Regulatory
South Afica: Orange Guinea fined $1.09 million for network outages
Mobile network operator Orange Guinea SA has been fined GNF9.5 billion (US$1.09 million) by the country’s Regulatory Authority for Post and Telecommunications (L’Autoritie ...
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South Africa: Ericsson appoints new Head of Customer Unit MTN Africa
Telecommunications company Ericsson has appointed Hossam Kandeel as Vice President and Head of Global Customer Unit MTN and Customer Unit MTN Africa effective ...
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South Africa: South Africa’s TymeBank Appoints 3 New Senior Executives to “Increase Diversity”
TymeBank, one of South Africa’s fastest-growing digital banks, has today announced the appointment of three new executive committee members, all of whom will ...
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South Africa: Vodapay records 300,000 new users
VodaPay’s continuous growth boosts operational confidence in Vodacom Vodacom has announced that its super app VodaPay has added 300,000 new users in the second quarter of 2022. Vodapay was ...
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South Afica: Cape Town hospital uses most advanced surgical robot in Africa
A surgical team led by Dr Tim Forgan, at Tygerberg public hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, is using the da Vinci Xi ...
Regulatory
South Africa: Fintechs are set to transform cross-border payments in Africa, Ukheshe
For centuries people have crossed borders to live, work, and trade. While cross-border payment systems are crucial for financial inclusion and growth in ...
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South Africa: South Africa’s Competition Commission approves SEACOM and EOH deal
South Africa’s Competition Commission, has approved pan-African telecommunications provider SEACOM Group’s acquisition of EOH Network Solutions (EOH-NS) and Hymax, divisions of iOCO, the ...
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South Africa’s NEC XON Joins Forces with American A10 Networks
South African-based telecom solutions supplier NEC XON has partnered with America’s A10 Networks to take advantage of its range of networking solutions, including ...
South Africa
South Africa: Mukuru leverages sport sponsorship to drive financial inclusion
Southern African financial services platform Mukuru, has launched a new marketing campaign through sport sponsorship, highlighting the fintech’s evolution from a remittances-based business to ...
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South Africa: 24 South Africa Women to Join 2023’s Women Techsters Fellowship Class
A total of 24 women from South Africa have been admitted to the class of 2023 of the Women Techsters Fellowship, Technology for ...