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Paula Gilbert, Editor, Connecting Africa, 1/17/2020
The MTN Group has announced a new CEO for its South Sudan unit, with Gordian Kyomukama taking up the role from January 21, 2020.
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Paula Gilbert, Editor, Connecting Africa, 1/16/2020
Telkom is planning to shed around 3,000 jobs across a number of business units including wholesale division, Openserve. The story was first broken by Reuters which reported that the SA telco had already served trade unions with letters regarding the planned job cuts.
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Paula Gilbert, Editor, Connecting Africa, 1/15/2020
South African telecom operator Vodacom may be looking to take over some of struggling rival Cell C's contract customers, at least according to the rumor mill. A Bloomberg report quoted inside sources saying talks on the possible deal are still at an early stage.
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Paula Gilbert, Editor, Connecting Africa, 1/14/2020
Sub-Saharan African economies lost out on $2.16 billion in economic activity during 2019 due to Internet blackouts and social media shutdowns, while the Middle East and North Africa felt an economic impact of $3.14 billion.
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Paula Gilbert, Editor, Connecting Africa, 1/13/2020
MTN has finally received some good news from Nigeria, where the country's attorney general has withdrawn a US$2 billion tax demand after a lengthy court battle.
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Ray Le Maistre, International Group Editor, Light Reading, 1/9/2020
French telco giant Orange is considering an IPO for its Middle East and Africa (MEA) operations, according to a report from news agency Bloomberg.
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The Staff, 1/3/2020
American Tower, which owns and manages about 177,000 mobile towers in multiple markets around the world, has strengthened its portfolio in Africa with the completion of its Eaton Towers acquisition and a new deal to take control of joint venture assets that had been co-owned with network operator MTN.
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Paula Gilbert, Editor, Connecting Africa, 12/27/2019
Financial services, manufacturing and logistics are going to be the next industries to be hit by disruptive technologies. This is the view of Herman Singh, founder and CEO of Future Advisory, a global professional advisory business and investment firm.
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Paula Gilbert, Editor, Connecting Africa, 12/11/2019
Vodacom's financial services department is planning to launch a new savings and investment product. This is part of the mobile operator's plans to become a more holistic financial services player -- on the back of successes from its insurance and airtime advance products -- with plans for a multi-purpose "super-app" in the works.
AfricaCom Perspectives, 12/24/2019
Just like the Internet itself many years ago, the Internet of Things (IoT) was initially viewed as nothing more than a fad that would have little impact on our daily lives. We know now that this is not true, with some studies revealing that more than 80% of senior executives across industries believe IoT is critical to some or all lines of their business.
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Just like the Internet itself many years ago, the Internet of Things (IoT) was initially viewed as nothing more than a fad that would have little impact on our daily lives. We know now ...
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