[Walter Wafula] Bizcommunity.com has suspended the article 'AMI, Google starts project to keep African media alive' by Walter Wafula, published on Wednesday, 21 September 2011, pending an investigation in the correctness of the facts. We regret any confusion caused.
21 Sep 2011 12:00NAIROBI: In its continuous efforts to drive and deliver relevant and innovative mobile solutions in Africa, Bharti Airtel has announced the appointment of Willie Ellis as the new product and innovation director for Africa.
15 Sep 2011 15:52
Pan-African consumers can now vote for their most admired and valued brands in the inaugural Brand Africa 100 Awards, which coincides with the second annual
Brand Africa Forum. The continent's most valued brands will be revealed at an awards ceremony on Thursday, 29 September 2011 at Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa .
15 Sep 2011 14:25
NAIROBI, KENYA: Airtel Africa, Standard Chartered Bank and MasterCard have rolled out what is claimed to be the world's first virtual payment card on a mobile phone.
15 Sep 2011 09:37
[Carole Kimutai] On Monday 5 September, managing director of mobile operator, Airtel Kenya, Rene Meza announced his resignation. In Kenya's highly competitive telecom sector that has only four players, Meza's exit was big news.
12 Sep 2011 12:55
[Issa Sikiti da Silva: @sikitimedia] Internet governance in Southern Africa has taken a giant leap forward as South Africa teams up with NEPAD and the SADC to launch the Southern African Internet Governance Forum (SAIGF), the first of its kind in a region populated by more than 260 million people.
1 Sep 2011 11:26
Airtel Africa recently launched a television commercial, created by Ogilvy Africa, that aims to create awareness and encourage consumers to use Airtel money for their transactions. The service was launched in Nairobi, Kenya after Airtel revamped its mobile commerce service.
25 Aug 2011 08:12Airtel Kenya has signed a contract with AccessKenya, a corporate data and infrastructure provider, that will grant the mobile company to access AccessKenya's extensive fibre optic network to provide connectivity services for Airtel's fixed line voice services, also known as E1.
18 Aug 2011 15:14Mobile news services offer high hopes for African publishers, who now have a new handbook to help them develop their mobile media and mobile businesses.
10 Aug 2011 15:00
[Carole Kimutai] MobiKash Afrika Limited, a private company incorporated in Kenya, has unveiled an innovative independent mobile commerce ecosystem. The platform will work across all Kenya's four GSM networks (Safaricom, Airtel, Orange, and Yu) and across participating banks.
1 Aug 2011 07:53
[Herman Manson: @marklives] Neo@Ogilvy's global CEO, New-York based Nasreen Madhany, has been visiting South Africa for a corporate summit, where she talked up the role emerging markets will play in the future profitability of her company.
5 Jul 2011 13:30
[Carole Kimutai] Following the success of Safaricom's mobile transfer service MPesa, the government of Kenya has formed a taskforce to look into the possibility of developing a common system for facilitating mobile money transfers across networks.
5 Jul 2011 10:39JOHANNESBURG: InMobi, the independent mobile ad network, has released its April 2011 Mobile Insights Report for Africa providing insights on mobile advertising trends on the continent. Data from the report shows that InMobi now serves 4.2 billion impressions a month in Africa, up 21% from 3.5 billion in January 2011.
6 Jun 2011 12:11
[Carole Kimutai] Research on Kenyan media audiences has revealed that Kenya is more urban than 12 years ago as the population becomes more affluent. This is according to a countrywide research conducted by research firm Synovate under the Kenya Audience Research Foundation (KARF) also reveals the growing popularity of entertainment content.
26 May 2011 12:47