Policy, Page 45
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Thu, January 9th, 16:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telecel denies default on licence fee
Zimbabwe’s second operator Telecel has denied allegations it has defaulted on payment of its licence renewal fee. → Read more
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Thu, January 9th, 15:40 · Tom Jackson
OUTA approaches public protector over “bully-boy” SANRAL
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) has approached the public protector requesting intervention over what it calls the “bully-boy mentality” of the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) in e-toll fee collections. → Read more
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Thu, January 9th, 15:00 · Nick Sato
AccessKenya Group installs fibre monitoring system
Corporate internet and IT solutions provider AccessKenya Group has acquired a fibre monitoring system for its 450 kilometre carrier ethernet fibre-optic network. → Read more
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Thu, January 9th, 13:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Masie, Nyati appointed to ADvTECH board
Managing director of Microsoft South Africa Mteto Nyati and former Google general manager for Sub-Saharan Africa Stafford Masie have been appointed to the board of education and recruitment group ADvTECH. → Read more
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Thu, January 9th, 13:05 · Nick Sato
Kenya’s insurance regulator launches online platform
Kenya’s Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) has gone digital with the launch of an online portal that will streamline and manage transactions and businesses in the sector. → Read more
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Thu, January 9th, 11:40 · Nick Sato
dotAfrica to protect African intellectual property on web
African, Middle Eastern and South Asian trademark and intellectual property law firms have given positive support for the Mark Validation System (MVS) that is designed to protect African brands following the imminent commercial launch of the new dotAfrica generic Top Level Domain (gTLD). → Read more
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Thu, January 9th, 11:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Innovative healthcare initiative launched in Cape Town
The Inclusive Healthcare Innovation Initiative (IHII) has been launched in South Africa by two University of Cape Town (UCT) faculties, with the aim of creating a collaborative, cross-disciplinary approach to achieving healthcare innovation. → Read more
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Thu, January 9th, 10:20 · Nick Sato
“Comply or go out of business” – Kenyan government tells Safaricom
The Kenyan government has issued a hardline stance against the country’s biggest mobile operator Safaricom, saying it will not negotiate after the telecom failed to meet the minimum Quality of Service (QoS) rating by the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK). → Read more
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Thu, January 9th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenyan businesses should move to cloud – Ndemo
Kenyan companies should be focusing on moving operations to the cloud, while the government needs to concentrate on implementing ICT across all sectors, according to former permanent secretary of the ex-Ministry of Information and Communication Dr Bitange Ndemo. → Read more
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Wed, January 8th, 16:20 · Tom Jackson
SANRAL condemns “cyberattack”
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has condemned a cyberattack on its e-toll account management website which it said affected the security of users’ personal details. → Read more
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Wed, January 8th, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Zambia extends SIM registration deadline
The Zambian government has extended the deadline for SIM card registration until the end of January, in response to strong last minute turnout to comply with the registration requirement. → Read more
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Wed, January 8th, 13:40 · Paul Adepoju
Consortium launches fresh bid for NITEL assets
Brymedia has launched a fresh bid to purchase the assets of Nigeria’s former national carrier, Nigeria Telecommunications Limited (NITEL), having been the second reserve bidder in the aborted 2010 privatisation of the company. → Read more
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Wed, January 8th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Strengthen copyright in digital environment – Gambian minister
Copyright must be strengthened in the digital environment in order to prevent infringements, according to Fatou Mass Jobe-Njie, Gambia’s minister of tourism and culture. → Read more
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Wed, January 8th, 12:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Zambia increases duty on airtime
The three Zambian mobile network operators have implemented a 15 per cent excise duty on airtime as decreed by government in the 2014 national budget. → Read more
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Wed, January 8th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
E-tag registrations approaching 1m – SANRAL
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has claimed more than 330,000 e-tags have been registered for by Gauteng road users since the launch of e-tolling, taking the total number of e-tags to near the one million mark. → Read more
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Wed, January 8th, 09:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenya’s problems are students’ opportunities – Ndemo
Kenya’s biggest problems pose the greatest opportunities for the country’s students, who should focus their technical efforts on finding solutions to help the country progress, according to Dr Bitange Ndemo, former permanent secretary of the old Ministry of Information and Communication. → Read more
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Wed, January 8th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Interswitch Nigeria’s QuickTeller extended to allow cash deposit in any bank account
Bank account holders in Nigeria can now make cash deposits into any account held at any bank as a result of the extension of the QuickTeller ecosystem by BeyondBranches. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 18:20 · Tom Jackson
Rwanda sets new date for digital migration
The Rwandan government has set July 31 as the new date for the country’s migration from analogue broadcasting to digital following problems over the limited number of set-top boxes (STBs). → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 17:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Zimbabwe operators subject to mobile money tax
A new Zimbabwean government tax on mobile money has taken effect, meaning operators and consumers are now subject to a US$0.05 tax on every transaction. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 17:00 · Nick Sato
Kenya overhauling online cargo clearing system
The Kenyan government has started the process of overhauling the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) customs clearing system - the Simba system - by floating a tender for a consultancy firm that will steer the process. → Read more
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