Policy, Page 82
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Mon, July 22nd, 11:57 · Brandon Gregory
Kapsch TrafficCom shares drop due to delay in SA e-tolling
Kapsch TrafficCom, the Austrian toll systems manufacturer behind the controversial e-tolling in South Africa, has experienced a drop in shares due to another delay of the system in the country. → Read more
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Mon, July 22nd, 08:56 · Brandon Gregory
Docket into former communications minister case missing
A docket into the investigation on Dina Pule, the former minister of communications of South Africa, has been reported missing by Marian Shinn, shadow minister of communications for the Democratic Alliance (DA). → Read more
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Mon, July 22nd, 08:41 · Martin Cheruiyot
Rwanda’s laptop project making progress
Nkubito Bakuramutsa, the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Coordinator in Rwanda has said more than 207,026 laptops have already been distributed adding the project has so far covered 407 schools across the country. → Read more
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Mon, July 22nd, 08:14 · Nanine Steenkamp
Tech a solution to apartheid issues –SA deputy president
South African deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe has said technology is part of the answer to problems created by apartheid, pointing to necessary education reformation. → Read more
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Fri, July 19th, 07:42 · Richard Cutcher
Shuttleworth loses SA exchange laws battle
South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth has lost his fight to get the country’s exchange control system overhauled, after the high court in Pretoria disagreed with his assertion that the current system is unconstitutional. → Read more
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Thu, July 18th, 15:50 · Martin Cheruiyot
Closed schools encourage Kenyan pupils to play video games
The ongoing Kenyan teachers strike over pay and the one laptop one child policy is reportedly pushing children through the doors of computer cafes, where they are attracted to PlayStations and other game consoles. → Read more
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Thu, July 18th, 13:52 · Nick Sato
Kenya’s taxman to launch mobile payment, rolls out ETR tracking via e-system
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has began a major drive to bring small businesses and consumers into the tax bracket through the implementation of remote transmissions of Electronic Tax Registers (ETRs), aiming to be completed by December this year. → Read more
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Thu, July 18th, 10:10 · Kamau Mbote
Konza phase one to begin in Q4 of 2013
Construction of Kenya’s technology city Konza is set to kick-off in the fourth quarter of 2013 according to ICT principal secretary Joseph Tiampati. → Read more
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Thu, July 18th, 08:27 · Brandon Gregory
Nelson Mandela one of the first to receive smart ID card
Nelson Mandela was one of the first to receive the new smart identification document (ID) card, which was accepted earlier today by his daughter Zindzi Mandela at the Union Buildings in Pretoria in honour of his 95th birthday. → Read more
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Wed, July 17th, 15:47 · Nick Sato
IBM develops plan to enhance economic development in Kenya
IBM experts have recommended strategies for improving the viability of vocational-technical education in Kenya, as well as for making health services more effective. → Read more
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Wed, July 17th, 13:24 · Brandon Gregory
Naspers’ US$750 million bond offering exceeds demand
South Africa’s multimedia giant Naspers has announced its bond offering of US$750 million has exceeded demand. → Read more
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Wed, July 17th, 10:30 · Kamau Mbote
ICT essential to successful delivery of various objectives by Africa
ICT sectors will fuel the successful delivery of various goals by African states if they are well supported by governments and infrastructure improvements. → Read more
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Wed, July 17th, 08:39 · Kamau Mbote
AU sets ICT week to celebrate organisation’s 50 years
The African Union (AU) has set aside a week in December for member countries to organise activities surrounding the ICT sector on the continent as part of the Africa Union Jubilee celebrations. → Read more
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Tue, July 16th, 14:08 · Paul Adepoju
Plenty of jobs for Nigerians in ICT – Omobola Johnson
Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s communication technology minister, has revealed that unlike the popular notion that there is no job opportunities in Nigeria, the ICT sector has more than enough job openings for qualified vacancies. → Read more
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Tue, July 16th, 13:32 · Brandon Gregory
Mauritius to conduct validation workshop on e-government
Ebène Cyber-city will play host to the half-day Validation Workshop on July 18, an initiative of the Central Informatics Bureau (CIB) and will focus on the draft of the Mauritius e-Government strategy 2013-2017. → Read more
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Tue, July 16th, 13:20 · Richard Cutcher
DoC moves quickly to bring amendment bills to parliament
The quick action taken by South Africa’s new communications minister Yunus Carrim on two pressing amendment bills has been praised by a telecommunications lawyer. → Read more
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Mon, July 15th, 15:25 · Brandon Gregory
Mauritius government to issue smart ID cards
The Mauritius government is set to implement new smart identification (ID) cards from September this year in a move to improve public services for the country’s citizens and increase security. → Read more
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Mon, July 15th, 12:21 · Susan Mwenesi
Microsoft collaborated with US security services – report
Microsoft collaborated with the United States’ (US) intelligence services to allow the latter to intercept users’ communications, according to a report by The Guardian. → Read more
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Mon, July 15th, 12:10 · Richard Cutcher
Investigation announced into USAASA
The Department of Communications (DoC) has instructed the Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA) to comply with an investigation by independent officials after allegations of corruption. → Read more
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Fri, July 12th, 15:23 · Richard Cutcher
OPINION: Carrim’s SABC focus suggests more of the same from the DoC
The ICT industry in South Africa has long complained of the lack of care and attention the current and previous administrations have given the portfolio of communications and, with Yunus Carrim the latest incumbent, that trend looks set to continue. → Read more
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