Policy, Page 79
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Mon, August 12th, 18:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Ugandan government to regulate mobile money transactions
The Ugandan government has directed the country’s Ministry of Finance to revise a law regulating financial institutions to include Islamic banking and mobile money transactions, with both proving increasingly popular. → Read more
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Mon, August 12th, 12:40 · Brandon Gregory
Parliament should suspend Pule immediately – Watson
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called for the immediate suspension of South Africa’s disgraced former communications minister, Dina Pule, following the revelations she was allegedly involved in an assassination plot against politicians investigating her conduct. → Read more
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Mon, August 12th, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian Army deploys information alert system in its fight against terrorism
The Nigerian Army has expressed its commitment towards the fight against terrorism with the release of contact details of its information alert system through which members of the public can reach the army and inform it about suspicious activities in their neighborhood. → Read more
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Mon, August 12th, 09:00 · Richard Cutcher
Pule investigators were assassination targets – report
South Africa’s disgraced former communications minister, Dina Pule, has become embroiled in an alleged assassination plot involving her reported boyfriend and the party colleague heading up a recent parliamentary investigation into her conduct. → Read more
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Mon, August 12th, 07:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyatta restructures communication unit
The Kenyan government has officially shut down the office of public communication secretary, a move that has seen its current holder Muthui Kariuki reassigned within the government. → Read more
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Thu, August 8th, 15:00 · Brandon Gregory
MRA launches SMS service for economic operators
SMS services have been launched by the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) at the Custom House in Mer Rouge in a move to ease the process of communication between the MRA and its stakeholders. → Read more
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Thu, August 8th, 13:30 · Richard Cutcher
Parliament recommends police investigation into Pule
South Africa’s former communications minister, Dina Pule, “willfully misled” Parliament and the ethics committee has referred their investigation to the police. → Read more
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Thu, August 8th, 12:30 · Paul Adepoju
Ghanaian phone dealers close shops in protest against new tax
The Concerned Mobile Phone and Accessories Dealers group have closed their shops and urged the government to rescind its decision to impose a 20 per cent tax on imported mobile phones and accessories. → Read more
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Thu, August 8th, 12:00 · Brandon Gregory
A fraction of Gauteng motorists will pay maximum monthly e-toll cost – SANRAL
According to the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL), a fraction of motorists using the roads upgraded by the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) will pay the maximum monthly e-tolling cost, of which ZAR450 (US$45.5) is capped for registered users. → Read more
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Thu, August 8th, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher
ICASA snubs minister in LLU publication
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) is going ahead with publication of its draft regulations on local loop unbundling (LLU) despite a promise to consult the communications minister. → Read more
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Wed, August 7th, 19:00 · Paul Adepoju
Stakeholders push for Nigerian IT Commission
Nigerian ICT stakeholders are making case for the renaming of the Ministry of Communication Technology to Information Technology Commission. → Read more
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Wed, August 7th, 14:03 · Richard Cutcher
Ghana taking advice on ICT council
An Advisory Group on the creation of the Ghana Information Communication Technology Council (GICTC) has been set up by Omane Boamah, the country’s minister of communications. → Read more
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Wed, August 7th, 13:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Matiangi urges MPs to pass Konza City bill
Kenya’s Information, Communications and Technology cabinet secretary Fred Matiangi has asked MPs to fast track the Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KOTDA) bill when tabled in parliament later this month. → Read more
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Wed, August 7th, 12:20 · Nanine Steenkamp
Telecel awarded licence renewal
Zimbabwe-based operator Telecel has received a renewed license from the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Portraz), becoming the second mobile company nationally to comply with shareholder requirements. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 18:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan government sets new date for analogue switch-off
The Kenyan government has set Friday, December 13, 2013, as the new date for analogue broadcasting switch-off in Nairobi, while other major towns have been pushed back until March, 2014. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 17:30 · Richard Cutcher
Extent of SABC corruption investigations revealed
More than ZAR30 million (US$3 million) has been spent on corruption investigations and staff dismissal disputes at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) since 2009. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
New ICT incubation centre opens in Nigeria
A new ICT incubation centre has been inaugurated in Tinapa, Cross Rivers state, Nigeria, continuing the government support of entrepreneurs in the country. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 12:20 · Susan Mwenesi
Uganda’s ICT minister calls for tech solutions
Uganda’s information, communication and technology minister, John Nasasira, has called on native ICT institutions to deliver practical solutions geared towards the development and growth of the country. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 19:00 · Nick Sato
AccessKenya to put Dimension Data bid to shareholder vote
AccessKenya has announced it will convene an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on August 20 for shareholders who do not approve the KSh3.05 billion (US$35 million) bid by South Africa’s Dimension data as the deadline for its minority shareholders looms. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 17:30 · Brandon Gregory
Advanced analytics – a new era of insurance fraud detection
Insurance companies have long used tried and tested techniques for detecting insurance fraud, but now high performance analytics enables them to be more proactive in identifying fraud before it occurs, said Tracy Dunbar, director of analytics for South African company BITanium. → Read more
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