Weekly top stories | [Tim Wyatt-Gunning] Last week my mother told me that a gig a month is more than enough for her. Well of course it is Mum, but you're not getting the most out of your virtual life. Trust me, it's so much easier to manage than your real one. Read more >> |
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One of the most compelling reasons that proponents of cloud computing give for businesses to adopt the technology is because it makes bottom line business sense. Read more >>
There is an urgent and growing need to replenish available technical skills within the country's ICT sector - and more is required to help those entering the field to establish a foothold within an ever-competitive market. Read more >>
 | On 12-13 August, 2013, the inaugural Agile Africa Conference will be held at the Alex Theatre in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Themed 'Agility in Africa', the conference will be jointly hosted by the Joburg Centre of Software Engineering (JCSE) at Wits University and software company, ThoughtWorks. Read more >> |
 | MTN Uganda, in partnership with the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) have re-established the Kampala Public Library (KPL) creating a one-stop centre for members of the general public and specific groups such as tourists and investors to utilise the facility to request for and receive information about Kampala city. Read more >> |
 | According to Samsung Electronics SA, South African companies are slowly changing their view towards the trend of telecommuting that is already common in Europe and America. Innovative technology means employers are increasingly allowing employees remote access to the workplace. Read more >> |
 | A recent IT Skills Survey conducted by Network IT Recruitment, a division of Network Recruitment, has revealed that the number of young black males working in the South African IT industry is increasing. Read more >> |
 | The South African Customer Satisfaction Index (SAcsi) released on 9 July 2013 has revealed that the overall satisfaction score from customers for the mobile handsets industry is 76 out of 100. Mobile handset manufacturers face fierce competition to win customer loyalty, and the SAcsi indicates that there are disparities in satisfaction between competing brands. Read more >> |
 | [Amanda Visser] Proposed changes to the Value-Added Tax (VAT) Act will make it compulsory for foreign e-commerce retailers of electronic books, music and other services to register for VAT in SA from January next year. Read more >> |
Recent research by risk solutions firm Inoxico into the external directorships of JSE-listed companies showed that the directors of South Africa's 20 largest companies held on average 14 external directorships. Read more >>
 | Cisco aims to help government achieve its goal of expanding South Africa's broadband network to reach universal penetration by 2020, and has re-affirmed its commitment in the long-term to doing business in SA. Read more >> |
African Member States agreed an action plan to implement the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs) as adopted last December at the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in Dubai. Read more >>
 | President Jacob Zuma has announced changes to the national cabinet. Dina Pule has lost her position as communications minister. Read more >> |
The .africa domain name is expected to launch towards the end of 2013, making it possible for businesses and other organisations to register domain names ending in .africa for the first time. Read more >>
 | [Thabiso Mochiko] Cell C‚ SA's third-largest mobile operator‚ said on Tuesday (16 July) that majority shareholder Oger Telecom had earmarked an equity investment of US$350m into the company. Read more >> |
 | [Thabiso Mochiko] Vodacom has criticised a call from small operators for the telecommunications regulator to introduce an asymmetric mobile termination rate‚ saying such a move could undermine network quality and be counterproductive. Read more >> |
 | [Thabiso Mochiko] Vodacom, which is rolling out solutions to reduce carbon emissions, has achieved energy savings of R6.5m from its solar array project that was installed at its Cape Town offices in March, it said last week. Read more >> |
 | [Craig Lowe] iPass recently published its Q2 2013 Mobile Workforce Report. Read without the executive summary and conclusion (which no doubt have been tailored for iPass's needs) the report makes some damming revelations about the use of public wi-fi by mobile executives. Read more >> |
Local government should work co-operatively with the private sector to avoid the duplication of costly fibre optic infrastructure where open-access networks already exist. This was the general consensus of the panel discussion of industry leaders who gathered to discuss the future of fibre in South Africa. Read more >>
 | [Thabiso Mochiko] Listed manufacturing company Poynting Holdings said on Wednesday (10 July) it had entered into an agreement to buy privately owned African Union Communications (Aucom) for R49.5m. Read more >> |
 | On 17-18 July 2013, the Great Rift Valley ICT Summit in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, will see Gilat Satcom introduce a number of new fibre routes in Africa. Read more >> |
 | The first commercial deployment of a 4G LTE network in Ghana and, more generally, in Western and Central Africa was announced on 9 July 2013, by Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and Surfline Communications. Read more >> |
 | Internet Solutions (IS) has connected Namibia (through its local implementation partner, ITN) and Nigeria to the West Africa Cable System (WACS), thereby expanding its reach into West Africa. Future plans include boosting capacity in Ghana and Angola. Read more >> |
 | The architecture of the communications network is being forced to change due to technology trends such as enterprise mobility, cloud computing and ICT outsourcing. However, it will take some time for the way ICT services are delivered and consumed to adapt. Read more >> |
 | Standard Bank's mobile banking innovations were a hit with international bankers, showing how emerging markets can offer lessons to developed markets on using technology to serve customers. Read more >> |
[Mamello Masote] It is no secret that mobile operators are scrambling to grow substantial margins as saturation and intense competition reach a tipping point in the consumer market. Read more >>
 | NEW YORK, USA: Corporate raider Carl Icahn and his allies boosted their offer for troubled US computer company Dell, and repeated their call for shareholders to reject a US$24.4bn private equity buyout. Read more >> |
 | BEIJING, CHINA: Apple said Monday it would investigate claims that an iPhone electrocuted a Chinese woman who was making a call while charging the device. Read more >> |
 | GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: The international community must wake up to the reality of cyberwar and strive to find ways to stem it, the head of the UN's telecommunications agency said Monday (15 July). Read more >> |
 | BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: The Europe Union's (EU) justice commissioner has hailed a call by German Chancellor Angela Merkel for tighter privacy controls on Internet companies amid reports of sweeping US government surveillance online. Read more >> |
 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA - Microsoft has quietly cut the price of its entry-level Surface tablet computer by some 30%, after surveys indicating sluggish sales. Read more >> |
 | LONDON, UK: Malik Saadi, Principal Analyst at Informa, says the Nokia 1020 is smashing all camera innovation records but it will not be successful without a huge marketing boost. Read more >> |
 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Apple dropped its lawsuit on Tuesday (9 July) against rival Amazon for using the term "Appstore" for its online shop and mobile gadget applications. Read more >> |
 | LONDON, UK: Iron Mountain and PwC study reveals this view is often held by firms that expect to lose data themselves. Read more >> |
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 | NEWSWATCH: Newly appointed communications minister Yunus Carrim says one of his first tasks will be to sort out the SABC, reports Times Live. Read more >> |
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