The Mobile community of Southern Africa

Win a car a day with Nigeria's Bid2Win mobile campaign

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:10:00 +0200

Glo, Nigeria's second biggest Mobile Operator with over 25 million subscribers, has partnered with Africa's biggest Mobile Value Added Services Company , Starfish Mobile to launch one of the biggest and innovative Mobile Operator promotions ever run in that region.
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Zim: Telecel attracts customers with new offer

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:38:00 +0200

<>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.
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Zimbabwe telecom calling

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:45:00 +0200

Zimbabwe could become an attractive telecom investment destination in the next five years.
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Starfish Mobile appointed as BBC content aggregator

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:16:00 +0200

The BBC World Service reaches over 80 million Africans via its radio and mobile assets on a weekly basis. This amazing reach of the BBC brand is a testament to decades of forthright and insightful coverage. With such a phenomenal reach, the BBC has become the independent and objective news source of choice for many on the continent.
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Telecel Zimbabwe targets listing

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:05:00 +0200

<>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.
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mcel reappoints HKLM for retail expansion

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:29:00 +0200

<>Following the first two pilot retail stores, Mozambican cellular operator, mcel has reappointed international branding company, HKLM to continue the retail roll-out with the design and shop-fitting of a further 15 outlets.
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MTN quiet on claims it is eyeing Zimbabwean firm

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:50:00 +0200

<>MTN yesterday, 6 January 2010, declined to comment on reports that it is eyeing a stake in Zimbabwean cellular firm NetOne. MTN said it would not comment on projects on which its acquisitive team were working.
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Anti-Mugabe SMS threats

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:09:00 +0200

Youths loyal to President Robert Mugabe threatened Zimbabwe's leading cellphone network, Econet Wireless, after intercepting "anti-Mugabe" SMSs.
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Nokia courts African developers to consolidate innovation

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:03:00 +0200

<>Close to 100 delegates from eight African countries, US, United Arab Emirates and Finland, including software developers and engineers from 62 companies, have convened at the Emperor's Palace in Gauteng for a three-day conference and hands-on training on web and SMS development.
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Zimbabwe telecom firms on the defensive

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:35:00 +0200

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.
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