Policy, Page 75
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Thu, August 29th, 19:00 · Brandon Gregory
CCTV equipment supplied to Zambian government for an inflated $210 million
Closed-circuit television (CCTV) equipment has been supplied to the Zambian government for US$213 million in a controversial deal between Mulenga Sata, deputy mayor of Lusaka City and the son of president Michael Sata, his close friend and a Chinese company. → Read more
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Thu, August 29th, 18:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Ugandan parliament orders formation of UCC board
The Ugandan parliament has issued a directive to the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Ministry to appoint a board of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) before the passing of its budget for the current financial year. → Read more
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Thu, August 29th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
ANC must apologise over Kohler Barnard accusations – DA
South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) has said the ruling African National Congress (ANC) must apologise over “fallacious” accusations made against DA member of parliament (MP) Dianne Kohler Barnard. → Read more
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Thu, August 29th, 10:30 · Nick Sato
Telkom Kenya faces penalties as CCK claims not aware of government shares dilution
Kenya’s oldest telecommunications company Telkom Kenya is set to face penalties from the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) after the regulator claimed it is not aware of the 19 per cent government share dilution. → Read more
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Wed, August 28th, 20:00 · Brandon Gregory
DA challenges SANRAL over communications cost figures
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has extended a challenge to the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) to release the latest figures relating to the e-tolling communications costs in Gauteng. → Read more
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Wed, August 28th, 15:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Telecel to cut unregistered subscribers
Zimbabwean-based operator Telecel has encouraged its subscribers to register SIM cards before its disconnection deadline at the end of the week. → Read more
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Wed, August 28th, 14:40 · Tom Jackson
OPINION: 2012/2013 will go down as the “year of transparency”
Facebook may have been the last of the world’s biggest internet companies to disclose exactly how many requests for data from governments it received and accepted, but the social network bowing to pressure from campaigners signifies how important transparency is to users in the wake of the PRISM saga. → Read more
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Wed, August 28th, 14:00 · Nick Sato
Social media to help Kenyan government monitor views and make informed policies
The Kenyan government has announced plans are underway to develop a monitoring online portal that will monitor conversations, views and issues, allowing it to make informed policy decisions. → Read more
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Wed, August 28th, 13:20 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Lagos bus network going digital
The Lagos Metropolitan Area Authority (LAMATA), operators of the popular Lagos BRT buses, officially joined Facebook last week, the latest move by the authority aimed at making its services more easily accessible to residents. → Read more
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Wed, August 28th, 13:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyan parliament questions Telkom Kenya government shares dilution
Kenya’s parliamentary investment committee (PIC) is seeking answers regarding the circumstances that led to the dilution of government shares by 19 per cent in the country’s oldest telecommunications firm Telkom Kenya. → Read more
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Wed, August 28th, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
African government requests ignored by Facebook
Not a single African government request for Facebook data was accepted by the social network, while the United States had 79 per cent of up to 12,000 requests accepted. → Read more
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Tue, August 27th, 19:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Zambian mobile tariffs too high – ZACA
The Zambia Consumer Association (ZACA) has slammed the high cost of mobile tariffs in the country, proposing a reduction to boost access to mobile facilities. → Read more
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Tue, August 27th, 14:00 · Brandon Gregory
SANRAL rubbishes DA claims on e-toll communications costs
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has rubbished the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) analysis on e-tolling costs regarding communication with e-toll account holders and transgressors as “fallacious”. → Read more
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Tue, August 27th, 13:30 · Jack Barton
dotAfrica announces reserved names list
African governments are to begin drawing up lists of domain names relating to topics of national significance to be reserved for their use only. → Read more
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Tue, August 27th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Foreign products hinder local Nigerian industries
A Nigerian electric meter manufacturer has slammed the West African country’s reliance on foreign products, which threatens the future of his industry. → Read more
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Tue, August 27th, 10:30 · Brandon Gregory
E-tolling communications to cost $46.2 million – DA
Communications with e-toll account holders and transgressors will cost ZAR473.2 million (US$46.2 million), according Democratic Alliance (DA) analysis of the e-toll contract between the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) and the Electronic Toll Collections (ETC). → Read more
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Tue, August 27th, 10:00 · Nick Sato
Million SIM cards to be switched off in Uganda, new court challenge begins
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has confirmed all unregistered SIM cards will be switched off on Saturday, with eight per cent of the country’s 16 million active SIMs still unregistered. → Read more
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Mon, August 26th, 20:00 · Richard Cutcher
Pule facing ANC suspension
Dina Pule, South Africa’s disgraced former communications minister, could be suspended by the African National Congress (ANC) following her public dressing down in parliament. → Read more
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Mon, August 26th, 16:30 · Kamau Mbote
KRA denies tax on phones will affect handset penetration
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) director general John Njiraini has disputed a tax on mobile phones and other ICT products will adversely affect the industry’s rapid growth over the past four years. → Read more
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Mon, August 26th, 15:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Rwandans to report graft cases online
The Rwandan branch of anti-corruption group Transparency International is to launch a web-based avenue allowing Rwandans to file corruption-related complaints online → Read more
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