Startup Spotlight: iTrack Africa
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear about tracking? Is it a package of goods …
Category: Telecoms
MasterCard-Less!
These days all you need is a phone to handle the biggest issues. From running a company to sorting out …
Zambian Broadband Woes: Fibre Optics All Knotted Up!
We’ve heard all the rage about Fibre Optic (FibreOp) cables being installed here and there, especially in Lusaka. If you’ve …
The Darker the BlackBerry
Blackberry just will NOT give up, they keep rolling out phones. The BlackBerry Z3 or “Jakarta” is almost out to …
Facebook Buys WhatsApp.
Yes the ever awesome and ubiquitous app was yesterday acquired by Facebook. This successful bid of $16 billion, of which …
Airtel “Media” Awards
If you’re going to launch a huge thing like an award ceremony at least pay attention to what they might …
Unbox This! The Data Enabled Alcatel OT 316 from Airtel Zambia
There’s a new product in town and we just had to get our hands on it to give you the …
iPhone 6 Set to Launch in June
The bigger the better right? Well Apple took that statement and we expect a bigger phone from them with the …
Spotlight: Shopzed.Com
We’ve heard all the talk about entrepreneurship and innovation. We’ve also heard that women should take an active role in …
Wake up! Get up! Start up! Optimize your growth
More often than not I have seen young entrepreneurs with brilliant ideas go belly up or just freeze within months …
Could Airtel Life Insurance Pave Way for Airtel Zambia’s Domination?
Airtel Zambia recently announced the introduction of Airtel life insurance to their product portfolio. This is being enabled by a …
Airtel Zambia Breaks Into Insurance Arena
Come March 1st, everybody who is an Airtel Zambia subscriber will wake up with life insurance coverage. Yes by force. …
Domain Registration in Zambia is a Headache
The quest for a .co.zm is not as easy as we had anticipated. So remember how we said that it …
The Rise of the Low End Smartphones
Watch out Samsung and Apple! Unless you’re joining the low end smartphones production, you will be left behind. Nokia is …
Barclays Prone to Fraud and Theft Targets
Barclays Bank is in the news lately for all the wrong reasons both in Zambia and in its country of …
MTN Launches Affordable Smartphone
There is no doubt that MTN is pioneering the smartphone penetration in Africa by launching what they call, “the most affordable …
Zamtel Versus the Future
“The long-neglected fixed line infrastructure has been given a new lease on life.” Those are the words of Zamtel CEO, …
Telecom Promos in Overdrive
Back in December 2013, we covered a story on mobile freebies. Both Airtel Zambia and MTN Zambia had good morning …
“SIM registration a mess- GYZ”: A Response
“SIM registration a mess- GYZ” is what reads in today’s publication of the Daily Nation newspaper. We have a few …
Bus Operators in Zambia Adopt Mobile Money Platforms
While Kenya’s mobile money use hit $2.6 million per hour, Zambian telcos, Airtel Zambia and MTN Zambia have just teamed …