Articles by Brandon Gregory, Page 14
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Sat, August 3rd, 08:00 · Brandon Gregory
Government request for Twitter users on the increase – report
Twitter is experiencing increasing pressure from governments to release their users’ private information, rising by 40 per cent in the first six months of 2013. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 19:00 · Brandon Gregory
SABC 24-hour news channel launch premature – AZAPO
The launch of the new South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) 24-hour news channel was criticised by the Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO) and is concerned about subjective political reporting by the broadcaster. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 14:00 · Brandon Gregory
Jacob Zuma abused SABC for political campaigning – DA
Opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) has slammed the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) for interrupting ordinary programming on Wednesday, in order to air a speech President Jacob Zuma delivered at a dinner function. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 10:00 · Brandon Gregory
FEATURE: Online reports on Zimbabwe election victories are “hogwash”
The Zimbabwe election polls closed on Thursday evening, with confusing reports emerging through various online and social media platforms, some claiming victory for the governing party and some for the opposition, while the governing party’s spokesperson called reports on election results “hogwash”. → Read more
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Thu, August 1st, 19:30 · Brandon Gregory
SANRAL misleading public on readiness claims – OUTA
Claims made by the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) it has been ready to implement e-tolling for more than two years have been rejected by the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA). → Read more
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Thu, August 1st, 18:30 · Brandon Gregory
SABC’s new 24-hour news channel officially launched
The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) new 24-hour news channel was launched today through MultiChoice’s DStv platform. → Read more
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Thu, August 1st, 16:45 · Brandon Gregory
Alleged vote rigging in Zimbabwe caught on camera
A new video allegedly shows vote rigging on the part of the Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), following yesterday’s elections. → Read more
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Thu, August 1st, 09:15 · Brandon Gregory
SANRAL must pay ZAR25 million per month to e-tolling contractor
ZAR25 million (US$2.5 million) is the approximate amount which the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has to pay per month to the Electronic Toll Collection (ETC), the company implementing e-tolling in Gauteng, South Africa. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 15:56 · Brandon Gregory
Zimbabwe elections – reports of intimidation minimal, no violence
The Zimbabwe general election, taking place today, proceeded with no violence in comparison with the previous election of 2008, though social media platforms revealed some users had witnessed cases of intimidation. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 14:57 · Brandon Gregory
No quick fix to social media
Most companies are anxious to cash in on the benefits social media provides, but Karl Reed, chief marketing and solutions officer for South Africa’s Elingo, warns there is no quick fix to effective social media use. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 13:14 · Brandon Gregory
ZANU-PF supporters tweet threats and insults
President Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) has taken to Twitter to issue threats to voters in the country's elections, thanking their followers and slamming South Africa. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 11:35 · Brandon Gregory
New task team set to bring stability to the SABC
A new task team has been set up by Yunus Carrim, minister of communications, and Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, deputy minister, in a bid to bring stability to the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 09:21 · Brandon Gregory
Zimbabwe elections a hot topic in southern Africa
Zimbabweans are at the polls today to vote either for a new leader or to retain president Robert Mugabe and #ZimElection is a hot topic, trending at number one on Twitter in South Africa with Mugabe trending in second place. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 07:30 · Brandon Gregory
President Zuma receives his smart ID card
South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma received his smart ID card yesterday (Tuesday) from the Department of Home Affairs in Pretoria, the country’s capital. → Read more
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Tue, July 30th, 15:17 · Brandon Gregory
ZNBC owes $7k to production company for documentary
The Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation reportedly owes Chanda Chimba, owner of Phibajo Productions, a sum of ZMW40,000 (US$7,300) for payments made to the broadcaster for a documentary series. → Read more
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Tue, July 30th, 13:49 · Brandon Gregory
FNB pushing its customers to digital banking
First National Bank (FNB) customers are able to save up to 100 per cent on transactional charges, thanks to the bank’s digital banking service. → Read more
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Tue, July 30th, 10:33 · Brandon Gregory
All companies should comply with payment card data security – Hutton
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) compliance is a problem businesses of all sizes should prioritise given the rise in fraud and cybercrime, said Perry Hutton, regional director of Fortinet in Africa. → Read more
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Tue, July 30th, 10:19 · Brandon Gregory
Zimbabwe authorities block award winning SMS service for “political reasons”
Kubatana, a media and information project seeking to provide the citizens of Zimbabwe with access to information through media including SMS, has been blocked on the eve of tomorrow’s elections. → Read more
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Mon, July 29th, 15:35 · Brandon Gregory
Social media campaigning and the problem with ROI measuring
Speaking at an event hosted at the Savoy Cabbage Restaurant in Cape Town, Allen Jaffe, owner of ROI Media, touched on issues relating to corporate social media trends as well as achieving return on investment (ROI) through social media. → Read more
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Mon, July 29th, 13:43 · Brandon Gregory
South African artist enters the iTunes album chart at number one
Matthew Mole, a South African singer and songwriter, made history yesterday by becoming the first South African artist with a debut album to enter iTunes’ album chart at number one. → Read more
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