South Africa, Page 100
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Fri, July 19th, 15:55 · Richard Cutcher
Amadeus turn to Africa for mobile technology growth
The UK-based venture capital fund invested in by MTN Group has told HumanIPO it has chosen to target the African market because of its growing technology, and particularly, mobile technology capability and usage. → Read more
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Fri, July 19th, 15:08 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom rebuffs dirty tricks jibe
South Africa’s Telkom has dismissed allegations they are “playing dirty” by blocking a Solidarity member’s emails and said the matter was fixed minutes of a computer re-boot. → Read more
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Fri, July 19th, 14:55 · Brandon Gregory
FHM fires writers for correctional rape joke
Following the social media furore caused by writers Max Barashenkov and Montle Moorosi over their joke on correctional rape, FHM South Africa has fired both from the publication. → Read more
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Fri, July 19th, 07:42 · Richard Cutcher
Shuttleworth loses SA exchange laws battle
South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth has lost his fight to get the country’s exchange control system overhauled, after the high court in Pretoria disagreed with his assertion that the current system is unconstitutional. → Read more
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Thu, July 18th, 15:16 · Brandon Gregory
FHM writers apologise for joke on Facebook
For Him Magazine (FHM) South Africa features editor Max Barashenkov and editorial assistant Montle Moorosi have apologised for their joke on correctional rape following the recent social uproar on Facebook. → Read more
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Thu, July 18th, 15:07 · Richard Cutcher
Knott-Craig reopens Cell C merger debate
Cell C and part state-owned Telkom have discussed the possibility of working together, according to comments made by the former’s chief executive officer (CEO) Alan Knott-Craig on radio this morning. → Read more
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Thu, July 18th, 13:35 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom settlement rubber stamped by tribunal
The Competition Tribunal has confirmed the settlement between South Africa’s part state-owned Telkom and the Competition Commission, which includes the separation of its wholesale and business operations. → Read more
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Thu, July 18th, 12:00 · Brandon Gregory
Beware the new putty BlackBerry scam
A new BlackBerry scam is reportedly plaguing Johannesburg taxi ranks in the form of criminals selling the mobile phones to people at very cheap prices, but opening the device reveals just why the mobile devices are so cheap. → Read more
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Thu, July 18th, 10:19 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom strikes nearing
Telkom strikes will be discussed today by the South African Communications Union (SACU), who could take industrial action next week, while Solidarity also seems to be on the brink. → Read more
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Thu, July 18th, 08:27 · Brandon Gregory
Nelson Mandela one of the first to receive smart ID card
Nelson Mandela was one of the first to receive the new smart identification document (ID) card, which was accepted earlier today by his daughter Zindzi Mandela at the Union Buildings in Pretoria in honour of his 95th birthday. → Read more
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Thu, July 18th, 08:05 · Richard Cutcher
Vodacom records huge growth in data customers
The Vodacom Group, which has operations in four African countries as well as its stronghold in South Africa, has reported a data revenue increase of 28.2 per cent in the quarter ending June 30, compared to the same period last year. → Read more
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Wed, July 17th, 15:45 · Brandon Gregory
Red Bull Mobile and Cell C offer free monthly data
Red Bull Mobile, powered by South African mobile operator Cell C, has been relaunched in the form of a new data intensive prepaid offering. → Read more
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Wed, July 17th, 15:43 · Richard Cutcher
National Broadband Council a wise move
The prospect of a National Broadband Council, featuring stakeholders from the public and private sector, has been welcomed by Dominic Cull, the Internet Service Providers’ Association regulatory advisor. → Read more
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Wed, July 17th, 15:02 · Brandon Gregory
Not everyone in SA is getting true cloud – Vine
Cloud is the buzz of computing currently, but there are regular warnings concerning its use and Grant Vine, technical director of Cybervine IT Solutions, has offered some advice about considering cloud needs. → Read more
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Wed, July 17th, 13:51 · Richard Cutcher
Competition Tribunal hears Telkom settlement case
South Africa’s Competition Tribunal is considering whether to approve the settlement agreement between Telkom and the Competition Commission. → Read more
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Wed, July 17th, 13:24 · Brandon Gregory
Naspers’ US$750 million bond offering exceeds demand
South Africa’s multimedia giant Naspers has announced its bond offering of US$750 million has exceeded demand. → Read more
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Wed, July 17th, 13:14 · Richard Cutcher
MTN adds African power to Ubuntu CAG
MTN has become the first African network operator to join Canonical’s Carrier Advisory Group (CAG), which will influence the development of the smartphone operating system Ubuntu. → Read more
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Wed, July 17th, 11:04 · Richard Cutcher
Itec buys majority stake in Canon West Rand
South African document managing and printing company Itec has bought a majority stake in Canon West Rand, in a bid to grow its market reach. → Read more
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Wed, July 17th, 10:12 · Paul Adepoju
Report okays Dimension Data’s Public Compute-as-a-Service cloud servers
A report released by The Tolly Group has revealed Dimension Data’s Public Compute-as-a-Service (CaaS) cloud servers showed consistently high performance across CPU, memory, storage and networking measures. → Read more
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Wed, July 17th, 08:54 · Brandon Gregory
FHM writers suspended over “correctional rape” joke on Facebook
HM South Africa has suspended Max Barashenkov, features editor for the magazine and editorial assistant Montle Moorosi, for causing a social media uproar through joking about correctional rape. → Read more
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