South Africa, Page 61
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Tue, November 12th, 12:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Strategy needed to monetise Africa’s internet growth – panelists
The next five billion people to become connected to the internet will do so via mobile, and as such industry players must concentrate on achieving profitable growth over the coming period, according to panelists at AfricaCom 2013. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 11:00 · Richard Cutcher
Solarway launches latest solar powered charger
Solarway has launched a solar powered mobile charging kiosk, adding further competition to the sector. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 10:04 · Brandon Gregory
AfricaCom 2013 kicks off in Cape Town
The sixteenth annual three day AfricaCom conference kicked off in Cape Town this morning, set to feature more than 300 speakers. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 08:30 · Brandon Gregory
Going niche in a saturated online market
The online market is a saturated one and Rob Hope, founder of One Page Love, a South African online showcasing site for one page websites, shared some insight at WordPress’ WordCamp on how to go niche in this market. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 07:30 · Richard Cutcher
Mxit adds offline messaging and Voicechat in Version 7
Mxit, a South African mobile social network, has launched its latest version designed for feature phones, the iPhone and iPad, with compatibility for other smartphones expected to follow shortly. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 20:00 · Richard Cutcher
ISPA wins fight to shame spammers
South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has been given the green light to continue listing Ketler Investments in its spammers Hall of Shame after the South Gauteng High Court ruled in their favour. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
SABC board member resignation accepted by Zuma
President Jacob Zuma has accepted the resignation of South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board member Noluthando Gosa, less than two months after she was appointed to the newly formed board of the state broadcaster. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
Phonefinder looking to simplify purchase of phone plans
Johannesburg startup Phonefinder has set up a comprehensive listings service for cell phone packages, seeking to allow consumers to make the best decision about a package that suits their budget. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 16:00 · Brandon Gregory
POPI set to create new roles in enterprise
The Protection of Personal Information bill (POPI) in South Africa will see the introduction of a new role for specialised compliance officers within enterprises, according to Ayanda Dlamini, business development manager of LGR Telecommunications. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 13:30 · Richard Cutcher
Vodacom sees data reward from smartphone sales push in SA
Vodacom’s South Africa operations witnessed a 41.2 per cent growth in its smartphone and hardware sales during the six month period ending September 2013, resulting in huge data bundle growth. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
Mxit 7 to be unveiled tomorrow
South African mobile social network Mxit is expected to release version seven of its platform, which will include optimisation for different devices. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 10:30 · Brandon Gregory
City Power ready to implement smart meters
City Power, the South African electricity distributor, is ready to implement an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), or smart meters, throughout Johannesburg. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 09:32 · Richard Cutcher
Vodacom doubles international data revenue, M-Pesa takes off
Vodacom Group, which operates networks in four African countries outside of South Africa, has reported more than 100 per cent data revenue growth in those markets, another indication of the continent’s rapidly increasing mobile data usage. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 09:00 · Richard Cutcher
Uber Cape Town puts Fords, Chevys and Toyotas on the road, price increase
A handful of Uber users in Cape Town have expressed dismay at being greeted by lower-end vehicles after using the mobile app only to be delivered a Chevy or a Toyota. → Read more
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Sun, November 10th, 08:00 · Richard Cutcher
FEATURE: The week in startups 10/11/2013
Following the iROKING drama of last week, this one was destined to be a little quieter, but HumanIPO still found time to touch base with startups and programmes in Cameroon, Botswana and Uganda, among others. → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 19:30 · Brandon Gregory
Creating effective, entertaining online content
Gavin Mannion, founder of Lazygamer.net, discussed creating effective and entertaining online content using the Wordpress platform at the WordCamp conference, in Cape Town, yesterday (Monday). → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 18:30 · Richard Cutcher
Girl Geek Dinners looking ahead to 2014
Girl Geek Dinners Cape Town (GGDCPT) held its end of year celebration at Cafe Chic last night, with the organisers already placing the emphasis for 2014 on attracting more members from local schools. → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 17:00 · Richard Cutcher
South African white space pilot a success
The TV white spaces (TVWS) project with 10 schools in and around Cape Town has been hailed a success by Google and its partners in the initiative which is seeking to boost internet access. → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 16:00 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom Mobile, Cell C to offer iPhone 5s next week, Vodacom release prices
The iPhone 5s will be available to South Africans with Telkom Mobile from November 15, with the network opening pre-registration for the device today (Friday). → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 15:00 · Brandon Gregory
OUTA welcomes legal action by DA and FF Plus against e-tolls
The announcements by the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Freedom Front Plus (FF+) to take legal action against the controversial e-tolling system has been welcomed by the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA). → Read more
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