Author: Gugu Lourie

It has never been easy to rent a boat or charter a yacht. The GetMyBoat app allows you to find the right rental – from a kayak in California to a Catamaran in Croatia. By Gugu Lourie The GetMyBoat app allows users to search and book boats around them, right from the palm of their hands. The app also makes it easy to find sleep-aboard yachts. GetMyBoat is the world’s largest boat rental and charter marketplace. GetMyBoat has boats to rent and charter in over 169 countries and 7,100 locations. From powerboat and houseboat rentals to sailboat and yacht charters,…

There is a debate in South Africa about who Nelson Mandela belongs to, as though he is the property of someone, a political party or a faction of the African National Congress. By Amanda Gouws Added to that, there is a new generation of young people – the “born frees” who never lived under apartheid – who now reject the political pacts he made during negotiations to end minority white domination. They see his compromises as selling out, entrenching white privilege and failing the black majority. When celebrating Nelson Mandela Day on July 18, it would benefit South Africans to reflect…

MTN, South Africa’s second largest mobile phone operator, has welcomed a notice by the country’s communications watchdog to issue an invitation for telecoms operators to bid for a much-needed 4G spectrum to deliver broadband services. By Staff Writer The Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) today officially invited telcos such as Vodacom, MTN, Cell C, Telkom, etc, to apply for 4G licenses to provide much-needed broadband services. Applicants will be vying to apply for the radio frequency spectrum licenses within the designated range: the 2.6GHz band and the 800 MHz band and the 700MHz band for the purposes of providing…

The country’s communications watchdog, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), has issued information for the auction of 4G licenses to provide much-needed broadband services. By Staff Writer The base price for 4G license would be R3 billion for duration of 15 years. The spectrum available for assignment is as follows: 2×30MHz in the 700MHz band (703MHz-733MHz/758-788MHz) 2×25MHz in the 800MHz band (796-801MHz/837-842MHz) 2×70MHz and 1×25MHz in the 2.6GHz band (2500-2570MHz/2620-2690MHz and 2595-2615MHz) This spectrum will be awarded on a national basis covering the entire territory of South Africa. All licences will be technology-neutral and service-neutral. The following obligations…

The country’s communications watchdog, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), has today officially invited telcos such as Vodacom, MTN, Cell C, Telkom, etc, to apply for 4G licenses to provide much-needed broadband services. Applicants will be vying to apply for the radio frequency spectrum licenses within the designated range: the 2.6GHz band and the 800 MHz band and the 700MHz band for the purposes of providing national broadband wireless access services. ICASA issued an invitation to apply for the spectrum on Friday morning. The regulator said the main aim of licensing the spectrum was to ensure nationwide broadband…

Humans are terrible at driving. The US Department of Transport estimates that 94% of crashes are due to the driver. By Toby Walsh We drive too fast. We get distracted. We make poor decisions. If history is anything to go by, more than 1,000 people are likely to die on Australian roads in the next year. Each death is a tragedy for the families and friends of those killed. And it’s also a big drain on our economy. Each fatal accident costs around $2 million. The total cost on our economy from all car accidents is more than $17 billion per…

Standard Bank is on a committed journey of rapid digitization across the continent, offering its customers more convenient ways to interact with their personal banking services. By Staff Writer The latest innovation in this digital transformation journey is the expansion of the existing Standard Bank banking app to four additional African markets simultaneously, namely Uganda, Namibia, Ghana and Botswana with  plans to roll it out to Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe by the end of 2016. The Banking App already enjoys high usage amongst Standard Bank’s South African and Offshore customers. Rapid developments in Standard Bank’s drive to enhance its…

The National Department of Health (NDoH) and Vodacom have successfully deployed a custom-built mobile app in 3126 clinics across South Africa, to monitor drug stock levels and reduce drug stock-outs. By Staff Writer The Stock Visibility Solution (SVS), a mobile platform developed by Vodacom through its long-standing partnership with NDoH, is now used in all urban and rural South African clinics across eight provinces. These clinics now have the fully deployed and functional SVS. “The Department of Health is using the latest technology to improve health care service delivery and patient outcomes in South Africa. The Stock Visibility Solution enables…

Following months of protracted negotiations, MTN and the Communications Workers Union (CWU) have signed a new salary agreement that paves the way for more stability at the workplace. The signing of this agreement comes in the backdrop of a recognition agreement that both parties signed last year. Says Mteto Nyati, MTN SA Chief Executive Officer: “MTN is pleased and satisfied that it has reached an agreement with the CWU on many issues including minimum wage and pay for performance. The signing of this agreement is a clear sign that a strong and stable MTN is in the interest of both…

In a historic move, the #Freedom2Learn campaign which will see a range of affordable ‘Freedom’ smart devices hit South Africa markets, promoting Madiba’s legacy and the spread of education was launched in Soweto on Thursday. By AG Mobile The Nelson Mandela the #Freedom2Learn campaign was launched by AG Mobile, MediaTek and the Nelson Mandela Long Walk to Freedom Education Project. As a proudly South African brand, AG was chosen by the Long Walk to Freedom Education Project to be its exclusive partner to roll out its mobile strategy, to support their vision of “Easy Access to Education via Technology for…