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Mon, March 10th, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
MTN succeeds in complaint against Cell C advert
South Africa’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled against mobile operator Cell C in a complaint lodged by rival operator MTN regarding advertisements aired by Cell C claiming MTN is trying to keep mobile communications prices high. → Read more
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Sat, March 8th, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Q&A: Ole! Media’s Desere Orill
South African media giant Ole! Media recently bought boutique digital sports consultancy FullCircle Sport Online, causing ripples in the sports world. HumanIPO caught up with Desere Orill, group chief marketing officer (CMO) and managing director (MD) of MobiMedia. → Read more
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Fri, March 7th, 16:20 · Chris Udemans
South African businesses not ready for POPI
The South African business sector is not ready for the implementation for the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI), according to auditing firm Grant Thornton. → Read more
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Fri, March 7th, 14:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
MultiChoice appoints new M-Net CEO
DStv provider MultiChoice South Africa has appointed Yolisa Phahle as chief executive officer (CEO) of wholly-owned subsidiary M-Net, as the company focuses on achieving growth across its east, west and southern African markets. → Read more
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Fri, March 7th, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Gautrain tracking app unveiled
Independent South African iOS developer Litha Soyizwapi has unveiled a tracking app for Gautrain train and bus services, providing real-time information on the Gauteng transport services. → Read more
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Fri, March 7th, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
U-Start conference takes place in Cape Town
The second U-Start conference of the year took place in Cape Town yesterday, providing a platform for fifteen startups to win an all expenses paid trip to the culminating U-Start conference in Milan in May. → Read more
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Thu, March 6th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Gauteng Broadband Network to roll out at cost of $48m
South Africa’s Gauteng provincial government has allocated ZAR510 million (US$47.8 million) for the immediate rollout of the Gauteng Broadband Network (GBN), highlighting the job creation potential of the project. → Read more
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Thu, March 6th, 15:00 · Chris Udemans
Pocketplan events app launches in Cape Town
Events mobile application Pocketplan has launched in Cape Town, South Africa, providing a platform for browsing a handpicked list of events and purchase tickets, streamlining the navigation of the city’s social scene. → Read more
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Thu, March 6th, 14:20 · Chris Udemans
Telkom confirms MTN network sharing plans
South African part state-owned operator Telkom has confirmed plans to share its network with mobile operator MTN in order to cut wireless costs. → Read more
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Thu, March 6th, 13:00 · Chris Udemans
SANRAL told to stop lying by JPSA
Justice Project South Africa (JPSA) has told South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) representatives to stop lying about the number of registered e-toll users, saying its advertising campaigns do not align with the truth. → Read more
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Thu, March 6th, 11:40 · Chris Udemans
ANC Western Cape Twitter account hacked
The Western Cape African National Congress’ (ANC) Twitter account was hacked yesterday, resulting in the political party apologising for the comments. → Read more
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Thu, March 6th, 10:20 · Chris Udemans
FNB banking app uptake greatest among youth
South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) has revealed the youth market, aged 18 to 25, has shown the greatest growth in the uptake of its mobile banking app. → Read more
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Thu, March 6th, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
Barclays Africa acquires stake in P2P lending service RainFin
Barclays Africa has acquired 49 per cent of South African peer-to-peer lending service RainFin, boosting the emerging social lending sector in South Africa. → Read more
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Wed, March 5th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
Western Cape signs MoUs for free Wi-Fi zones
South Africa’s Western Cape government has signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with companies to set up free Wi-Fi hotspots in three more areas of the province. → Read more
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Wed, March 5th, 16:20 · Agatha Nduku
AfDB launches open data platform for 20 African countries
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched an open data platform for 20 African countries, part of the bank’s “Africa Information Highway (AIH)” initiative aimed at improving data quality, management and dissemination. → Read more
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Wed, March 5th, 15:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telkom, MTN in network sharing talks – report
South African part state-owned fixed line operator Telkom and the country’s second biggest mobile operator MTN are negotiating a deal under which MTN would share Telkom’s network in a bid to access more spectrum, according to a new report. → Read more
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Wed, March 5th, 14:20 · Tom Jackson
Provinces should be able to debate e-tolling – DA
South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) has told the Western Cape High Court the country’s provinces should be able to debate the controversial e-tolling bill because they are affected by it. → Read more
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Wed, March 5th, 12:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
MTN revenue boosted by Nigeria, underperforms in SA
MTN Group saw 12 per cent revenue growth in 2013, fuelled by its Nigerian operations and other regional units, though MTN South Africa underperformed due to decreases in voice revenues and cuts to mobile termination rates (MTRs). → Read more
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Wed, March 5th, 10:20 · Agatha Nduku
RateAfrika launches as an MVP
Pan-African startup RateAfrika, an online business platform where people can find and rate businesses and services, has launched as a minimum viable product (MVP), and will be introducing a free online booking system to over 1,000 restaurants in South Africa tomorrow (March 5). → Read more
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Wed, March 5th, 09:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
mapIT rebrands to TomTom SA
South African digital maps provider mapIT is rebranding to TomTom South Africa, giving the company an opportunity to leverage the well-known brand. → Read more
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