South Africa, Page 95
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Tue, August 6th, 17:30 · Richard Cutcher
Extent of SABC corruption investigations revealed
More than ZAR30 million (US$3 million) has been spent on corruption investigations and staff dismissal disputes at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) since 2009. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 16:30 · Brandon Gregory
FNB tops more than 175,000 smart devices in sales
First National Bank (FNB) has noted as the smartphone and tablet market matures, customers are focussing equally on the latest in technology and lowest cost of use with access to affordable data being a market driver. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 14:02 · Richard Cutcher
Vodacom lose fight to get former employee’s case dropped
Vodacom has lost its high court battle to get the ‘Please Call Me’ case against it dropped by former employee Nkosana Makate. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 12:40 · Brandon Gregory
Doctors in South Africa “know nothing” on electromagnetic hypersensitivity
In an attempt to escape his electromagnetic hypersensitivity ordeal, Zakhele Gininda has moved to a farm in rural KwaZulu Natal with his brother. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 12:00 · Nick Sato
White space technology can boost broadband penetration elevenfold
White space technology has the potential to increase Africa’s broadband penetration by more than a factor of 11, according to a new report from information and analytics provider IHS. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 11:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Solidarity remain in dispute with Telkom
South African union Solidarity has confirmed it will join other unions in agreement with partly state-owned fixed provider Telkom, but are still reluctant to sign the proposed deal. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 09:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
DStv Explora to launch
South African decoder company MultiChoice will be releasing its new high definition (HD) PVR decoder later this month, following a collaboration with local manufacturer Vektronix. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 08:30 · Brandon Gregory
Smart devices create perfect storm for enterprises
The advent of smart devices has given rise to “smart connected interactions”, which has been described as a new sort of customer engagement by Deon Scheepers, a strategic consultant for Interactive Intelligence for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 08:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
SA leads health app use
Global medical messaging organisation healthAlliance have said South Africa is leading with the use of health apps on mobile. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 06:00 · Brandon Gregory
Assault suspect identified through picture portal website
Thunda.com, a popular picture portal website, has played a part in the identification of a man allegedly responsible for the attack on a Cape Town man at a nightclub. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 20:00 · Richard Cutcher
Do Something on the hunt for African affiliates
African entrepreneurs and startups are being encouraged to apply to become an affiliate of United States-based Do Something, which is looking for partners to roll out “Cause Campaigns” on the continent. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 17:30 · Brandon Gregory
Advanced analytics – a new era of insurance fraud detection
Insurance companies have long used tried and tested techniques for detecting insurance fraud, but now high performance analytics enables them to be more proactive in identifying fraud before it occurs, said Tracy Dunbar, director of analytics for South African company BITanium. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 16:00 · Brandon Gregory
100 per cent discounts on ADSL for FNB customers
First National Bank (FNB) has revealed details regarding its ADSL service, which offers discounts of as much as 100 percent on uncapped ADSL accounts as well as free monthly 3G data of 500MB. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 14:00 · Richard Cutcher
Second union signs up to Telkom offer
South Africa’s fixed-line provider Telkom claims to have concluded negotiations with all three unions previously threatening strike action, after another union signed the agreement. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 11:00 · Brandon Gregory
DA to appeal to president not to sign e-tolling bill
The Democratic Alliance (DA) will appeal to President Jacob Zuma not to sign the e-tolling bill and request Dipuo Peters, South Africa’s minister of transport, to conduct a review of the e-toll contract. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 08:30 · Brandon Gregory
SABC 24-hour news blooper not real
A “blooper” video reportedly doing the rounds on Facebook early on Friday, which was supposed to have come from the new South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) 24-hour news channel, is not real. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 08:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Telkom launches business package for SMEs
South African fixed-line provider Telkom has released a range of uncapped internet products to take care of the small business market. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 19:00 · Brandon Gregory
SABC 24-hour news channel launch premature – AZAPO
The launch of the new South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) 24-hour news channel was criticised by the Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO) and is concerned about subjective political reporting by the broadcaster. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 17:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Q&A: No excuse for women oppression – Nikki Cockroft
South African digital business industry rolemodel Nikki Cockroft spoke to HumanIPO about the challenges of being a female in the field as she prepares for motherhood, while continuing her career. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 16:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
First African MTC launches in SA
The first Microsoft Technology Centre (MTC) in Africa has launched in Johannesburg, South Africa, assisting local companies to grow global competence. → Read more
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