Breaking Barriers, Building Empowerment: The Rise of Women in Rural Africa Women's empowerment has been recognized as a critical component in achieving sustainable development in Africa. Yet, women in rural areas…
Evina’s World-First Cybersecurity Protects Telecom Payment Users Evina, a leading cybersecurity expert for fintech and mobile operators, announced that it now protects over 1 billion mobile users…
Power Outages Force MTN to Lower South Africa Margin Target State electricity utility Eskom is implementing the worst rolling blackouts on record, leaving households in the dark for up to…
Huawei to Advance Digital Inclusion and Sustainable Development Huawei and MTN Group signed a memorandum of understanding at MWC Barcelona to strengthen strategic cooperation in environmental, social and…
Regulatory Frameworks in Africa: A Priority for MTN MTN Group President and CEO Ralph Mupita has called for the modernization and harmonization of regulatory frameworks across Africa as…
MTN Named Best Mobile Network in South Africa for 2022 Research shows that MTN was the best mobile network in South Africa for 2022. While the country had an average…
E-Wage Payment System Facilitates Mobile Payments to Employees An electronic payment wage system won the 2022 MTN MoMo Hackathon award. The “E- wage payment system APP” is a…
MTN to Sell Some Smaller West Africa Units Due to its focus on core markets, MTN Group Ltd. may divest some of its smaller operations in West Africa.…
MTN to Expand Broadband Access in South Africa via Intelsat Intelsat, one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and a leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), has…
Nigeria Launches New 5G Spectrum Auction According to the information memorandum, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced the auction of two lots of 100 megahertz…
NCC to Generate $1.1 Billion From 5G Spectrum in 2023 Umar Danbatta, executive vice president of NCC, revealed at an interactive meeting on the 2023-2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and…
Telkom Witnesses Strong Mobile and Fiber Growth Accessing high-speed fiber at home is increasingly becoming a way of life for many South Africans.