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All rights reservedhttp://humanipo.com/img/network.gif http://humanipo.com MTN South Africa has dropped anytime pre-paid voice calls to two cents per second as part of its One4All price plan. http://humanipo.com/news/4497/MTN-fire-latest-shot-in-SA-pre-paid-price-war2013-03-09 13:00:02 The South African government is only paying “lip service” to the 2020 100 per cent broadband penetration target and will miss it badly, according to Arthur Goldstuck. http://humanipo.com/news/4499/SA-government-not-doing-anything-to-hit-2020-broadband-target2013-03-08 18:01:02 South African social app Mxit reached one million downloads on BlackBerry phones yesterday (Thursday, March 7) 84 days after its release. http://humanipo.com/news/4498/Mxit-63-reaches-one-million-downloads-on-BB2013-03-08 17:30:01 Women in the workplace are often “overlooked” in the tech industry and need to “stand up for themselves”, says Suhaifa Naidoo, chairperson of Geek Girl Dinners Cape Town. http://humanipo.com/news/4494/Geek-Girl-Dinners-Cape-Town-chair-speaks-on-International-Womens-Day2013-03-08 16:30:02 South African network operator Vodacom has introduced a new weekend discount calling offer to its customers, valid until March 31. http://humanipo.com/news/4495/Vodacom-introduces-new-Power-Hour-deal-for-March2013-03-08 16:00:02 The South African Public Service and Administration has announced it is delaying implementing a biometric absence-tracking system for teachers after the South African Democratic Teachers' Union (Sadtu) reacted with strike threats. http://humanipo.com/news/4492/Absent-teacher-fingerprint-tracking-delayed-after-Sadtu-strike-threat2013-03-08 15:31:01 Vodacom South Africa has unveiled possibly the largest solar array of panels on a single building in Africa when it made an announcement at its offices in Century City, Cape Town. http://humanipo.com/news/4486/Vodacom-leads-the-way-in-implementing-renewable-energy-solutions2013-03-08 12:30:02 A quick Google search for the eMalahleni local municipality will reveal the government website’s search results has been embarrassingly incorrectly spelled, reading “eMalahleni Local Minicipality.” http://humanipo.com/news/4485/South-African-local-municipality-website-spelling-blunder2013-03-08 12:00:01 Jason Bagley and Adrian Myburgh are the masterminds behind Whitespace, a web designing agency in Cape Town with a focus on mobile, web and user experience design. http://humanipo.com/news/4483/Whitespace-the-Wright-brothers-for-the-web2013-03-08 11:00:01 Google South Africa revealed in Montecasino, Johannesburg, that in 2012 South African YouTube views grew by 80 per cent. http://humanipo.com/news/4480/Google-SAs-YouTube-partners-had-a-superb-2012-increasing-revenue-and-views2013-03-08 09:30:02 South African developed global shopping app Found Shopping launched on iOS last week at the Design Indaba, at Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), to make users aware of how they can save. http://humanipo.com/news/4478/Found-Shopping-now-active-on-iOS2013-03-08 09:00:02 All things mobile money, banking and payments in Africa will be showcased for three days in Johannesburg from Monday. http://humanipo.com/news/4475/Africas-Payments-and-Retail-Show-to-begin-in-Johannesburg-next-week2013-03-08 07:01:01 Part state-owned South African operator Telkom has appointed Xoliswa Makasi as group company secretary, though the company remains without a chief executive officer (CEO). http://humanipo.com/news/4472/Telkom-appoints-new-group-company-secretary2013-03-08 06:01:02 South Africa-based multinational mass media company Naspers has confirmed to HumanIPO it has acquired a 50 per cent stake in Nigerian online megastore Konga.com. http://humanipo.com/news/4471/Naspers-confirms-investment-in-Nigerias-Kongacom2013-03-07 18:01:01 South African entrepreneur Heather Malcomess plans to approach the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in an attempt to alter newly proposed legislation in favour of supporting Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs). http://humanipo.com/news/4466/SA-entrepreneur-to-appeal-to-DTI-for-favourable-SMME-law-discussion2013-03-07 17:00:02 A new study shows South Africa has fallen two places to 20th out of the 24 leading IT economies in terms of cloud computing, with the country in danger of falling behind international best practice in some areas. http://humanipo.com/news/4465/SA-slides-in-global-cloud-computing-rankings2013-03-07 16:31:03 Cape Town startup Peach Payments are beginning the rollout of a single-click payment solution for the South African e-commerce