Airtel partners with UNESCO to train Gabon youth

Bharti Airtel has unveiled a new training programme targeting to impart new technological skills to thousands of youth in Gabon in partnership with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The three-year initiative – dubbed...

Airtel debuts East African cross border money service

Bharti Airtel plans to launch a cross border money transfer product in East Africa. This is a first in market initiative across Africa and will enable Airtel Money customers to send, receive and withdraw money from their Airtel Money wallets. The pilot phase will kick...

Frost & Sullivan lauds Samsung Kenya

Based on its recent analysis of the mobile phone market, Frost & Sullivan recognises Samsung Kenya with the 2014 Kenya Frost & Sullivan Competitive Strategy Innovation and Leadership Award. For the third year running, Samsung has retained its sales leadership...

Mobile money key to a cashless society

As the story of the mobile phone and its contribution in bridging the digital divide in sub-Saharan Africa unravels, the device’s revolutionary role in facilitating transactions and wealth distribution in the region is shaping up in an unprecedented way, says Chidi...

UCT GSB addresses skills shortage

The University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business has created a new Postgraduate Diploma in Management Practice to overcome the lack of qualified and skilled middle managers which is aggravating Africa’s already turbulent economy, launching in Johannesburg on 30...

Marketing your business in Africa

At no time in recent years has there been as much optimism about the various opportunities for businesses in Africa. Yet, successfully marketing a brand across such a diverse continent – with over 50 countries, hundreds of languages and various cultures – is no easy...