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
Motorola Solutions has announced the launch of its Enterprise Mobility business in Kenya. Motorola Solutions will offer its portfolio of next generation enterprise mobility solutions including: ruggedized mobile computers and enterprise class smart-phones; advanced mobile scanning and imaging solutions and a robust line of barcode scanners and RFID readers.
19 Nov 2012 10:20
[Carole Kimutai] Kenyan public relations firm, Gina Din Corporate Communications (GDCC) has won two global public relations awards for the 'Kenyan for Kenya' social media campaign.
16 Nov 2012 13:23
The Village Market, a shopping and recreation complex in Nairobi, recently selected a Z-Card to target its loyalty shoppers and generate awareness around its Bonus Card reward programme.
14 Nov 2012 10:40
Fundamo, a Visa Inc. company and a global specialist mobile financial service provider, have reported accelerated growth of mobile financial services in Africa. In 2012, Fundamo has launched three new services - FirstMonie with First Bank Nigeria and Celpay with Celpay International in Uganda and Zimbabwe.
13 Nov 2012 10:50
[Walter Wafula] Isabel Aguilera, one of the world's most influential women according to
Forbes magazine, is set to give a keynote speech at this year's Monitor Thought Leaders' Forum in Uganda.
12 Nov 2012 11:41Among all the world's media markets, the size and state of African media are least understood, due to a lack of viable data and research. A new report on media in Kenya, released on Thursday, 8 November 2012, by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the African Media Initiative, is a step toward filling this knowledge gap.
9 Nov 2012 11:59
[Walter Wafula] Nation Television (NTV) is the savviest user of global social media networks in Uganda according to Top Corporate Brand on Social Media 2012, an online survey by HiPio.com, a social entertainment website in the country.
9 Nov 2012 10:41
[Nonye Mpho Omotola] Many companies talk about expanding into Africa. It's the next obvious frontier. However, it would be wrong to assume that a week's visit to Nigeria for example, with a population of over 160 million and 350 ethnic groups with twelve languages, will give you a true understanding of how to operate your brand in that market.
8 Nov 2012 09:53
Mi-Fone has appointed Victor Odada as the country manager of Kenya to increase the presence of the mobile devices brand in Kenya. Odada will be in charge of developing customer and business relationships that will help meet the dynamic needs of the mass-market sector in Kenya.
7 Nov 2012 16:04[Peter Nalika] In the past, Google has had the "G-Day", a day set to display its various products and technologies to different industries. This year, this norm was changed with a series of workshops hosted at an incubation hub in Nairobi.
7 Nov 2012 15:11 
Kenyan-based Lamu Homes & Safaris, the organiser of trips to Lamu for local and international tourists, is now using a Z-Card to promote Lamu as a destination of choice.
7 Nov 2012 11:23
[Walter Wafula] Uganda's annual
PRAU Excellence Awards, the event that recognises public relations and communications excellence in Uganda, is set to take place on 23 November 2012. This years event will coincide with the East African Public Relations Conference (EAPRC) which will take place in Kampala.
6 Nov 2012 15:18