South Africa, Page 91
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Tue, August 20th, 12:40 · Jack Barton
Mandela social media site made public
The Mandela.is social media site, which has been in beta phase since March, has gone public, intended as a space for users to share inspirational thoughts and articles. → Read more
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Tue, August 20th, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
Prepaid electricity boosts Blue Label Telecoms revenue
Blue Label Telecoms, listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), has increased its headline earning by 9 per cent to ZAR425 million (US$42 million) over the last 12 months. → Read more
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Tue, August 20th, 11:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
SA women in tech honoured
South African minister of science and technology Derek Hanekom paid tribute to females at the annual Women in Science Awards, encouraging women to overcome discrimination. → Read more
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Tue, August 20th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
SANRAL e-tolling advertising spin a “disgrace” – DA
South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) has branded the South African National Roads Agency Limited’s (SANRAL) e-tolling advertising budget a “disgrace”. → Read more
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Tue, August 20th, 08:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
DMMA announces new board
South Africa’s Digital Media and Marketing Association (DMMA) has announced its new board members following the acceptance of a new constitution. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 18:30 · Richard Cutcher
MTN spectrum application goes to public hearing
The Independent Communications of South Africa (ICASA) has set up a public hearing to decide whether the country’s largest mobile operator MTN should be allocated spectrum in the 2010MHz to 2015MHz band. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 17:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Telkom admit to staff payment slip-ups
Telkom, South Africa’s part state-owned fixed-line provider, has admitted its promised payments to workers are behind schedule, placing the signed union agreement under question. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 15:30 · Tom Jackson
SA police finalise phone tapping investigation – report
The South African police has finalised its investigation into officers over the alleged bugging of phones belonging to former police chief Bheki Cele and two Sunday Times journalists. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
Omissions in requested e-toll documents – DA
South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) has received the contract documentation from the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) on e-tolling in Gauteng, but says there are some items missing. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 11:30 · Richard Cutcher
MTN embroiled in indaba sponsorship corruption
A senior MTN figure has been suspended by the company over his alleged part in misappropriated sponsorship money meant for the Cape Town ICT indaba last year. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
M&G to become “digital first”, retrenchments possible
The Mail & Guardian (M&G) has started restructuring towards becoming a “digital first” publication, with retrenchments a possibility as a result. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 08:30 · Brandon Gregory
One Digital Media appoints new CEO
Andrew Ridl has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of One Digital Media (ODM) with immediate effect. → Read more
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Sun, August 18th, 08:00 · Richard Cutcher
FEATURE: The week in startups 18/08/2013
Africa’s tech startup, accelerator and investor scene continues to see rapid growth, with the last seven days seeing more exciting developments on the continent. → Read more
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Sat, August 17th, 08:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
MEC motivates aspiring tech students
A Gauteng education member of executive council (MEC) has promoted the choice of technology careers for female students, pointing to its economic significance. → Read more
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Fri, August 16th, 20:00 · Richard Cutcher
e.tv partner with Sentech for digital broadcasting
South Africa’s free-to-air broadcaster e.tv has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with state-owned Sentech to provide its signal distribution for its digital terrestrial television (DTT). → Read more
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Fri, August 16th, 17:30 · Jack Barton
Guateng government pilots social media programme
A pilot programme has been launched at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital to enable the reporting of service delivery problems using Facebook and Twitter. → Read more
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Fri, August 16th, 16:30 · Brandon Gregory
SABC board shortlist contains South Africans of exceptional skills – Shinn
Marian Shinn, South Africa’s shadow minister of communications for the Democratic Alliance (DA), has given a glowing report on the shortlist of 37 for board positions at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). → Read more
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Fri, August 16th, 16:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
OPINION: Technology a test to authority
Technology’s power in society often depends on its accessibility, which lies in the hands of those in positions of authority. → Read more
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Fri, August 16th, 14:30 · Jack Barton
Entrepreneurs have to live “at the forefront of incompetence”
Aspiring entrepreneurs must learn quickly and also be prepared to fail, according to former Motribe chief executive officer (CEO) Nic Haralambous. → Read more
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Fri, August 16th, 13:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
MeerKAT expands with Karoo constructions
The building of Karoo-based telescopes as part of the South African-based Karoo Array Telescope (MeerKAT) started this week, making progress towards the foundation construction of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope. → Read more
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