 2024

AI continues to reshape the data centre industry, a reality reflected in the projected 2025 data centre trends from Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), a global provider of…

Digital Education to Power Africa’s Next Economic Boom: Youth Must View Themselves as Business Owners, Not Job-seekers

November 20, 2024

With broadband internet access in Africa steadily growing from 26% to 36% between 2019 and 2022, and with internet penetration in Southern Africa reaching…

Network International leverages Mastercard’s technology to enable fast and efficient digital payments

November 17, 2024

Building on a longstanding partnership, Mastercard and Network International, one of the leading enablers of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa, have…

Liquid C2 builds on strategic partnership with Cloudflare to introduce enhanced cyber security solutions

November 17, 2024

Liquid C2, a business unit of Cassava Technologies has further solidified its strategic partnership with Cloudflare. The latter has appointed Liquid C2 as the…

Africa Internet Governance Forum to convene in Addis Ababa, fostering multistakeholder dialogue on digital governance

November 17, 2024

The Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF) Secretariat, in partnership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Ministry of Innovation and…

Winners of the 2024 Africa Tech Festival Innovation and Excellence Awards Announced

November 17, 2024

The Africa Tech Festival Awards 2024 (https://apo-opa.co/3Z5WzfV) took place last night, 13 November 2024 at the stunning Bay Hotel in Camps Bay, Cape Town,…

NATSAVE partners with Airtel Money to unveil FIKILIZA overdraft service

November 14, 2024

The National Savings Bank (NATSAVE) have partnered with Airtel Mobile Commerce Ltd (Airtel Money) to provide the FIKILIZA overdraft service which allows Airtel Money…

AfricaCom 2024: Communications Ministers Discuss the future of a Prosperous, Sustainable and Intelligent Africa

November 14, 2024

The ministers of Technology and high-level Telco and representatives from Uganda, South Africa, Kenya, together with the African Telecommunications Union (ATU), have signed a…

Broad Band Africa Forum Calls for Enhanced Connectivity

November 13, 2024

Despite some African countries posting impressive cases on broadband connectivity, many of them lag behind in terms of infrastructure and connectivity. Over 150 experts…

MTN Zambia Launches Affordable Alola 4G Smartphone to Boost Digital Inclusion

November 12, 2024

MTN Zambia proudly launched the Alola 4G smartphone in Chawama, Lusaka on 9th November 2024, with the esteemed presence of the Minister of Ministry…

How Smart Cities Can Drive Zambia’s Economic Growth

November 7, 2024

By Mark Townsend, Chief Executive Officer of Liquid Intelligent Technologies Zambia It’s hard to imagine a world without the internet. Every waking hour of…

Paratus Completes Its East-West Africa Fiber Route

November 4, 2024

Paratus Group, the pan-African telco, has completed its East-West Africa fiber route, offering a fast and resilient link to anywhere in the world from…