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obile number portability in the financial year 2020/2021.</span></span><br></p><p class="qt-text-justify" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:16px;"></span></span><br></p><p class="qt-text-justify" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:16px;">“Operators have been encouraged to investigate other alternatives to MNP which include the promotion of over-the-top services and other... <a href="http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=4MUj3DgBYnRH4W1tsRo3sk2LlEP6VOwgnCxuxjsT6VYmP6D84jGD_QlOIi12ARx3EYvwD69E3C_88a1BEYhDQc3tVBB5zbPraNdvNu4ozrIZl2-dSoVfKE7HomnfxoUwOwcoCjsPLqR-2TMWypVD4Bcau-5r5p-StOBen28V4xz60" style="color:rgb(52, 152, 219);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;">read more</a></span></span><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td class="qt-drow" valign="top" align="center" style="background-color:rgb(224, 222, 239);box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0px;text-align:center;"><div class="qt-layer_2" style="max-width:787px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="qt-edcontent" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="qt-breakline" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;"><div style="border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px;"><br></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td class="qt-drow" valign="top" align="center" style="background-color:rgb(15, 24, 96);box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0px;text-align:center;"><div class="qt-layer_2" style="max-width:787px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"><table class="qt-edcontent" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="qt-edtext" valign="top" style="padding-top:2px;padding-right:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-left:2px;text-align:left;color:rgb(95, 95, 95);font-size:14px;font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;direction:ltr;box-sizing:border-box;"><p class="qt-text-center" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:18px;">Vodacom, Auda-Nepad to Roll out Digital Tech for Covid-19 Vaccinations</span></span><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td class="qt-drow" valign="top" align="center" style="background-color:rgb(15, 24, 96);box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0px;text-align:center;"><div class="qt-layer_2" style="max-width:379px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="qt-edcontent" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="qt-edimg" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;"><a href="http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=4MUj3DgBYnRH4W1tsRo3sk2LlEP6VOwgnCxuxjsT6VaCk_QnhttgxCoQ6-c_kQkyfLSnHGd3TGCkKkDIbnIIQ7jOFXnmD2701QcM8GNEJA0qqRA8XEAuafPE4iACwZWaISnGZ8VRUVn2370Pd35hZwc8m5XuvBdam6I3CnaQS-Av0"><img src="https://api.elasticemail.com/userfile/6fad2596-117a-4602-bcb9-de4dbbcd0770/Vodacom,_AUDA-NEPAD_to_roll_out_digital_tech_for_COVID-19_vaccinations.jpg" alt="Image" style="border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;max-width:352.958px;width:100%;" width="352.958"></a><br></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="qt-layer_2" style="max-width:402px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="qt-edcontent" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;background-color:rgb(15, 24, 96);"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="qt-edtext" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;text-align:left;color:rgb(95, 95, 95);font-size:14px;font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;direction:ltr;box-sizing:border-box;"><p class="qt-text-justify" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:16px;">Vodacom Group, part of Vodafone Group, will work with AUDA-NEPAD to build digital infrastructure to manage vaccinations across up to 55 countries, following successful deployments in South Africa - to manage Covid-19 vaccinations - and in Mozambique, Tanzania and Nigeria - to manage infant inoculations. </span></span><br></p><p class="qt-text-justify" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:16px;"></span></span><br></p><p class="qt-text-justify" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:16px;">According to a statement released to the media, the roll-out of mVacciNation, developed by Mezzanine, a member of the Vodacom Group, is the first project in a public-private partnership that has been formed between Vodacom Group and AUDA-NEPAD “to boost Africa’s digital transformation and... </span></span><span style=""><span class="size" style="font-size:16px;"><a href="http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=4MUj3DgBYnRH4W1tsRo3sk2LlEP6VOwgnCxuxjsT6VaCk_QnhttgxCoQ6-c_kQkyfLSnHGd3TGCkKkDIbnIIQ__o_tYRD3IssZmoQ4e1xpk3BzDfVdpEikkXsW2nRpBFdOtn9rwOduCsURw4GtiJTh2vu4251-zE834cyJ9zcFGK0" style="color:rgb(52, 152, 219);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;">read more</a></span></span><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td class="qt-drow" valign="top" align="center" style="background-color:rgb(224, 222, 239);box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0px;text-align:center;"><div class="qt-layer_2" style="max-width:787px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="qt-edcontent" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="qt-breakline" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;"><div style="border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px;"><br></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td