South Africa, Page 42
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Fri, February 14th, 10:20 · Paul Adepoju
First regional director appointed for M-Net in West Africa
Subscription-funded South African television channel M-Net has appointed its first regional director for West Africa, Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu. → Read more
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Fri, February 14th, 09:40 · Tom Jackson
SANRAL denies OUTA e-tag research, claims 66% compliance
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has denied claims by the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) only 29 per cent of road users in Gauteng have registered for e-tags, saying the figure is actually 66 per cent. → Read more
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Fri, February 14th, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
Vodacom launches vouchercloud app in SA
Vodacom South Africa has announced the launch of vouchercloud, a smartphone app that uses location information to find local deals. → Read more
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Thu, February 13th, 19:00 · Paul Adepoju
Ghana’s BoxBuzz to launch in Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, SA and China
Plans are underway to introduce Ghana’s BoxBuzz, an SMS alert system that informs owners of Post Office Box addresses when they receive a letter, to Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa and China. → Read more
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Thu, February 13th, 18:20 · Tom Jackson
Samuels appointed Telkom CTO
South African part state-owned operator Telkom has announced the appointment of industry veteran Alphonzo Samuels as chief technology officer (CTO), as the firm moves closer to completing its new leadership structure to implement its turnaround strategy. → Read more
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Thu, February 13th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
AngelHub becomes AngelHub Ventures after Jordaan buy-in
Angel seed fund AngelHub Ventures has been formed in South Africa after the buyout of AngelHub by investors including former First National Bank (FNB) chief executive officer (CEO) Michael Jordaan. → Read more
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Thu, February 13th, 15:40 · Chris Udemans
Blackbox to run 2 programme cycles this year
Silicon Valley startup accelerator Blackbox Connect has announced the extension of its partnership with Google for Entrepreneurs in order to launch two programme cycles during 2014, hoping to empower more startups from around the world. → Read more
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Thu, February 13th, 13:40 · Chris Udemans
Standard Bank piloting Bitcoin trading platform
South Africa’s Standard Bank has set up an experimental internal Bitcoin trading platform, according to a presentation given at the 2014 Finovation Europe conference in London. → Read more
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Thu, February 13th, 11:40 · Tom Jackson
Republican Democrats party calls for e-toll referendum
Newly established South African political party the Republican Democrats (RD) has called for a referendum on e-tolling in Gauteng province, owing to the dissatisfaction of South Africans with the controversial policy. → Read more
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Thu, February 13th, 09:40 · Chris Udemans
Dimension Data to sell distribution business
South African information technology firm Dimension Data has announced it will sell its distribution business Express Data to Australian hardware distributor Dicker Data for an undisclosed price. → Read more
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Thu, February 13th, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
SA’s Folup develops medical monitoring platform
South African startup Folup has developed a platform for medical patients to monitor their own health metrics and for physicians to view the data in real time, providing an efficient way for patients to track changes in their lives on a daily basis. → Read more
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Wed, February 12th, 20:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Internet Solutions buys stake in Antfarm
South African internet service provider (ISP) Internet Solutions has acquired a “significant stake” in local streaming media service provider Antfarm, in a bid to prepare for the boom in online video content. → Read more
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Wed, February 12th, 15:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
71% have not registered for e-tolling – OUTA
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) has said 71 per cent of toll road users in the Gauteng province of South Africa have not registered for e-tags, and has called on President Jacob Zuma to repeal the policy. → Read more
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Wed, February 12th, 13:00 · Chris Udemans
Nokia Lumia 1520 lands in SA
Nokia has announced the arrival of its new six-inch Lumia smartphone in South Africa, ahead of the launch of the affordable Asha models. → Read more
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Wed, February 12th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
Smartphones to drive installation of Wi-Fi infrastructure – WAPA
The South African market will see the introduction of very affordable low-end smartphones during 2014 resulting in the widespread installation of Wi-Fi infrastructure, according to predictions by the Wireless Access Providers’ Association (WAPA). → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 20:00 · Chris Udemans
Effectively deployed tech can fight crime – IDC
Technology should be deployed in an effective way in order to combat crime, said Mark Walker director of insight and vertical industries of the International Data Corporation (IDC) at a Motorola Solutions conference today. → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
MTN to challenge ICASA over MTRs
South Africa’s second mobile operator MTN is to challenge the new mobile termination rates (MTRs) announced recently and has initiated legal discussions with the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 15:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
24.com hits out at Google for non-payment of taxes
South African online media organisation 24.com, owned by Naspers, has hit out at Google for operating in the country without paying taxes, saying the multinational should be paying up to ZAR240 million (US$21.8 million) in taxes per year. → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
OUTA submits e-tolling complaint to public protector
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) has submitted a 10,000 word complaint about the handling of e-tolling by the South African National Road Agency (SANRAL) to the public protector, accusing the state-owned company of breaching seven of the human rights contained in the country’s constitution. → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 09:40 · Tom Jackson
Most SA companies not assisting employees with e-toll costs
The majority of South African companies have no budgets for e-tolls and are not assisting employees with toll fees, according to a survey carried out by P-E Corporate Services. → Read more
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