Articles by Richard Cutcher, Page 20
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Mon, August 12th, 09:00 · Richard Cutcher
Pule investigators were assassination targets – report
South Africa’s disgraced former communications minister, Dina Pule, has become embroiled in an alleged assassination plot involving her reported boyfriend and the party colleague heading up a recent parliamentary investigation into her conduct. → Read more
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Thu, August 8th, 20:00 · Richard Cutcher
Zapacab welcomes Uber challenge
Cape Town startup Zapacab has brushed aside the arrival of giant global taxi app company Uber in Johannesburg and have welcomed the challenge. → Read more
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Thu, August 8th, 13:30 · Richard Cutcher
Parliament recommends police investigation into Pule
South Africa’s former communications minister, Dina Pule, “willfully misled” Parliament and the ethics committee has referred their investigation to the police. → Read more
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Thu, August 8th, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher
ICASA snubs minister in LLU publication
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) is going ahead with publication of its draft regulations on local loop unbundling (LLU) despite a promise to consult the communications minister. → Read more
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Thu, August 8th, 06:00 · Richard Cutcher
South Africa gets another 24-hour news channel
Africa News Network 7 (ANN7) will be launched in South Africa on DStv later this month, offering “constructive, nation building stories”. → Read more
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Wed, August 7th, 18:00 · Richard Cutcher
Tourism Radio turns to Kickstarter to fund Google Glass development
South Africa’s Tourism Radio has turned to crowdfunding platform Kickstarter to raise capital to enable them to embark on a Google Glass journey. → Read more
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Wed, August 7th, 15:00 · Richard Cutcher
Apple launches worldwide adaptor replacement programme
Apple will replace all third-party and counterfeit USB power adaptors in circulation, in a bid to prevent more electrocutions. → Read more
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Wed, August 7th, 14:03 · Richard Cutcher
Ghana taking advice on ICT council
An Advisory Group on the creation of the Ghana Information Communication Technology Council (GICTC) has been set up by Omane Boamah, the country’s minister of communications. → Read more
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Wed, August 7th, 12:40 · Richard Cutcher
Actis completes $95 million Paycorp deal
United Kingdom-based Actis, a private equity firm focused on emerging markets, has bought South African payments company Paycorp for US$95 million. → Read more
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Wed, August 7th, 10:00 · Richard Cutcher
OPINION: Visa bring worthwhile innovation to mobile money
Visa and MasterCard have been viewed with reasonable suspicion by Africa’s network operators and even banks when it comes to their motives on the mobile money scene, but their latest partnership with Orange Money should ruffle a few feathers. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 18:30 · Richard Cutcher
PwC step into Cape Town’s startup arena
Global accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has opened an office in Cape Town’s tech space, the Bandwidth Barn, in a bid to reach out to startups and small businesses. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 17:30 · Richard Cutcher
Extent of SABC corruption investigations revealed
More than ZAR30 million (US$3 million) has been spent on corruption investigations and staff dismissal disputes at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) since 2009. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 17:00 · Richard Cutcher
Visa takes mobile money plastic in Botswana
Orange will roll out its new service with Visa allowing increased access and use of mobile payments in Botswana, with further countries in Africa and the Middle East to follow. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 14:29 · Richard Cutcher
Zain Group choose mobile money partner
Middle East and African network operator Zain has chosen eServGlobal to roll out mobile money services in its markets, which includes South Sudan and the Republic of Sudan. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 14:02 · Richard Cutcher
Vodacom lose fight to get former employee’s case dropped
Vodacom has lost its high court battle to get the ‘Please Call Me’ case against it dropped by former employee Nkosana Makate. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 11:20 · Richard Cutcher
Amazon founder buys Washington Post
Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos has agreed to pay US$250 million for United States newspaper the Washington Post, as the print industry continues to be stifled and dominated by digital. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 20:00 · Richard Cutcher
Do Something on the hunt for African affiliates
African entrepreneurs and startups are being encouraged to apply to become an affiliate of United States-based Do Something, which is looking for partners to roll out “Cause Campaigns” on the continent. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 15:00 · Richard Cutcher
Uganda gets SMS Phone Directory
MTN Uganda has introduced a SMS Phone Directory, giving its customers access to the contact details of thousands of individuals, institutions and businesses. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 14:00 · Richard Cutcher
Second union signs up to Telkom offer
South Africa’s fixed-line provider Telkom claims to have concluded negotiations with all three unions previously threatening strike action, after another union signed the agreement. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
Rural Ghanaian banks to get ICT policy
Ghana’s ARB Apex Bank is working on ICT security policy to support rural and community banks (RCBs) introduce digital products. → Read more
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