Policy, Page 69
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Thu, September 26th, 14:00 · Tom Jackson
OUTA surprised Zuma signed e-toll bill
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) has expressed its surprise at South African President Jacob Zuma’s decision to pass the controversial e-tolling bill into law, saying it was unwise as the Supreme Court of Appeal has yet to make its ruling on the matter. → Read more
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Thu, September 26th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Seun Onigbinde on BudgIT
Seun Onigbinde is the team leader of BudgIT, a CcHUB-incubated startup focused on making the Nigerian budget simpler and more easily accessible to all Nigerians. → Read more
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Thu, September 26th, 10:40 · Richard Cutcher
Sudan loses internet connectivity
The government of Sudan is suspected to have cut off internet access for its citizens amid protests over fuel subsidies and activist organisation on social media. → Read more
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Thu, September 26th, 10:20 · Tom Jackson
Zuma signs e-tolling bill
South African President Jacob Zuma has signed the controversial Transport Laws and Related Matters Amendment Bill into law, paving the way for e-tolling amid complaints from the opposition. → Read more
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Wed, September 25th, 18:30 · Richard Cutcher
Second Pule report set to be published
The latest report into South Africa’s disgraced former communications minister Dina Pule is expected to be made public next month after being presented to President Jacob Zuma. → Read more
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Wed, September 25th, 16:30 · Tom Jackson
New SABC board appointed
South African deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe has appointed a new South African Broadcasting Corporation Board (SABC) after what he called a “robust” interviewing and selection process. → Read more
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Wed, September 25th, 13:30 · Nick Sato
Kenyan government announces rollout of secure online transactions
The Kenyan government will roll out digital signatures in the next two months to ensure an online identity and verification system to enhance security for online transactions. → Read more
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Wed, September 25th, 11:30 · Tom Jackson
OUTA’s e-tolling appeal heads to court
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) will today take its challenge against e-tolling to the Supreme Court of Appeal, having previously been granted permission to appeal a previous judgement. → Read more
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Wed, September 25th, 09:30 · Kamau Mbote
Twitter verifies Kenyan government accounts following attacks
Twitter has verified two Kenyan government accounts following the attack by Westgate shopping mall by Al-Shabaab. → Read more
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Wed, September 25th, 07:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Tanzania to digitalise school books
The government of Tanzania plans to digitise all school books as well as other educational materials, in an effort to embrace e-books. → Read more
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Tue, September 24th, 19:00 · Paul Adepoju
Paper must be eliminated for proper e-health in West Africa – Quarshie
Samuel Quarshie, head of the ICT department at Ghana Health Service, believes it is possible, but will be difficult to eliminate paper completely from the healthcare system in West Africa. → Read more
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Tue, September 24th, 16:00 · Nick Sato
ICT stakeholders discuss emerging issues on African cyber security
Workshop panelists at the African Internet Governance Forum (AFIGF) discussed cyber security when the Nairobi conference kicked off today. → Read more
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Tue, September 24th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
The crises in northern Nigeria is affecting BBC operations – Mansur Liman
Mansur Liman, head of BBC Hausa, has told HumanIPO the broadcaster’s operations in Nigeria’s northern region are being affected by the emergency rule currently in place in some states. → Read more
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Mon, September 23rd, 19:00 · Nick Sato
LinkedIn sued by users who claim it hacked their e-mails
LinkedIn, the world's most popular professional networking website, is being sued by customers who claim the company hacked into their private email accounts for marketing purposes. → Read more
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Mon, September 23rd, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
ANC interns used to nominate SABC board – report
African National Congress (ANC) interns were used to make nominations to the South African Broadcasting Corporation Board (SABC) board, according to a report in the Sunday Times. → Read more
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Mon, September 23rd, 11:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria can make US$1.2 billion national broadband plan – Airtel
Segun Ogunsanya, chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director of Airtel Nigeria, believes the government could add around NGN190 billion (US$1.2 billion) to the country’s GDP by 2015 if it implements the national broadband plan. → Read more
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Fri, September 20th, 17:30 · Winfred Kuria
Rwanda partners with KT Corp to advance ICT
The Rwandan government has partnered with Korea Telecom (KT) Corporation to operate services in the country based on more advanced ICT infrastructure. → Read more
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Fri, September 20th, 17:00 · Nick Sato
KRA signs $12.6m deal to establish new online clearance system
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has signed a KSh1.1 billion (US$12.6 million) financing deal with Trademark East Africa to put up a new custom system to replace its current clearance Simba system. → Read more
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Fri, September 20th, 13:00 · Brandon Gregory
SAPO includes e-business in turnaround strategy
The South African Post Office (SAPO) will include e-business in its turnaround strategy in a move to cut costs and discontinue traditional mail, which reportedly accounts for 71 per cent of its revenue. → Read more
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Fri, September 20th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
Spectrum crucial to increasing wireless capacity – Qualcomm
Mobile chip manufacturer Qualcomm is aiming to expand wireless capacity by 1,000 times in order to increase internet access in the developing world, with the allocation of more spectrum vital. → Read more
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