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Tue, October 22nd, 17:30 · Brandon Gregory
Presidency blames media for distorting Zuma’s e-toll comments
The South African Presidency has termed media reports of president Jacob Zuma calling Africans backward as a distortion. → Read more
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Tue, October 22nd, 15:30 · Brandon Gregory
Zuma must withdraw insulting statement on e-tolling – DA
President Jacob Zuma should withdraw his statement regarding the e-tolling of Gauteng’s freeways, according to Mmusi Maimane, the Gauteng premier candidate for the Democratic Alliance (DA). → Read more
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Tue, October 22nd, 14:00 · Brandon Gregory
SANRAL welcomes Jacob Zuma’s stance on e-tolls
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has welcomed comments made by President Jacob Zuma that e-tolling is a world-class standard. → Read more
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Tue, October 22nd, 12:40 · Tom Jackson
Telecoms slow down development of Ethiopian tech scene – iceaddis
The underperformance of the Ethiopian telecoms sector and the resultant low bandwidth available in the country is holding back the development of the local tech scene, according to Markos Lemma, co-founder of innovation hub iceaddis. → Read more
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Tue, October 22nd, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian lawmakers set to pass Critical National Infrastructure Bill into law
Abiodun Awoleye, member of the Nigerian House of Representatives Committee on Communications, has said the National Assembly will soon pass the Critical National Infrastructure Bill, which confers critical national infrastructure status on telecoms facilities, into law. → Read more
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Tue, October 22nd, 10:40 · Kamau Mbote
Safaricom increases calling rates to regional countries
Leading Kenyan mobile operator Safaricom has increased its international calling rates to East African Community (EAC) countries following new taxes on international calls from Kenya. → Read more
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Tue, October 22nd, 09:30 · Nick Sato
CCK looks to make users and agents of unregistered SIMs criminally liable
Kenya’s telecommunications regulator the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) is reviewing current SIM card regulations in a bid to make agents and subscribers criminally liable for sale and use of unregistered SIM cards. → Read more
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Mon, October 21st, 18:00 · Brandon Gregory
SABC editorial will not be compromised during elections – Carrim
The editorial independence of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) will not be compromised during the run up to next year’s general election, Yunus Carrim, the communications minister in South Africa, has said. → Read more
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Mon, October 21st, 17:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Uber launched in Durban
Global taxi app Uber launched its testing phase in Durban over the weekend, following recent launches in Cape Town and Johannesburg. → Read more
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Mon, October 21st, 16:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Sudan, Ivory Coast see strongest internet speed increases
Sudan and the Ivory Coast display some of the strongest increases in average internet speeds globally, while Libya remains the country with the slowest average speeds, according to a new report. → Read more
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Mon, October 21st, 15:00 · Brandon Gregory
SANRAL welcomes OUTA’s decision against future e-toll legal challenges
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has welcomed the decision by the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) not to challenge the controversial e-tolling system in Gauteng any further. → Read more
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Mon, October 21st, 14:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
ICT forum publishes declaration in favour of dotAfrica
The Burkina Faso-hosted African Forum on Best Practices in ICT has issued a declaration in support of the dotAfrica initiative, stating its benefit to the African community. → Read more
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Mon, October 21st, 12:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
A4AI gains 30+ members
More than 30 members have joined the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) in the past week to aid in minimising worldwide internet cost through policy changes. → Read more
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Mon, October 21st, 11:30 · Brandon Gregory
SA government official downloads pornography using taxpayers’ money
Tens of thousands of rand has reportedly been spent by Shan Ramburuth, head of South Africa’s Competition Commission, downloading pornography in one month in 2011. → Read more
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Sun, October 20th, 08:00 · Brandon Gregory
FEATURE: The week in startups 20/10/2013
HumanIPO connects with startups and tech hubs throughout Africa on a weekly basis. This week’s roundup features startups from Rwanda, Kenya, Egypt and Nigeria, as well as a tech innovation hub in Zimbabwe. → Read more
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Fri, October 18th, 20:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
AfricaHackTrip aiming to extend to EuroHackTrip
AfricaHackTrip is aiming to extend the programme for local African developers for a follow-up visit to Europe, following its three week-long journey across the continent. → Read more
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Fri, October 18th, 16:30 · Brandon Gregory
E-tolls: OUTA backs down, DA to fight on
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) has decided to abandon its appeal against the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) dismissal of its appeal to challenge e-tolling, while the Democratic Alliance (DA) has vowed to keep fighting. → Read more
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Fri, October 18th, 16:00 · Nick Sato
CCK fined Safaricom $6k over poor network quality
Kenya’s leading mobile provider Safaricom was last year required to pay a KSh500,000 (US$ 5,900) fine over its inability to meet the 80 per cent key performance indicators (KPI) target, which ensures provision of quality services by licensed mobile providers. → Read more
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Fri, October 18th, 15:00 · Brandon Gregory
Ubuntu Radio goes live online
New internet-based South African radio station Ubuntu Radio officially went live last night, aimed at enhancing communication on South Africa’s foreign policy and broadcasting African stories from an African perspective. → Read more
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Fri, October 18th, 11:00 · Nick Sato
Safaricom dismisses CCK quality of service rating
Kenya’s leading mobile provider Safaricom has dismissed the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) Quality of Service (QoS) report, which rated Safaricom as the worst mobile service provider in the financial year 2011/2012. → Read more
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