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SA government factors in Africa’s growth, IT in its fiscal plans

South Africa’s Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan delivered his 2013/2014 Budget Speech before parliament this week and highlighted government’s plans to spend on infrastructure, on support for small business growth, on job creation and reduction of inequality and poverty...

Kenyan telecoms cut ad spending

Kenyan telecommunications operators cut their advertising budgets last year as price wars continued to hit companies’ earnings, Ipsos Media's data revealed on Wednesday. Their reports indicates Safaricom, Airtel and Orange Kenya reduced their total ad budget to KES 7.5 billion in 2011,...

Budgetary deadlock stalls Nigeria’s telecoms progress

THE failure of Nigeria’s National Assembly to pass the 2010 budget of the Nigerian Communications Commission may have stalled a number projects initiated by the Universal Access Provision Fund for the current year. USPF was established by the telecoms...

SA Minister of Finance hails social media in budget speech

In yesterday’s Budget Speech for 2010, South Africa's Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, underlined the importance of using social media platforms to encourage public participation in the budget process. “South Africans have come to know the “Tips for Trevor” campaign...

Pastel launches online personal finance tool for SA users

Accounting software services provider, Pastel, has introduced a new online service offering to South African consumers, simplifying personal financial management. The new product is called Incheck, and promises to give consumers online access to a tool that both manages their...

Ernst & Young says cutting IT budgets could be costly

Professional service firm Ernst & Young has warned companies to take care in cutting their Information Technology (IT) budgets, at a time when economic conditions force many companies to curtail spending just to survive. Says Marius van den Berg, Director...
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