Business Archives - Techtrends Zambia

E-commerce and Online Shopping Trends in Zambia

June 26, 2023

With Zambia’s telecommunications sector having experienced rapid growth over the last couple of years due to the government and ZICTA’s more liberal regulatory approach,…

Glad Dibetso Appointed As New Group CEO of inq.

June 7, 2023

inq. Group today announced the appointment of seasoned industry leader Glad Dibetso to succeed Nick Reed. Dibetso will become CEO Designate from 1 July…

MTN Zambia Announces 21 Days of Y’ello Care for 2023

June 1, 2023

MTN Zambia today announced the launch of its highly anticipated 21 Days of Y’ello Care campaign, set to run from 1 to 21 June…

AstroTech’s AstroMobile and AstroCred: Revolutionizing Technology and Finance in Africa

May 24, 2023

AstroTech is a dynamic and innovative business that is transforming the financial services and technology industry in Africa. The company’s cutting-edge offerings, such as…

The Importance Of Technology Expos In Zambia

May 14, 2023

Tech expos are an important part of the tech industry. They provide a platform for businesses to showcase their products and services, for professionals…

A Global Outlook On Some 2023 Global Tech Layoffs

March 29, 2023

Pre-pandemic, tech-related companies saw a spike in job recruitment due to a positive projection of the tech industry. Amid the pandemic, there was a…

Zamtel launches Win-It promotion!

March 25, 2019

Zamtel has launched a new and exciting promotion dubbed Win-It that will see its prepaid mobile customers win bicycles. The Win-It promotion is also…

Press Release: Standard Chartered Bank and MTN Mobile Money partner to launch Straight2Bank wallet

March 31, 2016

Standard Chartered Bank Zambia has partnered with MTN Mobile Money, the leading mobile money provider in Zambia, to launch Straight2Bank Wallet. MTN Zambia CEO,…

How the #MTN1HourChat with MTN Zambia CEO Charles Molapisi had no spaka

December 10, 2015

On Tuesday 8th December 2015 MTN Zambia’s CEO Charles Molapisi held an hour-long online chat with MTN subscribers and others on the company’s local…

Airtel introduces 100% bonus minutes on its So Che packs

November 6, 2015

Airtel Zambia have introduced a 100 bonus on minutes for every So Che pack a subscriber buys from them in their promotional value packs….

Chinese phone-maker Xiaomi expands smartphone sales to Africa

November 4, 2015

Chinese phone maker Xiaomi has made plans to expand to the African continent after establishing a presence in Asia and in South America (Brazil…

MTN Zambia donates a Smart Board to Daina Kaimba School in Lusaka

October 30, 2015

Leading communications solutions provider MTN Zambia yesterday donated an interactive white board at Daina Kaimba Primary School in Lusaka as part of its corporate…

Kaymu shuts down Zambia presence: Why e-commerce is struggling in emerging countries

October 19, 2015

Online shopping platform Kaymu ( formerly www.kaymu.co.zm) has shut down its operations in Zambia with ‘macroeconomic reasons‘ being the official cited by some internal…

ZICTA warns mobile operators in Zambia, again!

September 15, 2015

After repeated warnings, the Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) has sent out yet another warning to the 3 mobile operators Airtel, MTN…

Zambia to build PC assembly plant in Lusaka by 2017

September 9, 2015

The plan to build this plant began in former President Michael Sata’s tenure (may his soul rest in peace) in order to bring ICTs…

ZICTA’s ICT Business Forum is on 7 – 9th October

September 7, 2015

If you are in any business environment that requires the use or implementation of ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies), then maybe you need to…

Google restructures and now reports to new boss, Alphabet Inc

August 11, 2015

Yesterday Google announced that it was changing its business, creating a new company called Alphabet Inc that would be the mother company of all…

Facebook to provide free internet access in remote areas using drones

August 5, 2015

There are still places in the world that do not know what the internet is, and Facebook has made it their mission to let…

Samsung Wins Awards at Cannes Lions

July 2, 2015

Samsung Electronics has earned several prestigious honors at the Cannes Lions International festival of creativity 2015 which takes place from June 21 to 27….

How the ‘Game of Phones’ in Zambia has evolved

June 26, 2015

You’re probably reading this on some fancy touch screen device that took you a while to get used to, switching things up from that…