Policy, Page 34
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Thu, March 6th, 19:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian university gets $600k IT resource centre
An NGN100 million (US$600,000) IT resource centre has been opened at Landmark University in Nigeria’s Kwara state, designed to equip students with IT skills and professional certifications. → Read more
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Thu, March 6th, 17:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Kampala to digitise revenue collection
The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has signed an agreement with Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) that will see the authority collect revenue online from its residents. → Read more
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Thu, March 6th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Gauteng Broadband Network to roll out at cost of $48m
South Africa’s Gauteng provincial government has allocated ZAR510 million (US$47.8 million) for the immediate rollout of the Gauteng Broadband Network (GBN), highlighting the job creation potential of the project. → Read more
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Thu, March 6th, 13:00 · Chris Udemans
SANRAL told to stop lying by JPSA
Justice Project South Africa (JPSA) has told South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) representatives to stop lying about the number of registered e-toll users, saying its advertising campaigns do not align with the truth. → Read more
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Thu, March 6th, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
Barclays Africa acquires stake in P2P lending service RainFin
Barclays Africa has acquired 49 per cent of South African peer-to-peer lending service RainFin, boosting the emerging social lending sector in South Africa. → Read more
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Wed, March 5th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
Western Cape signs MoUs for free Wi-Fi zones
South Africa’s Western Cape government has signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with companies to set up free Wi-Fi hotspots in three more areas of the province. → Read more
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Wed, March 5th, 14:20 · Tom Jackson
Provinces should be able to debate e-tolling – DA
South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) has told the Western Cape High Court the country’s provinces should be able to debate the controversial e-tolling bill because they are affected by it. → Read more
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Wed, March 5th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian subscribers seek court injunction against regulator
Nigeria’s National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) yesterday (Tuesday) asked a Federal High Court in Lagos to issue an interlocutory injunction restraining the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) from imposing fines on three telecoms companies. → Read more
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Wed, March 5th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian Stock Exchange lowers costs with mobile, email notification system
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has introduced an enhanced notification system that alerts investors each time they buy or sell securities via SMS or email. → Read more
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Wed, March 5th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
Business Connexion reorganises leadership
Business Connexion (BCX) has announced a reorganisation of its executive leadership to “advance the Group’s positioning as a global player”. → Read more
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Wed, March 5th, 06:00 · Chris Udemans
Caxton sells remaining TMG shares – report
South African media group Caxton has sold its remaining stake in Times Media Group (TMG), according to a report. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Carrim forms National Broadband Advisory Council
The South African Department of Communications (DoC) today announced the launch of a National Broadband Advisory Council (NBAC) to advise and support the communications minister in the implementation of the country’s broadband policy. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 11:04 · Gabriella Mulligan
Pistorius case adjourned after witness photo broadcast
The murder trial of South African paralympian Oscar Pistorius was disrupted this morning, as it emerged eNCA broadcast a picture of a witness contrary to her consent and the court’s conditions on the live broadcasting of the case. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
SANRAL CEO lied on radio – OUTA
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) has claimed information made public by South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) chief executive officer (CEO) Nazir Alli on Friday was dishonest. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA government must ensure access to tech – Carrim
Government must keep its policies and legislation up to date and relevant to ensure the whole of society benefits equally from the progress brought about by technological advances, according to South Africa’s minister of communications Yunus Carrim. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 14:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
An open letter to Vodacom and MTN – Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko
As the dispute over the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa’s (ICASA’s) new mobile termination rates (MTRs) continues and heads to court, the chief executive officer (CEO) of part state-owned operator Telkom, Sipho Maseko, joins the fray with an open letter to the CEOs of the two largest operators in the country, published in full below. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 11:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telkom has subsidised Vodacom, MTN for 2 decades – CEO
South Africa’s part state-owned operator Telkom has subsidised bigger rivals Vodacom and MTN for over two decades, chief executive officer (CEO) Sipho Maseko said in an open letter to the operators urging them to stop opposing the lowering of mobile termination rates (MTRs). → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 10:20 · Chris Udemans
DA e-tolling court case to be heard this week
The Democratic Alliance (DA) is in court this week in a bid to have the controversial e-tolling bill declared unconstitutional. → Read more
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Fri, February 28th, 19:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Mt. Gox files for bankruptcy, Bitcoin businesses subpoenaed – reports
The Mt. Gox Bitcoin exchange has filed for bankruptcy protection in Japan, according to an AFP report, days after it went offline. → Read more
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Fri, February 28th, 18:20 · Tom Jackson
Right2Know calls on Vodacom, MTN to drop MTR legal cases
South Africa’s Right2Know Campaign has called for leading operators Vodacom and MTN to drop their court cases challenges to the new mobile termination rate (MTR) regulations announced by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). → Read more
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