Businesses that have engaged with their employees on work from home needs are making strides towards a sustainable distributed workforce.

The EAC, consisting of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan, has undergone a digital transformation in less than a month as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The '2023' toll-free helpline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, providing the nation with information about COVID-19.

Liquid Telecom has named Mark Townsend as CEO of Liquid Telecom Zambia, replacing Susan Mulikita.

The company mitigated network outages due to unexpected loss of connectivity following a recent break in the West Africa Cable System undersea cable.

This means more African cities, communities and businesses will have access to reliable and faster Internet connections, bringing proven economic and social benefits.

Liquid Telecom’s network upgrade includes regionalised redundancy to help ensure continued service to overcome network interruptions and support South Africans' rapidly evolving needs, says Reshaad Sha, CEO of Liquid Telecom South Africa.

Its facilities in Johannesburg and Cape Town will provide cloud service providers, carriers and enterprises with additional rack space to meet the demand for cloud-based services.

The companies will collaborate to provide Africa and Asia with network solutions and services.

Generation Z will play a definitive role in building Africa's digital economies in the years ahead, says Liquid Telecom.

The African IOT Report 2017 looks at the evolving role of IOT across Africa, in terms of how it can support local businesses and also contribute to sustainability.

The network will link the capital, Lusaka, to major towns, providing much-needed connectivity to mobile operators, banks and ISPs.