Russell Southwood (@balancingactafr) 's Twitter Profile
Russell Southwood

@balancingactafr

Russell Southwood is the CEO of Balancing Act, a consultancy and research company focused on telecoms, internet and broadcast in Africa.

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Ruud Elmendorp (@ruudelmendorp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Exploring the Kileleshwa building blues in Nairobi #buildingboom #construction #siteprogress #sunglasses #TikTok vm.tiktok.com/ZMS8XabA9/

Dr. 'Bosun Tijani (@bosuntijani) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We are proud to unveil the 10 finalist teams selected for the in-person stage of the National #Hack4Livestock Hackathon in Abuja. Selected teams include; - AgroRithm Nigeria - Agrolinking Solutions Limited - Agro Alliance - AgroGenX - ANiMeDRig - African Intelligence -

We are proud to unveil the 10 finalist teams selected for the in-person stage of the National #Hack4Livestock Hackathon in Abuja. 

Selected teams include;
- AgroRithm Nigeria
- Agrolinking Solutions Limited
- Agro Alliance
- AgroGenX
- ANiMeDRig
- African Intelligence
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MyBroadband (@mybroadband) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ster-Kinekor closing major theatres in South Africa Ster-Kinekor has closed two major cinemas in 2025 and others appear to be operating with limited staff. mybroadband.co.za/news/broadcastโ€ฆ

Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) (@ca_kenya) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Live from Kempinski Nairobi: CA is launching the Universal Service Fund Strategy 2023โ€“2027 โ€” a blueprint to ensure no one is left behind in the digital era. Join us now ๐Ÿ‘‰ youtube.com/live/PghxBsuw9โ€ฆ #USFStrategy2025 #DigitalAccessForAll

Live from Kempinski Nairobi: CA is launching the Universal Service Fund Strategy 2023โ€“2027 โ€” a blueprint to ensure no one is left behind in the digital era.
Join us now ๐Ÿ‘‰ youtube.com/live/PghxBsuw9โ€ฆ
#USFStrategy2025 #DigitalAccessForAll
Techzim (@techzim) 's Twitter Profile Photo

No Zimbabwean startups made the cut for Africa Tech Summit London this year. Again. Hereโ€™s why that mattersโ€”and what needs to change if weโ€™re serious about competing on the global stage: techzim.co.zw/2025/05/africaโ€ฆ

MyBroadband (@mybroadband) 's Twitter Profile Photo

South Africans may be paying extra fees for using international subscription services based on negligible or non-existent cross-border processing costs. mybroadband.co.za/news/banking/5โ€ฆ

MyBroadband (@mybroadband) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Warning to South African businesses using new SMS spam tactic Two legal firms have told MyBroadband that requiring people to opt out of SMS or email direct marketing via a mobile app is in violation of Popia. mybroadband.co.za/news/cellular/โ€ฆ

Technology Times (@techtimesng) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) now mandates telecoms operators to publicly report major network outages and compensate affected subscribers. Read the report here: technologytimes.ng/ncc-orders-telโ€ฆ

MyBroadband (@mybroadband) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Starlink roaming in South Africa from R1,260 per month More than 30 countries offer uncapped Starlink roaming subscriptions that South Africans can use to access the cutting-edge satellite Internet service locally for less than R1,500 per month. mybroadband.co.za/news/broadbandโ€ฆ

Charles Onyango-Obbo (@cobbo3) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Africaโ€™s mobile phone revolution led to a 30% surge in political activism, with connectivity fueling protests and enabling rapid information sharing, challenging entrenched power structures. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ajโ€ฆ

MyBroadband (@mybroadband) 's Twitter Profile Photo

South Africa seizes Starlink equipment South Africa's communications regulator says an investigation in the Northern Cape led to the confiscation of Starlink equipment from a distributor. mybroadband.co.za/news/broadbandโ€ฆ

Wimbart Public Relations (@wimbart) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We're counting down to the #London Africa Tech Summit - London, June 6, 2025 ! ๐Ÿš€ Make sure to catch our CEO Jessica Hope and Associate Director Maria Adediran, who will both be speaking at the event. #TheWimbarts will also be there in full force, ready to connect, network & collaborate. Looking

We're counting down to the #London <a href="/AfricaTechSMT/">Africa Tech Summit - London, June 6, 2025</a> ! ๐Ÿš€ 

Make sure to catch our CEO <a href="/WimbartHope/">Jessica Hope</a> and Associate Director Maria Adediran, who will both be speaking at the event. 

#TheWimbarts will also be there in full force, ready to connect, network &amp; collaborate.

Looking
MyBroadband (@mybroadband) 's Twitter Profile Photo

South African telecommunications operators are using techniques from an old bag of tricks to indefinitely delay Starlink's ability to enter the country without going through middlemen. mybroadband.co.za/news/broadbandโ€ฆ

Larry Madowo (@larrymadowo) 's Twitter Profile Photo

About 70% of the African Union's $650m budget is funded by foreigners. "You call them colonizers but when they give us money, they're partners," Sudanese billionaire Mo Ibrahim says. "This is a farce, either you're serious or you forget it," he told former AU boss Moussa Faki

MyBroadband (@mybroadband) 's Twitter Profile Photo

South Africa's digital technologies department is hiring โ€” and paying up to R1 million South Africa's Department of Communications and Digital Technologies is looking for candidates to fill various deputy and assistant director roles. mybroadband.co.za/news/governmenโ€ฆ

Technology Times (@techtimesng) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Nigeria is taking a major step in tackling the flood of counterfeit goods across its markets by launching a Digital Traceability Portal, a technology-driven platform to verify the authenticity of products from source to shelf. Read the report here: technologytimes.ng/nigeria-digitaโ€ฆ

Tolu Ogunlesi, MON (@toluogunlesi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I don't know many things more Nigerian than public sector comms people sending out photos of a project commissioning where the exclusive focus is on the dignitaries in attendanceโ€”with zero photos of the project being commissioned :)

Larry Madowo (@larrymadowo) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If I complain about someone โ€œtarnishingโ€ my name then that person is murdered shortly after, who is the prime suspect? In Kenya, this is a trick question

MyBroadband (@mybroadband) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Fearless mafia destroying South Africa's fibre dreams The Wireless Access Providers Association's Paul Colmer says business forums are likely sabotaging fibre networks to secure business to reinstall cabling. mybroadband.co.za/news/fibre/598โ€ฆ