South Africa, Page 9
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Wed, July 2nd, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
Q&A: Gareth Cliff, CliffCentral
South African radio personality and CliffCentral founder Gareth Cliff talks to HumanIPO about his move away from traditional broadcasting and what he sees as the future of the medium. → Read more
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Tue, July 1st, 16:00 · Chris Udemans
SA dotCities Sunrise, Landrush periods launched
The Sunrise and Landrush periods of South Africa’s city Top Level Domains (cTLD) launched today, allowing trademark holders to apply for their chosen domain names. → Read more
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Mon, June 30th, 17:00 · Chris Udemans
Online broadcasting more substantial than traditional radio – Cliff
Online broadcasting allows for more substance than traditional radio, according to South African radio personality and CliffCentral founder Gareth Cliff. → Read more
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Mon, June 30th, 15:30 · Chris Udemans
Cape Town drafts open data policy
The City of Cape Town, South Africa, plans to launch an open data programme, with public comment on the draft policy closing today. → Read more
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Mon, June 30th, 14:00 · Chris Udemans
Absa online services down again
South Africa’s Absa Bank has been experiencing downtime on its internet banking platform, with customers taking to social media to express their frustration. → Read more
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Mon, June 30th, 11:30 · Chris Udemans
E-tolls set for review, OUTA cautious
Gauteng premier David Makhura has announced plans to review e-tolling in the province, saying the public has a right to be heard. → Read more
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Mon, June 30th, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
Proposed SABC changes will make broadcaster government mouthpiece – DA
South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) has said amendments to the Broadcasting Act as proposed by communications minister Faith Muthambi will turn the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) into a mouthpiece for ruling party the African National Congress (ANC). → Read more
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Mon, June 30th, 10:00 · Tom Jackson
Mxit finds partner, starts marketing in Nigeria
South African chat app Mxit has started marketing activities in Nigeria after finding a local partner, but says it does not currently have plans to open an office in the country. → Read more
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Sat, June 28th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
MTN Business announces 3rd App Awards
South Africa’s MTN Business has announced its third annual App Awards to recognise innovative app developers in the consumer and business space. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 18:00 · Tom Jackson
Removing porn cost Mxit users – CEO
Removing porn and profanity from South African chat app Mxit has meant a decline in active users, as has the increasing prevalence of smartphones in the country, according to chief executive officer (CEO) Francois Swart. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 17:30 · Chris Udemans
Moody’s upgrades SANRAL credit rating
Credit rating agency Moody’s Investor Services has upgraded the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) rating from negative to stable, a move welcomed by the parastatal. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 15:00 · Chris Udemans
SACCI calls for copper theft police unit
The South African Chamber of Commerce Industry (SACCI) has called for a copper theft police unit to be established after reporting a 71 per cent increase since May last year. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 14:30 · Tom Jackson
Get to know your customers and build services around them, operators told
African operators have been urged to get to know their customers in rural areas better in order to work out how to best offer and extract value, driving penetration of internet and mobile services while proving beneficial for the providers. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 13:30 · Chris Udemans
Microsoft launches African IP Hub in Kenya
Microsoft has launched its 4Africa IP Hub in Kenya in an attempt to create an intellectual property protection culture on the continent. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
Twitter, CliffCentral cooperate to remove fake accounts
Twitter is cooperating with South African radio personality Gareth Cliff’s “unradio” station CliffCentral to remove fake accounts created claiming to represent the station and its founder. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 12:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodacom CEO purchases $328k in shares
Shameel Joosub, chief executive officer (CEO) of South Africa’s leading operator Vodacom, has purchased ZAR3,474,933 (US$328,000) worth of Vodacom shares, the company announced. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 12:00 · Guest Post
GUEST POST: Hamilton Rashefola, sales director at IBM SA.
Businesses and the government should not look at the cloud from a purely technological perspective but see it as an enabling force for progress, according to Hamilton Rashefola, sales director at IBM South Africa. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 10:30 · Chris Udemans
BT, MEDO hold practice pitching session in Cape Town
British Telecom (BT) and enterprise and development firm MEDO yesterday hosted a rehearsal pitching event at the University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, allowing local ICT startups to practice their pitches for a place in the MEDO International Trade Programme. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 09:30 · Tom Jackson
CliffCentral denies it failed on Comedy Central
South African radio personality Gareth Cliff’s “unradio” station CliffCentral has denied it failed on Comedy Central Africa after its agreement was terminated after low viewing figures. → Read more
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Thu, June 26th, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
SABC accuses blogger of causing racial division over programming allegations
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has accused blogger Thinus Ferreira of attempting to cause “racial and linguistic divisions” following posts claiming the SABC’s programming decisions are marginalising the Afrikaans language. → Read more
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