Articles by Tom Jackson, Page 19
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Fri, January 17th, 19:00 · Tom Jackson
Public transport exempt from e-tolls – SA Presidency
The South African Presidency has reiterated that public transport vehicles are exempt from paying e-tolls, while listing alternative roads for motorists looking to avoid the controversial gantries. → Read more
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Fri, January 17th, 18:00 · Tom Jackson
DStv adds VOD feature to iOS app
South African pay-TV service DStv has added a new video-on-demand (VOD) feature to its iOS application allowing customers on its premium service to download videos from DStv Catch Up, also incorporating live streaming of sporting events in the SuperSport iOS and Android apps. → Read more
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Thu, January 16th, 19:00 · Tom Jackson
SANRAL apologises for Mona radio comments
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has apologised for an offence caused by spokesperson Vusi Mona’s comments on Talk Radio 702 yesterday, but said the issue is being “blown out of proportion” by Justice Project South Africa (JPSA). → Read more
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Thu, January 16th, 15:40 · Tom Jackson
E-tolls will “cause deaths” – emergency services
The South African Private Ambulance and Emergency Services Association has said the insistence of the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) that non-government ambulances in Gauteng must fit e-tags will lead to delays. → Read more
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Thu, January 16th, 12:20 · Tom Jackson
Mona should be fired for radio comments – JPSA
The Justice Project South Africa (JPSA) has called for South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) spokesperson Vusi Mona to be sacked after comments made on a radio show. → Read more
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Thu, January 16th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
Yahoo! COO fired
Yahoo! chief executive officer (CEO) Marissa Mayer has sacked chief operating officer (COO) Henrique de Castro after little more than a year in the post. → Read more
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Wed, January 15th, 17:40 · Tom Jackson
Lack of mobile app development skills in SA drives up costs
The shortage of mobile app development skills in South Africa has become more pronounced and is set to worsen, driving up salaries and the costs of software development and squeezing resources. → Read more
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Wed, January 15th, 16:20 · Tom Jackson
Carrim scores a ‘C’ in DA Cabinet Report Card
South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) has given communications minister Yunus Carrim a ‘C’ in its annual Cabinet Report Card, commending him for his handling of the department following the departure of disgraced predecessor Dina Pule. → Read more
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Wed, January 15th, 13:40 · Tom Jackson
Datatec makes management changes
Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)-listed ICT firm Datatec have announced changes to their management structure, with chief financial officer (CFO) Rob Evans becoming operations director and Jurgens Myburgh succeeding him. → Read more
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Tue, January 14th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
Konza, Hope City threats to urban poor
“Smart cities” such as Kenya’s Konza Techno City and Ghana’s Hope City could result in worsening marginalisation and inequality within the communities near which they are built, according to a report by a professor at the University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa. → Read more
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Tue, January 14th, 16:20 · Tom Jackson
Fraudsters create over 60 fake social media accounts for Nigeria’s first lady
Nigeria’s first lady Patience Jonathan has become the target of an internet fraud, with individuals creating a total of 40 Facebook and Twitter pages in her name. → Read more
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Tue, January 14th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
Global PC shipments fall for 7th quarter in row
Worldwide PC shipments fell by 6.9 per cent to 82.6 million units in the fourth quarter of last year, the seventh consecutive quarter shipments have declined, according to Gartner. → Read more
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Mon, January 13th, 19:00 · Tom Jackson
ANC manifesto “skimmed the surface” of ICT – Shinn
The election manifesto of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) “skimmed the surface of ICT”, according to shadow communications minister for the Democratic Alliance (DA) Marian Shinn, failing to pay the sector due attention as a critical infrastructure for economic growth. → Read more
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Mon, January 13th, 13:40 · Tom Jackson
Altech sells Liquid stake to Econet
Altech has sold its stake in Liquid Telecom to Zimbabwe’s Econet Wireless for US$55 million, a year after giving up its East African operations to Liquid in return for equity in the company. → Read more
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Mon, January 13th, 10:20 · Tom Jackson
Uber cuts price of lower cost UberX service
Global taxi app Uber, which recently launched across South Africa and is set to enter the Kenyan market, has cut the prices of its cheaper UberX service by up to 34 per cent in 16 American cities. → Read more
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Mon, January 13th, 06:00 · Tom Jackson
Galaxy S5 to be released by April
The executive vice president of Samsung’s mobile business Lee Young Hee has said the company will release its Galaxy S5 smartphone by April, which may include eye scanner technology for the first time. → Read more
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Fri, January 10th, 19:00 · Tom Jackson
Nokia Lumia Black update rolling out in SA
Nokia has announced the rollout of its Lumia Black software update for Lumia owners in South Africa, including new features, imaging improvements and new apps. → Read more
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Fri, January 10th, 17:20 · Tom Jackson
Kenyan-Ugandan team launches Africa storytelling app
Ugandan Brian Asingia and Kenyan Franco Abott have launched DreamAfrica, a cross-platform app with illustrated e-books of African stories, and hope to scale into animated television series and game development in the future. → Read more
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Fri, January 10th, 16:00 · Tom Jackson
Twitter to hold conference call on financial results
Twitter will on February 5 hold a conference call to discuss its financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013, released after market close on the same day. → Read more
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Fri, January 10th, 15:20 · Tom Jackson
Telkom still reviewing job cuts
South African part state-owned operator Telkom has moved to clarify comments made by chief executive officer (CEO) Sipho Maseko that almost one-third of its 21,000-strong workforce would need to be cut within five years. → Read more
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