European Union pledges $17.7 million into Internet Connection projects to remote Villages in Africa Milicent Atieno December 19, 2018 Funding The European Investment Bank has pledged $17.7 million (Ksh. 1.8 billion) to expand internet connection to remote villages across Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The...
Mangwee is a new fintech payment service in Zambia allowing people send/receive money via mobile Felix Omondi October 5, 2018 Business Plans In May this year, the Zambia-based fintech startup Mangwee launched a new payment platform in the country. The service, also called Mangwee, allows Zambians to make and receive payments domestically, but the...
Zambia’s going the Uganda route, taxing VoIP Calls with a target of $22 million Milicent Atieno August 20, 2018 Social Media Zambia is targeting to raise $22 million annually after the implementation of a new tax regime that will tax internet phone calls, VoIP. On August 13, the Zambia cabinet approved on a $0.03 daily tariff...
Zambia’s thinking of Regulating Social Media, but will not take drastic move of taxing users Milicent Atieno July 9, 2018 Social Media The internet is a good thing. Then again, it is only as good as the user. That is why governments all over the world have taken keen interest to regulate and monitor their citizens’ online activities. While...
Gilat Telecom gets license to operate as an ISP in Zambia Milicent Atieno March 9, 2018 Business Plans Gilat Telecom, formerly called Gilat Satcom has secured a license to operate cloud and fixed broadband services in Zambia through its subsidiary company based in that country. The license was officially...
Internet users in Zambia grows by record-breaking 2 million in a span of one year Milicent Atieno February 5, 2018 Business Plans According to the most recent statistics by the Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA), the number of internet users grew from 5.2 million to 7.1 million in just one year. ZICTA...
Nigeria makes the cut for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers Felix Omondi October 8, 2017 Social Media Nigeria becomes the first African country to secure a slot in next year’s FIFA World Cup soccer games. Following a 1-0 match between Nigeria and Zambia where Arsenals (and Nigeria’s) Alex Iwobi scored the...
Zambia just broke the record for Low Solar Power Pricing in the continent of Africa Milicent Atieno August 15, 2017 Business Plans, Green Tech The World Bank stats show about 700 million people in sub-Saharan Africa do not have access to electricity. The African continent, particularly sub-Sahara Africa, faces an acute shortage of electricity supply....
1 in 10 girls in Africa miss school due to menstruation, start lagging behind and eventually drop out Milicent Atieno July 21, 2017 Women In Tech Report by the United Nations says one in 10 girls in Africa miss school during their menstruation. When they finally get back to school, they have already fallen behind the rest of their classmates. One...
Zambia Air Force gets its First Female Pilot; 24-Year-Old, Lt. Thokozile Muwamba Milicent Atieno January 12, 2017 Women In Tech “I look at the fact that when I am in the airplane, the aircraft knows no sex as it depends on my input even if I am a woman. I can also give it the right steering for it to respond correctly,” says Second...
