Countries Zimbabwe launches first nano-satellite Harare – Zimbabwe on Monday announced the launch of its first nano-satellite into space in a bid to help... Read more 8 Nov, 2022
Countries Sudan suspends NGO that took government to court over internet access Khartoum – Sudan’s military government has withdrawn the accreditation of a consumer protection group that took it to court... Read more 24 Oct, 2022
Countries Court challenge to Uganda’s ‘draconian’ internet law Kampala – Ugandan media groups and rights activists on Monday filed a court challenge to a controversial new internet... Read more 18 Oct, 2022
Countries Kenya’s Safaricom launches in Ethiopia Addis Ababa – Kenya’s Safaricom on Thursday became the first private telecommunications operator in Ethiopia and also announced a... Read more 7 Oct, 2022
Countries Vodacom to spend R300 million to improve connectivity in Limpopo Cape Town – In an effort to accelerate internet connectivity in Limpopo, Vodacom has invested R300 million to expand... Read more 26 Sep, 2022
Countries Voice-operated smartphones target Africa’s illiterate Abidjan – Voice-operated smartphones are aiming at a vast yet widely overlooked market in sub-Saharan Africa – the tens... Read more 10 Sep, 2022
Countries Egypt says to regulate streaming platform content Cairo – Egypt is to establish a licensing framework for digital entertainment platforms like Netflix that will require them... Read more 8 Sep, 2022
Technology Elon Musk subpoenas former Twitter chief Jack Dorsey San Francisco – Elon Musk has served former Twitter boss Jack Dorsey with a subpoena in a hunt for... Read more 23 Aug, 2022
Technology Police probe ‘online threat’ to JK Rowling over Rushdie tweet London – Scottish police said on Sunday they were investigating an apparent “online threat” made to Harry Potter author... Read more 15 Aug, 2022
Technology Twitter says Elon Musk making up excuses to breach deal San Francisco – Twitter on Thursday said the notion Elon Musk was “hoodwinked” into inking a $44 billion buyout... Read more 5 Aug, 2022