Tag: COVID-19
Covid-19 vaccines come to Ghana Wednesday
Ghana is set to receive the first batch of the Covid-19 vaccines at the Kotoka International Airport on Wednesday, February 24.
A statement from the...
Rwanda begins COVID-19 vaccinations
Rwanda says it has commenced COVID-19 vaccinations with limited supplies of vaccines acquired through unnamed international partners, Reuters has reported.Â
The Rwandan government said the...
Millicom warns of continued Covid-19 challenges
Millicom CEO Mauricio Ramos has admitted the company would be forced to take a prudent approach in 2021 as a second wave of Covid-19...
Two masks wearing reduces COVID-19 spread, U.S. study shows
Making sure a mask fits snugly on the face and use of two masks is likely to significantly reduce a person’s exposure to the...
GSMA Intelligence: Can mobile money cash in on the impact of...
During the past decade, mobile money has helped reduce the financial exclusion gap in low- and middle-income countries, with 290 live deployments in 95...
5G and Covid-19 – the MTN factor
Since COVID-19 started to spread throughout the world in early 2020, social media has been abuzz with speculation linking 5G technology to the pandemic....
Zeepay chalks 262% growth in transaction volumes under COVID-19
Zeepay Ghana has reported that even though they targeted a 150% growth in transaction volumes in 2020, they realized an extra 112% on that...
Covid-19 vaccines expected in Ghana March
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that Covid-19 vaccines are expected in Ghana by March this year. Â
He made the announcement in his 23rd...
MTN partners with African Union on COVID-19 vaccinations
In a unique public/private partnership, MTN, Africa’s leading mobile network, has announced a donation of US$25 million to support the African Union’s COVID-19 vaccination...
MTN, Vodacom towers vandalized due to 5G-COVID claims
South Africa’s communications minister,  Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has slammed a spate of mobile infrastructure vandalism in the country, blaming conspiracy theories connecting 5G and Covid-19...