Showing posts with label South Africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label South Africa. Show all posts

Connecting Africa Digital Week Is Coming Up in September


Disruptive Technology and Connectivity Accelerating the African Digital Revolution
The Connecting Africa community and leading series of African technology, media and telecommunications events has officially launched the largest online event dedicated to tracking disruptive technologies across Africa.
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Kicking off in September, this week-long agenda of digital events will encompass the biggest sectors and topics across the African continent; from tech startups to FinTech and eHealth to connectivity.

Registering for free will allow delegates to learn, engage and discuss African telco, tech and innovation in real-time with thought-leaders across the globe and put Digital Week delegates at the epicentre of the connectivity ecosystem – wherever they are in the world.

Connecting Africa digital delegates will gain access to exclusive webinars, as well as on-demand videos, downloadable resources and discussion forums.

About Connecting Africa:
Connecting Africa is the largest and most influential series of African-focused technology and telecommunications events on the continent, produced by KNect365 - an Informa company. Comprising of the leading regional events of East Africa Com, West Africa Com and Nigeria Com and the largest African tech and telco event – AfricaCom, the series welcomes over 15,000 attendees through its doors each year.

Webinar agenda:
Tuesday 5 September:
3pm CAT time - Empowering the African Tech Startup Ecosystem

Speakers:
Maurice Otieno – General Manager, Metta
Merel van Zelderen – Business Community Development, EDACY
Bertil van Vugt – Business Development Lead, VC4A

Wednesday 6 September:
3pm CAT time - FinTech and the Future of Banking in Africa

Speakers:
Lorien Gamaroff – CEO, Bankymoon
Shirley Gilbey – Head of Rise and Co-Creation, Barclays Group

Thursday 7 September:
12 noon CAT time - The African Regulatory Landscape

Keynote Speaker:
Nomonde Gongxeka-Seopa – Independent Researcher, South African Communications Forum

3pm CAT time - Connecting Africa

Speakers:
Bora Varliyagci – CEO, digitalthings
Ellie Hagopian – Independent Consultant
Tim Genders – Development Executive, Project Isizwe
Bradley Shaw – Regional Manager MEA, NuRAN Wireless

Friday 8 September:

3pm CAT time - The Digital Health Clinic

Speakers:
Taryn Springhall – Editor & Co-Founder, eHealth News
Dr William Mapham, Founder of Vula Mobile and Ophthalmology Registrar at the University of Stellenbosch
Dr De Wet Swanepoel – Co-Founder of the hearX Group, President of the International Society of Audiology

Find out more about the Connecting Africa Digital Week here.

The Connecting Africa Digital Week is completely free to attend, register as a delegate here.

Find out more about AfricaCom:

Africa Com
Festival – 6 – 10 November 2017
Conference and Exhibition – 7 – 9 November 2017
CTICC, Cape Town

Get the latest African news and updates over on www.connectingafrica.com
For all Digital Week enquiries, please contact:
Amy Turner
Content Marketer KNect365 – Connecting Africa series
mailto:amy.turner@knect365.com

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Not Just in Nigeria, the Cost of Data Stops South Africans from Using the Internet

According to a report from Research ICT Africa prepared for Mozilla (Via MyBroadBand), the cost of buying data is a major barrier to internet use in South Africa.

The study interviewed focus groups from urban, peri-urban, rural, and deep-rural areas in South Africa as well as other African countries and discovered that the cost of getting data and the speed at which it depletes left many respondents frustrated.

The study also revealed that as a result of the price of monthly data bundles, many respondents opted for smaller bundles which were consumed quickly, and bundles valid for shorter periods than a month, they also made use of subsidized data services as one of many money-saving strategies, including:

✔ Use of multiple SIM cards to take advantage of promotions, better reception quality, or better prices for a given service.

✔ Use of public Wi-Fi. For example, many buses in Rwanda now provide wifi access, and participants reported being willing to wait for a bus that was Wi-Fi-enabled.

✔ Tethering to mobile hotspots. In South Africa and India, users not only share data but also promotions and subsidized offers from one phone to another.

✔ Earned reward applications (where users download, use, or share a promoted application in return for mobile data/credit). The research indicates that most users tend to play the system to get the most credit possible and then abandon the earned reward application.

So, it this an African thing? Maybe, but I personally think Tanzania is an exception.

Based on this report, Tanzania has the cheapest rate for 1 gig of data at 0.89 US dollars in comparison to South Africa which is priced at 5.26 US dollars. Other large markets such as Egypt, Kenya, and Nigeria have higher data prices than Tanzania.

