Articles by Brandon Gregory

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Thu, April 4th, 14:15 · Brandon Gregory

TomTom reveals South Africa’s most congested cities

TomTom, the global positioning system (GPS) device manufacturer and software developer, has revealed South Africa’s most congested cities through its 2012 traffic congestion index. → Read more
Thu, April 4th, 13:37 · Brandon Gregory

WMACA slams TopTV’s pornography proposal

Women and Men Against Child Abuse (WMACA) have added their voice to the opposition to TopTV’s bid to establish channels dedicated to adult content. → Read more
Thu, April 4th, 09:12 · Brandon Gregory

Airtel Zambia records US$31 million profit

Telecommunications company Celtel Zambia Limited, trading as Airtel Zambia, generated a profit of US$31 million for the 2012 financial year. → Read more
Wed, April 3rd, 16:03 · Brandon Gregory

iMentors, working towards sustainable development in Africa

Described as a “one-stop-shop data warehouse,” iMentors is a web-based platform serving as a knowledge repository for sharing and aggregating data on e-infrastructure projects throughout sub-Saharan Africa. → Read more
Wed, April 3rd, 12:47 · Brandon Gregory

Universal Channel apologises for premature broadcasting of Mandela’s obituary

The Universal Channel (DStv 117) jumped the gun by mistakenly broadcasting “Remembering Madiba”, an obituary for Nelson Mandela, last night. → Read more
Wed, April 3rd, 08:34 · Brandon Gregory

MultiChoice increases subscription price in Zambia

MultiChoice has increased its subscriber price in Zambia by three to four per cent, depending on the bouquet, due to increasing infrastructure and operating costs. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 14:21 · Brandon Gregory

#CARMemorial trending at number one on SA Twitter

A memorial for the 13 fallen South African soldiers sent to the Central African Republic (CAR) to fight the Seleka rebels took place today, causing many Tweets by both media companies and the public using #CARMemorial. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 13:35 · Brandon Gregory

RadioAstron agreement signed between Russia and South Africa

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) has signed an agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) which will see the latter provide hardware for upgrading the antenna or tracking station for compatibility with the RadioAstron satellite, with SANSA) operating the tracking station while maintaining hardware. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 11:56 · Brandon Gregory

Former Zambian minister warns government on fourth mobile operator

Former communication and transport minister Geoffrey Lungwangwa has urged the Zambian government to assess the country’s market seriously before issuing a license for a fourth mobile operator. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 11:30 · Brandon Gregory

Possible new investment deal for Top TV

A new business deal may be in the pipeline for TopTV following an announcement by the broadcaster it has entered into talks with a potential equity investor. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 09:51 · Brandon Gregory

Ghanaian interior ministry appeals for ICT systems in fighting fire

Ghanaian minister for the interior, Kwesi Ahwoi, has appealed to the chief fire officer to implement more training programmes in fire fighting that will embrace ICT systems. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 15:21 · Brandon Gregory

The challenges of implementing LTE in Africa

Adewale Olorundare, head of the solutions sales team for Starcomms in Nigeria, is set to speak at the LTE Africa conference in Cape Town, South Africa in July, and says the technology on the continent is hotting up. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 13:25 · Brandon Gregory

BlackBerry thwarts Liqui-Fruit advertising campaign

Liqui-Fruit, the fruit juice company, has been ordered by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to withdraw their blackberry fruit juice advertising campaign following complaints from mobile giant BlackBerry. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 12:38 · Brandon Gregory

Five DA mayors oppose tolls in Western Cape

The Democratic Alliance (DA) said today through Facebook and Twitter five mayors unconditionally oppose the proposed N1 and N2 Winelands toll project. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 09:26 · Brandon Gregory

Pule: Mngqibisa is not my boyfriend

Dina Pule, South Africa’s communications minister, has denied Phosane Mngqibisa is her romantic partner, as was alleged by the Sunday Times, while she faces a probe by a parliamentary panel. → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 14:46 · Brandon Gregory

SABC hits a blunder with BRICS translations

Much of what was said by leaders at the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) summit, which is drawing to a close today, during their address to the media was lost in translation after the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) failed to turn the volume up. → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 14:30 · Brandon Gregory

Zimbabwe’s Econet launches debit card and POS terminals

Econet, Zimbabwe’s leading mobile operator, has launched a mobile debit card described as the first of its kind as part of the operator’s cashless transaction plans. → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 12:09 · Brandon Gregory

Shinn writes in detail to SABC interim board chairperson

Marian Shinn, the shadow minister of communications has written an open letter to Zandile Tshabalala, the new chairperson of the recently established South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) interim board, to offer advice. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 15:45 · Brandon Gregory

DA to fight “tooth and nail” against toll roads in the Western Cape

Ivan Meyer, a leader for the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Western Cape, has said they “will fight toll roads in the Western Cape like we are fighting them in Gauteng”. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 15:07 · Brandon Gregory

Brenda Fassie hologram causes mixed Twitter reaction

The late Brenda Fassie’s holographic projection, which was supposed be a resurrection of the singer, has had fans saying it was poorly executed. → Read more