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The AppsAfrica Awards 2017 Finalists – Part 3

MEF is proud to be a supporting partner of the annual AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards 2017, celebrating the best in mobile and tech from across Africa and held tonight in Cape Town. Now in their third year, the awards supported by Boomplay Music, Basebone, BBM, Content Connect Africa and Mobile Monday…
Sam Hill
November 6, 2017
Africa

The AppsAfrica Awards 2017 Finalists – Part 2

In the second part of our overview of the finalists, we take a look at three more categories: the Enterprise Solution Award, News and Entertainment Award and the Educational Award. Check out part 1 for details of the other categories’ finalists. MEF is proud to be a supporting partner of…
Sam Hill
November 1, 2017
Africa

The AppsAfrica Awards 2017 Finalists – Part 1

MEF is proud to be a supporting partner of the annual AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards 2017, celebrating the best in mobile and tech from across Africa. Now in their third year, the awards supported by Boomplay Music, Basebone, BBM, Content Connect Africa and Mobile Monday South Africa (MOMO) attracted over 300…
Sam Hill
October 25, 2017
AfricaEnterprise Communications

WeChat’s African Adventure

Tencent’s WeChat has already conquered China. Can it do the same in South Africa?. Brett Loubser, CEO of Tencent Africa Services talked to MEF’s Tim Green about rising to the challenge... Fans of South African radio DJ Gareth Cliff have an interesting way of engaging with their favourite shock jock.…
Tim Green
June 28, 2017
AfricaAnalytics

Game of Phones, Deloitte’s African consumer survey

Smartphones are not just a part of our lives, they are our lives. That’s just one of the conclusions reached in Deloitte Africa’s recent consumer survey, Game of Phones. Here Arun Babu, Partner in the Strategy & Operations practice of Deloitte Consulting in Africa and Telecommunications Leader looks more deeply…
MEF
June 20, 2017
AfricaCountry Focus

Unlocking mobile content in Africa, the Basebone imperative

MEF member Basebone is now 10 years old. The company has built a business on providing mobile entertainment and value-added services through paid subscription portals across 10 countries in four continents. Its focus is on high growth, mobile first regions. The model works. In South Africa alone the company has…
MEF
June 14, 2017
Africa

Free download – regional eBulletin: Africa edition – out now

As a mobile first region, the growth in Africa is relentless. Milestones like registering its billionth mobile subscriber; the systematic upgrading of mobile networks and the declining cost of smartphones continue to stimulate a dynamic pan African mobile ecosystem. MEF’s new African regional eBulletin highlights the key trends, challenges and…
MEF
June 8, 2017
MEF