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Mon, August 19th 2013, 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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Fri, August 16th 2013, 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 2013, 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 2013, 11:30 · Brandon Gregory
Communications committee shortlists SABC board candidates
Thirty-seven people have been shortlisted by the Portfolio Committee on Communications for the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) board. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st 2013, 14:37 · Richard Cutcher
Shinn to meet Carrim tomorrow, SABC a “decades long” problem
Yunus Carrim, South Africa’s latest communications minister, will tomorrow meet his opposite number, the Democratic Alliance’s Marian Shinn, for the first time, with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) likely to be high on the agenda. → Read more
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Mon, July 29th 2013, 09:21 · Brandon Gregory
SABC’s 24 hour news channel needs clarity – Shinn
The decision the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has taken to launch their new 24 hour news channel on MultiChoice’s platform requires clarity regarding its business case, according to Marian Shinn, shadow minister of communications for the Democratic Alliance (DA). → Read more
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Thu, July 25th 2013, 14:00 · Richard Cutcher
Telkom and DoC to work closer together
Yunus Carrim, South Africa’s communications minister, has pledged to explore ways to create “a more enabling environment” for them to work with Telkom after meeting its Group CEO Sipho Maseko. → Read more
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Mon, July 22nd 2013, 08:56 · Brandon Gregory
Docket into former communications minister case missing
A docket into the investigation on Dina Pule, the former minister of communications of South Africa, has been reported missing by Marian Shinn, shadow minister of communications for the Democratic Alliance (DA). → Read more
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Tue, July 16th 2013, 13:20 · Richard Cutcher
DoC moves quickly to bring amendment bills to parliament
The quick action taken by South Africa’s new communications minister Yunus Carrim on two pressing amendment bills has been praised by a telecommunications lawyer. → Read more
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Fri, July 12th 2013, 15:23 · Richard Cutcher
OPINION: Carrim’s SABC focus suggests more of the same from the DoC
The ICT industry in South Africa has long complained of the lack of care and attention the current and previous administrations have given the portfolio of communications and, with Yunus Carrim the latest incumbent, that trend looks set to continue. → Read more
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Fri, July 12th 2013, 08:29 · Brandon Gregory
Carrim will not interfere with SABC press freedom
The Department of Communications (DoC) will not interfere with the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) editorial freedom, Yunus Carrim, South Africa’s new minister of communications, has said. → Read more
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Thu, July 11th 2013, 14:39 · Brandon Gregory
Shinn: swift action needed by new communications minister
Marian Shinn, shadow minister of communications for the Democratic Alliance (DA), has said swift action must be taken by Yunus Carrim, South Africa’s new minister of communications, to address issues pertaining to information and communications technology (ICT) in the country. → Read more
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Thu, July 11th 2013, 10:13 · Brandon Gregory
SA’s new communications minister to stabilise SABC
Yunus Carrim, South Africa’s new minister of communications, said yesterday after his inauguration he intends to urgently address state entities, with specific reference to the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). → Read more
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Wed, July 10th 2013, 14:49 · Tom Jackson
DA, OUTA urge new transport minister to scrap e-tolls
The Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) have urged new South African transport minister Dipuo Peters to scrap the controversial plans for e-tolling on highways. → Read more
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Tue, July 9th 2013, 18:03 · Richard Cutcher
SA could miss digital deadline by two years
A South African communications regulator official has said it is possible the country may not fully complete the digital migration until two years after the 2015 international deadline. → Read more
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Tue, July 9th 2013, 15:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
OPINION: Inexperienced Carrim’s in-tray set to overflow
Yunus Carrim is to take up the position of South Africa’s minister of communications as of tomorrow despite his apparent lack of ICT credentials, President Jacob Zuma has announced. → Read more
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Mon, July 8th 2013, 10:19 · Brandon Gregory
ICASA owed a combined total of ZAR501 million
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) is undecided as to how to collect an outstanding ZAR501 million (US$48.7 million) owed by various companies. → Read more
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Mon, July 8th 2013, 09:41 · Richard Cutcher
ICASA’s alleged fraud councillor was “weakest candidate” – Shinn
Rubben Mohlaloga, South Africa’s communications minister Dina Pule’s choice for a seat on the regulator’s council, began work last week, despite having a significant fraud charge hanging over his head. → Read more
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Mon, June 24th 2013, 19:53 · Richard Cutcher
DoC to appeal Press Ombudsman decision
South Africa’s Department of Communications (DoC) has slammed the Press Ombudsman for throwing out its three complaints against the Sunday Times, saying it will appeal the decision. → Read more
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Mon, June 10th 2013, 09:09 · Brandon Gregory
ICASA warns licensees against withholding pricing information
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has issued a warning to the country’s four largest mobile operators it will not tolerate their refusal to make available information pertaining to the pricing of data, SMS and voice. → Read more
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