By Olusegun Abolaji Ogundeji , IDG News Service\Freetown Bureau 22 Jul, 2008
Sierra Leone's National Telecommunications Commission (NATCOM) announced in a press release Tuesday that it will issue regulations on industry consultation after a public hearing with all stakeholders. read more »
By Edris Kisambira, IDG News Service\Kampala Bureau 22 Jul, 2008
The Uganda Police Force (UPF) and the Makerere University Faculty of Computing and Information Technology have entered into an agreement that will allow the force to integrate ICT into its day-to-day activities. read more »
By Michael Malakata , IDG News Service\Lusaka Bureau 22 Jul, 2008
Zimbabwean Sindiso Ngwenya has been appointed CEO of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), an organization working to harmonize ICT regulations and policy in the region. read more »
By Michael Malakata , IDG News Service\Lusaka Bureau 22 Jul, 2008
The Rwandan government is moving to digitalize primary and secondary school curriculums based on the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) plan, which aims to provide each student with a laptop computer. read more »
By Michael Malakata , IDG News Service\Lusaka Bureau 22 Jul, 2008
The Zambian government has bowed to pressure from computer experts to present an ICT bill in parliament that will establish, enforce and regulate codes of conduct and professional standards for the country's ICT sector. read more »
By Remmy Nweke, IDG News Service\Lagos Bureau 22 Jul, 2008
Glo Mobile, the fastest growing telecommunications network in Africa, formally received a GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) license in Accra, Ghana, last Friday. read more »
By Remmy Nweke, IDG News Service\Lagos Bureau 22 Jul, 2008
In the bid to close in on criminal activity among mobile-phone subscribers, Nigerian officials and members of the telecom industry agreed Thursday on the need for immediate nationwide registration of existing and prospective SIM cards for prepaid mobile phones. read more »
By Olusegun Abolaji Ogundeji , IDG News Service\Freetown Bureau 18 Jul, 2008
Sierra Leone's National Telecommunications Commission (NATCOM) announced Friday that it plans to meet with sector players more regularly to discuss issues pertinent to the development and effective regulation of the country's telecom industry. read more »
By Rebecca Wanjiku, IDG News Service\Nairobi Bureau 18 Jul, 2008
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has delayed the adoption of a unified license in the telecommunication sector because of the high volume of data that needs to be analyzed. read more »
By Rebecca Wanjiku, IDG News Service\Nairobi Bureau 18 Jul, 2008
Rwanda has strengthened its position as the technology leader in East Africa by unveiling a new generation of identity cards with an electronic chip. read more »
In Johannesburg (or Jozi), street lights work and are obeyed; the computerized system has cracked down on all errant motorist until they have all towed the line. I even commented to a friend that we need such a computerized system in Kenya, but we have to get rid of the thugs who carjack motorists at night before we can obey lights at night. read more »
