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Blair opens up Commission for Africa online
Talkback South Africa is trying to get away from the begging bowl into the ‘teach a man to fish’ syndrome – but it will fail if bureaucrats are the decision-makers for economic return skills training. South Africa is the role model of Africa – but...
About: Blair opens up Commission for Africa online
[November 27, 2004, 12:14]
MobileMoney:Africa's 11
Blog Footprints: South Africa It operates a ‘virtual bank’ in South Africa that is challenging the branch legacy that is associated with traditional banks, in order to bank the un-banked and till date, it had succeeded in signing up to 5 million...
[May 19, 2009, 16:21 in Nigeria Mobile Marketing by Nigeriatelecoms]
South African TV show evangelises open source
Talkback Modern Times the company contracted to produce the 13 part series in association with the Shuttleworth Foundation and various other partners share the goal of bringing open source to the masses in South Africa.
About: South African TV show evangelises open source
[January 14, 2005, 10:23]
Mobile Payment: Potential and reality for Nigeria
Blog Wizzit in South Africa, M-pesa in Kenya, Gcash in Philippines are country with similar demographics with Nigeria are examples of very successful mobile payments deployments. Such collaborations is paying off in the mobile Banking arena in South...
[January 15, 2009, 7:36 in Nigeria Mobile Marketing by Nigeriatelecoms]
10,000 volunteers to trial ID cards
Talkback I have recently returned to U.K.after 21 years in South Africa, where the carrying of cards and I.D.books is the norm. I wish to be a volunteer.
About: 10,000 volunteers to trial ID cards
[April 26, 2004, 18:57]
Microsoft: Africa doesn't need free software
Talkback I'm a South African living and working in South Africa. What absolute nonsense. Cost of software is ALWAYS a factor. Microsoft either has their collective heads up their collective anuses, or they're deliberately FUDing.
About: Microsoft: Africa doesn't need free software
[October 20, 2005, 9:16]
ISO says no to OOXML appeals
Blog Appeals by South Africa, Brazil, India and Venezuela against the formal ratification of Microsoft's Office Open XML document format have been shown the door. That's it, game over. OOXML is now an ISO standard - or at least it will be when it...
[August 16, 2008, 14:15 in News Blog by David Meyer]
Why you should ditch Norton AntiVirus
Talkback As an ISP in South Africa have more problems with users running Nortons than ALL the other AV products put together. We couldn't agree more. Suggest you review the Escan range of products, available from our website www.eject.co.za, or from the...
About: Why you should ditch Norton AntiVirus
[December 2, 2004, 16:28]
Brazil appeals ISO ratification of OOXML
Talkback I doubt Brazil, or South Africa's protests will cause the iSO to revise their decision. Enough money, or promises will be made to overcome the deficiencies of OOXML to remove it from the standard list.
About: Brazil appeals ISO ratification of OOXML
[June 2, 2008, 13:51 by ator1940]
IT Anthems: Checkpoint
Talkback The song was actually the anthem for our South Africa Global Sales Conference in 2001. I work for CheckPoint. It actually brings back good memories. That was a fun trip! The next CheckPoint tune will be done by AC/DC!
About: IT Anthems: Checkpoint
[March 2, 2004, 22:49]
Mobile barcodes permit conference entry
Talkback We would need this system for 2010 Soccer World cup ticketing and many seminars, shows and exhibitions in South Africa How do you prevent this bar code from being fowarded to another cellphone and reused?
About: Mobile barcodes permit conference entry
[August 19, 2004, 13:21]
Nokia 9300: a first look
Talkback KINGSLEYPHONE.CO.WEST AFRICA. CONACT NUM,234-8060568121 distributing and marketing: Phone distribution and marketing company specializing in north and south American market, importer & exporter of laptops and mobile phones.
About: Nokia 9300: a first look
[October 9, 2005, 16:57]
Opportunities and Challenges of WAP media in Nigeria.
Blog Statistics from BBC News indicated that Wap is the one platform where African countries continue to appear in the top five in their statistics and Nigeria accounts for 61 percent of International wap usage, distantly followed by South Africa with...
[July 22, 2008, 9:42 in Nigeria Mobile Marketing by Nigeriatelecoms]
Africans:Mobile but yet left Behind.
Blog All stakeholders’ agenda setting should be the next focus and It is my sincere believe that some of these will be raised at the upcoming, MMT 09 conference at South Africa. The major focus of Financial Institutions across Africa is to get out of...
[May 5, 2009, 8:46 in Nigeria Mobile Marketing by Nigeriatelecoms]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog It's a good thing that this technology wasn't around when apartheid was still in force in South Africa, but perhaps there's still room for a Home Office edition with scarpering gypsies and Nigerian refugees being bundled back onto a plane when the...
[December 6, 1997, 7:00 in Rupert's Diary by Rupert Goodwins]
Unix users up in arms at Bill Gates' knighthood
Talkback Africa is not a country, but a continent made up of diverse countries with diverse potentials all of which evolve based on attitudes and accepted practices. Seeing that my focus is on R&D related to Open Source and the manufacture and deployment of...
About: Unix users up in arms at Bill Gates' knighthood
[January 29, 2004, 11:12]
And the richest man in the world is...
Talkback On the African continent, there are only four countries whose amounts of GDP are greater than $48bn: South Africa, Egypt, Algeria and Nigeria.
About: And the richest man in the world is...
[September 24, 2004, 19:10]
How to get consumers to swallow electronic tags
Talkback I'm in Cape Town, South Africa and would appreciate any feed back at all. I'd like to get my hands on a sample of these tags together with its tracking software to explore its many uses.
About: How to get consumers to swallow electronic tags
[October 6, 2006, 5:35]
OOXML process in deranged finale
Blog It looks like France is a No, and the same goes for South Africa. South Korea's No appears to have magically mutated into a Yes. Catching my breath, I thought it might be worthwhile to recap a bit on the insane flurry of updates coming through...
[March 28, 2008, 15:59 in News Blog by David Meyer]
SA unions threaten £1.7bn Vodafone deal
Blog The arrangement would allow Vodafone to pursue a more aggressive strategy in Africa but, on Friday, the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) did a U-turn on its approval of the deal. A £1.7bn deal between Vodafone and the South...
[May 17, 2009, 14:49 in News Blog by David Meyer]
