It's that bill again, and since the ANC caucus in parliament has called for an end to debate and for the contentious bill to be voted through in its present form,
R2K is to march in Pretoria on International Right to Know Day - 28 September 2012. The opposition to this bill will continue as long as government stonewalls on key amendments.
On the crime front, according to the latest stats,
KZN has recorded the largest drop in murder cases. That's scant comfort for the families and friends of murder victims. Gauteng, however, although recording some of the biggest decreases in key crimes, still tops the list as the most crime-ridden province.
Here's some sweet news for you... According to this report, if SA adopts new technology that Brazil has been using,
technology 'can double sugar cane yields' in this country. Get your wallet out... It looks like e-tolling could be here to stay, and that concerns the Opposition to Urban Tolling Association (OUTA). One of its main concerns is that the voices of Gauteng motorists, who will have to pay to use the roads,
were not heard in the Constitutional Court. E-tolling is almost certain to have an impact on inflation: every company operating in Gauteng, or with employees in Gauteng, or having dealings with any company that operates there or has vehicles passing through there, will face increased costs. And you know they will have to pass them on.
So don't think you're home free because you happen to live in any of the other provinces. You'll also be paying.
Rod Baker, content director
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The transition from traditional channels to digital channels will have a major impact on broadcasting in SA, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers' (PwC) South African entertainment and media outlook 2012-16 (The Outlook). 
SEACOM, a pan-African ICT enabler, plans to expand its European connectivity to Amsterdam and will be the latest partner to join the AMS-IX reselling programme. Joining the programme gives SEACOM the opportunity to make connectivity to the AMS-IX platform more easily available for African Internet companies. 
NEW YORK, USA: With a flood of orders coming for the new iPhone 5, Apple pushed back delivery times for the new device and for those ordering the new smartphone, shipping would be in two weeks, a week later than promised. 
Following its successful Developers' Day held in March 2012, mapIT will host another free day on Friday 5 October 2012 in Sunninghill, Johannesburg. 
When high definition (HD) voice services were launched in countries such as Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada and Russia, South Africans were told that they would have to wait for some time before the service would be made available locally, with large mobile networks stating they were still investigating its commercial viability. Fortunately, it seems as though the rumours were unfounded as Vox Telecom has announced that their Vox Supafone now supports quality HD voice telephony. 
Software AG South Africa has announced senior management changes in their local operation with plans of growing their African business stream. 
McAfee has announced the promotion of Mike Fey to worldwide chief technology officer (CTO). Previously the head of field engineering and advanced technology organisations for the company, Fey will now be directly responsible for overseeing the office of the CTO including the management of McAfee's team of regional and sector CTOs and go-to-market teams, as well as ensuring the success of global sales engineers and advanced technology groups. 
LONDON, UK: The event's organisers have announced the agenda for WIRED 2012. 
RESTON, US: comScore, Inc, a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from the 
The anticipated 3rd annual Cloud and Virtualisation Summit Africa will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg, from 10 to 11 October 2012. The event is hosted by international business-to-business conferencing company, Kinetic Events. 