class="qt-drow" valign="top" align="center" style="background-color:rgb(15, 24, 96);box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0px;text-align:center;"><div class="qt-layer_2" style="max-width:787px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"><table class="qt-edcontent" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="qt-edtext" valign="top" style="padding-top:2px;padding-right:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-left:2px;text-align:left;color:rgb(95, 95, 95);font-size:14px;font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;direction:ltr;box-sizing:border-box;"><p class="qt-text-center" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:18px;">Mobile Subscription Rate Drops in Uganda</span></span><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td class="qt-drow" valign="top" align="center" style="background-color:rgb(15, 24, 96);box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0px;text-align:center;"><div class="qt-layer_2" style="max-width:356px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="qt-edcontent" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;background-color:rgb(15, 24, 96);"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="qt-edimg" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;"><a href="http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=4MUj3DgBYnRH4W1tsRo3sk2LlEP6VOwgnCxuxjsT6VYX7ioIPLrYPZCsJePuqpcEo3u7KRmdMQi4UovmtQEitC6MAcOke4SrXr1nTZOzIAoGtl1DSmXE2_AqM9XA0e7AtWDoN2BjgK45PLXkvkZGZygxNkF66ZxoPWv_ZQN5lVBK0"><img src="https://api.elasticemail.com/userfile/6fad2596-117a-4602-bcb9-de4dbbcd0770/Mobile_subscription_rate_drops_in_Uganda.jpg" alt="Image" style="border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;max-width:421px;width:100%;" width="421"></a><br></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="qt-layer_2" style="max-width:396px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="qt-edcontent" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;background-color:rgb(15, 24, 96);"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="q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This is according to a report from the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) which showed the mobile subscriptions decreased from 28.4 million at the end of March 2020 to 25.5 million at the end of June 2020.</span></span><br></p><p class="qt-text-justify" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:16px;"></span></span><br></p><p class="qt-text-justify" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:16px;">According to the report, the 11% customer contraction is the first recorded market reduction in the last two years... <a href="http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=-mZcRGWgnTxJOKwe6iZB3WwuW2tEalMEfxpEgzO7CPFWnx7GsOTaZWa-nGmZcZP9sAq9pRy-F4-emePxqazaLy5I_mHY4-iTrvKp46j3tKkp3MFy8oI6qIcLbuxgGVTCFi2Stj_2tSejOWKb8-ZVrL32uDHPJqCyqQ9DYKUNOLHb0" style="color:rgb(52, 152, 219);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;"></a><a href="http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=4MUj3DgBYnRH4W1tsRo3sk2LlEP6VOwgnCxuxjsT6VYX7ioIPLrYPZCsJePuqpcEo3u7KRmdMQi4UovmtQEitPTVO9eMFL578QGQegpdhxebsM8n9gugo40xDeToOzAqHXm24Cr9EXJDMPzAIdxsajZKENJhmjf5Q9d25OIsvLVq0" style="color:rgb(52, 152, 219);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;">read more</a></span></span><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td class="qt-drow" valign="top" align="center" style="background-color:rgb(224, 222, 239);box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0px;text-align:center;"><div class="qt-layer_2" style="max-width:787px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="qt-edcontent" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="qt-breakline" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;"><div style="border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px;"><br></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td class="qt-drow" valign="top" align="center" style="background-color:rgb(15, 24, 96);box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0px;text-align:center;"><div class="qt-layer_2" style="max-width:787px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"><table class="qt-edcontent" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="qt-edtext" valign="top" style="padding-top:2px;padding-right:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-left:2px;text-align:left;color:rgb(95, 95, 95);font-size:14px;font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;direction:ltr;box-sizing:border-box;"><p class="qt-text-center" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:18px;">Direct Carrier Billing Alliance Launches Index to Combat Fraud in Africa</span></span><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td class="qt-drow" valign="top" align="center" style="background-color:rgb(15, 24, 96);box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0px;text-align:center;"><div class="qt-layer_2" style="max-width:371px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="qt-edcontent" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;background-color:rgb(15, 24, 96);"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="qt-edimg" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;"><a href="http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=4MUj3DgBYnRH4W1tsRo3sk2LlEP6VOwgnCxuxjsT6VYoOtraU-WdcSFmgAZ6WhEBXVGE3e-P0T4oqie7waScfiC1KF73M2ZVQXCn9GourlUEneyCN_XgPjidhsLAZ8XRbkGT_xYkB1vkqVLsmLlkzvvsZinK98FTnqOthI1GulU90"><img