Policy, Page 64
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Tue, October 15th, 19:30 · Kamau Mbote
WWF to use microchips to protect Kenyan rhinos
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) will hand over 1,000 microchips and five scanners to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) as a tool to strengthen the monitoring of rhinos. → Read more
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Tue, October 15th, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerians blast government for failing to update national web portal
Nigerians on social media have criticised the government for failing to update the nation’s official web portal, more than a month after nine ministers, including the science and technology minister, were sacked. → Read more
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Tue, October 15th, 17:00 · Nick Sato
Safaricom to launch second Sustainability Report
Safaricom will launch its second Sustainability Report tomorrow (Wednesday), aiming to present stakeholders with a consolidated view of its strategy and operations, material sustainability matters and associated sustainability performance. → Read more
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Tue, October 15th, 16:00 · Nick Sato
Kenya Power to lease fibre network for internet access
Kenya Power plans to raise more than KSh500 million (US$5.9 million) through the leasing of its fibre optic cable. → Read more
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Tue, October 15th, 12:20 · Winfred Kuria
Zambia to establish ICT regulatory body
The Zambian government is to establish a professional statutory body authorised to promote and regulate Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the country. → Read more
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Tue, October 15th, 11:40 · Brandon Gregory
E-tolls to increase car rental rates
Car rental rates are expected to increase in South Africa according to a statement from Travel Buyer, following president Jacob Zuma signing the Transport Laws and Related Matters Amendment Bill - commonly known as e-tolling - into law. → Read more
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Tue, October 15th, 11:20 · Nick Sato
Kenya’s SIM card regulations to capture bio-data and next-of-kin
The Kenyan government is seeking new regulations and frameworks that will see agents take bio-data of SIM card owners and next-of-kin information, in an effort to streamline mobile phone operations. → Read more
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Tue, October 15th, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria showcases ICT potential at Silicon Valley Investment Forum
The success and potential of Nigeria’s ICT industry is being showcased today (Tuesday) in San Francisco at the Silicon Valley Investment Forum, in a bid to attract further foreign attention. → Read more
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Tue, October 15th, 07:00 · Brandon Gregory
POPI set to cause complications for data management
The vast majority of South African businesses are unprepared for the complications the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) bill is set to cause for data management, believes Ayanda Dlamini, business development manager of LGR Telecommunications. → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 20:00 · Brandon Gregory
DA and JPSA slam e-toll courts
The Democratic Alliance (DA) is alarmed at the possibility of a special court to deal with e-toll non-payment, while the Justice Project South Africa (JPSA) has said it is not surprised the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) is approaching the Department of Justice with the idea. → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 19:30 · Richard Cutcher
ICASA give operators more time
Telecommunications operators have been given more time to comment on the Draft Call Termination Regulations published by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 19:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Zimbabwe approves combined license deal
The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA) and the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings have signed an agreement allowing the sale of radio and television licenses together with car licenses. → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 18:30 · Brandon Gregory
Smart ID cards to address identity issues in South Africa
The new South African smart identification (ID) cards will assist the Department of Home Affairs in solving identity problems in South Africa, according to Naledi Pandor, home affairs minister. → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 17:30 · Brandon Gregory
Dina Pule signed archive deal between SABC and MultiChoice – report
Dina Pule, the former minister of communications, allegedly sanctioned the controversial ZAR550 million (US$55.4 million) contract signed between the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and MultiChoice, the South African pay-TV broadcaster. → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 17:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyan MPs laud Rwanda government over laptop programme success
Kenyan parliamentarians have praised the Rwandan government for implementing the one laptop per child programme (OLPC), which is planned to begin in Kenya in January 2014. → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 16:00 · Brandon Gregory
SANRAL records 8,000 new e-tag sales since SCA ruling
Approximately 8,000 e-tags have been sold since the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) dismissed the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance’s (OUTA) appeal against the e-tolling of Gauteng’s freeways, according to Vusi Mona, spokesperson for the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL). → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 13:40 · Richard Cutcher
EOH buys out Sybrin
EOH, a South African IT company, has bought out specialised software developer and financial services company Sybrin to compliment its existing strategy. → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 13:20 · Tom Jackson
OPINION: Kenya laptops programme already mired in confusion and expense
Kenya’s much heralded “one child, one laptop” programme, the flagship project of the Kenyatta government, is already running into the kind of confusion and expense many predicted at the outset. → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 12:40 · Nick Sato
Microsoft partners 88mph to support startups in Africa
Microsoft has partnered with 88mph as its first accelerator partner in Africa to expand its Microsoft Ventures programme on the continent. → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 12:20 · Nick Sato
Kenyan government picks trainers for laptops programme
The Kenyan government has selected 150 people to train 60,000 teachers to kick off the integration of ICT in public primary schools ahead of the rollout of the one laptop per child initiative early next year. → Read more
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