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Zambia to Finish Cryptocurrency Regulation Tests by June - Minister

Zambia is planning to finish tests that simulate real-world cryptocurrency usage by the end of June to help it create regulations that balance citizens’ safety with innovation, science and technology minister Felix Mutati told Reuters. The southern African country also needs digital infrastructure, including digital identities, before cryptocurrencies can be introduced, Mutati said in an […]

How Two Weather Balloons Led Mexico to Ban Solar Geoengineering

On an April day, the founder of a U.S. startup called Make Sunsets stood outside a camper van in Mexico’s Baja California and released two weather balloons containing sulfur dioxide into the air, letting them float towards the stratosphere. Entrepreneur Luke Iseman said the sulfur dioxide in the balloons would deflect sunlight and cool the […]

Telkom Partners with Clickatell to Launch Mobile Messaging Payments in South Africa

Millions of Telkom customers can now easily and safely pay their phone bills, recharge and buy new service bundles in WhatsApp. REDWOOD CITY, United States of America, March 9, 2023: Clickatell, the Chat Commerce and business messaging leader, has launched their Chat 2 Pay feature for South Africa’s largest integrated communications company, Telkom. Telkom’s millions […]

Demystifying China

Ah, the charms of the legacy western propaganda machine. Generations of us are indoctrinated with the insidious, perfidious nature of China’s goal of world domination. Hmmm, it would be nice if we just embraced the truth of what China can offer the world rather than being forced into a mindset about which another economy suffers […]

The Digitization of Africa: The Mission of Mr. Mzimba

At the exact point where the northward urban sprawl of Johannesburg meets the southernly expansion of Tshwane (formerly Pretoria) sits the nerve center of Vodacom, the only Vodafone company in the world with a different name. Vodacom Park. Far from being an actual park, the HQ of South Africa’s biggest network operator is a bustling […]

Africa Telecoms: Representation on the Global Stage

Nowadays, every corner of the world exhibits competition between its telecom giants, and the Africa Telecoms industry is no different. However, in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) regions, it is not a competition as much as it is exposure and representation of the community on the global stage. Orange Egypt, MTN, and Safaricom are […]

Microsoft Targets Internet Expansion in Africa, Longer-Term Cloud Adoption

Microsoft Corp aims to secure internet access for 100 million more people in Africa by 2025, teaming up with a satellite provider and setting the stage for longer-term cloud adoption, its President Brad Smith told Reuters. The software maker has long pushed to bring more people online, playing the role of facilitator among telecoms and […]