src="https://api.elasticemail.com/userfile/6fad2596-117a-4602-bcb9-de4dbbcd0770/Direct_Carrier_Billing_alliance_launches_Index_to_combat_fraud_in_Africa.jpg" alt="Image" style="border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;max-width:600px;width:100%;" width="600"></a><br></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="qt-layer_2" style="max-width:407px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="qt-edcontent" style="border-collapse:collapse;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 style="text-align:center;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:18px;">Botswana Rolls out Regulation to Beef up Cyber Security</span></span><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td class="qt-drow" valign="top" align="center" style="background-color:rgb(15, 24, 96);box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0px;text-align:center;"><div class="qt-layer_2" style="max-width:375px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="qt-edcontent" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;background-color:rgb(15, 24, 96);"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="qt-edimg" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;"><a href="http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=4MUj3DgBYnRH4W1tsRo3sk2LlEP6VOwgnCxuxjsT6Vb61IzemzUSbH6hnUTzCAaxYHifF9iU2CXpdHGrWEhiTrY1klAoTM3jW8VDuf7owE61Su-_-MljN3n9xaaqbvz3_3gtt705fNQ52UXlKuOIXFqylA-SQpbcy2FFjsmVvUEG0"><img src="https://api.elasticemail.com/userfile/6fad2596-117a-4602-bcb9-de4dbbcd0770/Botswana_rolls_out_regulation_to_beef_up_cyber_security.jpg" alt="Image" style="border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;max-width:427.958px;width:100%;" width="427.958"></a><br></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="qt-layer_2" style="max-width:408px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="qt-edcontent" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="qt-edtext" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;text-align:left;color:rgb(95, 95, 95);font-size:14px;font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;direction:ltr;box-sizing:border-box;"><p class="qt-text-justify" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:16px;">The Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) has issued draft website application security guidelines for stakeholders’ input, with a warning that non-compliance could lead to the removal of a website. </span></span><br></p><p class="qt-text-justify" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:16px;"></span></span><br></p><p class="qt-text-justify" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:16px;">According to BOCRA the guidelines are in place to help businesses establish a checklist of steps to ensure that websites are not exploited, and that all software developers and hosting companies understand dangers and possible remediation measures of insecure website applications.</span></span><br></p><p class="qt-text-justify" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:16px;"></span></span><br></p><p class="qt-text-justify" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:16px;">The Authority wants developers to...</span></span> <a href="http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=4MUj3DgBYnRH4W1tsRo3sk2LlEP6VOwgnCxuxjsT6Vb61IzemzUSbH6hnUTzCAaxYHifF9iU2CXpdHGrWEhiTohl8PYkzKgsjvT_uu-1KLHwuPTH_7qUY_bJUsdbtBgQOHVpXD085WQp2s_pByt8LXeaWaz-ZF1sxtX8uht3kyAF0" style="color:rgb(52, 152, 219);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;"><span style=""><span class="size" style="font-size:16px;">read more</span></span></a><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td class="qt-drow" valign="top" align="center" style="background-color:rgb(224, 222, 239);box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0px;text-align:center;"><div class="qt-layer_2" style="max-width:787px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="qt-edcontent" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="qt-breakline" style="pad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tious undertaking related to digitisation of the...</span></span> <span style=""><span class="size" style="font-size:16px;"> <a href="http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=fXtFdAexR50klyuXKRlqySc6iZW5WJuanw6FyOtO9NSC4jP24b2dxw-UuSH_Ux9SGtSVwIiC5kkwV4mLjxncvJ_-eWxgSO61GYec_AJhpJ86n5yq0FO1Eav1Grsd5_UOr6fjNp4tEp6wbuROI7EEWpUb7RrjK6LuIuX2hl_LI4nVa26wm4nmOxBFf-naoYbtvA2" style="color:rgb(52, 152, 219);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;">read more</a></span></span><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td class="qt-drow" valign="top" align="center" style="background-color:rgb(224, 222, 239);box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0px;text-align:center;"><div class="qt-layer_2" style="max-width:787px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="qt-edcontent" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="qt-breakline" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;"><div style="border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px;"><br></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td class="qt-drow" valign="top" align="center" style="background-color:rgb(15, 24, 96);box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0px;text-align:center;"><div class="qt-layer_2" style="max-width:787px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"><table class="qt-edcontent" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="qt-edtext" valign="top" style="padding-top:2px;padding-right:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-left:2px;text-align:left;color:rgb(95, 95, 