South Africa, Page 37
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Wed, March 5th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
Business Connexion reorganises leadership
Business Connexion (BCX) has announced a reorganisation of its executive leadership to “advance the Group’s positioning as a global player”. → Read more
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Wed, March 5th, 06:00 · Chris Udemans
Caxton sells remaining TMG shares – report
South African media group Caxton has sold its remaining stake in Times Media Group (TMG), according to a report. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 20:00 · Chris Udemans
South Africans swapping cash for cards – FNB
South Africans are abandoning cash for card payments, cutting banking costs by reducing the need to transport money, according to First National Bank (FNB). → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 18:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telkom Mobile, BlackBerry announce integrated carrier billing
South African operator Telkom Mobile and BlackBerry have announced integrated carrier billing will now be available to BlackBerry smartphone users on the network, in the first integrated billing partnership concluded by Telkom Mobile. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Carrim forms National Broadband Advisory Council
The South African Department of Communications (DoC) today announced the launch of a National Broadband Advisory Council (NBAC) to advise and support the communications minister in the implementation of the country’s broadband policy. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 16:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
IS outsourcing market in SA to hit $2.8bn this year
The combination of South Africa’s IS outsourcing, managed services and hosted services markets will top US$2.8 billion in 2014, with demand for third party support services accelerating as the ICT market develops. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 15:40 · Chris Udemans
MTN standardises international call rates
South African mobile operator MTN has simplified its international call rates across its contract, PayAsYouGo and TopUp platforms. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 12:20 · Tom Jackson
Social Media Week coming to Johannesburg
The global Social Media Week (SMW) event is to arrive in Johannesburg, South Africa, in September, the second African destination of the series after two successful events in Lagos. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 11:04 · Gabriella Mulligan
Pistorius case adjourned after witness photo broadcast
The murder trial of South African paralympian Oscar Pistorius was disrupted this morning, as it emerged eNCA broadcast a picture of a witness contrary to her consent and the court’s conditions on the live broadcasting of the case. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 09:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Ole! Media adjusting well in Kenya
South Africa’s Ole! Media Group has received a warm welcome in Kenya in the six months since it launched in the East African country, according to the group chief marketing officer (CMO) and managing director (MD) of MobiMedia Desere Orill. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
SANRAL CEO lied on radio – OUTA
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) has claimed information made public by South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) chief executive officer (CEO) Nazir Alli on Friday was dishonest. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 20:00 · Chris Udemans
MultiChoice announces DStv price rises
South Africa’s MultiChoice has announced its annual DStv price increases, with its the cost of its Compact and Premium bouquets being raised by over six per cent → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 19:00 · Agatha Nduku
Liquid Telecom increases its satellite operations in Africa
Liquid Telecom has built a satellite hub at Teraco’s vendor-neutral earth station in South Africa, enabling the company to route African traffic in Africa rather than backhauling it via Europe as many operators need to do. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA government must ensure access to tech – Carrim
Government must keep its policies and legislation up to date and relevant to ensure the whole of society benefits equally from the progress brought about by technological advances, according to South Africa’s minister of communications Yunus Carrim. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 14:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
An open letter to Vodacom and MTN – Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko
As the dispute over the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa’s (ICASA’s) new mobile termination rates (MTRs) continues and heads to court, the chief executive officer (CEO) of part state-owned operator Telkom, Sipho Maseko, joins the fray with an open letter to the CEOs of the two largest operators in the country, published in full below. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA’s Triggerfish launches Khumba game
South African animation film company Triggerfish Animation Studios has released a mobile game modelled on its successful film Khumba, in partnership with local game developers Sijo Studios. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 11:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telkom has subsidised Vodacom, MTN for 2 decades – CEO
South Africa’s part state-owned operator Telkom has subsidised bigger rivals Vodacom and MTN for over two decades, chief executive officer (CEO) Sipho Maseko said in an open letter to the operators urging them to stop opposing the lowering of mobile termination rates (MTRs). → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 10:20 · Chris Udemans
DA e-tolling court case to be heard this week
The Democratic Alliance (DA) is in court this week in a bid to have the controversial e-tolling bill declared unconstitutional. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
Cape Town startup CEO selected as WEF Global Shaper
The chief executive officer (CEO) of Cape Town-based startup ViGO, Carl Wallace, has been selected by an initiative of the World Economic Forum (WEF) to be a Global Shaper, allowing him to connect with the worldwide network of Global Shapers, network with WEF communities and represent youth at WEF events. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 07:00 · Susan Mwenesi
FullCircle acquisition to expand Ole! Media’s expertise
The recent acquisition of FullCircle Sport Online, a boutique digital sports consultancy, by TEAMtalk, a division of South Africa’s Ole! Media Group will see the company expand its expertise not only in local football but provide FullCircle clients with more services and deeper coverage → Read more
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