Articles by Tom Jackson, Page 21
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Mon, January 6th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
Facebook sued over private message mining
Facebook is being sued by two users claiming the social networking site intercepts private messages and shares the data with third parties. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 10:40 · Tom Jackson
Online scammers misuse Mandela name
The Africa Rising Foundation has warned the public about an online scam using the name of chairman Ndaba Mandela, the late Nelson Mandela’s grandson. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
Telkom sells iWayAfrica
South Africa’s part state-owned operator Telkom has sold its loss-making pan-African business, iWayAfrica and Africa Online Mauritius, to internet service provider (ISP) Gondwana International Networks as part of its turnaround efforts. → Read more
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Fri, January 3rd, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
FEATURE: Nigerian telecom travails rumble on
Last year ended pretty badly for the Nigerian telecoms industry, with loss of earnings due to downtime compounded by a row with state governments over taxation. But in 2013 the operators did little to improve things for themselves, seeming to wage war on three fronts against government, subscribers and Boko Haram. → Read more
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Mon, December 23rd, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
FEATURE: DoC has reasons for optimism in 2014 after turbulent year
It has truly been a terrible year at South Africa’s Department of Communications (DoC). Yet another minister has gone, and until the last month of 2013 the department had achieved next to nothing in meeting its major targets. But two significant breakthroughs in the last weeks of the year may have raised hopes of a more enjoyable 2014. → Read more
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Fri, December 20th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
Facebook launches follow-on offering, Zuckerberg to sell some shares
Facebook has announced an underwritten registered public offering of 70 million Class A shares, with founder and chief executive officer (CEO) Mark Zuckerberg selling around US$2.3 million worth of stock. → Read more
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Fri, December 20th, 10:00 · Tom Jackson
Bitcoin loses half its value
Bitcoin’s value has fallen by more than 50 per cent on the back of reports the Chinese government has taken action to restrict trading in the digital borderless currency. → Read more
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Fri, December 20th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
Vodacom’s M-Pesa service set for relaunch
South Africa’s largest operator Vodacom has informed M-Pesa customers in the country via SMS they will be unable to carry out transactions via Nedbank ATMs from January 15, 2014 “until further notice”, as the company relaunches its mobile money service. → Read more
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Thu, December 19th, 18:00 · Tom Jackson
E-toll users hassled over unpaid fees – report
The Electronic Tolling Collection company (ETC) is calling, mailing and SMSing motorists in Gauteng over unpaid e-toll fees. → Read more
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Thu, December 19th, 14:00 · Tom Jackson
DoT correcting Government Gazette e-tolling errors
South Africa’s Department of Transport (DoT) has noted errors in the Government Gazette notice on e-tolling charges highlighted by the Justice Project South Africa (JPSA), saying it is correcting them and that they do not affect e-tolling’s validity. → Read more
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Thu, December 19th, 12:30 · Tom Jackson
BlackBerry announces new executive appointments
BlackBerry has announced three new executive appointments to strengthen its strategy, marketing and operations, as it looks to implement a turnaround under interim chief executive officer John Chen. → Read more
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Thu, December 19th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
Zinox boss appointed Microsoft’s only African global partner advisor
Leo Stan Ekeh, chairman of Nigeria’s Zinox Group, has been appointed as a global partner advisor by software giant Microsoft, making him the only African advisor. → Read more
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Thu, December 19th, 10:20 · Tom Jackson
iPad Air launches in Nigeria
Apple distributor Core Group Africa has launched the iPad Air in Nigeria, following launches in Ghana and South Africa in recent weeks. → Read more
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Thu, December 19th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
Tech leaders meet Obama over surveillance
Leaders of some of the world’s biggest technology firms met US President Barack Obama this week to discuss the National Security Agency’s (NSA) surveillance of their data servers and customers. → Read more
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Thu, December 19th, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
Ugandan entrepreneur appears on CNN’s ‘African Start-Up’
Issac Oboth, a Ugandan entrepreneur and founder of Media256, last night became the first African entrepreneur to appear on CNN’s new ‘African Start-Up’ programme. → Read more
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Thu, December 19th, 06:00 · Tom Jackson
MTN introduces MTN Prestige Plus
MTN has introduced its new Prestige Plus contract package, looking to give customers more value by bundling more anytime minutes, SMSs and more data value for a single monthly subscription fee. → Read more
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Thu, December 19th, 05:00 · Tom Jackson
HP CEO Whitman given pay rise
Hewlett-Packard (HP) chief executive officer (CEO) Meg Whitman has had her pay increased to US$1.5 million from the symbolic US$1 salary she started taking in 2011. → Read more
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Wed, December 18th, 19:00 · Tom Jackson
SANRAL again denies OUTA claims on e-tags
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has again denied allegations by the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) it fabricated figures on how many e-tags have been purchased. → Read more
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Wed, December 18th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
Mark Allewell leaving Tourism Radio, taking sabbatical
The founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of South African audio tour guide company Tourism Radio, Mark Allewell, is stepping down from his position with the company in order to take a one-year sabbatical. → Read more
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Wed, December 18th, 13:40 · Tom Jackson
New Microsoft CEO expected early next year
Microsoft lead independent director John Thompson, who is leading the four-man committee looking for a new chief executive officer (CEO), has said he expects an appointment to be made early next year. → Read more
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