How the #MTN1HourChat with MTN Zambia CEO Charles Molapisi had no spaka
by On Tuesday 8th December 2015 MTN Zambia’s CEO Charles Molapisi held an hour-long online chat with MTN subscribers and others on the company’s local Facebook …
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Chinese phone-maker Xiaomi expands smartphone sales to Africa
Chinese phone maker Xiaomi has made plans to expand to the African continent after establishing a presence in Asia and in South America (Brazil specifically). …
e-payments / Gadgets & Apps / Mobile / Mobile Money / Newsfeed / Social Media / Start-Ups
Kaymu shuts down Zambia presence: Why e-commerce is struggling in emerging countries
by Online shopping platform Kaymu ( formerly www.kaymu.co.zm) has shut down its operations in Zambia with ‘macroeconomic reasons‘ being the official cited by some internal sources …
MTN’s 21 days of Y’ello Care has begun
MTN 21 Days of Y’ello Care is a staff volunteer program organized by staff of MTN, not the mobile operator itself. The volunteer project goes …
Here’s some FAQs about Airtel’s new ‘So Che’ packs
Airtel Zambia Networks has launched a new package called ‘So Che’ that allows users pick out bundles that suit their wallet and still be able …
Major Factors Killing Tech Startups In Zambia
Seen all 18 reasons above why startups fail ? Good, now read on. Technology in Zambia is growing at a steady rate but most of …
e-payments / Mobile / Telecoms
MTN Mobile Money Platform Switch Completed
MTN had earlier announced that their Mobile Money service would be down between the 17th and 20th of October as they switched to a new …
A Summary Of Tech,Telecoms and Social Media in Zambia Last Week
Last week we witnessed Zambian Social Media platforms come alive as the much watched Big Brother 9th Season called the Hotshots brought users from all …
Stanbic Zambia Launches POS; when more tech meets banking
Last night at an event at Southern Sun Lusaka, Stanbic Bank Zambia gladly rolled out their Point of Sale (POS) services to Lusaka, Livingstone and …
e-payments / Mobile / Newsfeed / Telecoms
MTN Zambia pushes for Mobile Money expansion
Mobile Money is the next big thing when it comes to financial inclusion of people from all walks of life in Zambia, and it’s important …
Buy Bus Tickets online with BusticketsZambia.com, courtesy of DotCom Zambia
With all the various ways eCommerce is evolving, it is no surprise that even buying bus tickets is now in that space too. The …
e-payments / Mobile / Newsfeed / Social Media
Facebook is testing a new ‘buy’ button; How effective would this be in Zambia?
Facebook is still one of the biggest social networking sites in Zambia and daily we see advertisements from the various pages we may have liked. …
The Top 7 Tips to a Successful Start-up Business
Look, we can’t all be employed. Some of us have to make things work somehow i.e start a business and create employment for ourselves and …
Clearing the Clouds around Cloud Computing
by Simply put Cloud is a style of computing where standardized IT capabilities namely platforms, software or infrastructure are provided “as a service” using Internet technologies …
Planning an Event in Zambia? The 5 Tech Things You Totally Need
There are ALWAYS events taking place in Zambia, whether it’s a political rally or a fashion show, but they don’t get the exposure they need …
Game of Towers: unpacking the Zambian Landscape
As the telecommunications sector in Zambia evolves it will break up into a number of related services traversing different “industries”. We saw operators “out source” …
Outdoor Marketing is a mess in Zambia! Go mobile!!!
Marketing as you know it can never be the same. Mobile devices have overtaken Zambia. With more than 60% of the population owning a device, …
e-payments / Mobile / Newsfeed
Zamtel and FNB Get Together
It’s common to have a bank and mobile operator working together to provide services to their clients these days. Just recently, MTN and Stanbic signed …
Nyimbo Za Zambia, The New Online Shopping Store for Zed Beats
We all see the numerous links that are thrown around social media by some musicians but we never really get quality music because either the …
e-payments / Mobile / Newsfeed
Computicket Comes to Zambia
With an extremely large following in South Africa, the e-ticketing company which is under the Shoprite group of companies is slowly but surely entering the …