95);font-size:14px;font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;direction:ltr;box-sizing:border-box;"><p class="qt-text-center" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:18px;">Kenyans Feel the Pinch as Global Tech Firms Directed to Impose VAT</span></span><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td class="qt-drow" valign="top" align="center" style="background-color:rgb(15, 24, 96);box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0px;text-align:center;"><div class="qt-layer_2" style="max-width:370px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="qt-edcontent" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="qt-edimg" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;"><a href="http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=fXtFdAexR50klyuXKRlqySc6iZW5WJuanw6FyOtO9NQFoJKiE7JGbAOC77ZbUCUAQrN2OBWdx5YnexKHjGLPSUfQLfXhihq9f5VbzkPCUEglJYbGGOhDbyZd-RJkNooonKGGcz8B5w16xFbQi2anP9XgpDUk3wwxuHeUT6s2rZxzAH1x2zfOV5QN3jYpYczr8A2"><img src="https://api.elasticemail.com/userfile/6fad2596-117a-4602-bcb9-de4dbbcd0770/Kenyans_feel_the_pinch_as_global_tech_firms_directed_to_impose_VAT.jpg" alt="Image" style="border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;max-width:363.917px;width:100%;" width="363.917"></a><br></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="qt-layer_2" style="max-width:407px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="qt-edcontent" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;background-color:rgb(15, 24, 96);"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="qt-edtext" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;text-align:left;color:rgb(95, 95, 95);font-size:14px;font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;direction:ltr;box-sizing:border-box;"><p class="qt-text-justify" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:16px;">Global tech companies have officially added VAT to orders received from Kenya following new regulations. </span></span><br></p><p class="qt-text-justify" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:16px;"></span></span><br></p><p class="qt-text-justify" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:16px;">According to the Value Added Tax Digital Marketplace Supply Regulations 2020, international companies are required to pay VAT on the product they offer in the Kenyan market.</span></span><br></p><p class="qt-text-justify" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:16px;"></span></span><br></p><p class="qt-text-justify" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:16px;">Over-the-top services including streaming television shows, film, music, podcasts and any other form of digital content will incur charges.
The regulation also includes software, drivers, website... <a href="http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=fXtFdAexR50klyuXKRlqySc6iZW5WJuanw6FyOtO9NQFoJKiE7JGbAOC77ZbUCUAQrN2OBWdx5YnexKHjGLPSUfQLfXhihq9f5VbzkPCUEjny0FOOGQLcnyhY_aujyagzdeCaMv7-1v93q3NwyO66uns1fmvOeK5QxNnE1YoAZ5I_c-WP7usWkFMr1bHHk9ayg2" style="color:rgb(52, 152, 219);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;">read more</a></span></span><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td class="qt-drow" valign="top" align="center" style="background-color:rgb(224, 222, 239);box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0px;text-align:center;"><div class="qt-layer_2" style="max-width:787px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="qt-edcontent" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="qt-breakline" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;"><div style="border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px;"><br></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td class="qt-drow" valign="top" align="center" style="background-color:rgb(15, 24, 96);box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0px;text-align:center;"><div class="qt-layer_2" style="max-width:787px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"><table class="qt-edcontent" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="qt-edtext" valign="top" style="padding-top:2px;padding-right:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-left:2px;text-align:left;color:rgb(95, 95, 95);font-size:14px;font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;direction:ltr;box-sizing:border-box;"><p class="qt-text-center" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:18px;">Tanzania Extends National Broadband Backbone to Mozambique</span></span><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td class="qt-drow" valign="top" align="center" style="background-color:rgb(15, 24, 96);box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0px;text-align:center;"><div class="qt-layer_2" style="max-width:367px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="qt-edcontent" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;background-color:rgb(15, 24, 96);"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="qt-edimg" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;"><a href="http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=fXtFdAexR50klyuXKRlqySc6iZW5WJuanw6FyOtO9NR4oBPuG9NCokVkNDPILwiMegYqRPUyw4maDlNrg8VUoNgbd8EKU69Mosgvwpft4nAq0UkhXzx8shLF_Y5IIRIRYqY51FdtMEfgvO1k1wEfnfnSaP6oIQlIaUUQ1R13ZBrPglmC3e5vLZLPaIVL6Oyqww2"><img src="https://api.elasticemail.com/userfile/6fad2596-117a-4602-bcb9-de4dbbcd0770/Tanzania_extends_National_Broadband_Backbone_to_Mozambique.jpg" alt="Image" style="border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;max-width:762.917px;width:100%;" width="762.917"></a><br></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="qt-layer_2" style="max-width:412px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="qt-edcontent" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="qt-edtext" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;text-align:left;color:rgb(95, 95, 95);font-size:14px;font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;direction:ltr;box-sizing:border-box;"><p class="qt-text-justify" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:16px;">Tanzania will extend its National Information and Communications Technology Broadband Backbone (NICTBB) to Mozambique as part of a TSh2.4-billion project.