South Africa, Page 106
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Tue, July 2nd, 15:03 · Richard Cutcher
Liquid Telecom enlists Ekinops for Southern Africa network
Liquid Telecom has partnered with Ekinops, with the latter to supply South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia’s new long-haul DWDM network, set to be the longest fibre network on the continent. → Read more
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Tue, July 2nd, 14:18 · Terzel Rasmus
Cell C extends data promotion
South African network operator Cell C has extended its data promotion after a positive response to its per MB rates. → Read more
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Tue, July 2nd, 13:49 · Terzel Rasmus
Badger adds his voice to Twitter
The very first tweeting animal in the world, a badger at Johannesburg Zoo, has become an overnight sensation. → Read more
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Tue, July 2nd, 12:59 · Nanine Steenkamp
Mxit most popular network in SA
Mxit is more popular than Facebook in South Africa, making the chat app’s home country one of the few which does not comply with general Facebook world domination statistics, a social media report has revealed. → Read more
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Tue, July 2nd, 12:42 · Kamau Mbote
WikiLeaks hits out at Obama over CIA role in Mandela jailing
Whistleblowing site WikiLeaks has hit out at US president Barack Obama after he toured the Robben Island cell of former South African president Nelson Mandela, blaming the US government for having been behind the ailing icon’s arrest in 1962. → Read more
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Tue, July 2nd, 10:36 · Tom Jackson
JSE reports zero outages since launch of Millenium Exchange
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has said the launch of equity trading platform Millennium Exchange a year ago today has wiped out trading outages and boosted execution speeds by 400 times. → Read more
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Tue, July 2nd, 10:16 · Terzel Rasmus
Social media now a recruitment platform – survey
Social media has become more than just a platform to chat and finding friends, and is now a source to recruit staff and look for jobs, according to a survey by Hiring Bounty. → Read more
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Tue, July 2nd, 10:16 · Brandon Gregory
South African motorists may receive traffic fines via email
The South African Road Traffic Infringement Agency is seeking to amend the law to allow motorists to receive traffic fines via email as well as through ordinary mail. → Read more
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Tue, July 2nd, 09:17 · Brandon Gregory
COSATU takes its “go-slow” protest against e-tolling to Pretoria
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has taken its “drive slow” protest campaign against the contentious e-tolling system in Gauteng, South Africa, to Pretoria. → Read more
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Tue, July 2nd, 07:44 · Kamau Mbote
Music platform Kasimp3 hits 500,000 unique visitors
South African music platform Kasimp3 increased its unique visitor numbers from 279,000 in April to 500,000 in June according to the latest figures released by the company. → Read more
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Mon, July 1st, 15:58 · Richard Cutcher
Nigeria is the most exciting market – Silvertree Capital
The founders of Silvertree Capital, Africa’s latest tech startup investment fund, have told HumanIPO they see Nigeria as the place to be for opportunity and discussions concerning three more deals are in the advanced stages. → Read more
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Mon, July 1st, 15:58 · Nanine Steenkamp
Q&A: Universities key in promoting SA tech startup status
Marc Elias, founder of Johannesburg-based startup accelerator Seed Engine, and Eric Edelstein, chief executive officer (CEO) of online payment startup Zunguz, spoke to HumanIPO about the support universities can offer by promoting a positive startup mentality. → Read more
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Mon, July 1st, 15:43 · Brandon Gregory
Ian Ollis: Portugal’s failed e-tolling system will fail in South Africa
Ian Ollis, the shadow minister of transport for the Democratic Alliance (DA), is calling for clarity on how e-tolling was pursued in South Africa despite the system having already failed in Portugal. → Read more
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Mon, July 1st, 15:24 · Brandon Gregory
A2P SMS interconnect fee to reduce SA networks’ wholesale price
The introduction of an Application-to-Person (A2P) SMS interconnect fee will be a “pleasant surprise” for businesses despite the increasing SMS costs, according to Pieter Streicher, managing director of BulkSMS.com. → Read more
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Mon, July 1st, 13:46 · Brandon Gregory
Top TV cancels two channels
Top TV, one of South Africa’s satellite pay-TV services has lost the TV channel “Fox Retro” without warning and has replaced “Top Explore” with a new channel called “Spark”. → Read more
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Mon, July 1st, 13:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Technology builds readership, engagement – BBC
Online news streaming, social media and content availability through mobile have increased engagement with readers, Steve Martin, business development manager at the BBC, said. → Read more
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Mon, July 1st, 12:10 · Brandon Gregory
Further e-toll tariff cuts expected
The Department of Transport (DoT) is reportedly considering cutting the tariffs for the controversial e-tolling of Gauteng’s freeways following the recent public consultation process. → Read more
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Mon, July 1st, 09:49 · Terzel Rasmus
Fibre optic based internet access spurs debate
The private sector and local government should be working together to avoid duplication of costly optic fibres in South Africa, according to industry experts. → Read more
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Mon, July 1st, 09:22 · Brandon Gregory
Motorists in Cape Town to pay for confiscated phones
Motorists in Cape Town will have to a pay ZAR1,140 (US$115) fine to retrieve a mobile phone confiscated for using it behind the wheel. → Read more
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Mon, July 1st, 08:31 · Richard Cutcher
Internet Solutions targets SMEs
Dimension Data’s Internet Solutions (IS) has launched a package aimed exclusively at small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), connecting to IS’s network backbone. → Read more
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