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Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli is Dead

Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli is Dead

61-year-old leader John Pombe Mgufuli has died of heart failure, after weeks of speculation he was infected with COVID-19. In a televised address to the nation late on Wednesday evening, Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan said the 61-year-old president had died of a “heart condition”, which he had suffered for a decade, at a hospital […]
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Nium expands its payments platform to four African markets

Nium expands its payments platform to four African markets

Nium has announced that customers are now able to send funds to their business partners located in Ghana, Kenya, South Africa and Tanzania. The global payments platform will allow customers of Nium are also able to extend this service to their own consumers. This announcement comes shortly after the news of the company’s expansion plans into Africa at the tail end of […]
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Telkom Kenya reviews mobile money service tariffs for T-kash

Telkom Kenya reviews mobile money service tariffs for T-kash

Telkom Kenya has reviewed tariffs for its mobile money service T-Kash with transactions below KSh 100 being free. Comparative to Telkom’s pre-pandemic tariffs, the T-kash tariffs within the “send to registered off-net” category, in the KSh 101-500, Ksh 501-1,000 and KSh1,501-2,500 transaction bands have also been reduced. The tariffs had been waived last year with […]
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Samsung breaks 5G speed record reaching 5.23Gbps

Samsung breaks 5G speed record reaching 5.23Gbps

Samsung Electronics has announced it achieved a breakthrough in 5G data speeds using E-UTRAN New Radio Dual Connectivity (EN-DC) technology. EN-DC technology enables mobile operators to boost 5G speeds and coverage by leveraging a 4G network. In a demonstration carried out in Samsung’s lab in Korea, the company successfully combined 40MHz of 4G frequency and […]
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