Articles by Brandon Gregory

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Wed, April 17th, 15:45 · Brandon Gregory

DA reveals “truth” about Cosatu’s opposition to e-tolling Western Cape

Following Tony Ehrenreich's statement that he cannot remember the African National Congress (ANC) Cape Town caucus voting against the opposition of e-tolling in the province, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has hit back with proof. → Read more
Wed, April 17th, 15:03 · Brandon Gregory

Richard Came invests in Conduct Telecommunications

Richard Came, a former Dimension Data director, is to be appointed chairman of Conduct Telecommunications’ board in May following his acquisition of a 10 per cent shareholding in the company. → Read more
Wed, April 17th, 13:51 · Brandon Gregory

SANRAL believes e-tolling in Western Cape will create jobs

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has said the N1 and N2 e-toll plan for the Western Cape will create approximately 5,000 jobs. → Read more
Wed, April 17th, 11:33 · Brandon Gregory

FNB will not support IE7, Chrome and Firefox safe

First National Bank (FNB) has cleared up the confusion regarding browser support, saying only Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) will no longer be supported. → Read more
Tue, April 16th, 14:23 · Brandon Gregory

Unlikely political agreement against Western Cape e-tolls

Politicians in the Western Cape have united under an unlikely agreement to oppose the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) plan to implement the controversial e-tolling in the province. → Read more
Tue, April 16th, 12:17 · Brandon Gregory

Hellocomputer and Draftfcb 2013 hackathon dates announced

Hellocomputer and Draftcb are planning to hold their second hackathon at their office in Katherine Street, Sandton, Johannesburg on May 9. → Read more
Tue, April 16th, 10:17 · Brandon Gregory

SA’s Western Cape e-tolls to affect Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain the most

Ivan Meyer, Democratic Alliance (DA) leader in the Western Cape, has said residents in Khayelitsha and Mitchell’s Plain will be most affected by South African National Roads Agency Limited’s (SANRAL) tolling in the province. → Read more
Thu, April 11th, 06:19 · Brandon Gregory

SABC’s new interim board aims for stability

Ellen Zandile Tshabalala, chairperson of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board, says the board’s immediate responsibility is to bring stability to the SABC after she was introduced to SABC staff. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 13:29 · Brandon Gregory

DA lays criminal charges against Dina Pule

Marian Shinn, shadow minister of communications for the Democratic Alliance (DA), laid criminal charges against Dina Pule, South Africa’s communications minister, today. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 11:54 · Brandon Gregory

DA set to fight e-tolling in the NCOP

Elza van Lingen, member of parliament and Democratic Alliance (DA) leader in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), is set to fight e-tolling within the council. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 07:54 · Brandon Gregory

DA to lay criminal charges against Dina Pule this morning

Marian Shinn, shadow minister of communications for the Democratic Alliance (DA), is set to lay criminal charges against Dina Pule, South Africa’s communications minister. → Read more
Tue, April 9th, 15:36 · Brandon Gregory

Muslims against TopTV’s pornographic bid

The Muslim Judicial Council and Deen TV, an Islamic TV channel part of TopTV’s bouquet, have joined the fight against TopTV’s bid to introduce pornographic channels. → Read more
Tue, April 9th, 15:10 · Brandon Gregory

Africa private equity funds beat US venture capital, telecoms big factor

Cambridge Associates and the African Venture Capital Association (AVCA) have disclosed data indicating African private equity funds outperformed United States (US) venture capital, with IT and telecommunications strong performers. → Read more
Tue, April 9th, 12:42 · Brandon Gregory

Sentech to return spectrum to ICASA

Sentech, the state-owned signal distributor, is set to return both its 2.6 GHz and 3.5 GHz spectrum to the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). → Read more
Tue, April 9th, 12:34 · Brandon Gregory

Airtel partners with Samsung for Rising Stars tournament

Bharti Airtel and Samsung have announced a partnership in support of the Airtel Rising Stars (ARS), the African under-17 grassroots soccer tournament. → Read more
Tue, April 9th, 12:27 · Brandon Gregory

MTN to go live with cloud in Nigeria and Ghana

MTN is to go live with a bouquet of cloud services this month following successful trials in six of its major markets throughout Africa. → Read more
Mon, April 8th, 13:57 · Brandon Gregory

SABC2 fined for rebroadcasting three year old content

A South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) channel, SABC2, has been fined ZAR25,000 (US$2,800) for rebroadcasting a three-year old episode of “Speak Out”. → Read more
Mon, April 8th, 11:47 · Brandon Gregory

Sabric warns home computer users against identity theft

The South African Banking Risk Information Centre (Sabric) has warned home computer users against a new scam, which deceives people into supplying their personal information. → Read more
Mon, April 8th, 09:37 · Brandon Gregory

Marian Shinn accuses Dina Pule of not answering parliamentary questions

Marian Shinn, shadow minister of communications for the Democratic Alliance (DA), has slammed Dina Pule, South Africa’s communications minister, for not having answered a “single parliamentary question this year”. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 07:39 · Brandon Gregory

Gauteng e-toll awaits parliament’s approval

The implementation of the controversial e-tolling in Gauteng may be imminent after the National Assembly passed the Transport Laws and Related Matters Amendment Bill. → Read more