Policy, Page 78
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Mon, August 19th, 11:30 · Richard Cutcher
MTN embroiled in indaba sponsorship corruption
A senior MTN figure has been suspended by the company over his alleged part in misappropriated sponsorship money meant for the Cape Town ICT indaba last year. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 10:30 · Kamau Mbote
Kenyan VAT bill set to drive up mobile phone prices
Mobile phone manufacturers in Kenya have slammed a proposed VAT law they say will push up ICT software and hardware prices, urging the government to seek revenue from the workforce rather than the inputs. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Telecoms contributes 8.3% to Nigeria’s GDP
Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s communication technology minister, has revealed the contribution of the Nigerian telecommunications sector to the country’s GDP was 8.3 per cent at the end of the second quarter of 2013. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 07:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Ugandan banks urged to secure online banking
Ugandan banks have been urged to devise mechanisms to protect online banking customers from fraud and attacks as the country’s banking industry. → Read more
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Fri, August 16th, 19:00 · Nick Sato
New price war looms as CCK seeks further mobile rate cuts
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) is contemplating further cuts to the mobile termination rates (MTR) through a fresh cost study of the mobile market. → Read more
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Fri, August 16th, 18:00 · Tom Jackson
Low income communities focus for Isizwe – Knott-Craig Jr
Project Isizwe is targeting low income communities as it seeks to roll out free Wi-Fi in South African cities, according to founder Alan Knott-Craig Jr. → Read more
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Fri, August 16th, 17:30 · Jack Barton
Guateng government pilots social media programme
A pilot programme has been launched at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital to enable the reporting of service delivery problems using Facebook and Twitter. → Read more
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Fri, August 16th, 16:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
OPINION: Technology a test to authority
Technology’s power in society often depends on its accessibility, which lies in the hands of those in positions of authority. → Read more
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Fri, August 16th, 13:30 · Nick Sato
Kenya ICT Board, eGovernment and GITS merged under Kenya ICT Authority
The Kenya ICT Board, Directorate of eGovernment and Government Information Technology Services (GITS) have been merged into the Kenya ICT Authority, a move the government had said was to consolidate all IT functions under the Ministry of ICT. → Read more
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Fri, August 16th, 11:30 · Brandon Gregory
Communications committee shortlists SABC board candidates
Thirty-seven people have been shortlisted by the Portfolio Committee on Communications for the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) board. → Read more
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Thu, August 15th, 19:00 · Richard Cutcher
Free Wi-Fi in the City of Tshwane
The City of Tshwane, in Pretoria, South Africa, has partnered with the Project Isizwe to provide free Wi-Fi to residents. → Read more
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Thu, August 15th, 17:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Telkom staff are unhappy – Solidarity
South African union Solidarity has told HumanIPO part state-owned operator Telkom is not keeping to its proposed implementations, resulting in disgruntled employees. → Read more
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Thu, August 15th, 16:30 · Jack Barton
Gauteng province invests $40 million in tablet learning
The provisional government of Gauteng is set to spend ZAR396 million (US$40 million) on a tablet-based e-learning project across 2,200 public schools in the province. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 15:30 · Brandon Gregory
Online voter registration not an option for South Africa – IEC
Online registration for voters in South Africa ahead of the 2014 elections has been ruled out by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) because it may be a risk to the integrity of the voters’ roll. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 12:30 · Nick Sato
BVR Computers to train teachers as government calls for private sector funding
The Kenyan government has now called out on the private sector to help it fund the one laptop per child initiative for all class one joining students in Kenya. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 08:00 · Jack Barton
Review planned for tablet learning in Malawi
Biwi Primary School in Lilongue, Malawi, is preparing to host a group of British academics to evaluate the use of tablet-based learning. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 20:00 · Susan Mwenesi
CCK writes to COFEK over intended digital migration suit
The Communication Commission of Kenya has written to the the Consumer Federation of Kenya (COFEK) concerning the latter’s lawsuit over the new digital migration. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 19:30 · Richard Cutcher
Cell C and MTN fall foul of ICASA standards
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has released its latest quality of service (QoS) monitoring test reports for the Johannesburg and Pretoria region. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 17:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
AfriForum to investigate Free State website
South African civil rights organisation AfriForum has organized an independent specialist to investigate the Free State government website tender to clarify the case. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 12:30 · Nick Sato
Kenya Government in support of $27 million license renewal fee for operators
The Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK) move to subject the renewal of an operator’s license to be based on an improvement of quality of service has received support from the Ministry of Information Communication and Technology. → Read more
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