[Vanessa Clark] SoLoMo: the glorious intersection of social, location and mobile that was going to superpower hyperlocal search and prove to be the holy grail, allowing retailers and other businesses to attract an army of smartphone-wielding customers. Pretty exciting stuff, especially during an economic downturn, right? In my opinion, quite the contrary.
23 Jan 2013 11:54
[Craig Wilson] TechCentral wraps up the major technology news from around the African continent.
27 Aug 2012 11:09
[Herman Manson] 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
[Herman Manson] A billion Africans and 50 million bank accounts. In South Africa, credit cards are used by only 16.5% of the population (2008). No African country comes close to 1% of total retail spend spent online - the magic figure which constitutes the tipping point for digital retail growth. No wonder, then, that the ecommerce market in Africa hasn't bloomed.
12 May 2011 18:55
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] A global study conducted by TNS Research Surveys shows that South Africans' unconditional love for handsets - more than content as it is in developed markets - is beginning to change and will even shift faster as bandwidth improves, and as cheaper smartphones appear on the market - probably from China.
21 Apr 2011 09:37[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's telecommunications regulator has ordered mobile phone network operators to penalise subscribers who have not yet complied with a directive to register their personal details ahead of a 28 February 2011 deadline.
31 Jan 2011 09:42 [Dumisani Ndlela] The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has begun a process to roll out telecommunication services to rural areas through the Universal Service Fund (USF), which has been idle for years.
27 Jan 2011 13:49 [Dumisani Ndlela] Research Bureau International has won the tender to conduct the All Media and Products Survey (ZAMPS) over a two-year period from 2011 to 2012 after a unanimous decision by the Zimbabwe Advertising Research Foundation (ZARF) board on Monday, 17 January 2011.
21 Jan 2011 11:50 [Dumisani Ndlela] NetOne Cellular, the country's smallest cellular network operator by subscribers, has threatened to name and shame its post-paid customers with outstanding bills as it battles to free itself from a financial quagmire.
21 Dec 2010 10:15 [Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's Competition and Tariff Commission (CTC) says it has opened investigations into alleged abuse of monopoly by the state-owned fixed-line telephone service operator, TelOne. In a public notice, CTC said it would embark on the investigation in terms of the Competitions Act.
23 Nov 2010 13:15 
[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's smallest cellular network operator NetOne Cellular is wriggling to extricate itself from a financial crisis, with sources indicating the company had punched a financial black hole after being deserted by contract subscribers last year.
25 Oct 2010 08:55[Dumisani Ndlela] Econet Wireless has unveiled brand new Isuzu vehicles to persuade unregistered subscribers to register their lines with the network under new regulations.
28 Jun 2010 09:12 
[Dumisani Ndlela] Orascom Telecom has spurned members of an investment consortium bidding for shareholding in Telecel Zimbabwe and instead proposed a listing of its Zimbabwean unit on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE).
22 Jun 2010 09:33[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's telecoms regulator has given mobile phone users up to 31 August 2010 to register personal details with their operators, failure of which would result in the disconnection of their lines.
15 Jun 2010 10:25 
[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's mobile phone network operator NetOne has begun rolling out fan parks across the country ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup to be hosted by South Africa in June.
19 May 2010 08:50
[Dumisani Ndlela] Recent reports of MTN's talks with Orascom Telecom have triggered speculation the telecommunications firm could finally buy the Egyptian group's Zimbabwean asset, Telecel Zimbabwe.
29 Apr 2010 07:23[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's telecommunications battle was normally one for the mobile telecommunications networks, but recently, other players are entering the fray. Technological advances have meant that players can easily provide services that their licences restrict them from offering, albeit through the “technological backdoor”.
22 Apr 2010 11:01 [Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's landline network operator TelOne has launched a surprise campaign to seize a share of the country's mobile phone market.
19 Apr 2010 11:17 
[Dumisani Ndlela] MTN's planned acquisition of a 49% stake in Zimbabwe's state-owned cellular network NetOne could collapse after revelations some members of the inclusive government are opposed to its privatisation.
29 Mar 2010 08:33[Dumisani Ndlela] MTN, has signed a confidentiality agreement with Zim state-owned cellular network, NetOne, as the South Africa-based mobile company moved closer to acquiring a key stake in the Zimbabwean company. Sources in Harare said MTN had wound up its due diligence on NetOne and was expected to place its final bid soon.
23 Mar 2010 08:42 
[Dumisani Ndlela] Nyasha Mudonhi last week rushed to buy a Telecel (Zimbabwe) line after news of a bargain on international calls. He already owns an Econet Wireless mobile line, but says he will now possess two lines because of the different benefits from each of the networks.
23 Feb 2010 09:38
[Dumisani Ndlela] Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris' Orascom Telecom-controlled Telecel Zimbabwe is earmarked for a listing on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) in a move meant to raise additional capital and broaden the shareholder base.
5 Feb 2010 07:05[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's telecommunications sector has gone on the defensive over poor quality service and calls for government to open the market to South Africa's MTN and Vodacom.
12 Oct 2009 07:35 [Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's smallest mobile network operator Telecel Zimbabwe has added 350,000 more lines to the network, taking it to second spot ahead of struggling state-owned NetOne whose subscriber numbers have remained mired at 350,000.
1 Sep 2009 09:48 [Dumisani Ndlela] A market-share battle is intensifying in Zimbabwe, where two previously-underdog mobile network operators are taking on leader, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe.
3 Aug 2009 12:10 [Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's telecommunication operators have been told to start reducing tariffs to avoid “milking” customers.
17 Jul 2009 10:10 [Sam Hungwe] Econet Wireless, Zimbabwe's largest mobile phone network, says it is moved by public calls for affordable services and was beginning to take measures to lower tariffs.
23 Feb 2009 10:59 [Sam Hungwe] Local newspapers have been flooded with letters from agitated telecommunication users complaining over unfair charges by the country's three mobile networks. The Zimbabwe government has now cut punitive tax on mobile airtime, admitting this had affected “talk time” by mobile phone users.
11 Feb 2009 12:29 [Sam Hungwe] Zimbabwe's cable telecommunication firm, PowerTel, has rolled out a 3G network after the country's telecommunications regulator granted 3G licences to all telecommunications players in December.
7 Jan 2009 10:29 [Dumisani Ndlela] The Zimbabwean government is yet to decide on an appeal by Telecel Zimbabwe on the suspension of its operating licence, a move that has created uncertainty within the country's telecommunications industry.
7 Nov 2008 11:43 
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