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Response from Airtel Zambia on Airtel Money Not So Instant

February 25, 2014

As a follow up to our article on Airtel Money Not So Instant, we received the following official statement from Airtel Zambia in response to…

World Consumer Rights Day 2014: Fix Our Phone Rights

February 24, 2014

One of the reasons we write is to tackle issues that affect consumers of mobile services in Zambia. Consequently, what we talk about affects…

Airtel Money Not So Instant

February 24, 2014

This last weekend was quite an eventful one that got tongues wagging about outages. Not only did WhatsApp go WhatsDown, but also Airtel Money…

Could Airtel Life Insurance Pave Way for Airtel Zambia’s Domination?

February 13, 2014

Airtel Zambia recently announced the introduction of Airtel life insurance to their product portfolio. This is being enabled by a partnership with Focus General…

Airtel Zambia Breaks Into Insurance Arena

February 13, 2014

Come March 1st, everybody who is an Airtel Zambia subscriber will wake up with life insurance coverage. Yes by force. No not literally, but…

ZICTA Plays Hardball with Telecoms

February 12, 2014

It’s been a hectic period filled with the fear of losing your number after the SIM registration period, yes? Well, ZICTA has understood people’s…

MTN Launches Affordable Smartphone

February 5, 2014

There is no doubt that MTN is pioneering the smartphone penetration in Africa by launching what they call, “the most affordable smartphone in South Africa.” The…

Zamtel Versus the Future

February 4, 2014

“The long-neglected fixed line infrastructure has been given a new lease on life.” Those are the words of Zamtel CEO, Mupanga Mwanakatwe, in an…

Telecom Promos in Overdrive

February 3, 2014

Back in December 2013, we covered a story on mobile freebies. Both Airtel Zambia and MTN Zambia had good morning Zambia and Mwauka Bwanji…

“SIM registration a mess- GYZ”: A Response

February 3, 2014

“SIM registration a mess- GYZ” is what reads in today’s publication of the Daily Nation newspaper. We have a few issues with some of…

The End is Upon Us Again: Sim Registration Deadline

January 31, 2014

First order of business for this writer before proceeding with current story, was to go to the ZICTA website to check for a SIM…

Bharti Airtel Ousts International CEO

January 29, 2014

In addition to massively outsourcing and streamlining their services, Bharti Airtel has undergone some restructuring of its international management by dropping the role of…

iPhone Sales Break New Ground

January 29, 2014

The release of the new models from September led to record breaking iPhone sales for Apple. While international sales accounted for 63 percent of the…

Latest Statistics on Mobile and Internet Subscriptions in Zambia

January 22, 2014

Owing to the fact that access to current statistics on anything in Zambia is limited to non-existent. We paid ZICTA a visit to dig…

MTN Zambia Launches 4G LTE Technology

January 16, 2014

MTN Zambia has become the first Mobile Telecommunications solutions provider in Zambia to commercially launch Long Term Evolution (LTE). In a statement issued in Lusaka yesterday,…

Beer Prices Go Up – Less Talktime

January 8, 2014

We will now have less talktime from each airtime voucher, and yes even talktime that comes from a pint of beer. So if you…

MTN to also ‘shed off’ Tower Business: Sale of Network Towers in Rwanda and Zambia

December 24, 2013

In the quest to unlock value in its passive infrastructure, MTN has announced the sale of mobile network towers to IHS in Rwanda and…

Airtel Zambia introduces online SIM registration 8 days before deadline

December 23, 2013

When deadlines approach it is almost natural to enter into panic mode. I assume this is what Airtel is experiencing as they finally launch…

Zambia has Achieved 50% SIM Registration

December 20, 2013

As we near the end of the SIM registration period for Zambia, we have heard via Times of Zambia online, that only 50 percent…

Mobile Freebies in Zambia: Airtel vs MTN

December 19, 2013

As the festive season draws near so the demand to call loved ones far and wide steadily increases. Concomitantly, this means that telecommunications networks…

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