WB underlines digital payments

Government, private sector, mobile operators and development organizations convene to establish a plan for the future

Malawi took a significant step towards creating a digital payment ecosystem in order to address poverty and drive inclusive growth. An event organized by the Government of Malawi with the United Nations Capital Development Fund’s (UNCDF) Better Than Cash Alliance (http://www.betterthancash.org) and Mobile Money for the Poor initiatives brought together digital payments...

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 Since December 31, 2012 Tanzania started migrating from analogue to digital broadcasting. The implementation has been successful by 100% which makes Tanzania the first country in the East African Community (EAC) and Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) to meet the deadline imposed by the International Telecommunication Unity (ITU). In fostering this process StarTimes in partnership with SmartCodes is now running a campaign which offers an added value to digital...

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The regional commissioner, Mr Abbas Kandoro, has directed district executive directors not to give money to contractors who would request for advance payment before commencement of projects.

>A row is brewing between two sister firms--the Reli Assets Holding Company (Rahco), which is state-owned and responsible for railway infrastructure, and Tanzania Railway Limited (TRL).

The government has been paying some primary school teachers, including ‘ghosts’, at least Sh7 million per month, Sunday Monitor has established. Some of the ghosts have been paid salary advances up to April 2018.

Mobile money payments continued growing at a faster pace than plastic cards in the first half of this year, underlining the former’s rising popularity.

A British oil company paid hundreds of thousands of dollars which went to senior Somali civil servants, according to a UN report seen by the BBC.