Category: International Business News
World Business news from the global market including SADC countries, Asia, Europe, USA, MIddle East, South America and Africa.
Africa offers enormous growth potential for e-retailers says DHL
Global logistics and transportation company DHL has revealed that Africa offers enormous growth potential for e-retailers given that online shopping is in its infancy in the region. According to the […]
Samsung to retain smartphone leadership in Africa with Note 4
Technology company Samsung has announced it plans to retain its leadership position in Africa’s smartphone market with the planned release of its latest product Galaxy Note 4 in East and […]
Kagame calls for enhanced broadband planning processes by governments
Governments must enhance their National Broadband planning process to enable ICTs and broadband to catalyse socio-economic development, according to an Open Letter from the Broadband Commission for Digital Development to […]
Philips anchors anti-counterfeit campaign on SMS, online tools
Royal Philips today launched its “Buy Original” campaign; an informative anti-counterfeit initiative that will make use of short text messages and online tools such as websites and social media to highlight the existence of counterfeit products in Kenya and sub-Saharan Africa. Themultiyear outreach isaimed at protecting consumers, creating awareness about counterfeit products in the market and educating consumers in identifying an original genuine product versus a counterfeit one. To establish the authenticity of a product the consumer (in Kenya) has to send the 16-digit serial number of the lighting product via sms to 20222 and they will receive immediate feedback on whether the product they are planning to buy or have bought is genuine or fake. This is a pilot and if proven successful, Philips will explore rolling this out to the consumer lifestyle category of products too. […]
Liquid Telecom announces UGX 2 billion investment in pan-Ugandan internet infrastructure
IP provider Liquid Telecom today announced UGX 2 bn of investment in its Ugandan subsidiary Infocom, to extend its pan African fibre cable infrastructure across Kampala’s Central Business District and […]
Kenyan startup Echo Mobile partners with IBM, Airtel to fight Ebola
IBM Research Africa, Airtel and Kenya’s Echo Mobile have launched a citizen engagement and analytics system in Sierra Leone that enables communities affected by Ebola to communicate their issues and […]
Lawmakers approve 7-year jail term for cybercriminals in Nigeria
The Nigerian Senate has approved a seven-year jail term for individuals convicted of cyber crimes in the country with the passage of a bill for an act to provide for […]
Nigeria’s eTranzact PocketMoni bags AfricaCom, Lead Africa Awards nominations
eTranzact International’s PocketMoni has been nominated for AfricaCom and Lead Africa Awards 2014. The nominations are in the Best Mobile Money Service category. A statement by Ayo Oladimeji, Head of […]
Houlin Zhao elected next ITU Secretary-General
ITU’s 19th Plenipotentiary Conference roundly endorsed Houlin Zhao of China as its next Secretary-General. Zhao will take office on 1 January 2015 for a term of four years, with the […]
Kenya’s Nyeri county to host first civic Hack
Nyeri County will hold its first Hackathon on 31st October to November 2nd 2014, an event that will among other things seek to get someone to build a Creative Software […]