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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…

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…

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…

MTN’s 21 days of Y’ello Care has begun

June 2, 2015

MTN 21 Days of Y’ello Care is a staff volunteer program organized by staff of MTN, not the mobile operator itself. The volunteer project…

Here’s some FAQs about Airtel’s new ‘So Che’ packs

May 23, 2015

Airtel Zambia Networks has launched a new package called ‘So Che’ that allows users pick out bundles that suit their wallet and still be…

Major Factors Killing Tech Startups In Zambia

May 5, 2015

Seen all 18 reasons above why startups fail ? Good, now read on. Technology in Zambia is growing at a steady rate but most…

MTN Mobile Money Platform Switch Completed

October 21, 2014

MTN had earlier announced that their Mobile Money service would be down between the 17th and 20th of October as they switched to a…

A Summary Of Tech,Telecoms and Social Media in Zambia Last Week

October 13, 2014

Last week we witnessed Zambian Social Media platforms come alive as the much watched Big Brother 9th Season called the Hotshots brought users from…

Stanbic Zambia Launches POS; when more tech meets banking

September 26, 2014

Last night at an event at Southern Sun Lusaka, Stanbic Bank Zambia gladly rolled out their Point of Sale (POS) services to Lusaka, Livingstone…

MTN Zambia pushes for Mobile Money expansion

September 1, 2014

Mobile Money is the next big thing when it comes to financial inclusion of people from all walks of life in Zambia, and it’s…

Buy Bus Tickets online with BusticketsZambia.com, courtesy of DotCom Zambia

July 29, 2014

With all the various ways eCommerce is evolving, it is no surprise that even buying bus tickets is now in that space too….

Facebook is testing a new ‘buy’ button; How effective would this be in Zambia?

July 22, 2014

Facebook is still one of the biggest social networking sites in Zambia and daily we see advertisements from the various pages we may have…

The Top 7 Tips to a Successful Start-up Business

July 16, 2014

Look, we can’t all be employed. Some of us have to make things work somehow i.e start a business and create employment for ourselves…

Clearing the Clouds around Cloud Computing

July 4, 2014

Simply put Cloud is a style of computing where standardized IT capabilities namely platforms, software or infrastructure are provided “as a service” using Internet…

Planning an Event in Zambia? The 5 Tech Things You Totally Need

July 2, 2014

There are ALWAYS events taking place in Zambia, whether it’s a political rally or a fashion show, but they don’t get the exposure they…

Game of Towers: unpacking the Zambian Landscape

June 24, 2014

As the telecommunications sector in Zambia evolves it will break up into a number of related services traversing different “industries”. We saw operators “out…

Zamtel and FNB Get Together

June 13, 2014

It’s common to have a bank and mobile operator working together to provide services to their clients these days. Just recently, MTN and Stanbic…

Nyimbo Za Zambia, The New Online Shopping Store for Zed Beats

June 11, 2014

We all see the numerous links that are thrown around social media by some musicians but we never really get quality music because either…

Computicket Comes to Zambia

June 9, 2014

With an extremely large following in South Africa, the e-ticketing company which is under the Shoprite group of companies is slowly but surely entering…