South Africa, Page 10
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Thu, June 26th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
FibreCo to link PE, Cape Town with fibre optic network, Durban connected by 2016
Fibre optic network operator FibreCo is set to train 25 industry technicians in the Nelson Mandela Bay area ahead of the further rollout of its network later this year, which will link Port Elizabeth and Cape Town. → Read more
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Thu, June 26th, 15:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Room for African social networks – panelists
There is a place for local African social networks which will help change politics, governance and ethics across the continent, but they will only thrive if data costs decrease allowing a critical mass of users to produce sufficient content online, according to panelists at the VAS Africa summit. → Read more
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Thu, June 26th, 13:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Operator participation vital to African digital music industry
Mobile operators must participate if Africa’s digital music industry is to become a viable market by introducing attractive value propositions to customers, as the current model of the music industry is not working, according to panelists at the VAS Africa summit in Johannesburg. → Read more
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Thu, June 26th, 11:30 · Chris Udemans
Mxit downloads up despite monthly fall in users
South African mobile social network Mxit has announced its latest version has been downloaded over 7 million times, despite a decline in monthly active users. → Read more
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Thu, June 26th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Mobile operators, banks must collaborate for effective mobile money
Mobile operators and banks must work together if they are to launch successful mobile money offerings, according to panelists at the VAS Africa summit in Johannesburg. → Read more
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Wed, June 25th, 18:00 · Chris Udemans
MTN partners Pick n Pay, Boxer for SA mobile money services
South African mobile operator has partnered with Pick n Pay and Boxer to provide mobile money services to South Africans. → Read more
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Wed, June 25th, 17:00 · Chris Udemans
Comedy Central cancels Cliff’s “unradio” show
South African radio personality Gareth Cliff’s show CliffCentral will no longer be aired on Comedy Central Africa, according to a report. → Read more
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Wed, June 25th, 16:30 · Chris Udemans
30% of South Africans victims of bank card fraud in last 5 years
Thirty per cent of South Africans have fallen victim to bank card fraud over the past five years, according to a ACI Universal Payments study, with consumers increasingly losing faith in the platform. → Read more
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Wed, June 25th, 16:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Mobile has created a marketing dialogue – Ole! Media
Mobile has changed the way brands communicate with the public, creating an interactive dialogue form of marketing, according to Desere Orrill, chief marketing officer (CMO) of Ole! Media Group. → Read more
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Wed, June 25th, 15:00 · Chris Udemans
Seize opportunity to address ICT skills shortage in SA – Cwele
The opportunity should be seized to address the ICT skills shortage in South Africa and on the continent, according to minister of telecommunications and postal services Siyabonga Cwele. → Read more
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Wed, June 25th, 11:30 · Tom Jackson
Provide Africans with relevant content in easy manner – panel
Africans need to be provided with content that is relevant to them in a manner which makes accessing it easy and affordable, according to panelists at VAS Africa 2014. → Read more
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Wed, June 25th, 10:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
GlobalSIM looks to reduce roaming costs
South African SIM card producer GlobalSIM is aiming to reduce the cost of mobile roaming globally and eliminate the need for switching SIMs based on location, chief executive officer (CEO) Chris Edeh has said. → Read more
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Wed, June 25th, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
M-Pesa platform to be brought back to Kenya in 2015
Leading Kenyan operator Safaricom is planning to deal with issues surrounding the releasing of the M-Pesa API by relocating the main server back to Kenya. → Read more
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Wed, June 25th, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
Poor QoS opens door to new entrants – Smile
Poor quality of service (QoS) in countries such as Nigeria have opened the door to new entrants as incumbent mobile network operators (MNOs) struggle to fulfil subscribers’ needs, according to Tom Allen, group chief operating officer (COO) of Smile Communications. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 19:00 · Chris Udemans
FNB launches new version of banking app
South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) has released a new version of its mobile app, now allowing users to open accounts and receive payments from abroad on their smartphones. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 18:00 · Chris Udemans
Minister instructs SABC to appoint CEO
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has been instructed by minister of communications Faith Muthambi to appoint a new chief executive officer (CEO) within the next three months. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 17:30 · Chris Udemans
ASA orders Cell C to withdraw misleading advert
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) of South Africa has ruled a Cell C data ad is misleading and has ordered it be withdrawn. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Equity Bank hopes MVNO launch will simplify mobile banking
Kenya’s Equity Bank hopes the launch of its mobile virtual network will remove confusion from the country’s mobile financial services sector, and aims to have all consumers using two SIM cards on their mobile. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 15:30 · Tom Jackson
SA falling behind with lack of spectrum allocation – Smile
South Africa is falling behind as a result of its failure to allocate higher frequency spectrum, according to Smile Communications group chief operating officer (COO) Tom Allen. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 14:30 · Chris Udemans
Third of South Africans using unregistered software
Thirty-four per cent of all software installed in South Africa during 2013 was unregistered despite the growing concern about malware infections, according to The Software Alliance (BSA). → Read more
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