Safaricom is set to launch its M-Pesa services in South Africa at the end of August. (more…)
Archive for August, 2010
Bharti Airtel to acquire Telecom Seychelles
Bharti Airtel, Board of Directors has approved the acquisition of 100 % of Telecom Seychelles Limited, the leading telecom operator of Seychelles, for an enterprise value of USD 62 million. (more…)
Tags: Africa, Bharti Airtel, Seychelles, Telecom Seychelles
Kenya to launch countrywide internet awareness campaign
DESPITE the arrival and successful operation of a third undersea fibre optic cable, East Africa Submarine System (EASSy) the penetration of the internet in rural communities is still very low. (more…)
Tags: African mobile networks, African Telecoms, Bridging the digital divide, Kenyan internet
