Telecommunications

UCC Gives Illegal Wi-Fi Resellers Seven Days to Shut Down or Face Crackdown

Technology Sarah Kamanyire -
Uganda Communications Commission says more than 4,000 unlicensed operators are reselling internet services, costing the government an estimated Shs148 billion in annual tax revenue. The...

Ramaphosa Faces Potential Diplomatic Fallout as MTN Terrorism Cases Enter US Discovery

Africa Sarah Okello -
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa could face renewed diplomatic pressure over MTN Group’s long-running US terrorism-related lawsuits after two cases against the telecoms company...
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Uganda Cracks Down on Unlicensed Local Wi-Fi Operators Tapping Telecom Fibre

Technology Darmasco Kaggwa -
Uganda has launched a crackdown on local internet operators accused of illegally tapping fibre networks belonging to licensed telecommunications...

MPs Probe Unauthorised Mobile Money Deductions Linked to Online Loans

Digital Economy admin -
Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has raised an alarm about the cost of digital...

Kenya moves to single short codes in telecom reform

Artificial Intelligence admin -
Kenya has changed the way mobile short codes are allocated, allowing newly assigned codes to be linked to services...

COSASE Questions BoU Over Consumer Protection for Mobile Money Loans

Fintech Darmasco Kaggwa -
Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has questioned the Bank of Uganda over safeguards for...

Kenyan Court Upholds Safaricom Sacking of Former Executive Over Confidential Data

Business Ibrahim Ojuku -
Kenya’s Employment and Labour Relations Court has upheld Safaricom’s decision to dismiss former Head of Regional Expansion Brian Njoroge...

Kenya’s Crypto Investors Lose $3.8 Million as SIM-Swap Fraud Exposes Digital Finance Risks

Artificial Intelligence Darmasco Kaggwa -
Kenyan cryptocurrency investors lost an estimated KSh491 million ($3.8 million) over the past year after criminals exploited a growing...