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Pamoja launches vision to cultivate cloud services market for Africa
In what is a step closer to establishing a premier cloud services marketplace for Africa, Pamoja, the cloud services business unit of Pan-African ICT enabler SEACOM, has launched its go-to-market strategy to partners and customers at a presentation recently held in Johannesburg, South Africa. 18 Mar 2013 10:42
TEF to investigate Kibanda attack
The Tanzania Editors' Forum (TEF) has formed an independent five-person commission to investigate last week's attack on TEF chairman Absalom Kibanda, Tanzania's Daily News reported on Saturday, 9 March 2013. 11 Mar 2013 11:17
Chairman of Tanzania Editors Forum attacked
ARTICLE 19 is deeply concern about escalating levels of violence against journalists in Tanzania, following a brutal attack on the chairman of the Tanzania Editors Forum, Absalom Kibanda. 7 Mar 2013 11:21
Search for bravest women journalists
WASHINGTON, US: The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) is seeking nominations for its 2013 Courage in Journalism Awards and Lifetime Achievement Award. 22 Feb 2013 10:33
A mobile Africa: innovation is key
[Dr KF Lai] 2012 saw the BuzzCity network grow by 67% with over 210.8 billion ads served across the globe and this extensive growth in mobile usage is certain to continue as we move through 2013. 21 Feb 2013 11:07
Tigo listed among top social brands on Facebook
Tigo Tanzania has been named among the top global socially devoted brands on Facebook in a report issued by SocialBakers on the 7 February 2013, covering a study on the world's top 10 socially devoted brands on Facebook in the last quarter of 2012. Tigo Tanzania is the only telecom company from central, eastern and southern Africa in the ranking among some of the world's biggest brands. 19 Feb 2013 10:48
Mobile and digital trends in 5 African countries: a cultural interpretation
[Marcela Ospina] This piece addresses the intersections between technology and culture that I identified while doing fieldwork. Therefore, this is not the result of strict data analysis, but rather the outcome of an immersion in each of these cultures. 7 Feb 2013 12:15
[2013 trends] Africa poised for a great future
[Nandkishor Buty] As 2013 commences, afro-pessimism seems to cede to afro-optimism. There is a global consensus: Africa is poised for a great future. What will be the impact of Africa's growth on our industry? What will be the major trends of the year? In the business world, predicting the future is a crucial exercise. 30 Jan 2013 12:39
Zuku TV's original content strategy pays off
In 2012, the Pay TV market became a great deal more competitive but with DStv Multichoice having acquired most of the existing exciting content, the challenge has been for challengers to come up with different content. This week saw one of the challengers (Zuku TV) sell one of the series it has commissioned - Tales from the Bush Larder - to Fox International. 30 Jan 2013 11:45
Media Services Bill 'Under Process'
The process to formulate the Media Services Bill, which seeks to, among other measures, advance the right to access information, is presently being worked at the high levels of the government. 28 Jan 2013 12:21
African News Innovation Challenge winners announced
20 digital journalism projects have earned US$1 million in funding and technical support as part of the African News Innovation Challenge (ANIC). 29 Nov 2012 10:12
Alcatel-Lucent, Smile partner to expand availability of 4G services
Alcatel-Lucent is set to enable the African wireless service provider Smile to introduce 4G mobile broadband services to several more sites in Tanzania, and Uganda, extending the agreement signed earlier this year between the companies for the provision of lightning-fast LTE services in Tanzania. 19 Nov 2012 10:41
Telesis Tanzania gets help with 4G LTE mobile broadband service
Alcatel-Lucent is to enable Telesis Tanzania to offer affordable 4G LTE services by providing mobile broadband technology, potentially stimulating economic growth as well as business and cultural life in the east African country. 30 Oct 2012 10:45
Educate public on 3rd Generation Rights, press urged
Journalists have been called upon to educate the public on the importance of including 3rd Generation Human Rights in the new constitution. 20 Sep 2012 16:29

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