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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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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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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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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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Kenya's Orange Mobile hits one million subscriber mark

Tue, 26 May 2009 10:35:00 +0200

Kenyan mobile network operator Orange Mobile, a subsidiary of Telkom Kenya, has within eight months of its launch managed to attract one million subscribers.
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Telkom Kenya sales agents rewarded

Tue, 19 May 2009 11:08:00 +0200

Telkom Kenya on Monday, 18 May 2009 awarded its top leading sales agents and dealers from across the country for their sales performance during the ‘ShikaMore' phone bundle promotion that ran from September 2008 to January 2009.
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Beat soft drink launch competition

Mon, 11 May 2009 11:38:00 +0200

Coca-Cola is calling on all young and creative minds to produce an amusing video clip showing how much they love the new carbonated energy soft drink, Beat, and submit it to www.getyourbeat.mobi. The 30-second video clip should demonstrate the campaign's pay-off line, "What would you do to get your beat?"
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Zain Kenya offers free payment service for electricity bills

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:28:00 +0200

Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) customers are now able to pay their electricity bills using Zain's money transfer system, Zap. KPLC entered into an agreement with Zain Kenya allowing KPLC customers to pay their monthly electricity bills free of charge.
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Kenya: Helping farmers at the touch of a button

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:24:00 +0200

NAIROBI: The ability to correctly diagnose and treat crop diseases such as banana wilt via mobile phone is just one of endless possibilities for smallholder farmers if location-specific (geospatial) information were available, according to researchers.
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MTN bids for Econet's stake in Yu

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:29:00 +0200

MTN Africa has its eyes set firmly on finally entering the Kenyan market by offering to buy Econet Wireless International's (EWI) stake in local mobile provider Econet Wireless Kenya (EWK) which operates as Yu. Currently Yu is the latest entrant in the telecoms market and it has already had its share of trouble after its founding CEO, Mike Foley, resigned only six months after being appointed.
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