Mobile money transfer is now the new ‘bank of the poor’
February 28, 2010
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Mobile phone-based money transfer and banking solutions have been recognised as the avenue to take banking services to people outside the formal financial industry.
Read MoreAir Uganda launches faster route to Kigali
February 28, 2010
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Two-year old Air Uganda has set the stage for its expansion beyond regional borders, with the launch of a daily flight between Entebbe and Kigali.
Read MoreLibyan telco in final lap of race for 75pc stake in Zamtel
February 28, 2010
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LAP Green Network, which owns 62 per cent of Uganda Telecom Ltd, is planning to make the final plunge to obtain a stake in Zamtel, the Zambian government-owned telecom operator.
Read MoreDress as you like, work smart, earn more
February 28, 2010
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A top manager of a blue chip company asks a team playing video games in the office if any of them has a tattoo.
Read MoreiPay becomes second service to offer mobile online shopping in Kenya
February 28, 2010
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The success of mobile phone-based money transfer services in the region is inspiring the development of online payment services by IT companies.
Read MoreWe have the demand for local content, why not upload it?
February 28, 2010
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Of late everyone is talking about digital “local content” and the massive opportunity it represents.
Read MoreThe UN is fully dedicated to ending FDLR threat in DRC
February 28, 2010
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I refer to the article “As Nkunda languishes in silent detention, East is transformed” (February 15-21), which rightly notes that positive change is progressively taking place in Eastern DRC. But much more needs to be done especially regarding security.
Read MoreKACC should learn from rights body
February 28, 2010
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The Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission must uphold neutrality in its operations.
Read MoreElite tribalists are eyesores to Kenya
February 28, 2010
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Increasing tendencies by Kenya’s elite to drum up support from their ethnic communities is presenting the biggest challenge to national unity.
Read MoreComrade Zuma chooses, the rest, just keep your opinion to yourselves
February 28, 2010
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By all accounts, Jacob Zuma loves tradition. His three wives and 20 children will attest to his embrace of polygamy as an “African tradition.”
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