Technology

Facebook accelerate internet connectivity programme

Facebook is accelerating its efforts to bring internet connectivity to the four billion people around the world who are not yet online, with the goal of contributing to prosperity, progress and development…

Orange completes acquisition of Sierra Leone’s Airtel

  Orange said together with its Senegal-based partner Sonatel, it has completed the acquisition of 100% of the mobile operator Airtel in Sierra Leone. Since the signature of an agreement with Bharti…

Standard Bank Banking App comes to Botswana

Standard Bank is on a committed journey of rapid digitisation across the continent, offering its customers more convenient ways to interact with their personal banking services. The latest innovation in this digital…

Government admits Botswana internet is slow and unreliable

Government says there are raft of factors that makes internet in Botswana slow and unreliable. Answering a question in parliament, Minister of Transport and Communications, Tshenolo Mabeo admitted that internet is slow…

Orange buys Burkina Faso’s Airtel

Orange says together with its subsidiary Orange Côte d’Ivoire, it has completed the acquisition of 100% of the mobile operator Airtel in Burkina Faso. Since the signature of an agreement with Bharti Airtel…

Health innovation dominates Innovation Prize for Africa awards

An a glittering ceremony that marked the five-year milestone anniversary of the Innovation Prize for Africa, the landmark programme of the African Innovation Foundation (AIF),  innovative healthcare solutions took pole position this year,…