Kanga schools now have Internet access

At a meeting on April 14 in Sydney, Australia, Kanga Schools announced the distribution of further resources to benefit schools in Sierra Leone.  Internet subscriptions and modems were made available in March to six schools to enable the teachers and students to access information on the Internet.  It is hoped this is just a beginning [...]

President Koroma takes ICT seriously – Tarawalie tells Kigali Conference

The Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, Sheka Tarawalie, has told the International Telecommunications Union’s Annual Regional Development Forum for Africa held in Kigali, Rwanda, that “later this year, Sierra Leone will join and enjoy the benefits of the fibre optic experience as most modern nations are doing today.”  (L to R) Minister of State [...]

For girls, ‘it is possible to dream big’

Interview with Juliana Rotich, a leading African voice on tech Growing up in her native Kenya, Juliana Rotich (in photo) was the lonely, young “geek” with oversized glasses at school. Today she is a highly successful tech entrepreneur who is a co-founder and executive director of Ushahidi, a homegrown non-profit tech company that has taken the [...]

KPMG’s leaked report dirties SLBC

More controversy has risen on the KPMG leaked audit report following recent developments that the 65 pages report was not actually a draft but a final printout. It is said that the auditing firm did submit copies of their final printout to the Ministry of Information and Communication and the Board of the Sierra Leone [...]

Airtel boss speaks on network problems

Airtel’s Managing Director, RVS Bhullar (in photo), yesterday at the Ministry of Information and Communication weekly press briefing cleared the air on the issue of their network outages of late in Sierra Leone saying the hitches are due to their on-course improvement to provide a clear and steady network for their subscribers. Mr. Bhullar said [...]

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Ranks Airtel Best in Quality of Service

LAGOS, Nigeria, May 11, 2012/ – Leading Telecommunications Services Provider, Airtel Nigeria (http://www.airtel.com) has been ranked the best operator for good quality of service by the Nigerian Communications Commission based on the Commission’s Audit Report for March and April, 2012. According to the results published on the NCC’s Corporate Website, Airtel Nigeria recorded impressive performances [...]

Viridis Africa 2012, where entrepreneurs and innovators meet with green investors

Following on the success of the launch of Viridis Africa 2011, where more than 20 major investment opportunities were presented to prospective investors, Viridis Africa is now soliciting business plans in the clean tech industry from entrepreneurs seeking funding to turn their projects to account. Viridis Africa as its name suggests in Latin, is about investment [...]

AfriNIC to host the first African Internet Summit

AfriNIC-16: 12th – 18th May 2012, Serekunda, Gambia Mauritius, 9th May 2012 – AfriNIC-16, the African Network Information Centre’s (AfriNIC) 16th bi-annual meeting together with AfNOG (The African Network Operators Group) will take place in Serekunda, The Gambia from the 12th – 18th May 2012.  This year our Public Policy Meeting will host among others [...]

Amb. Multi-Kamara pursues cable television investment for Sierra Leone

Newly appointed Ambassador of Sierra Leone to the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Abubakarr Multi-Kamara has demonstrated his true belief and trust in President Ernest Bai Koroma’s Agenda for Change and in his blueprint of the Agenda for Prosperity by constantly pursing an investment opportunity in China that will help in digitalizing the Sierra [...]

Airtel money adjudged best mobile money service in Ghana

ACCRA, Ghana, April 30, 2012/ – Airtel’s mobile commerce product (http://www.airtel.com), Airtel Money, has been adjudged the ‘Best Mobile Money Service’ in Ghana at the Mobile World Ghana Telecoms Awards. Airtel Money which has been praised by industry players for its innovative features and secured nature has been expanding over the past few months roping [...]

Airtel Public Notice

Dear Customer, Airtel is aware that there has been some dissatisfaction regarding the Network. We would like to inform our valued customers that we are in a transition stage and upgrading our Network. We are working towards a better customer experience.  Major improvement work is almost complete. We assure you that all efforts are being [...]

Gabon’s Information Minister invites IB Kargbo

The Gabonese Minister of Digital Economy, Communication and the Post has extended an invitation to Sierra Leone’s Minister of Information and Communications to participate at the 9th Session of the Islamic Conference of Information Ministers (ICIM) at the Gabonese Capital, Libreville from 19 – 20 April, 2012. In his invitation letter to Hon. Ibrahim Ben [...]

AYV Radio switches to new frequency

The general public is hereby informed that the National Telecommunications Commission (NATCOM), after conducting a spectrum cleaning exercise, has reassigned AYV RADIO to a new frequency modulation 101.6 and to resume broadcasting on Wednesday 18th April, 2012. We deeply regret any inconvenience to our esteemed customers and listeners. Meanwhile, listeners are encouraged to freely tune [...]

A phonetic future for animals

Communication is the process by which people exchange information. There are many ways to communicate including speaking, writing and using sign and body language. The sharing of information among individuals and small groups is referred to as interpersonal communication. Mass communication on the contrary involves the sending of information to large audiences using radios, Books, [...]

Ecobank computers are down

Staff at the Pan African bank, Ecobank were working under duress in the morning hours of Tuesday following failure of their computer system to relay data transactions. Customers went berserk as they ran out of patience. Public Relation Officer of the bank, Hannah Fullah, said they are experiencing computer problems of late which resulted in [...]

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