</span></span><br></p><p class="qt-text-justify" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:16px;"></span></span><br></p><p class="qt-text-justify" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color: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ting from saving hidden money in off-shore banks to stashing them in cryptocurrency networks running on blockchain systems that cannot be accessed by authorities.</span></span><br></p><p class="qt-text-justify" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:16px;"></span></span><br></p><p class="qt-text-justify" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:16px;">The study, The Anatomy of the New Fraudster, published by tech company Banking Payments Context (BPC) shows apart from targeting corruptible employees, scammers are now targeting untrained personnel to share private data of top executives unknowingly and end up purloining billions of money, which is hidden in cryptocurrency form... <a href="http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=1UvQqLCmG50L5TXm8NgeU-UbXaJ-yXWgj8SYiVGtagFl461BcnWVRGsgWpyM904pTcTmToQwtLv6wOQUO1Nf0UY6GC-S6oSf88fiozSjehGITr1FfI9f4JXd0xfBmKTGlh4uWuVZakq77lz9M1MQGRgEXPds-58FQvbLH_B46JVQog7zlxu_cjH8-lq4n-yRBG9rU5SfPDD7ypAcdmZk6kEGSs00_nzJGyThMeyaXv2w0" style="color:rgb(52, 152, 219);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;">read more</a></span></span><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td class="qt-drow" valign="top" align="center" style="background-color:rgb(224, 222, 239);box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0px;text-align:center;"><div class="qt-layer_2" style="max-width:783px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="qt-edcontent" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="qt-breakline" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;"><div style="border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px;"><br></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td class="qt-drow" valign="top" align="center" style="background-color:rgb(15, 24, 96);box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0px;text-align:center;"><div class="qt-layer_2" style="max-width:783px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"><table class="qt-edcontent" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="qt-edtext" valign="top" style="padding-top:2px;padding-right:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-left:2px;text-align:left;color:rgb(95, 95, 95);font-size:14px;font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;direction:ltr;box-sizing:border-box;"><p class="qt-text-center" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:18px;">Nigeria Introduces New USSD Charge of N6.98k Per Transaction</span></span><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td class="qt-drow" valign="top" align="center" style="background-color:rgb(15, 24, 96);box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0px;text-align:center;"><div class="qt-layer_2" style="max-width:369px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="qt-edcontent" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;background-color:rgb(15, 24, 96);"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="qt-edimg" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;"><a href="http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=rh2YrPKxzu89B6zg9Ow2iRe6Cx0edkb3VPds1dZb0vxrnYcpXf3IRnlj0bXMUq0geqDzIFdr-WPFgG5Zl0K_bEXLAPslVYZvfg7hOWtYNxJT12PuQMVCVVysN7Sxijjs1TYEICfCG40YAU55G31ibclHspIcJcgLfAMtJr5uRgF2lFxabgqagJYLDBH1bmrJg6NSrjj3oVC0uBYnssg8QvpIHVEV8Ff1QXf0ZtXFARGQ0"><img src="https://api.elasticemail.com/userfile/6fad2596-117a-4602-bcb9-de4dbbcd0770/Nigeria_introduces_new_USSD_charge_of_N6.98k_per_transaction.png" alt="Image" style="border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;max-width:333.917px;width:100%;" width="333.917"></a><br></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="qt-layer_2" style="max-width:409px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="qt-edcontent" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="qt-edtext" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding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tter sets up Africa headquarters in Ghana</span></span><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td class="qt-drow" valign="top" align="center" style="background-color:rgb(15, 24, 96);box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0px;text-align:center;"><div class="qt-layer_2" style="max-width:364px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="qt-edcontent" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="qt-edimg" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;"><a href="http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=4MUj3DgBYnRH4W1tsRo3sk2LlEP6VOwgnCxuxjsT6Vbzqb8cUevXv2sZnY_aRon8IZADWMnt4MCAkl8e_9pEuDtbOhCBOfqvLGj1N2sQOgIzRvwgQE-IUlOe05GUR1QaIr95aqqsNiKwNxeY3c637g8GMshZRA2pQac_kv6pFRT40"><img