Category: TECHNOLOGY
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Diana Owusu-Kyereko appointed CEO of Jumia Ghana
Jumia, the leading eCommerce platform in Africa, has announced the appointment of Diana Owusu-Kyereko as Ghana’s new Chief Executive Officer. “I am truly excited about this role and about being part of Jumia’s journey in transforming Africa’s economy through e-commerce. Ghana is one of the fastest-growing economies in the continent, and we are keen on…
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Vodafone’s CEO Patricia Obo-Nai joins Global Youth Academy’s Advisory Board
Patricia Obo-Nai, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vodafone Ghana, has been appointed to the Advisory Board of the Global Youth Academy (GYA), an international organisation that provides a platform for outstanding young scientists from around the world to come together to address topics of global importance. Patricia, a celebrated engineer, is joining an elite Advisory…
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MTN to compensate customers affected in internet blackout
MTN Ghana has announced a compensation package for its data customers who last week suffered disruption to their internet services due to cuts to a submarine cable. A press statement issued by the company said all data customers on MTN Ghana’s network will receive free 2GB data which will be valid for 2 days. The…
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Big Data Analytics — the next big thing that’s already here [Article]
Last week, Alan told me he’s a professional systems analyst. I did not know that. He’s as serial as a serial entrepreneur can get. Now suddenly it all means sense; his insistence on us gravitating towards massive data-generating activities; his reiteration that we value higher traffic than higher margins; and lastly, it explains that “the…
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MTN announces addition of 059 network code
The country’s leading mobile network operator, MTN, has added a new network code (059) to its existing codes. The new 059 block of numbers allotted by the industry regulator, National Communication Authority comes to add up to MTN Ghana’s existing number block with codes: (024), (054) and (055). The introduction of the (059) number block…
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Consumers to enjoy free mobile roaming services in ECOWAS countries – Ursula
From January 2020, mobile phone users would be able to travel throughout the West African sub-region operating their mobile phones without any extra charges, Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has disclosed. This comes into effect years after the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) approved the decision in 2017. Parliament earlier in the week…
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Korba launches all-inclusive *365# short-code for payments etc:
Korba, a leading Ghanaian Fintech brand owned and operated by Halges Financial Technologies Ltd, has launched an all-inclusive and innovative shortcode that allows users to transfer funds, pay bills, purchase airtime, data bundles among others. The newly introduced *365# promises to be a game-changer in Ghana’s financial services eco-system – providing users with utmost convenience…
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How major tech companies exploit tax laws: a focus on Ghana and Nigeria
When World Trade Organisation (WTO) officials designed the territorial taxing rights back in the 1920s, not many people imagined that a century later; these guidelines would still underpin the international tax system. Today, highly digitalised companies such as Facebook and Google are able to operate internationally from their tax havens, making billions while paying very…
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NCA sanctions against MTN over data bundle challenges not enough – Group
Lead campaigners against the high cost of internet data in the country, #SaveOurDataCampaign, say the recent sanctions imposed on Mobile Network Operator, MTN by the National Communications Authority (NCA) are not punitive enough. The NCA on Thursday, December 5, 2019, fined MTN in excess of GHC 100,000 for failing to produce a report on the…
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NCA fines MTN for flouting directives on network challenges
The National Communications Authority (NCA), has sanctioned Mobile Network Operator, MTN Ghana for failing to comply with directives which were sent to them following some challenges with their network recently. Customers of the country’s largest mobile network operator over the past few days were unable to buy data from their mobile money wallet while some…