Airtel Ghana’s transformational CSR programme has been globally adjudged ‘Best Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative’ at the 2016 Global Carrier Awards held in Paris, France on Tuesday 08 November, making the company one of three African operators to be recognised at the prestigious Awards.
Category: Technology
Ghana Contributes to Opera 100 Million User in Africa Milestone
Internet company, Opera has released its State of the Mobile Web Africa 2016 Report, highlighting mobile internet trends across the continent, including consumer browsing behaviour and app usage.
Telco CEOS Defy Hot Weather to Mark 5th Anniversary of Telecom Chamber
The Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of telecom operators and tower companies on Wednesday defied the hot weather to launch the fifth anniversary of Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications (GCT) at Kaneshie Market in Accra.
Tigo Unveils Smartphones with Free WhatsApp and YouTube
Students, small to medium scale business owners, and first-time phone users have been offered yet another opportunity to own a range of affordable high performance phones by the CIMG Telecom Company of the year, Tigo Ghana.
Robots Threaten Up Two-thirds of Developing Country Jobs
The increased use of robots threatens millions of jobs in developing countries, by undermining the advantage of low wages and facilitating the “reshoring” of industries back to industrialized countries, according to a new policy brief from UNCTAD.
Online Financial Services Platform Lidya Goes Live
Lidya, a new online financial services platform aimed at Africans worldwide, has gone live today and is now issuing loans to SMEs. Lidya has been launched by the founders of Africa Courier Express (ACE), Tunde Kehinde and Ercin Eksin.
Language Should Not be Barrier of Innovation
African innovators should not confine themselves to one language to develop innovations aimed at addressing local needs facing Africa.
MTN Ghana Outshines Competitors at IPR Awards, Georgina Asare Fiagbenu adjudged PR Discovery of the Year
MTN Ghana has received three awards at the 5th Institute of Public Relations (IPR) Excellence Awards held in Accra.
Africa’s Cities Urged to Bring Technology to the Masses
The annual Senior Experts Dialogue (SED) on Science, Technology and the African Transformation Agenda continued in South Africa with participants agreeing on the need for local government leaders across the continent to ramp up investment in technology and innovation to drive growth in cities, particularly at municipal level.
Leading Tech Firm Addresses Infertility Challenges in Africa
Merck, a leading science and technology company, through “Merck More than a Mother” in partnership with the International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS) conducted a high level panel and addressed infertility challenges and solutions in Africa at the opening ceremony of the World Congress of (IFFS) held in New Delhi, India.