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  • Microsoft's "ICTs for NGOs" Day in JHB

    As part of its aims to strengthen its role and contribution to the NGO sector, Microsoft, together with SANGONeT will be hosting a one-day seminar on 15 March 2010 at the Microsoft offices in Bryanston, Johannesburg, to discuss ways in which NGOs can use ICTs more strategically.

    Event type: 
    Seminar
    Event venue: 
    Microsoft Offices, Bryanston
    Event start date: 
    03/15/2010
    Event end date: 
    03/15/2010
    Contact person(s): 
    Nonhlanhla Kunene
    Related organisation(s): 
    Southern African NGO Network

  • SANGONeT Conference 2009: Social Media and the NGO Sector in South Africa

    Press Release

    9 October 2009

    The relevance and use of social media for South African NGOs will be explored at the 5th Annual SANGONeT “ICTs for Civil Society” Conference taking place from 15-16 October in Johannesburg and from 20-21 October 2009 in Cape Town. The annual SANGONeT conference is the premier ICT event dedicated to the work of the NGO sector in Southern Africa.

    Date published: 
    10/09/2009
    Organisation: 
    SANGONeT

  • Social Media and the South African NGO Sector - Online Survey

    SANGONeT and World Wide Worx are currently implementing the 2009 "State of ICTs in the South African NGO Sector" research project. The purpose of the study is to establish how effectively South African NGOs are using information communication technology (ICT), and whether it is making a difference in NGOs' ability to serve their constituencies.

  • Towards an Information Society in Botswana

    Botswana Thetha Cover

    Downloaf the ful report here.

    This report documents the progress that has been made to date by the Government of Botswana and the private sector in the domains of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) policy; ICT, telecommunications and power infrastructure; the telecommunications

    Author(s): 
    Stephen Mutula
    Author(s): 
    Balu Grand
    Author(s): 
    Saul Zulu
    Author(s): 
    Peter Sebina

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  • Google Launches New Browsers

    Google launches a new beta version of its Chrome browser, and Opera launchsd the latest version of its browser

    Google has launched a new beta version of its Chrome browser, and Opera has launched the latest version of its Opera browser.

    Google's Engineering director in Munich, Wieland Holfelder, points out that, "With the new release, we also give users even more choice and control over their own privacy while surfing the web."

    Source: 
    News24

  • Botswana Thetha ICT Discussion Forum

    The Botswana Thetha ICT Discussion Forum will be held on 10 March 2010 at the Gaborone Sun in Gaborone, Botswana.

    Event type: 
    Seminar
    Event venue: 
    Gaborone Sun Hotel, Gaborone
    Event start date: 
    03/10/2010
    Event end date: 
    03/10/2010
    Contact person(s): 
    Stephen Mutula

  • Partnership to Challenge Google

    Microsoft and Yahoo receive a clearance from regulators in Washington and Europe to proceed with a search partnership intended to challenge Google

    Microsoft and Yahoo have received clearance from regulators in Washington and Europe to proceed with a search partnership intended to challenge Google.

    The two companies announced that the partnership had been approved without restrictions by the US Justice Department and the European Commission.

    Under the 10-year agreement, Microsoft's Bing search engine will process search requests and steer search-related advertisements on Yahoo.

    Source: 
    News24

  • ICASA to Take on Cellphone Operators Over Rates

    The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa could take on cellphone operators over pay-as-you-go rates

    The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has hinted that it could take on cellphone operators over ‘astronomical’ pay-as-you-go rates.

    ICASA chairperson, Paris Mashile, told Parliament's portfolio committee on communications that there is an urgent need for competition in the pay-as-you-go market, which is used mainly by the poor.

    Mashile pointed out that, "This is an area we have got to delve into and find out what we have to do to make it competitive, in terms of the prices coming down."

    Source: 
    Sunday Times

  • NGO Provides Multi-media Educational Content to 16 Under-privileged Schools

    On Friday, 5th February 2010, sixteen schools from Limpopo, Gauteng, Eastern Cape and North West will receive training and educational content to help improve education at their communities. The participating schools have been nominated by Mindset Network’ staff members, who come from under-privileged communities and want to plough back to their schools. The content, called digital library contains curriculum aligned videos and interactive lessons of Grades 09 to 12 Physical Sciences, Mathematics, English, Mathematical Literacy, Information Technology and Financial Literacy.

    Date published: 
    02/03/2010
    Organisation: 
    Mindset Network

  • ICASA Approves Connection Rate Cut

    The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa approves a cut in the rate charged by the three main cellphone operators to connect calls between networks

    The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has approved a cut in the rate charged by the three main cellphone operators to connect calls between networks.

    Vodacom, MTN and Cell C last month filed an agreement with ICASA proposing a cut in the peak interconnection rate from R1.25 to 89 cents on March 1.

    ICASA rejected the plan because it would have forced it to agree to a fixed gradual reduction over three years.

    Source: 
    Independent Online