South Africa, Page 32
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Tue, March 25th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Pistorius trial focuses on iPhone messages
The trial of South African paralympian Oscar Pistorius today focused on evidence and data collected from a range of personal devices, including analysis of thousands of WhatsApp and iMessage messages shared between the accused and his deceased girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 18:30 · Chris Udemans
MTN partners PriceCheck to release app
South African mobile operator MTN has partnered Naspers-owned PriceCheck.co.za to release a mobile application for price comparison in the country. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 17:30 · Chris Udemans
SA cloud computing adoption vital to African app usage – Oracle
South Africa’s adoption of cloud computing is imperative to the adoption of cloud applications in Africa, according Sudarshan Roongta, vice-president of Oracle’s Industry Strategy and Insight programme for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 16:30 · Chris Udemans
SABC appoints acting CEO, CFO
The South African Broadcasting Corporation has announced the appointments of a new acting chief executive officer (CEO) and acting chief financial officer (CFO), following the resignation of Lulama Mokhobo and dismissal of Gugu Duda. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 15:30 · Tom Jackson
SA broadband policy urgently needed – Carrim
South African minister of communications Yunus Carrim has told ICT Green Paper public hearings in Polokwane the country urgently needs to implement its broadband policy in order to accelerate development. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 14:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
This week “make or break” in SA telecoms – Knott-Craig Sr
This week will be “make or break for affordable mobile communications in South Africa”, according to Cell C chief executive officer (CEO) Alan Knott-Craig Sr, as legal challenges to new mobile termination rates (MTRs) are heard in court. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 13:30 · Tom Jackson
SABC chair must quit over pro-ANC speech – Shinn
The non-executive chairperson of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Ellen Tshabalala must resign over a speech she made yesterday urging people to vote for the ruling African National Congress (ANC), according to Democratic Alliance (DA) shadow minister of communications Marian Shinn. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 10:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
ICASA faces MTN, Vodacom in court
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) will today attend court to face legal claims by dominant operators MTN and Vodacom, challenging the new mobile termination rates (MTRs) to become effective as of April 1. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
Telkom joins EASSy upgrades
South African part state-owned operator Telkom has announced it is an active participant in the latest upgrades to the East African Submarine Cable System (EASSy). → Read more
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Mon, March 24th, 19:00 · Chris Udemans
Gumede yet to serve summons on Sunday Independent
Robert Gumede, head of South African ICT firm Gijima, is yet to have a summons served against the staff and owner of the Sunday Independent after alleging an article published by the newspaper was defamatory. → Read more
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Mon, March 24th, 17:00 · Chris Udemans
ICASA rethinking MTRs process – report
South African regulator the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has said it is rethinking its policies on mobile termination rates (MTRs), according to a report. → Read more
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Mon, March 24th, 09:00 · Guest Post
Guest post: Dr Pieter Streicher, MD, BulkSMS.com
Dr Pieter Streicher, managing director of BulkSMS.com, discusses how the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) should navigate SMS interconnect rates while circumventing high communication costs and lowering SMS spam. → Read more
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Mon, March 24th, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
African investment in mobile banking pays off – report
Efforts made by African banks to invest in mobile banking in the past few years are finally paying off as more people take to banking through their phones, which now is now second only to online banking as an electronic channel, according to a survey carried out by audit firm Ernst & Young. → Read more
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Sat, March 22nd, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
Axxess cuts prepaid ADSL prices
South African internet service provider (ISP) Axxess has announced it will cut its prepaid ADSL prices, from ZAR29 (US$2.65) to ZAR9 (US$0.80) a gigabyte, just a week after it reduced its capped ADSL top-up rates. → Read more
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Fri, March 21st, 12:30 · Chris Udemans
SA newspaper stands by Gijima story
South African newspaper the Sunday Independent is standing by its article highlighting an investigation into a tender awarded to technology firm Gijima, resulting in the head of the company threatening the publication with a ZAR1 billion (US$92 million) lawsuit for defamation. → Read more
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Fri, March 21st, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
MultiChoice cannot speak for poor – Carrim
South Africa’s Department of Communications (DoC) has issued a statement saying pay-TV provider MultiChoice cannot speak for the poor after the company told minister of communications Yunus Carrim to put consumers first. → Read more
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Fri, March 21st, 07:00 · Chris Udemans
FNB’s online channels voted best in SA
South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) has had its online banking channels vote the best in the country, according to the 2014 South African Customer Satisfaction Index (SAcsi). → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 17:00 · Guest Post
Guest post: SA mobile operators fighting wrong war
“The mobile operators are fighting the wrong war”, says Marius Burger, managing director (MD) of Indian Atlantic, “and they’re squaring up to the wrong enemy. They should be fundamentally revising their business models to prepare for Google, Facebook and Microsoft, who are aiming at their voice markets.” → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 14:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
“Blind support” of one operator will not lower SA call costs – MTN
Lowering the cost of mobile communications in South Africa will not be achieved by “blind support” for a single operator by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), according to Zunaid Bulbulia, chief executive officer (CEO) of MTN South Africa. → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 13:00 · Chris Udemans
OUTA to protest against e-tolling tomorrow
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Organisation (OUTA) will use South Africa’s Human Rights Day (March 21) to protest the country’s e-tolling bill. → Read more
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