The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have together launched the m-Health Initiative, which aims to use mobile phones to help combat non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
Data revenues in Africa will reportedly account for 22 per cent of the region’s total mobile service revenues by 2016
Hong Kong-based mobile phone manufacturer, TECNO, has announced the introduction of its N3 dual SIM 3G Android smartphone in Kenya
Shanduka Group has announced the acquisition of a minority stake in MTN Nigeria worth US$335mn
Financial services group Absa has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Thumbzup, a South African payments company, for the launch of its plug-in device named The Payment Pebble
