South Africa, Page 113
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Wed, June 12th, 15:31 · Brandon Gregory
OUTA shocked at Kapsch TrafficCom’s recent statement
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) is “shocked” Austrian e-tolling company Kapsch TrafficCom expects a ZAR672 million (US$67.6 million) revenue boost from Gauteng’s e-tolling system. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 15:27 · Richard Cutcher
Protesters march on Vodacom office
Around 250 people from a liberty group and consumer lobbyists marched on the Vodacom offices in Cape Town today in protest against the price of communication in South Africa. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 14:06 · Brandon Gregory
City Press most influential media platform in SA
City Press, one of South Africa’s leading Sunday newspapers, has been named South Africa’s most influential media platform by Media Tenor, taking the title from rival Sunday Times. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 12:54 · Brandon Gregory
DotFNB supports urban regeneration of Johannesburg CBD
South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) has launched another dotFNB branch in its BankCity Precinct in Johannesburg’s central business district (CBD), in celebration of dotFNB’s first birthday and supporting Johannesburg’s inner-city rejuvenation. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 12:16 · Richard Cutcher
We will boycott operators if surveillance begins – SA consumers
A consumer pressure group has fired a warning to telecommunications companies in South Africa that may be under pressure to provide private data to local or foreign governments. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 10:25 · Nanine Steenkamp
88mph opens 2014 fundraising
African startup accelerator 88mph has extended an invitation to investors as funding acquisition gets underway for its 2014 programme. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 10:21 · Richard Cutcher
Shuttleworth a “financial refugee”
South African billionaire Mark Shuttleworth’s attack on the country’s exchange controls could “pull the whole system down”, with the entrepreneur being described as a “financial refugee” by the Reserve Bank. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 08:31 · Brandon Gregory
Where SA’s e-tolling money is going
The Austrian manufacturer of toll-road systems Kapsch TrafficCom has said it is expecting a revenue boost of approximately ZAR672.5 million (US$67.6 million) from South Africa’s e-tolling project, which has been delayed but may begin in July. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 07:57 · Nanine Steenkamp
Nuus24 to close down
South African media company Naspers has disbanded its Afrikaans channel Nuus24 after it failed to match the popularity of English version News24. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 14:52 · Nanine Steenkamp
Absa app reaches ZAR1bn
Absa’s payment app has reached ZAR1 billion (US$98.7 million) in transactions, making it one of the most popular apps in South Africa. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 13:55 · Nanine Steenkamp
SA device featured on Grey’s Anatomy
South African digital X-ray device Lodox was featured in an episode of Grey’s Anatomy broadcast on M-Net on Monday, June 10. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 13:35 · Brandon Gregory
OUTA achieves ZAR2.35 million in donations
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) has raked in ZAR2.35 million (US$228,000) in donations following their call to the public to help them raise funding for their pending case against e-tolling at the Supreme Court of Appeal in September. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 10:18 · Brandon Gregory
Rafael Nadal apologises for RIP Mandela tweet
Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal has apologised for incorrectly tweeting a rest-in-peace message to Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first post-apartheid president. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 09:24 · Brandon Gregory
Doctor’s mobile phone used to track murder suspects
The Somerset West Magistrate’s court, in South Africa, heard yesterday Dr Louis Heyns’ mobile phone was used to track the men involved with his murder. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 08:36 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom impairment valued at ZAR12 billion
South African telecommunications giant Telkom has confirmed it will impair the cost of its assets by ZAR12 billion (US$1.2 billion) in a bid to turn its financial performance around. → Read more
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Mon, June 10th, 15:27 · Nanine Steenkamp
Entrepreneurs valuable at hackathons
Award winning South African hacker Tony Mwebaze, lecturer at Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), believes entrepreneurs are an asset to hackathon teams in the creation of effective tech solutions. → Read more
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Mon, June 10th, 15:18 · Brandon Gregory
Old camera to blame for “gap” in Marikana video footage
A senior police officer has said there was missing footage from a video shown to the Farlam Commission of Inquiry taken of the Marikana incident, which occurred on August 13 last year. → Read more
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Mon, June 10th, 14:45 · Paul Adepoju
Dimension Data release latest security assessment
Global ICT solutions and services provider Dimension Data has launched its Technology Lifecycle Management Assessment for Security, allowing companies to identify devices on their network that need more urgent attention than others. → Read more
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Mon, June 10th, 14:24 · Nanine Steenkamp
MTN distances itself from DA campaign
South African network operator MTN has rejected claims of political association with the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) controversial campaign, saying they were unaware of the connection. → Read more
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Mon, June 10th, 14:13 · Brandon Gregory
OUTA defends acceptance of DA donation
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) has defended its decision to accept a ZAR1 million (US$101,000) donation from the Democratic Alliance (DA) towards its pending case against e-tolling in South Africa. → Read more
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