Kenya to start taxing mobile transactions

[Nur Bremmen] The Kenyan government has announced plans to implement at 10% tax on mobile money payments, including those made via M-Pesa 10 Oct 2012 12:36

Côte Ouest announces first production, Inspector First Class

Côte Ouest, an African content distributor, has announced that it is moving into production with its first comedy drama series, Inspector First Class. 9 Oct 2012 15:15

Growth in advertising boots Vision Group performance

[Walter Wafula] Higher advertising and circulation revenue helped Vision Group, a Ugandan multimedia company, post a 28% growth in profit after tax during the year ending June 2012. 9 Oct 2012 10:48

Trade fair organisers use technology to beat fraudsters

[Carole Kimutai: @CaroleKimutai] Organisers of the recent Nairobi International Trade Fair have recorded a 60% increase in revenue following the adoption of a crowd management and ticketing technology. The Agricultural Society of Kenya (ASK), organisers of the trade fair were able to stop ticket losses after they adopted a system that uses 2D bar coding system. 9 Oct 2012 09:49

Media houses fail to popularise national anthem

[Walter Wafula] Media owners and managers in Uganda have been asked to popularise the national anthem on a daily basis, as part of preparations to mark Uganda's golden jubilee independence anniversary on Tuesday, 9 October 2012. 8 Oct 2012 10:02

CEO of WIOCC gets listed in the 2012 GTB Power 100 listing

The Global Telecoms Business magazine has released the 5th annual GTB Power 100 listing, that names the 100 most powerful people in the global telecommunications industry. Chris Wood, CEO of Nairobi-based WIOCC has been ranked at number 79. 3 Oct 2012 10:36

MultiChoice Uganda's channels on the move

[Walter Wafula] MultiChoice viewers of NTV Uganda can now access it on DStv Channel 283 instead of 141, following an automatic migration on the pay TV platform which occurred on Monday, 1 October 2012. 2 Oct 2012 12:11

Mobile subscribers in Kenya switched off

[Carole Kimutai: @CaroleKimutai] Kenyan mobile operator Safaricom has announced the completion of the switch off exercise for mobile handset owners with fake phones. A statement from the company says it had completed blocking of all counterfeit mobile phone handsets on its network. 2 Oct 2012 11:42

Bloomberg calls for freelance journos

Bloomberg, the site for business and financial market news, is calling on freelance reporters with English-language capabilities to cover business and general news. 2 Oct 2012 10:06

UCC revises set-top boxes requirements

[Jude Bukenya] Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has revised earlier standards set for the importation of DVB-T2 set-top boxes to be imported in the country as Uganda prepares to migrate from analogue to digital broadcasting, paving way for free to air channels and other external. 1 Oct 2012 12:05

Pink Progress takes leadership to next level

For the first time in Kenya, corporate women met at a Women On Boards Seminar, organised by Pink Progress, to discuss the issue of women representation on corporate boards. 1 Oct 2012 11:00

AITEC Africa celebrates 25 years

Come 23 October 2012, on the eve of the upcoming AITEC East Africa ICT Summit scheduled for the 24-25 October at Oshwal centre, Kenya, leaders from the East Africa information and communication technology sector will gather for a celebration dinner and toast to 25 years of AITEC Africa's impact on the region's ICT industry. 28 Sep 2012 10:54

African Green Revolution Forum commences in Arusha

African heads of state, ministers, private sector representatives, the international community and farmers recently gathered at the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Arusha, Tanzania to identify concrete actions for transforming Africa's agricultural sector. 28 Sep 2012 10:11