Articles by Brandon Gregory, Page 6
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Tue, October 15th, 20:00 · Brandon Gregory
Agile software crucial to businesses – ThoughtWorks
Agile software is a key element to addressing the long-held belief IT is a standalone function within a business, Roy Singham, founder of ThoughtWorks, has told HumanIPO. → Read more
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Tue, October 15th, 15:30 · Brandon Gregory
Yunus Carrim launches Freevision satellite TV service in Limpopo
Yunus Carrim, South Africa’s minister of communications, has launched the Freevision satellite television service in GaMphahlele, Lepelle Nkumpi municipality in Limpopo, an area with an intermittent broadcasting signal. → Read more
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Tue, October 15th, 12:40 · Brandon Gregory
Rwandan startup in talks with MTN
The Foyo Group, a Kigali-based startup dedicated to conceiving, designing and developing mobile applications and providing consultancy management services, is in the process of signing a partnership contract with MTN Rwanda. → Read more
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Tue, October 15th, 11:40 · Brandon Gregory
E-tolls to increase car rental rates
Car rental rates are expected to increase in South Africa according to a statement from Travel Buyer, following president Jacob Zuma signing the Transport Laws and Related Matters Amendment Bill - commonly known as e-tolling - into law. → Read more
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Tue, October 15th, 07:00 · Brandon Gregory
POPI set to cause complications for data management
The vast majority of South African businesses are unprepared for the complications the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) bill is set to cause for data management, believes Ayanda Dlamini, business development manager of LGR Telecommunications. → Read more
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Tue, October 15th, 06:00 · Brandon Gregory
AccTech wins Microsoft partner award
AccTech, the South African business management solutions provider and Microsoft Dynamics Gold Partner, has been declared the 2013 Microsoft Dynamic Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) partner of the year. → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 20:00 · Brandon Gregory
DA and JPSA slam e-toll courts
The Democratic Alliance (DA) is alarmed at the possibility of a special court to deal with e-toll non-payment, while the Justice Project South Africa (JPSA) has said it is not surprised the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) is approaching the Department of Justice with the idea. → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 18:30 · Brandon Gregory
Smart ID cards to address identity issues in South Africa
The new South African smart identification (ID) cards will assist the Department of Home Affairs in solving identity problems in South Africa, according to Naledi Pandor, home affairs minister. → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 17:30 · Brandon Gregory
Dina Pule signed archive deal between SABC and MultiChoice – report
Dina Pule, the former minister of communications, allegedly sanctioned the controversial ZAR550 million (US$55.4 million) contract signed between the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and MultiChoice, the South African pay-TV broadcaster. → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 16:00 · Brandon Gregory
SANRAL records 8,000 new e-tag sales since SCA ruling
Approximately 8,000 e-tags have been sold since the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) dismissed the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance’s (OUTA) appeal against the e-tolling of Gauteng’s freeways, according to Vusi Mona, spokesperson for the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL). → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 12:00 · Brandon Gregory
Special courts to prosecute e-toll non-payers suggested
The possibility of establishing courts to specifically deal with e-toll non-payers is being discussed by the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) and the Department of Justice. → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 06:00 · Brandon Gregory
End user is key to enterprise content management success
When an enterprise selects an effective content management solution it is best to do so placing the end-user as the key consideration, according to Greg Lock, enterprise content management (ECM) solutions architect at Itec, the office technology solutions company. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 19:00 · Brandon Gregory
SA government to launch Ubuntu Radio online
Ubuntu Radio, a 24-hour online radio station, is to be launched on October 17 this year by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) of South Africa. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 17:00 · Brandon Gregory
TorQue, creating software solutions for African businesses
TorQue, a Rwanda-based startup, is aiming to create software solutions for small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the country and throughout Africa. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 14:00 · Brandon Gregory
Twitter users slam #RedOctober movement causing racial tension
The Red October movement, which protests against the so-called “slaughter” and “oppression” of white South Africans by black South Africans, has caused a furore on Twitter. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 13:00 · Brandon Gregory
E-tolls will not cost us votes – ANC
The African National Congress (ANC) Gauteng caucus is confident the e-tolling of the province’s freeways will not cost them votes in next year’s general elections. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 06:00 · Brandon Gregory
The importance of mobile-first responsive web design in Africa
Optimising web content for mobile is a business imperative, especially in developing regions such as Africa, believes Mark Hawkins, operations director for Bluegrass Digital. → Read more
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Thu, October 10th, 16:00 · Brandon Gregory
OUTA responds to SCA e-toll appeal dismissal, DoT welcomes ruling
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) has expressed its disagreement with the Supreme Court of Appeal’s (SCA’s) dismissal of its appeal against the implementation of e-tolling on Gauteng’s freeways, which was welcomed by the Department of Transport (DoT). → Read more
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Thu, October 10th, 12:40 · Brandon Gregory
OUTA e-toll appeal failure makes no difference – COSATU
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) regrets the dismissal by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) of the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) appeal against e-tolling, but says it makes no difference to their campaign. → Read more
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Thu, October 10th, 07:00 · Brandon Gregory
Fortinet launches world’s fasted data centre firewall
Fortinet, the US-based network security company, has launched what it calls the world’s fastest data centre firewall appliance, the FortiGate-3700D. → Read more
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