CENTRAL AFRICAMalawi: GAIN awarded mobile cellular operator licence in Malawi
[Gregory Gondwe] The newly appointed Board of the Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has given the nod to the awarding of a third mobile cellular operator licence as well as the completion of the licensing process for the second fixed telephone line network operator in Malawi. 23 Jul 2008 14:52

KENYAMobile phones banned in schools
Kenyan Education Minister, Sam Ongeri has banned the use of mobile phones among students in schools. 23 Jul 2008 11:23

CENTRAL AFRICAMalawi: Uncertainty surrounds Malawi's third mobile phone operator
[Gregory Gondwe] Uncertainty still surrounds the identity of the company to become Malawi's third mobile phone operator as government calls for a fourth operator, with the bid closing next week on July 25. 18 Jul 2008 12:46

AFRICASouth African journalism students expand Nokia's mobile journalism experiment
After the experiment with the Nokia packages by Reuters, which gave the kit to journalists for filing news reports on the move, journalism students from the University of Witwatersrand (WITS) and first year film and television students from City Varsity school are using the same equipment to produce and distribute mobile news content. 17 Jul 2008 14:43

UGANDAUganda Telecom unveils 3G mobile broadband
[Walter Wafula] Uganda Telecom (UT) has joined the league of global telecom operators offering mobile broadband services introducing the 3G Mobile Broadband card, a pocket-sized USB device that users can plug into either their laptops or personal computers to access and surf the internet. 16 Jul 2008 12:27

AFRICACeltel Malawi chalks a million subscribers
[Gregory Gondwe] Celtel Malawi, part of the Zain Group, last Thursday announced that it has chalked a million subscribers. The company has also just scooped the award for the Best Telecom Operator in Africa in the 2008 Business in Africa Awards held in London recently. 15 Jul 2008 14:50

BOTSWANAConcern over Botswana plan to register mobile phone subscribers
The Botswana Telecommunications Authority (BTA) has announced that prepaid subscribers of mobile phones will be registered as of 15 September to curb, among other things, mobile phone crimes. The move has alarmed media watchdogs, however. 14 Jul 2008 09:26

MOZAMBIQUEmcel invests about $70m in network infrastructure
mcel has announced this week an accelerated investment programme in 2008 of around $70m to be used for the expansion of its national network in Mozambique to increase the quality of service offered and expand its geographical coverage. 4 Jul 2008 11:47

ZIMBABWEZero defect of the worst kind haunts Zim networks
[Dumisani Ndlela] The outbreak of zeros on the country's struggling currency has caught up with Zimbabwe's mobile networks, with Net*One saying escalating tariff charges had hamstrung the production of airtime vouchers. 23 Jun 2008 08:18

CENTRAL AFRICAMalawi's TNM upgrades cutting-edge technology
[Gregory Gondwe] One of Malawi's two mobile phone service providers, TNM, switched to their New Generation Home Location Register (NGHLR) on Sunday as part of their extensive networking upgrading to take place in the next six months. 17 Jun 2008 11:16

ZIMBABWETerrible tariffs shatter chatter
[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabweans have drastically reduced their mobile phone talk time after a 1 000% increase in tariffs on 31 May 2008 that freed up heavily congested networks crippled by an unrelenting economic crisis. 9 Jun 2008 12:05

CENTRAL AFRICAMalawi introduces new tax measures on mobile phone services
[Gregory Gondwe] The 25% excise on cellular phones has been replaced by a domestic excise tax of 10% on airtime with effect from June 1. 30 May 2008 09:57

SOUTH AFRICAMobile Football Trivia game hits Nigerian market - Starfish Mobile
Starfish Mobile Nigeria has teamed up with Celtel Nigeria, an international mobile network operator to launch the second Mobile Football Trivia Game in Africa. 9 Jun 2008 16:24