Dodoma — COMMUNICATION service costs are expected to be reduced significantly in the country, following the government’s decision to slash Right-of-Way (RoW) fee from 1,000 US dollars (2.34m/-) to only 200 US dollars (467,211/-) per kilometre. RoW fees are charges levied on telecommunication companies by the government for utilising road reserved land under the management […]
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The GIMpay digital platform aims to support a unique digital ecosystem to foster financial innovation in the UEMOA zone. GIM-UEMOA, the international organization in charge of the interbank electronic payment system for the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) zone, has joined forces with Backbase, the pioneer of engagement banking, to develop the Super […]
A survey by consultancy firm, Ernst & Young has indicated that Ugandan organisations have recorded an improvement in the way they protect data and privacy. The report released on Tuesday at Serena Hotel in Kampala indicated that 74% of the organisations have data protection officers who are responsible for ensuring compliance with the Data Protection […]
Today, at the margins of the U.S. Africa Financial Inclusion Conference sponsored by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), Brij Technologies, Inc. unveiled Paybills.Africa. The platform seamlessly connects Africa’s merchants globally, allowing customers to settle bills from anywhere in the world with one-touch ease on its web or mobile app and with bank-grade security. […]
In the ninth edition of its ‘Dream Car Promotion’, Vodafone Ghana has awarded a brand-new Suzuki Swift GLX to Michael Archer, a resident of Suhum. The promotion, which is in its tenth cycle and runs every six months, has rewarded customers over the years with cars, houses, mobile phones, cash prizes, and other exciting packages. […]
The Seychelles Ports Authority (SPA) is digitalising its services with the launch of a Management Information System (PVMIS) with the aim to make them more efficient and faster. The project is expected to be fully operational by January 2024 and the final details will be worked on in the coming months. The whole project will […]
Rwanda Airports Company (RAC), the operator of Kigali International Airport, has selected RESQTEC, a Dutch company specializing in aircraft recovery solutions, as its supplier for aircraft recovery equipment, training, and services. This collaboration aims to enhance the airport’s preparedness for runway excursions and reduce the impact on operations. This means that by acquiring RESQTEC’s latest […]
Kabarnet — The National government has said it will extend fiber internet connectivity to reach all insecurity prone areas in the North Rift region. Principal Secretary for Information, Communication and Digital Economy John Tanui said his department will team up with the private sector and other development partners to connect the six affected counties of […]
In a world increasingly reliant on technology, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) who fail to digitise risk becoming sidelined. Recognising this hurdle, the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB), the Namibian College of Open Learning (NAMCOL) and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) have formed a strategic partnership to launch the MSME Regional Digital Bootcamps. These […]
Parliament has imposed a tax on companies reporting losses for more than seven years with 50 per cent of the losses carried forward now being subject to tax in new amendments to the Income Tax Act. During the House sitting on Tuesday, 11 July 2023, Members of Parliament created a middle ground of seven years […]
Nairobi — Google has included Swahili on its conversational artificial intelligence (AI) service Bard, becoming the first language on the continent to be embedded in the solution. The tech company also brought on board 39 new languages in 59 countries and territories. Chinese, German, Spanish, Arabic, Hindi, and Spanish are some of the other dialects. […]
Ugandan software engineer Anatoli Kirigwajjo has warned the overall winner of this year’s Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation by the Royal Academy of Engineering. Kirigwajjo, developed Yunga, a local digital security network that connects neighbours to each other and to police within a 20km radius through a physical device, smartphone app or SMS service, providing […]
HUAWEI CLOUD announced that a paper about its breakthrough Pangu Weather AI model has been published by Nature, one of the world’s top scientific journals. The publication marks the first time that employees of a Chinese technology company are the sole authors of a Nature paper, according to Nature Index. The paper, describing how to […]
Kisumu — The government has reiterated its commitment to roll out cheap smartphones in the market. Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo says feasibility studies are complete and points that the country has the capacity to produce cheap smart phones for its citizens. Owalo says very soon, the market will be awash […]
Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) Chairman, Mr. Gbenga Adebayo applauds Umar Danbatta’s exceptional leadership at NCC The Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Mr. Gbenga Adebayo, has praised the exceptional leadership of the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Mr Umar Garba […]
The Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair Preparatory Committee (OATFPC) recently received a boost of N$ 385,000 from mobile telecommunications company, MTC. During a gala dinner hosted in the northern town of Ongwediva on Saturday, MTC remained the official sponsor of the trade fair. As per the norm, the annual event is scheduled to take place in […]
Kilimanjaro — THE Kilimanjaro Regional Commissioner (RC) Mr Nurdin Babu has advised Moshi Municipal Council (MMC) to introduce an electronic payment system to increase revenue while eliminating fraud. The RC issued the directive recently during a special meeting of the council to discuss the outcome of the Controller and Auditor General’s (CAG) report for 2021/2022. […]
Monrovia — The state-run University of Liberia continues to make advances and improve its digital learning platform since it launched the program a few years ago. FrontPage Africa has gathered that the University of Liberia is set to enter into a partnership agreement with ‘School Management Software Solution’, a digital learning platform owned by TAMMA […]