src="https://api.elasticemail.com/userfile/6fad2596-117a-4602-bcb9-de4dbbcd0770/Twitter_sets_up_Africa_headquarters_in_Ghana.jpg" alt="Image" style="border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;max-width:393px;width:100%;" width="393"></a><br></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="qt-layer_2" style="max-width:409px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"><table class="qt-edcontent" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="qt-edtext" valign="top" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;text-align:left;color:rgb(95, 95, 95);font-size:14px;font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;direction:ltr;box-sizing:border-box;"><p class="qt-text-justify" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:16px;">Global social media company Twitter has established its first physical presence on the African continent in Ghana, 15 years after the launch of the micro-blogging platform.</span></span><br></p><p class="qt-text-justify" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:16px;"></span></span><br></p><p class="qt-text-justify" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:16px;">The company says the West African country was chosen as its stepping stone into Africa because Ghana is a supporter of free speech, online freedom, and the open Internet, of which Twitter is also an advocate.</span></span><br></p><p class="qt-text-justify" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:16px;"></span></span><br></p><p class="qt-text-justify" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:16px;">Furthermore, Twitter says Ghana’s recent appointment to host the secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area aligns with the US-based.<span style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="size" style="font-size:16px;">.. </span></span><span style=""><span class="size" style="font-size:16px;"><a href="http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=4MUj3DgBYnRH4W1tsRo3sk2LlEP6VOwgnCxuxjsT6Vbzqb8cUevXv2sZnY_aRon8IZADWMnt4MCAkl8e_9pEuFxG8fEY3Eor_fzEtgDpk9dI2ngbcQ8tdv9EbGBrOem6dzHOkgrSSB-kWYXiYxgCBJT2XrdAtTUfRERsShZsgk7o0" style="color:rgb(52, 152, 219);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;">read more</a></span></span></span></span><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td class="qt-drow" valign="top" align="center" style="background-color:rgb(224, 222, 239);box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0px;text-align:center;"><div class="qt-layer_2" style="max-width:787px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"><table class="qt-edcontent" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="qt-breakline" valign="top" style="padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;"><div style="border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;border-top-width:1px;border-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n class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;">South Africa</span></span></span></span><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></b></span></b><br></p></td></tr><tr><td width="236" valign="top"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;">Tender Category:</span></span></span></b></span></b><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></b></span></b><br></p></td><td width="236" valign="top"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;">Software Services</span></span></span></span><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></b></span></b><br></p></td><td width="139" valign="top"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></span></b></span></b><br></p></td><td width="147" valign="top"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></span></b></span></b><br></p></td></tr><tr><td width="236" valign="top"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;">Description:</span></span></span></b></span></b><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></b></span></b><br></p></td><td width="522" valign="top" colspan="3"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;">Upgrading Of Website For Amahlontlo Municipality</span></span></span></span><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></b></span></b><br></p></td></tr><tr><td width="236" valign="top"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;">Action Deadline:</span></span></span></b></span></b><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></b></span></b><br></p></td><td width="522" valign="top" colspan="3"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;">19 Apr 2021</span></span></span></span><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></b></span></b><br></p></td></tr><tr><td width="236" valign="top"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="fo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an></span></span></span><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></b></span></b><br></p></td><td width="147" valign="top"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></span></b></span></b><br></p></td></tr><tr><td width="236" valign="top"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;">Description:</span></span></span></b></span></b><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></b></span></b><br></p></td><td width="522" valign="top" colspan="3"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;">Acquisition And Commissioning Of Network Equipment</span></span></span></span><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></b></span></b><br></p></td></tr><tr><td width="236" valign="top"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;">Action