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This presentation was very funny because of a mime in the back of the room which demonstrated all sorts of funny body movements as the presentation got underway. Sajeed Sacranie, CEO of Virgin Mobile South Africa, is an African by birth, background and preference. Born in Malawi, he spent his formative years there and because …

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Anyone. Any Cellphone. Any network. Anywhere. Anytime!What are the needs of users and the challenge for the bank? First National Bank is leading mobile banking provider among entry level consumers. Len Pienaar, head of Mobile & Transact Solutions, FNB, believes that the “wireless tech evolution is inevitable” as quoted in Arthur Goldstuck’s recent book, “The …

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Southern Africa is populated with people often with total illiteracy-can we expect these population of techno – don’t know how to effectively usage mobile technologies at their disposal. What form of digital divide in mobile is crippling South Africa-is it complete lack of mobile knowledge or inability to effectively use such technologies? The answer lies …

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The chairperson of ICASA Mr. Paris Mashile addressed the opening session of Mobility 2006 conference. Despite being accused a “losers” for delaying the introduction of mobile number portability by the current edition of Financial Mail today. His address was largely to justify state heavy regulation within the mobile industry in favour of protecting the consumers. …

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I’ve been in Port Elizabeth for the last few days and supposedly on holiday. Yesterday I did a quick interview about Mxit on BayFM and tomorrow I’m going back to do a short sales working with their sales staff. The big news is that on Thursday and Friday this week I will be participating in …

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