Q-KON’s private networks enable satellite growth in Africa

The arrival of innovation in the satellite technology space will continue to deliver significant value to trade and commerce… This is the view of management at Q-KON, an established specialist service provider focusing on providing ready to use communication solutions and managed network services for the African market. Q-KON remains ahead of technology trends and best practices by adopting innovative solutions to improve communication needs....

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Uganda: Banks Partner Telecoms to Cope With Mobile Pressure

The explosion of mobile phone usage, internet data, and other technologies has expanded rapidly into traditionally underserved markets and customer segments, changing the way people transact and communicate. Ugandan banks seem to have realised the threat as more of them are partnering telecoms to swiftly roll out mobile banking products to boost their customer base and increase revenue streams. Bank of Africa, for example, recently launched...

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New free trade area deal to scale up Africa's economic integration

The 19th century British colonialist Cecil Rhodes’ dream of unifying Africa from “Cape to Cairo’ was not too far-fetched after all. In a poetic sense, tinged with a dash of de ja vu, this dream was fulfilled with the launch of the Tripartite Free Trade Area Agreement (TFTA), in the idyllic Egyptian city of Sharm el Sheikh on the Red Sea when 26 African Heads of State endorsed an economic integration plan for the continent on a scale never witnessed...

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New Bond Issue Set to Help Africa Go ‘Green’...A Way of Bankrolling a Clean Energy Revolution

Faced with this record growth and its foreseeable impact on the city’s aging infrastructure and social services, Johannesburg’s Executive Mayor Parks Tau gave a nod to a greener path for development in his 6 May 2015 State of the City address. Among the promised innovations he listed were low-flush toilets and water-saving urinals to become a standard feature in Johannesburg homes, offices and commercial sites, alleviating the pressure on the...

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Crystal Telecom IPO oversubscribed by 123%

Crystal Telecom’s initial public offering (IPO) has been oversubscribed by 123 per cent, according to a statement by the firm. The firm was offering about 270.17 million shares which is 20% of MTN Rwanda. Renaissance Capital, the acting Lead Transaction advisor confirmed that they received over 2300 applications from Rwanda, the East African Region and beyond during the share sale that closed on June 5. During the two week period, the...

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