Deadline:</span></span></span></b></span></b><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></b></span></b><br></p></td><td width="522" valign="top" colspan="3"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;">18 Apr 2021</span></span></span></span><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></b></span></b><br></p></td></tr><tr><td width="236" valign="top"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;">View Tender Details:</span></span></span></b></span></b><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></b></span></b><br></p></td><td width="522" valign="top" colspan="3"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(128, 128, 128);"><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=PrFZifRLSqTRXeOwklhvy5ZZ1PbL0bP7aZ5XuRQqvxmMRB8Vm2dFZxibzdRePeBdNlF15gtQ09chrqcU2w2vl48zQzD4KByRRy80z-qje9SS8_vA9daFk_oAaOQbl6YllFPT4_rxo6akDObGRmhLsjDt8QyKtKO-MIA_G0kdFLf1nzE3iySr7zx-GqmlO1T0gw2" style="color:rgb(52, 152, 219);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;"><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;">View Details</span></a></span></span></span><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></span></b></span></b><br></p><table class="qt-MsoTableGrid" border="1" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td width="236" valign="top"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;">Tender Notice Type:</span></span></span></b></span></b><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></b></span></b><br></p></td><td width="236" valign="top"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;">Contract Awards</span></span></span></span><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></b></span></b><br></p></td><td width="139" valign="top"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;">Country :</span></span></span></b></span></b><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></b></span></b><br></p></td><td width="148" valign="top"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;">DRC, </span></span></span><span style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;">Congo</span></span></span></span><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></b></span></b><br></p></td></tr><tr><td width="236" valign="top"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;">Tender Category:</span></span></span></b></span></b><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></b></span></b><br></p></td><td width="236" valign="top"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;">Technology Hardware and Equipment</span></span></span></span><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></b></span></b><br></p></td><td width="139" valign="top"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></span></b></span></b><br></p></td><td width="148" valign="top"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></span></b></span></b><br></p></td></tr><tr><td width="236" valign="top"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;">Description:</span></span></span></b></span></b><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></b></span></b><br></p></td><td width="524" valign="top" colspan="3"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;">Acquisition Of 12 Comprehensive Desktop Computers 10 Portable Computers 2 Videos Projectorsfor Dpm</span></span></span></span><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></b></span></b><br></p></td></tr><tr><td width="236" valign="top"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;">Action Deadline:</span></span></span></b></span></b><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></b></span></b><br></p></td><td width="524" valign="top" colspan="3"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;">23 Ma</span></span></span></span><span style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;">y</span></span></span></span><span style=""><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"> <span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;">2021</span></span></span></span><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></b></span></b><br></p></td></tr><tr><td width="236" valign="top"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;">View Tender Details:</span></span></span></b></span></b><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></b></span></b><br></p></td><td width="524" valign="top" colspan="3"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(128, 128, 128);"><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=PrFZifRLSqTRXeOwklhvy5ZZ1PbL0bP7aZ5XuRQqvxmMRB8Vm2dFZxibzdRePeBdWQ2Zf5vZ5cnpTUvt2o9_7ublKxYmpUPQJnr1wAlrl1zbc8h8xaNmWLwMOBJI-ygdpFlesLd2geJP6kV20l1Z2eBeW8oEiPqlCIqK71Edf3qnN72nzLXouS2nfprbjGqBXw2" style="color:rgb(52, 152, 219);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;"><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;">View Details</span></a></span></span></span><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></span></b></span></b><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></b></span></b><br></p><table class="qt-MsoTableGrid" border="1" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td width="236" valign="top"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;">Tender Notice Type:</span></span></span></b></span></b><b><span style=""><b><span class="font" style="font-family:SimSun;"><span class="size" style="font-size:14pt;"></span></span></b></span></b><br></p></td><td width="236" valign="top"><p class="qt-MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;margin-top:0px;margin-rig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