Orange is set to bring the new 3G iPhone to Botswana, according to information from the manufacturer, Apple.

Saber Energy, a company exploring for unconventional gas fields in Kodibeleng in the Central District, plans to conduct community consultations next month over its proposed gas pipeline linking Kodibeleng to the Mmamabula Energy Project.

The New Partnership for Africa's Development e-Africa commission has been mandated to oversee the structured development and implementation of the NEPAD ICT programme across the continent.

The Flag bearer of the Convention People's Party (CPP), Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom has kicked against government's decision to sell Ghana Telecom (GT) to Vodafone International Holding at the cost of $900 million.

The Chief of the Se Traditional Area, Nene Drolor Boso Adamptey I, has appealed to the government, and other leaders in Africa, to stop using state resources to fix old problems, since that would not help the continent to develop.

Thousands of protestors marched in the city of Bobo-Dioulasso on 15 March complaining of high food prices.

The government is trying to attract cement companies into the country, as it responds to a growing demand from uranium mines and to a backlog in housing, Steve Motinga, Director of Industrial Development in the Ministry of Trade and Industry, says.

The second Telecom's Information, Communication and Technology Summit opened yesterday in the capital with much fanfare and anticipation over the future of global communication.

Construction work on the multi-billion-dollar Afrodite Beach is on schedule. The project is expected to be launched before the end of the year.

Yesterday, the government hurriedly tabled the proposal for the sale of 70 percent of Ghana Telecom to Vodafone before parliament for approval. The government could get the deal approved, using its sheer numbers in parliament, but it would leave several unanswered questions over the prudence of the deal.

A Political storm is gathering over the Ghana Government's recent announcement that it had sold 70 percent of Ghana Telecom for $900 million to Vodafone, the worlds leading mobile telecommunications operator.

Windhoek residents are a people in debt with half of the middle class mortgaging their houses for that extra cash in the pocket, it has been revealed.

The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) satellite town settlers have been urged to join government in its ongoing efforts toward reclaiming the beauty of Abuja by making it peaceful and habitable as envisioned by the precursors of the Abuja dream.

The Imo State government has commenced the second phase of demolition of illegal structures in some major streets and roads aimed at giving the state a new look. The Special Adviser to the governor on Sanitation and Transport, Barrister Willie Amadi disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Owerri yesterday, saying the exercise would last till the middle of August. The adviser said the exercise which begins with the demolition of structures on Douglas Road in Owerri would stretch to Tetilow, Royce, Okigwe, Egbu, MCC, Ikenegbu, Wethewral and Mbaise roads. Other affected roads according the adviser include World Bank, Nwe Owerri, Onithsa road, Christ Church, School, Imsu, Orlu, Ama Hausa, Concord, Lagos street, Mbari, Nwaturuocha street down to Chukwuma Nwoha street.

The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has commenced the process of registration of Sim Cards in a bid to tackle security threats posed by some GSM suscribers

The mobile industry is at least one of the most positive growth areas in the African continent stories of this past decade.

FOLLOWING a meeting with Federal Government officials in Abuja yesterday, Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State announced that the plan to close the Third Mainland bridge to allow for repairs has been shelved.

The move to nip criminal activities committed with the use of mobile phones recorded a major boost in Abuja yesterday when the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, the Nigerian security and intelligence agencies, and major telecom operators reached a consensus for immediate implementation of a nationwide registration of all existing and prospective prepaid mobile phone services.

A new project in the U.S. wants to collect all forms of recorded material on the 1994 Tutsi Genocide and keep it on the internet to preserve it from the 'danger of disappearing', its planners say.

Communities in the Mpembeni area will now be able to safely cross the Nzimaneni River to get to work and school each day, as well as the nearest hospital.