Articles by Brandon Gregory

Articles by Brandon Gregory, Page 33

Mon, March 11th, 08:03 · Brandon Gregory

BlackBerry’s future looks brighter following Z10 positive reception

Thorsten Heins, chief executive of BlackBerry, said the mobile phone giant is encouraged by the growing success of the Z10 since its launch in January. → Read more
Mon, March 11th, 08:00 · Brandon Gregory

Interactive map for Cape Argus cycle tour

An interactive route map from MapIT and Tracker allowed users to track celebrities, leading cyclists, politicians and charities in real time during yesterday's Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour in South Africa. → Read more
Sun, March 10th, 13:40 · Brandon Gregory

Cloudseed Company establishes new PC lab at Botswanan school

As part of the Adopt-a-School initiative, the Cloudseed Company has installed a new PC lab at the Lesirane Primary School School in Botswana. → Read more
Fri, March 8th, 15:29 · Brandon Gregory

Kenya prepares for US$22 million online cargo system launch

Kenya is to launch an online cargo clearance system valued at US$22 million by the end of the year, intended to increase cross-border trade. → Read more
Fri, March 8th, 09:21 · Brandon Gregory

South African local municipality website spelling blunder

A quick Google search for the eMalahleni local municipality reveal the government website’s name has been embarrassingly incorrectly spelled, reading “eMalahleni Local Minicipality.” → Read more
Fri, March 8th, 08:56 · Brandon Gregory

Whitespace, “the Wright brothers for the web”

Jason Bagley and Adrian Myburgh are the masterminds behind Whitespace, a web designing agency in Cape Town with a focus on mobile, web and user experience design. → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 08:34 · Brandon Gregory

DoC believes they are not bad for business

The South African Department of Communications (DoC) has said they are not bad for business because no concerns have been raised with them. → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 08:19 · Brandon Gregory

Q&A: Marie Lora-Mungai, Buni TV founder and chief executive

HumanIPO caught up with Marie Lora-Munga, founder and chief executive of Buni TV, a Kenya-based video on demand platform. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 15:35 · Brandon Gregory

Cosatu condemns “rushed” bill on e-tolling

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has condemned the manner in which the Transport Laws and Related Matters Amendment Bill was “rushed” through the National Assembly without public debate. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 13:48 · Brandon Gregory

FNB leads the way for digital banking in South Africa

First National Bank (FNB) is leading the way in terms of digital banking in South Africa with the launching of the dotFNB digital branches and the latest statistics proving their success. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 09:24 · Brandon Gregory

MTN increases market share in SA

MTN in South Africa increased its subscriber market share from 34.1 per cent a year ago to 37.7 per cent by the end of December 2012 despite ongoing price battles with its rivals. → Read more
Tue, March 5th, 15:54 · Brandon Gregory

dotFNB brings the future of digital banking to Cape Town

First National Bank’s (FNB) innovative dotFNB opened shop today in Rondebosch, Cape Town, exclusively providing digital solutions for banking. → Read more
Tue, March 5th, 14:57 · Brandon Gregory

Controversial ‘US$15.4 million’ government website goes offline

The “Free State Online” website was offline for most of today following yesterday’s news exposing the South African provincial government for having spent millions of rand to update it and related sites. → Read more
Tue, March 5th, 13:06 · Brandon Gregory

DA: “Stop Highway Robbery”

The Democratic Alliance (DA) is pushing its fight against the controversial e-tolling system in Gauteng and has demanded a referendum to properly facilitate the public’s opinions on the matter. → Read more
Tue, March 5th, 07:28 · Brandon Gregory

DA: “premier Magashule spent ZAR12 million (US$1.3 million) on his own television channel”

South Africa’s opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) says Ace Magashule, premier of the Free State Province, has spent ZAR12 million (US$1.3 million) on his own television channel as another “propaganda project”. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 15:41 · Brandon Gregory

Chris Brown to lead celebrations for Ghana’s Hope City sod turning ceremony

American RnB artist Chris Brown is set to perform at a concert celebrating the sod-turning for Ghana’s Hope City ICT park in Accra. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 15:02 · Brandon Gregory

Reports of traffic fines sent to offenders’ email inboxes denied

Reports indicating South Africans’ traffic fines may be sent via email following amendments to the law on the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic (Aarto), which were published in the Government Gazette, are incorrect. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 14:06 · Brandon Gregory

Free State website the most expensive in South Africa

The Free State provincial government has reportedly spent ZAR140 million (US$15.4 million) on the redesign of their website, though these claims have been denied by the province’s director general Elzabe Rockman. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 11:05 · Brandon Gregory

Telkom denies abandoning 8ta brand

The part state-owned South African network operator, Telkom, has performed a confusing backtrack on its plans to rebrand its mobile arm, 8ta. → Read more
Fri, March 1st, 15:44 · Brandon Gregory

Mobile phone and social media help expose violent crimes by SA police

Disturbing footage recorded on a mobile phone exposed South African Police Services (SAPS) officers tying a man’s hands to the back of a police vehicle and dragged 400 metres down a road. → Read more