Business Issues

The Zambia Competition Commission (ZCC) has granted Vodacom Gateway Mauritius, owned by Vodafone U.K., final authorization for the 100 percent takeover of Africonnect Zambia.  read more »

The Zambia Competition Commission (ZCC) has granted conditional authorization for Bharti Airtel of India to take over 78 percent of Zain Zambia.  read more »

Corruption in World Bank-funded ICT projects in Africa is expected to come down following the institution's decision to involve the private sector in the implementation of the initiatives backed by the institution's money.  read more »

Microsoft is investing about US$67 million over the next seven years in South Africa's software industry in a bid to help small, black-owned software development companies grow into competitive global companies.  read more »

Hewlett-Packard's purchase of Palm could redefine the PC maker's mobile OS strategy, potentially impacting the company's reliance on Microsoft operating systems.  read more »

After a protracted battle that almost forced France Telecom to withdraw from Egypt, the company and Orascom Telecom have reached an agreement on the shareholder structure for the Egyptian Company for Mobile Service, known by its Mobilnil trade name.  read more »

Google's buyout of Agnilux, a stealthy hardware startup formed by ex-Apple/PA Semi employees, is the seventh deal made public by the company already in 2010. That's one more acquisition than Google made in all of 2009.  read more »

Uncertainty surrounds the future of South Africa's mobile operator Vodacom in the Democratic Republic of Congo, following disagreements on a joint venture with Congolese Wireless Network.  read more »

Lack of capital investments, expensive Internet connectivity, lengthy business establishment processes, high power costs and outages, exploitative venture capitalists and half-baked graduates are some of the reasons given for the lack of technology innovation in Kenya.  read more »

After breaking all inflation records and experiencing a chronic shortage of capital and international political isolation, Zimbabwe's ICT sector is showing signs of recovery, according to analysts.  read more »