industry. http://humanipo.com/news/4463/Certified-single-click-payment-coming-to-South-Africa2013-03-07 15:30:01 The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) will proceed with its planned review of the mobile market with a view to further reducing mobile termination rates (MTRs), in spite of Vodacom’s warnings doing so could hinder capital investment in the sector. http://humanipo.com/news/4467/ICASA-downplays-Vodacom-warnings-on-MTR2013-03-07 14:30:01 A new study by the International Data Corporation (IDC) has found pirated software is costing businesses worldwide billions of dollars, with an informal study by Microsoft confirming South African businesses are also losing out. http://humanipo.com/news/4461/IDC-study-highlights-costs-of-pirated-software2013-03-07 14:00:01 South African taxi ordering solution Zapacab is set to launch before April this year, seeking to provide reliable and efficient taxi services on the streets of Cape Town. http://humanipo.com/news/4459/Zapacab-to-improve-SA-taxi-services2013-03-07 13:00:02 The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has said the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board acted illegally in removing acting chief operations officer (COO) Hlaudi Motsoeneng. http://humanipo.com/news/4452/SABC-illegally-removed-Motsoeneng-CWU2013-03-07 10:00:02 The South African Department of Communications (DoC) has said they are not bad for business because no concerns have been raised with them. http://humanipo.com/news/4451/DoC-believes-they-are-not-bad-for-business2013-03-07 09:00:02 South African mobile operator 8ta has clinched a five-year sponsorship deal with the Premier Soccer League (PSL), less than week after Telkom had appeared to ditch the brand. http://humanipo.com/news/4447/8ta-brand-to-sponsor-PSL-for-five-years2013-03-07 07:00:01 The first internet service provider (ISP) to go live on the City of Cape Town fibre optic network has praised the municipality and suggested its politicians might be trying to prove a point. http://humanipo.com/news/4445/RSAWeb-impressed-by-City-of-Cape-Town-partnership2013-03-07 06:30:02 The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has condemned the manner in which the Transport Laws and Related Matters Amendment Bill was “rushed” through the National Assembly without public debate. http://humanipo.com/news/4441/Cosatu-condemns-rushed-bill-on-e-tolling2013-03-06 18:00:01 Cutting mobile termination rates (MTRs) by too much or too soon will hinder capital investment in the sector, according to Vodacom, with the main impact to be felt by rural communities currently unconnected. http://humanipo.com/news/4438/Cutting-MTR-risk-to-investment-Vodacom2013-03-06 16:30:02 First National Bank (FNB) is leading the way in terms of digital banking in South Africa with the launching of the dotFNB digital branches and the latest statistics proving their success. http://humanipo.com/news/4437/FNB-leads-the-way-for-digital-banking-in-South-Africa2013-03-06 16:00:02 MultiChoice has announced it is to hike DStv subscription prices, with the new packages to come into effect on April 1. http://humanipo.com/news/4433/MultiChoice-to-hike-DStv-prices2013-03-06 14:00:02 The South African Police Service (SAPS) has launched an anti-corruption telephone hotline in Gauteng, in a bid to bring police conduct more in line with the organisation’s Code of Conduct and Ethics. http://humanipo.com/news/4435/SAPS-launches-anti-corruption-telephone-hotline2013-03-06 13:30:01 MTN in South Africa increased its subscriber market share from 34.1 per cent a year ago to 37.7 per cent by the end of December 2012 despite ongoing price battles with its rivals. http://humanipo.com/news/4426/MTN-increases-market-share-in-SA2013-03-06 12:30:01 The Free State provincial government is to investigate whether or not it got value for money in the redesign of its website, premier Ace Magashule has said. http://humanipo.com/news/4431/Free-State-to-investigate-website-deal2013-03-06 11:31:01 Cyril Ramaphosa, deputy president South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC), has retired as non-executive director and chairman of MTN Group in order to focus on politics. http://humanipo.com/news/4429/Ramaphosa-retires-from-MTN2013-03-06 10:30:02 South African headmaster Arthur Preston is of opinion a mind shift is required for e-learning to succeed in South Africa. http://humanipo.com/news/4419/Mind-shift-needed-to-incorporate-e-learning-tools-in-SA-says-headmaster2013-03-06 08:00:01 A Cape Town startup website, connecting homeowners to tradesmen, has seen almost ZAR2.5 million (US$275,000) worth of jobs posted on its platform within its first