$28mn Penalty for Telco and Execs Accused of Fraud
The negotiation of a plea bargain with Tanzania’s public prosecutor led to the immediate release of six Vietnamese execs who had been imprisoned for nine months.
Tanzania Restricts Number of SIMs per Customer
Subscribers will need to write to the regulator if they want more than one phone line from the same operator.
Zimbabwe Proposes New Rules for Traffic Monitoring
POTRAZ, the Zimbabwean comms regulator, wants to copy the automated national telco RA audits found in other countries.
How Not to Report Telco Tax Compliance
A vibrant and free press is vital to holding public bodies accountable for their failures. Tanzania’s press prefers to blame telcos for every failure by every government function.
The Tanzanian Style of Corruption
Why do Tanzanian telco execs keep being imprisoned? President Magufuli has forced the telecoms regulator to ignore its conventional powers and focus on hurting individuals instead.
Watching the Watchers: Auditors Give Bad Review of Tanzanian Telecoms Regulator
TCRA is tasked to monitor telco revenues but is failing per a report by Tanzania’s Controller and Auditor General, Charles Kichere.
RAG TV: Corrupt Regulators and Investigating Data
Yesterday’s episode of RAG TV featured Joseph Nderitu sharing his story of being falsely accused by the Tanzanian regulator, and veteran investigator Ray Green explaining how to get the most from data.
The Prison Journal of an Innocent Man Accused of Fraud
In the first part of this three-part serialization, the former Head of RAFM at Vodacom Tanzania recounts the day when he and his colleagues were falsely accused of a conspiracy.
Tanzania Arrests CEO of Vietnamese-Owned Telco
CEO Son Anh Nguyen and five other employees of Halotel, a Tanzanian telco owned by Vietnam’s Viettel, have been charged with the illegal use of spectrum, money laundering and tax evasion.
The Unsung Heroes of 2019
Let us remember some of the everyday heroes who represent the best of our professional community.