South Africa, Page 45
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Fri, January 31st, 09:40 · Tom Jackson
Tollgate Action Group to go to court over e-tolling
The Tollgate Action Group (TAG), comprising the Freedom Front Plus (FFP), the Transvaal Agricultural Union of South Africa (TAU-SA) and the National Taxpayers’ Union (NTU), is to push ahead with a court case to have e-tolling declared unconstitutional. → Read more
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Fri, January 31st, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
South Africa to host Africa’s first YourTechLive innovative tech show
Sandton, in Johannesburg, South Africa, will in November host Africa’s first YourTechLive, an innovative technology show aimed at disrupting the African consumer goods market. → Read more
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Fri, January 31st, 05:00 · Paul Adepoju
MTN appoints new chief legal counsel
MTN Group has announced the appointment of Michael Fleischer as chief legal counsel, with the appointment effective from February 1. → Read more
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Thu, January 30th, 19:00 · Chris Udemans
MTN considering options over new MTRs
South African mobile operator MTN has said it is “considering all its options” after the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) announced its new mobile termination rates (MTR). → Read more
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Thu, January 30th, 17:00 · Chris Udemans
SA internet speeds decline in Q3 2013 – Akamai
South African internet is underperforming when compared countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), showing a 1.1 per cent decline in internet speed in the third quarter of 2013. → Read more
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Thu, January 30th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
SA mobile data revenue to pass $5bn in 2018
South Africa’s mobile data revenue will surpass US$5 billion in 2018, almost double the US$2.8 billion in revenues in 2011. → Read more
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Thu, January 30th, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
SABC silent on rumours of CEO resignation
The South African Broadcasting Corporation has neither confirmed nor denied rumours group chief executive officer (CEO) Lulama Mokhobo has handed in her resignation. → Read more
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Thu, January 30th, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
Man arrested over SANRAL bomb scare
A South African man will appear in court tomorrow for acts of terrorism in connection with the bomb scare at the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) operations centre over the weekend, the third terrorism-related scare in the space of a week. → Read more
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Thu, January 30th, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
IBM opens client centre in Johannesburg
IBM has announced the opening of a client centre in Johannesburg, hoping it will foster innovation for South African businesses and IT skills development. → Read more
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Wed, January 29th, 18:20 · Chris Udemans
Tourism Radio partners German app producer for mobile guides
South African digital travel guide creator Tourism Radio has partnered with German travel app producer Yopegu to create mobile audio travel guides. → Read more
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Wed, January 29th, 17:40 · Chris Udemans
Mobile operators should accept new MTRs – Carrim
South African minister of communications Yunus Carrim has said the country’s mobile operators should accept the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa’s (ICASA) decision to impose asymmetrical mobile termination rates (MTRs). → Read more
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Wed, January 29th, 16:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Cell C, Telkom welcome new MTR rates, Vodacom critical
South African mobile operators Cell C and Telkom have welcomed the new mobile termination rates (MTRs) announced by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) today, though leading operator Vodacom said the rates are not in the public interest and due process requirements not followed. → Read more
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Wed, January 29th, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Dedicated DStv channel for Pistorius trial
MultiChoice has announced it will launch a pop-up “carte blanche” style channel dedicated to covering the murder trial of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius. → Read more
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Wed, January 29th, 13:40 · Tom Jackson
ICASA announces new call termination glide path
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has announced its new regulated rates for call termination, with termination rates set to drop from the current 40c per minute to 20c per minute on March 1. → Read more
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Wed, January 29th, 06:00 · Tom Jackson
Cell C CEO’s brother in illegal phone tower issue – report
The brother of Alan Knott-Craig Sr, the chief executive officer (CEO) of South Africa’s third operator Cell C, is at the centre of a row with neighbours over the illegal placement of a cellphone tower. → Read more
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Tue, January 28th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SANRAL must stop deceiving itself – OUTA
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) must stop deceiving itself that the population will accept e-tolling and should heed the “warning signs of a discontented society”, according to the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA). → Read more
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Tue, January 28th, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SANRAL threats should serve as warning – FFP
Recent security hoaxes suffered by the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) - including a bomb threat over the weekend - should serve as a warning to the government over the unpopularity of the e-tolling system, according to opposition party Freedom Front Plus (FFP). → Read more
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Tue, January 28th, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Suspended Telkom CFO defends loan
The suspended chief financial officer (CFO) of South African part state-owned operator Telkom has defended his role in procuring an interest-free loan from the company which he has been asked to repay, saying he was not responsible for the grant of the loan and followed the appropriate processes. → Read more
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Tue, January 28th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
World’s first social franchising accelerator launched in SA
A South African organisation is calling for submissions from social impact organisations which could be scaled through franchising for greater impact, claiming to be the first social franchising accelerator. → Read more
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Mon, January 27th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
SA copper theft falls 15% in one year
Copper theft in South Africa fell 15 per cent in the twelve months to December last year, according to South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) figures, though it increased month-on-month. → Read more
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