Policy, Page 57
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Fri, November 8th, 16:30 · Selipha Kihagi
OPINION: Kenya and Tanzania must take democracy into consideration before passing harsh media laws
The recent reports of governments wanting to impose harsh fines on journalists and media houses in the case they are caught violating the code of conduct is alarming if we are to consider what it has taken media institutions to achieve the current freedom. → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 15:00 · Brandon Gregory
OUTA welcomes legal action by DA and FF Plus against e-tolls
The announcements by the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Freedom Front Plus (FF+) to take legal action against the controversial e-tolling system has been welcomed by the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA). → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian experts make case for National Software Board
The Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) has called for the set up of a national software board that would streamline software implementations by government and the private sector. → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 13:30 · Nick Sato
Kenyatta launches Huduma e-centre in a bid to cut bureaucracy
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta launched the government’s one-stop-shop portal yesterday (Thursday) that will ensure effective delivery of public services in the country. → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 13:00 · Nick Sato
Liquid Telecom Kenya replaces CEO
Liquid Telecom Group is replacing its Kenya chief executive officer (CEO), Shahab Meshki, less than two months after the UK firm completed integration of Kenya Data Networks (KDN) and its relaunch as Liquid Telecom Kenya. → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 12:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Tanzania’s AG supports law to increase media fines
Fredrick Werema, attorney general for Tanzania, is in support of a move by government to amend certain sections in the Newspapers Act that will see journalists and media houses pay hefty fines. → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 11:00 · Nick Sato
Kenya Power to send electricity bills via SMS and email
Kenya Power will begin rolling out the sending of bills via emails and SMS by phasing out hard copy printed electricity bills. → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 10:00 · Richard Cutcher
Ghana parliament wary of $60m ZTE deal
Ghana’s communications minister, Edward Omane-Boamah, has been given one week to rescue the US$60 million ZTE project for the country’s Global Open Trunking A Architecture (GOTA) project. → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 07:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Zambia defers Cheque Truncation System to next year
Zambia has deferred the implementation of the rule for clearance cheques in a day under the Cheque Truncation System (CTS) to February 1, 2014, to allow commercial banks more time to prepare for the rule. → Read more
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Thu, November 7th, 17:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Ugandan government offices to receive payments electronically
Anyone making payments to any government office in Uganda will now be required to pay electronically through the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) in an effort to curb corruption in the public sector as well as increase tax revenue. → Read more
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Thu, November 7th, 15:30 · Richard Cutcher
DA launch new legal challenge against e-tolls
The Democratic Alliance (DA), South Africa’s opposition party, has submitted a fresh legal challenge against the government’s e-tolling plans in Gauteng in a bid to delay the controversial project. → Read more
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Thu, November 7th, 11:30 · Nick Sato
Kenyan mobile voice traffic down, SMS use up
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) released the ICT Sector Quarterly Statistical Report for the fourth quarter of the financial year 2012/13 yesterday (Wednesday), providing an overview of performance and development trends in the country’s ICT sector. → Read more
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Thu, November 7th, 09:30 · Nick Sato
Kenyan banks downplay fake currency dispensing ATMs
Kenya’s banks have downplayed allegations some ATMs in the country are issuing fake currencies to customers, but have urged customers to report any suspicious activity. → Read more
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Thu, November 7th, 05:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s Technical Aid Corps gets new DG
Dr Pius Olakunle Osunyikanmi has been appointed the new director general and chief executive officer of Nigeria’s Technical Aid Corps (TAC). → Read more
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Wed, November 6th, 17:00 · Nick Sato
CCK agrees to renew Safaricom operational license for 10 years
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has officially agreed to renew Safaricom’s operational license for the next 10 years at a fee of KSh2.36 billion (US$27.6 million). → Read more
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Wed, November 6th, 16:30 · Richard Cutcher
Western Cape to award provincial broadband tender
The Western Cape provincial government expects to award an internet service provider (ISP) the tender for Stream One of its Broadband Initiative (WCBBI) by the end of the month and plans to have connected every government building to its high speed network by the end of 2015. → Read more
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Wed, November 6th, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria to tackle insecurity with BRISIN
The Nigerian government is set to deploy a new national integrated data and information infrastructure system in its fight against insecurity, labelled the Basic Registry and Information System in Nigeria (BRISIN). → Read more
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Wed, November 6th, 14:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Government of Zambia set to fight cyber crime
The government of Zambia has said it is committed to ensure citizens have access to secure and high quality communication services free of cybercriminals and other related threats. → Read more
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Wed, November 6th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria suffers 1,200 fibre cuts in a “few months”, NCC raises alarm
Okechukwu Itanyi, an executive commissioner at the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), has raised alarm over the current level of vandalism in the telecommunications sector, while 1,200 cable cuts have been recorded in the past few months due to roadworks. → Read more
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Wed, November 6th, 11:40 · Richard Cutcher
African governments submit zero requests for Apple data
Not one African government made a request to Apple for personal data of its users, according to the technology company’s latest Report on Government Information Requests. → Read more
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