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Accusations of Fraud in Appointment of South African Telco Directors

By Eric Priezkalns 18 Sep 2019 Risk, Fraud & Security

There is a battle to control an investor in Cell C whilst the telco is fighting debt and interruptions of service for popular apps.


South Africa’s Advertising Regulatory Board Rules Against Vodacom

By Rob Chapman 27 May 2019 General

Vodacom should not claim their network is the best in South Africa without admitting that objective data says otherwise.


SIM Swappers Try to Con Friends of South African Bishop

By Marianne Curphey 4 Mar 2019 Risk, Fraud & Security

Fraudsters used the account of Bishop Thulani Xaba to send messages asking for financial help.


7 Arrests Following Vodacom South Africa SIM Swaps

By Eric Priezkalns 19 Feb 2019 Risk, Fraud & Security

Vodacom has pursued its investigation for years but none of its employees have been arrested.


SIM Swappers Steal USD200k from South African Business

By Eric Priezkalns 9 Jan 2019 Risk, Fraud & Security

The Vodacom SIM of a businessman was targeted whilst he was overseas.


Big Bill for Charity That Tracked Roaming Stork

By Eric Priezkalns 2 Jul 2018 General

Polish environmental group EcoLogic was charged for voice calls made in Sudan.


RAG Events Venture Into New Territories

By Eric Priezkalns 4 May 2018 Education & Conferences

Safaricom, Sprint and Batelco have agreed to host telco risk and assurance conferences in Kenya, USA and Bahrain respectively.


Clean Energy, Dirty Government Mentality

By Joseph Nderitu 13 Apr 2018 General

African telcos could save money and protect the environment by using renewable energy sources for remote sites, but this may not suit state-run energy suppliers.


South African Regulator Issues Data Billing Rules

By Joseph Nderitu 5 Dec 2017 General

ICASA’s new regulations should indirectly lower the cost of data services. They are likely to be copied by regulators around Africa.


Cryptocurrencies in Africa: No Time to Bury Heads in the Sand

By Joseph Nderitu 16 Nov 2017 Digital Payments

Trying to delay the adoption of a new technology like Bitcoin will not stop it, and may slow the management of its risks.


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    AB Handshake Is SWIFT for Telecoms
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