MVNOs could wreck SA’s mobile market, MTN boss warns

MVNOs could wreck SA’s mobile market, MTN boss warns

MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita has warned that discounted pricing by mobile virtual network operators could have adverse consequences for the entire mobile telecommunications industry if MVNOs continue to offer data to their customers at prices lower than infrastructure owners like MTN. MVNOs have no physical network infrastructure of their own, instead relying on mobile…

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Africa: EPA Boss Urges Climate Justice At Africa Climate Summit Side Event

Africa: FKF Boss Hussein Urges Early Arrival At Stadium As Fan Zones Proposed to Enhance CHAN Safety

Nairobi — The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) is exploring the introduction of official fan zones to improve safety and the overall match-day experience at the ongoing African Nations Championship (CHAN). This comes after recent security breaches during matches at Kasarani Stadium, which prompted the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to impose measures on the FKF….

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Africa: EPA Boss Urges Climate Justice At Africa Climate Summit Side Event

Africa: Liberia’s Public Health Boss Joins Africa CDC Workshop On Mpox Vaccine Strategy in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa — The Director General of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan, is leading a Liberian delegation to a high-level workshop organized by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in Addis Ababa. According to an NPHIL release, the workshop aims to develop a coordinated…

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Africa: Barbra Banda, the Big Boss Is Here

Africa: Barbra Banda, the Big Boss Is Here

Under the floodlights of a roaring Stade Olympique de Rabat in Morocco, the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) got underway. But amidst the packed stadium, it was a voice from the south that broke the rhythm. That of Barbra Banda. Expected to shine like the star that she is, targeted like a threat, sometimes…

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