Articles by Brandon Gregory, Page 7
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Thu, October 10th, 06:00 · Brandon Gregory
Pick n Pay launches smart shopper mobile application
South African grocer Pick n Pay has launched a mobile application in line with its smart shopper programme, giving members access to their own queue-free kiosk via mobile phones. → Read more
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Wed, October 9th, 18:00 · Brandon Gregory
Western Cape on track to becoming an ICT innovation hub – Winde
Alan Winde, minister of finance, economic development and tourism in the Western Cape, is confident the region is on track towards becoming an innovation hub, after meeting a number of ICT entrepreneurs and businesses → Read more
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Wed, October 9th, 15:30 · Brandon Gregory
ANC pleased with Twitter campaign despite negative comments
The African National Congress (ANC) has said it is pleased with the #ProudlyBroughtByANC campaign on Twitter despite some users poking fun at it. → Read more
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Wed, October 9th, 13:20 · Brandon Gregory
Star Software’s Zambian digital migration tender appeal rejected
Zambia’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services has rejected China-based Star Software Technologies’ appeal against the cancellation of a tender permitting them to provide digital migration equipment to the country. → Read more
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Wed, October 9th, 13:00 · Brandon Gregory
SCA dismisses OUTA appeal in e-toll challenge
South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has dismissed an appeal made by the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) challenging the South African National Roads Agency Limited’s (SANRAL) implementation of e-tolling on Gauteng’s freeways. → Read more
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Tue, October 8th, 18:30 · Brandon Gregory
E-tolls will kill jobs and business in Orange Farm – Maimane
Mmusi Maimane, the Democratic Alliance (DA) premier candidate for Gauteng, has said the controversial e-tolling system will negatively impact on jobs and businesses in Orange Farm, South Africa’s largest informal settlement. → Read more
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Tue, October 8th, 16:00 · Brandon Gregory
City of Cape Town partners with IBM to optimise service delivery
The City of Cape Town has partnered with IBM for a project to assist with the optimisation of service delivery. → Read more
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Tue, October 8th, 15:00 · Brandon Gregory
SABC pays off government guaranteed loan
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has repaid its ZAR1 billion (US$100.4 million) government guaranteed loan to Nedbank early, saving more than ZAR45 million (US$4.5 million) in interest. → Read more
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Tue, October 8th, 13:00 · Brandon Gregory
DTT policy review continues despite SABC’s MultiChoice Deal
The policy on control for set-top boxes (STBs) required for digital terrestrial television (DTT) is still being reviewed by South Africa’s Department of Communications (DoC). → Read more
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Tue, October 8th, 10:00 · Brandon Gregory
#ProudlyBroughtByANC trending on SA Twitter
Billboards poking fun at the African National Congress (ANC) and the controversial e-tolling system have led to #ProudlyBroughtByANC trending across South Africa. → Read more
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Tue, October 8th, 08:00 · Brandon Gregory
Data virtualisation is about business, not IT – O’Connell
Data virtualisation is not about IT, but is about allowing decision makers immediate access to all and only the relevant information, said Chris O’Connell, managing director at BITanium. → Read more
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Mon, October 7th, 20:00 · Brandon Gregory
E-tolling does have benefits – SANRAL
Commentators not looking at the benefits of e-tolling in Gauteng is unfortunate, said Nazir Ali, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the South Africa National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL), at The New Age business breakfast in Midrand, Johannesburg. → Read more
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Mon, October 7th, 17:30 · Brandon Gregory
DA’s e-tolling billboards cowardly – Peters
Dipuo Peters, South Africa’s transport minister, has said cowards are behind the billboards sighted along the N1 and N3 highways in Johannesburg. → Read more
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Mon, October 7th, 14:00 · Brandon Gregory
Suspended SABC head accuses broadcaster of misleading parliament
The suspended head of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) news and current affairs Phil Molefe has accused the broadcaster of misleading both parliament and Yunus Carrim, the communications minister, according to his lawyers. → Read more
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Mon, October 7th, 11:40 · Brandon Gregory
DA claims responsibility for e-toll billboards
South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) has claimed responsibility for billboards sighted along the N1 and N3 highways, which indicate the African National Congress (ANC) is behind the controversial e-tolling system in Gauteng. → Read more
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Sat, October 5th, 12:00 · Brandon Gregory
Absa banking app records 200k downloads in 6 months
The Absa banking application has recorded more than 200,000 downloads in six months, while it has added a new feature which enables users to assign profile pictures for beneficiaries. → Read more
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Fri, October 4th, 18:00 · Brandon Gregory
MEDO ICT entrepreneurs to visit the UK
Twenty-one entrepreneurs from 16 companies completed a pitched their concepts to top level executives in Cape Town yesterday (Thursday), in order to secure a business visit to the United Kingdom (UK) in November as part of the International Trade Programme (ITP). → Read more
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Fri, October 4th, 17:00 · Brandon Gregory
Johannesburg e-toll billboards, it wasn’t us – OUTA
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) has emphasised it was not responsible for billboards on the N1 and N3 highways in Johannesburg mocking the African National Congress (ANC) over e-tolling. → Read more
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Fri, October 4th, 14:40 · Brandon Gregory
Peters out of touch with reality on e-tolls – Ollis
Dipuo Peters is out of touch with reality, said Ian Ollis, shadow minister of transport for the Democratic Alliance (DA), regarding Peters' comments on the readiness to implement e-tolling on Gauteng's highways. → Read more
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Fri, October 4th, 13:40 · Brandon Gregory
South Africa and Kenya have true online freedom – report
South Africa and Kenya were the only African countries of 14 surveyed to be found to have true online freedom in a new report. → Read more
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