week. http://humanipo.com/news/4417/Cape-Town-trade-site-looking-to-go-national2013-03-06 07:30:02 First National Bank’s (FNB) innovative dotFNB opened shop today in Rondebosch, Cape Town, exclusively providing digital solutions for banking. http://humanipo.com/news/4418/dotFNB-brings-the-future-of-digital-banking-to-Cape-Town2013-03-05 18:00:01 The “Free State Online” website was offline for most of today following yesterday’s news exposing the South African provincial government for having spent millions of rand to update it and related sites. http://humanipo.com/news/4412/Controversial-US154-million-government-website-goes-offline2013-03-05 17:20:02 MultiChoice says it plans to fight illegal movie downloads in South Africa, with many consumers turning to the internet for their viewing entertainment. http://humanipo.com/news/4409/Multichoice-to-fight-illegal-movie-downloads2013-03-05 15:40:02 The Gauteng provincial government in South Africa has set aside almost ZAR16 million (US$1.8 million) for the Gauteng Broadband Network initiative, as it turns its attentions to infrastructure development. http://humanipo.com/news/4407/Gauteng-to-spend-US18-million-on-broadband-network2013-03-05 14:40:02 Apple’s share price dropped to US$420.05 on Monday, the lowest in 52 weeks, and continued to fall in after hours trading last night. http://humanipo.com/news/4401/Apples-shares-drop-to-52-week-low2013-03-05 12:40:01 The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has said Hlaudi Motsoeneng has not been reinstated to the position of acting Chief Operations Officer (COO). http://humanipo.com/news/4402/SABC-say-Motsoeneng-has-not-been-reinstated-as-COO2013-03-05 12:10:01 The Free State government has defended itself over claims it spent ZAR140 million (US$15.4 million) on the redesign of its website, saying the figure was considerably lower than this and in fact included work on 38 different sites. http://humanipo.com/news/4403/Free-State-defends-website-spend2013-03-05 11:40:02 A South African headmaster is hoping to connect teachers through social media by running a series of Twitter conferences. http://humanipo.com/news/4400/Twitter-conference-promotes-educators-interaction2013-03-05 10:31:01 Cisco Capital launched a new range of financing solutions for South African customers at the Cisco Expo South Africa 2013 yesterday. http://humanipo.com/news/4398/Cisco-unveils-new-financing-solutions-for-SA2013-03-05 10:11:01 South African photography startup Virtual Africa believes hard work paid off as their success story continues to grow with its 360 degree Gigapixel imaging business FANCAM. http://humanipo.com/news/4397/FANCAM-owes-success-to-good-SA-work-ethic2013-03-05 09:40:02 It has not been a good 24 hours for South Africa’s Free State provincial government, with reports of wild overspending on its website redesign and on a television channel for premier Ace Magashule. http://humanipo.com/news/4396/OPINION-Free-State-spending-an-exercise-in-gluttony2013-03-05 09:07:45 The South Africa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) announced yesterday copper theft fell to its lowest level since April 2009 in January, predicting further falls this year. http://humanipo.com/news/4394/Copper-theft-falls-to-lowest-in-four-years2013-03-05 08:02:37 South Africa’s opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) says Ace Magashule, premier of the Free State Province, has spent ZAR12 million (US$1.3 million) on his own television channel as another “propaganda project”. http://humanipo.com/news/4393/DA-premier-Magashule-spent-ZAR12-million-US13-million-on-his-own-television-channel2013-03-05 07:30:05 South African conversation-starting social network Bonfiire has launched as part of the Maak Jou Oë Oop (Open Your Eyes) week at the University of Stellenbosch (US). http://humanipo.com/news/4392/Bonfiire-goes-live2013-03-05 07:00:02 Reports indicating South Africans’ traffic fines may be sent via email following amendments to the law on the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic (Aarto), which were published in the Government Gazette, are incorrect. http://humanipo.com/news/4384/Reports-of-traffic-fines-sent-to-offenders-email-inboxes-denied2013-03-04 18:00:02 With allegations suggesting South Africa’s Communications Minister Dina Pule hoped to benefit her alleged boyfriend and his business partner by placing Sentech in control of the set-top box conditional access system in the country’s digital migration, the minister has been forced to deny any wrongdoing or personal interest. http://humanipo.com/news/4388/Dina-in-denial-Communications-Ministers-statement-in-full2013-03-04 17:30:02