TV series sponsorship: Think out of the box

[Bonnie Ramaila] I have often wondered why TV airtime sales raised sponsorship for the duration of the series' season, and why companies buy into it. At the same time, I have never understood why companies should have those closing and opening billboards before, during and after the programme, until I saw 1st for Women sponsoring the M-Net series 'Revenge'. Yes, I have DStv now and I am progressing within LSM, moving from LSM 4 to LSM 5 - that's when my education on the use of such sponsorships started. 8 May 2013 10:26

Future of urban furniture, bus shelters in Africa

[Craig Page-Lee] The highly pedestrian and densely populated main cities of Europe have seen very specific formats of urban furniture evolve, from incredibly sophisticated glass, steel and aluminum bus shelters and vending kiosks to robust, but well proportioned and easy to use benches, seats and ledges, and having just returned from London and Lisbon and as with most visitors to these cities, had the need to use the various elements mentioned at different times during my visit. 9 May 2013 06:15

ICASA review in the pipeline

[Amukelani Chauke] Cabinet has approved a proposal to review some of the Independent Communications Authority of SA's functions to make it more transparent and accountable. 17 May 2013 10:08

Icasa 'snatches' phone provider's kit

[Thabiso Mochiko] The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has shut down the operations of Eastern Cape-based Amatole Telecommunications Services by confiscating its equipment after it failed to pay its licence fees‚ Icasa said on Thursday (9 May). 10 May 2013 07:30

IT News Africa

Dell, Intel, Lenovo, SYSPRO, Samsung to showcase at Tech Demo Africa 2013

[Issued by IT News Africa] Global technology powerhouses, including, Dell, Intel, Lenovo, Samsung, SYSPRO and SAS, will showcase their latest offerings at Tech Demo Africa 2013, the technology showcase and networking Conference scheduled for 21 and 22 May at the Innovation Hub, Pretoria. 15 May 2013 11:45

Online services increase house sales

Property purchasing in South Africa is being driven by a younger generation that relies on the Internet for information, bond originator ooba said on Monday (13 May). 14 May 2013 11:40

Multichoice lends TopTV R500m

[Thabiso Mochiko] MultiChoice this week emerged as the surprise financial backer in the race to buy ailing pay-television service TopTV‚ in a last-minute move that could potentially stymie Chinese consortium StarTimes and keep the rival channel in local hands. 2 May 2013 10:19

Cote D'Ivoire to evaluate MTN licence

MTN's shares was down as much as 2% on Tuesday (7 May) after Ivory Coast's government named it as one of five companies that risked losing their operating licences because of poor levels of service. 8 May 2013 10:17

Mediatech

Mediatech Africa joins PLASA

[Issued by Mediatech] PLASA, an international association giving support and advice to the entertainment, events and installations industries, is now one of Mediatech Africa's newest members. The UK and North American based company offers specialist advice, news on technological developments and up- to- date legislation changes to over 1240 of its registered members. 15 May 2013 13:39

MTN launches mobile money service

[Thabiso Mochiko and Evan Pickworth] MTN yesterday, 22 November 2012, launched its mobile banking service in partnership with South African Bank of Athens, Pick n Pay, and Boxer Stores. 23 Nov 2012 14:58

ATMs are now 'virtual tellers'

South African banks have been installing more innovative cash-accepting automated teller machines (ATMs), a move that is changing both the role of the teller inside the branch and the way banks are accessed by clients. 2 May 2013 07:55

'Guide to South African Brands, Barcodes, Prices' launched

A digital book, 'Guide to South African Brands, Barcodes and Average Prices', has been released by Retail Price Watch to provide the retail industry with a comprehensive reference to those products that regularly find their way into household shopping baskets in South Africa. 30 Apr 2013 06:58

IT mobility: enabler or stumbling block?

[Tony de Sousa] Effective mobile solutions are vital and inevitable in today's business environment. With mobile devices now an ever-present and fundamental part of doing business as well as in employees' and the general public's personal lives, security has become a concern and accessibility a necessity. 3 May 2013 06:37