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Telecom Namibia, a government-owned telecom service provider in Namibia, has announced its partnerships with three debt collection agencies to recover monies owed to it by clients.

Beginning May 1, 2024, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission will no longer control metre prices, allowing customers to purchase from authorised vendors. This comes after it increased electricity tariffs for urban customers.

Today on TechpointDigest, we discuss BuuPass acquiring QuickBus, why you get quick rejection emails, Chowdeck's $2.5 million seed, and Mauritius Telecom getting a new undersea cable.

The involvement of ATS has really changed the recruitment landscape, but applicants are exploting its flaws. Still, it seems employers and recruiters are not really concerned about this. Here's why.

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has stated that the negative use of social media poses significant threats both locally and globally, with the spread of fake news remaining a major concern in the country.

Following the restoration of Internet and television services due to a recent technical issue with an undersea cable, Mauritius Telecom is said to be in talks to install a new subsea cable linking Africa, the Indian Ocean islands, and Asia.

MTN Nigeria generated over ?700 billion in revenue in Q1 2024, but experienced ?656.4 billion in foreign exchange losses and a decreased user base due to the NCC NIN-SIM directive.

Over a year after raising $1.3 million in pre-seed funding to digitise Kenya's traditional bus ticketing system, BuuPass has acquired QuickBus, a bus-ticketing platform based in Nigeria and South Africa, in an undisclosed cash and stock deal.

Chowdeck has quickly grown to 500,000 users in two years. With $2.5 million in seed funding, it hopes to consolidate its position in the Nigerian market.