Policy, Page 13
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Thu, June 19th, 16:30 · Tom Jackson
SA Ministry of Women welcomes investigation into Motsoeneng’s “wife gift”
The South African Ministry of Women has welcomed a Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) probe into reports acting South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) chief operating officer (COO) Hlaudi Motsoeneng received a ‘wife’ as a gift last week. → Read more
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Thu, June 19th, 14:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
ANC “oblivious” to ICT importance – Shinn
South Africa’s ruling party the African National Congress (ANC) is “oblivious” to the value of technology in developing a dynamic economy and believes ICT serves only to propagate government messages to the public, according to Marian Shinn, shadow minister of telecommunications and postal services for opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA). → Read more
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Thu, June 19th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Tech firms that create human connection will win in Nigeria – Masha
The ability to create a human connection is a key ingredient to success in Nigeria, according to Lola Masha, former Google business development lead for West Africa and current country manager for OLX Nigeria. → Read more
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Wed, June 18th, 16:30 · Chris Udemans
Barclays Africa considers Bytes acquisition
Barclays Africa Group is in talks to buy the automatic teller machine (ATM) business of Allied Electronics (Altron)-owned Bytes Technology, according to a report. → Read more
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Wed, June 18th, 14:30 · Chris Udemans
US court approves Mt. Gox bankruptcy proceedings
A United States (US) court has approved the bankruptcy proceedings for the defunct Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox amidst a settlement with American customers, according to a report. → Read more
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Wed, June 18th, 14:00 · Tom Jackson
SA Gender Commission investigates Motsoeneng “wife gift”
South Africa’s Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has confirmed it has received a complaint over South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) acting chief operating officer (COO) allegedly accepting a wife as a gift in Limpopo last week and is investigating. → Read more
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Wed, June 18th, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
DA to request meeting over e-tolls “rethink”
South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) will request a meeting with Gauteng transport MEC Ismail Vadi after he said the provincial government was taking a “second look” at the e-tolling policy. → Read more
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Wed, June 18th, 11:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA to expand ICT infrastructure, boost skills, support SMEs – Zuma
The South African government will expand affordable ICT infrastructures across the country, improve technical skills training for young people, and support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) over the next five year term, president Jacob Zuma promised in his State of the Nation Address (SONA). → Read more
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Wed, June 18th, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
FEATURE: Kenya’s perceived innovation lead over SA could be all hype
For a good seven years now, it has been fashionable to refer to the coming of Kenya in terms of African innovation, and how the East African nation is outstripping the more economically powerful South Africa when it comes to technological entrepreneurship. → Read more
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Tue, June 17th, 18:00 · Chris Udemans
Kenyan government e-registry ready in 2 weeks
The Kenyan government e-registry will be ready in two weeks time, according to Ministry of ICT cabinet secretary Dr Fred Matiangi, who added it is projected the register will provide huge amounts of data. → Read more
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Tue, June 17th, 16:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan ministries to get CIOs – Matiangi
Each Kenyan government ministry will have a chief information officer (CIO) before the end of this financial year, according to Ministry of ICT cabinet secretary Dr Fred Matiangi. → Read more
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Tue, June 17th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Enterprises need to redefine their IT infrastructure – EMC
Enterprises are facing the need to redefine their IT infrastructure to enable them to host new and fast applications which will service billions of users and enable them to harness the power and benefits big data can offer. → Read more
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Tue, June 17th, 12:30 · Chris Udemans
Internet Solutions acquires ContinuitySA
South African internet service provider (ISP) Internet Solutions (IS) has announced the acquisition of business continuity management company ContinuitySA (CSA) for an undisclosed sum. → Read more
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Tue, June 17th, 10:30 · Chris Udemans
OUTA welcomes e-toll rethink
South Africa’s Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) has welcomed the proposed rethink of the e-toll system by Gauteng transport MEC Ismail Vadi, saying the system comes at excessive administrative costs and will never achieve high compliance. → Read more
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Mon, June 16th, 18:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Barclays Tanzania unveils paperless banking products
Barclays Bank Tanzania has unveiled the first ever paperless banking service in the country, targeted at fostering banking services and making financial transactions easier for customers. → Read more
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Mon, June 16th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Omobola Johnson elected chair of UN Commission on Science, Tech for Development
Nigeria’s minister of communication technology Omobola Johnson has been elected chairperson of the United Nations (UN) Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD). → Read more
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Mon, June 16th, 11:20 · Tom Jackson
Gauteng considers scrapping e-tolls – report
The Gauteng provincial government is considering scrapping the controversial e-tolling policy as a means of funding the building of highways, according to a report by the Sunday Independent, though the idea has not been completely discarded. → Read more
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Fri, June 13th, 19:00 · Tom Jackson
Tesla makes electric car patents open source
Electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors, which is run by South African Elon Musk, has announced it is making its patents open source to boost its industry. → Read more
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Fri, June 13th, 17:00 · Chris Udemans
Publishers risk falling behind with tech
Publishers have always been on the forefront of technology but run the risk of falling behind, according to Michael Bhaskar, digital publishing director at Profile Books. → Read more
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Fri, June 13th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan budget to leverage ICT for easier operations
While the field of ICT is ranked among the most favoured by this year’s Kenyan government budget, it will also be used to implement most of the programmes and ensure efficiency and value for money. → Read more
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