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Tue, March 19th, 13:17 · Brandon Gregory

SABC board names Dina Pule as the reason for resignations

The former board members at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) have blamed Dina Pule, communications minister, for the reason behind their resignations, saying she does not know where her powers begin and end. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 13:02 · Tom Jackson

SA broadband provision “inadequate”, ignores consumer – Goldstuck

World Wide Worx chief executive officer Arthur Goldstuck says broadband provision in South Africa is inadequate and operators need to listen more to their consumers. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 12:54 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian business technologies and tools are getting cheaper – Peter Bankole

A business expert has stated the high cost of technology is no longer an issue limiting small businesses from expanding, as several business tools are becoming cheaper. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 12:41 · Gabriella Mulligan

South African communications needs at least 25 players, not two

Competition must increase in the South African telecoms sector in order to bring down the price of communications, says John Holdsworth, chief executive officer (CEO) of AppChat. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 12:23 · Kamau Mbote

K24 relaunch sees increased social media presence

Shortly after rebranding, K24 has witnessed an increase in mentions on social media overtaking NTV and Citizen which have held the online command for a while. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 11:27 · Nanine Steenkamp

ICASA approval of TopTV will be ‘unconstitutional’, says pastor

A pastor from Shofar Christian Church in Standerton has challenged the TopTV chief executive on his ‘legal’ arguments for the activation of the pornographic channels as the boycott threat intensifies. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 11:21 · Kamau Mbote

Zuku to take CCK to court over DSTV monopoly on content

Pay TV provider Zuku has said it will be head to court to challenge the anti-competition tendencies in the broadcasting sector over the exclusive rights held by Multichoice relating to content. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 10:46 · Gabriella Mulligan

DoC: Radio frequency spectrum a critical input for broadband

The Department of Communications (DoC) will support the use of radio frequencies for South African broadband expansion, according to a DoC official. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 10:31 · Paul Adepoju

Expert calls on Nigeria’s SMEs to maximize technology in expanding their businesses

An IT expert is encouraging Nigerian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to fully utilise technology in advancing their businesses. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 10:13 · Richard Cutcher

Telkom Mobile launched

Telkom Mobile has been unveiled and is targeting South Africa’s “heavy and high-end users” on a “faster, top quality network”. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 09:37 · Tom Jackson

Digital TV can bridge digital divide

Migration to digital television can help bridge the digital divide through increasing the access to information, according to the managing director of SoftArc Technologies. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 09:27 · Brandon Gregory

COPE: Dina Pule contributed to SABC woes

Juli Killian, a member of parliament (MP) for Congress of the People (COPE), has accused Dina Pule, communications minister, of contributing to the problems currently plaguing the South African Broadcasting Commission (SABC). → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 09:22 · Nanine Steenkamp

Rape survivor pleads for TopTV opposition

Hettie Britzz, wife of famous South African gospel singer Louis Britzz and a survivor of rape, has appealed to the public on Facebook to join the boycott against pornographic channel TopTV as the broadcast plans of three channels are contested. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 09:06 · Vincent Matinde

MTN Ghana urges government in using mobile money transfer

Telecommunication company MTN Ghana has called upon the government to use its mobile money transfer for bulk payments. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 08:48 · Tom Jackson

USAASA applies to Treasury for more set-top box subsidation funds

The Universal Services and Access Agency of South Africa has applied to the Treasury for additional funding for the subsidisation of set-top boxes. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 08:42 · Elly Okutoyi

Rwanda’s unregistered SIM cards to be switched off by July

Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) has announced all SIM cards still unregistered by July 31 will be switched off and no extension will be offered. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 08:40 · Gythan Munga

Q&A: Graduates.com’s Jason Classon

Think of social networking and the first thing that comes to mind is Facebook. Well, almost a year before Facebook launched in February 2004 as a social networking service that would go on to serve over one billion active users, another service that reunited friends from school was already doing the round. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 08:15 · Tefo Mohapi

Facebook hacked again

Another vulnerability has been revealed in Facebook which allows hackers to hijack a person’s account. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 08:09 · Nanine Steenkamp

SABC replacements expected

The nine positions left empty at the South African Broadcasting Commission (SABC) since Jacob Zuma’s acceptances of the resignations will be filled, or not, according to a report awaited from Dina Pule, minister of communications today. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 07:42 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s online game company set to launch new website

Olakunle Ogungbamila, chief executive of Kuluya Limited, has told HumanIPO the online games company will launch its new website by the end of March. → Read more