Principles for Digital Development – An Introduction
by Technology is a powerful tool and, in my line of work, can easily become the be all and end all. Just look at the leaps …
Tag: Zambia
MTN and Barclays launch Bank to Wallet service
by The latest mobile banking service is from MTN Zambia and Barclays Zambia who have launched a Bank to Wallet (B2W) service that allows clients to store, …
Internet outage reported in parts of Zambia
by 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. …
.com domains are nasty; buy local, go .zm!
Looking around the web-sphere of Zambia the lack of locally registered domains is frightening. By locally registered I mean have their domain registered in Zambia, using …
Should IT certification be an alternative to traditional education?
by The last 10 years have been phenomenal for the world of Information Technology. The majority of the world no longer sees having a laptop, an …
Hai has peering agreement with Netflix for Zambia
Hai have a peering agreement with Netflix, meaning that all content streamed on Hai broadband “comes directly from Netflix all the way to your device …
Broadband / e-payments / Gadgets & Apps / Mobile / Mobile Money / Newsfeed / Security / Social Media / Start-Ups / Telecoms
The tech trends to look forward to in 2016
Last year we predicted some new trends in tech in Zambia in 2015 and also reviewed them later in the year to see how far …
How the #MTN1HourChat with MTN Zambia CEO Charles Molapisi had no spaka
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 …
Broadband / e-payments / Gadgets & Apps / Internet Security / Mobile / Mobile Money / Newsfeed / Telecoms
GSMA report shows mobile sector brought in over $100bn value to Sub-Saharan Africa
According to a study by the GSMA last month, the mobile sector brought in over $100 billion in value to the Sub-Saharan region of …
ZICTA has a new website, but it has a few problems…
The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) has a new website, and we kind of like it. It’s so much better than what it used …
Broadband / Internet Security / Mobile / Newsfeed / Telecoms
More bye than ‘Hai’ as Liquid Telecom internet service slows down
Hai Telecommunications, a retail outlet of internet service provider Liquid Telecom, has been depressing customers of late with the slow speeds being experienced on the …
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Day 2 of the ZICTA ICT Business Forum 2015
Day 2 of ZICTA‘s ICT Business Forum under the theme ‘Innovate – Create – Thrive’ started off with the announcement of its Innovators’ Challenge competition, …
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Day 1 of ZICTA’s ICT Business Forum 2015
Scheduled to begin at 8 am but only kicking off at almost 10 while we waited for the Minister (of Transport, Works and Supply and …
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Charles Molapisi is MTN Zambia’s new CEO, and he’s all about customer experience!
MTN Zambia has had a new CEO for the past month and we got to meet him at a tour organised for MTN’s high-value customers …
5 tips to protect your startup idea from being stolen in Zambia
Before I start, this applies to not only tech startups but others as well. You can use some or all of the tips below when …
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Which mobile operator has the best customer service in Zambia?
Too many complaints are aired on the 3 mobile operators’ social media pages about poor customer service so now you can take a poll to …
e-payments / Gadgets & Apps / Mobile / Newsfeed / Start-Ups
Mutinta Williams is new Dot Com Zambia divisional manager
In a Facebook post, Mawano Kambeu, co-founder of eCommerce company Dot Com Zambia, announced the appointment of Mutinta Williams within its operations. “After 9 years …