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Malawians hail Zain, Western Union partnership

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:45:00 +0200

A number of Malawians that are also clients of one of the country's mobile phone service providers and use Western Union banking services have hailed the two institutions' partnership.
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PAIDF invests in Essar Telecom Kenya

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:14:00 +0200

The Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund (PAIDF) has invested KSh7,5 billion (US$93,75 million) in Essar Telecom Kenya Holdings Ltd (ETKHL) - a subsidiary of Essar Telecom Limited.
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Vivendi bids for Zain Africa

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:25:00 +0200

Zain has received an offer from France's largest entertainment groups Vivendi, for its African operations.
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Starfish Mobile International launches in Malawi

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:08:00 +0200

Starfish Mobile International, an African Wireless Application Service Provider (WASP), has partnered with Telekom Network Malawi (TNM), an African mobile network provider, in launching and strategically driving TNM's Mobile Content business and services in Malawi.
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BICS, MTN combine carrier services

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:03:00 +0200

Belgacom International Carrier Service (BICS) and the MTN Group have announced the combining of their international carrier services, resulting in MTN holding an equity stake in BICS. The current shareholders of Belgacom ICS now include MTN, Belgacom and Swisscom.
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Safaricom launches Kenya's first mobile internet portal

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:51:00 +0200

Safaricom has launched Kenya's first mobile internet portal, a service that will enable Safaricom subscribers get fast access to both local and international content on their mobile phones.
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Newsclip encourages mobile communications in 2009

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:43:00 +0200

According to Newsclip, in the digital age, additional communication tools need to be taken into account, and one of the major communication areas identified for growth in 2009 is mobile.
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Cellphones cause call centre boom for banks in Africa

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:11:00 +0200

The banking sector in Africa, particularly in Nigeria and Kenya, are implementing call centres for the first time. It is interesting to consider why they are doing this now, when banks in South Africa and other parts of the world embraced the call centre revolution 10-15 years ago.
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Mobile to improve African weather monitoring

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:04:00 +0200

The Global Humanitarian Forum and its president, former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, together with Ericsson, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), mobile telecommunications company Zain, and the Earth Institute at Columbia University, yesterday, 18 June 2009, announced a major initiative, dubbed "Weather Info for All". Its aim is to improve Africa's weather monitoring network.
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Starfish Mobile kicks off 2009 Confederations Cup mobile trivia game with MTN Swaziland

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:26:00 +0200

With the kick-off of the much anticipated FIFA 2009 Confederations Cup, Starfish Mobile has teamed up with MTN Swaziland in launching the “Send Me To The Soccer Competition” promotion to test the local fans' general knowledge soccer skills.
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