Mobile Operators and Blue Gum Trees

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Blue Gum Tree – Knysna

I see in the press yesterday that Safaricom have won an innovation award for their MPesa service from a UN agency.

“The Habitat Business Award for sustainable urbanization, which is organized by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), aims to [...]

WGSDIA – Lobby For Cheaper SMS Charges

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This third  “What Google Should Do In Africa” post could be subtitled “Grow some balls”.  Why, oh why, is it that Google, so unafraid to tackle telco and broadcast market behemoths [...]

WGSDIA – Launch Google Voice in Africa

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This the second installment in a series of posts in which I have the hubris to reflect upon What Google Should Do In Africa (#WGSDIA). There is some context for [...]