MTN closes in on 200m subscribers
MTN has grown its subscriber base by 4% in the four months to April 2013, reaching 197,4-million mobile subscribers across all its operations. Group revenues increased 5,6% year-on-year for the period. This is according to MTN group president and CEO, Sifiso Dabengwa,...Flat-panel TVs set for modest growth
Bringing an end to a full year of declines, global flat-panel television shipments rose slightly in the first quarter, paving the way for marginal growth in 2013, according to the Monthly Worldwide FPD TV Shipment Data Report from the IHS TV Systems Intelligence...Uganda signs up to Water Cost Index
Waterfund and IBM have signed an agreement with the Ministry of Water and Environment of the Republic of Uganda that makes the country the first in Africa to become a member of the pioneering Water Cost Index (WCI). Waterfund, with IBM acting as calculation agent,...Skilled staff in short supply
Skilled staff, such as engineers, technicians, IT professionals and customer service representatives, are in short supply. The latest Talent Shortage Survey 2013 from Manpower Group South Africa shows some interesting changes over the 2012 results, with engineers...Touchscreen sales set to double
Worldwide shipments of touchscreen panels are set to double from 2012 to 2016, reaching nearly 3-billion units as a wide variety of products beyond smartphones and tablets adopt the technology, particularly notebook PCs. A total of 2,8-billion touchscreen panels will...