South Africa Cell C Free Browsing Cheat With WhatsApp Bundle Via Psiphon

South African Cell C free internet browsing with WhatsApp bundle is now achievable with the help of Psiphon VPN. Cell C is one of the top mobile network provider in South Africa, offering a wide range of services and mobile and data deals which include unlimited whatsapp bundle which allows subscribers to chat on WhatsApp but unable to browse through with web browsers and other apps that needs data network to work.

However, if you really want to access other web pages and applications with the WhatsApp bundle, I have provided the settings that will make it work. After applying these settings, you should be able to enjoy free internet with Cell C South Africa network.

Previously on this blog, we have already posted Psiphon V5 free Internet trick on Cell C and XP Psiphon free Internet via Cell C in South Africa so you can check those ones out as it's still working.

Meanwhile, If you happen to be among those that are finding it difficult to use other free browsing tweaks for SA, I advice you to try out this WhatsApp trick. Here is the settings.

PSIPHON SETTINGS FOR CELL C WHATSAPP FREE BROWSING

✔️ First of all, download Psiphon Pro and launch it
✔️ Then enter these settings
✔️ Proxy type- real host
✔️ Proxy server- https://web.whatsapp.com/%F0%9F%8C%90/en
✔️ Real proxy type- default
✔️ Real proxy port- 80
✔️ Now click on save

After that, select UNITED STATES or BEST PERFORMANCE in the preferred region tab

✔️ Click More Options and tick HTTP and enter any of these IP addresses below

HOST ADDRESS: 47.52.33.136
PORT– 3128

Finally, click on the start button and just wait for the Psiphon to connect. Now you can open any app even your web browsers such as Opera mini and UC browser using the WhatsApp bundle. Happy browsing!

#Xenophobia - MTN Cries Out For African Unity

The recent cases of Xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living and doing business in South Africa has garnered several criticism globally from individuals, organizations and countries. Some Nigerians are been attached in South Africa and it has so far resulted to loss of properties worth millions of Naira, lost of life and injuries.

This provoked some Nigerians to embark on protests here in Nigeria and also send out warnings to some of the big firms owned by South Africans such as MTN, Multi choice cable network (DSTV and GoTV) and Shoprite.

So on there own part, MTN has responded with series of Facebook updates crying out for a united Africa. MTN is using the social media to launch campaign against xenophobic attacks. In their words...

Let us work together for unity and peace. We stand against.

#SayNotoXenophobia #AfricaUnite #Xenophobia

XP Psiphon Settings For MTN, CellC & Telkom Free Internet Browsing In South Africa

Another unlimited free internet browsing trick is now blazing in South Africa with the help of our own XP Psiphon on CELLC, MTN and Telcom SA networks. Remember, in August this year, we shared a free browsing trick using Finch VPN in South Africa.

Before you proceed, we’d wish to point out that this might and could not work for everyone as we already had some mixed response from people via our facebook page, but there’s no crime in trying it out. You might be among the favorites. This tweak was first posted by Pappi Hex so i give him the credit for this piece. You might wish to check out this free internet trick in Zambia as well. (For our readers in Zambia).

As rightly stated above, we cant warranty that is still working perfectly for everyone, some people commented its working even as a couple of others mentioned it stopped working, nonetheless you can also try your good fortune with it and feed us back again via the comments section on this blog WizyTechs.Com. CellC free web trick has been working for a while though this would be our first on Telkom SA and MTN SA but we promised to maintain a watch on it for you.


REQUIREMENTS
  • XP Psiphon VPN app (Download It Here)
  • CellC sim card with zero data and credit
  • Your Android device
  • Download the configuration files from these links; CellC configuration1 or CellC configuration2
  • Patience for the connection to go through
Meanwhile, this video below might guide and help you as you set it up. Thanks to Pappi Hex

XP PSIPHON VPN SETTINGS FOR FREE INTERNET BROWSING TRICK WITH SOUTH AFRICAN CELLC, MTN & TELKOM
  • Download XP VPN from the link above and install it on your phone
  • Download any of these configurations files - 1 or 2
  • Then launch the app, 
  • Swipe to the left and then select export configuration.
  • From your downloaded item, search for the downloaded configuration file and then click on it to upload.
The configuration would ask for a password for the configuration which is techmilitant.
Now type techmilitant and click on connect to start enjoying free unlimited internet on your CellC sim for free.
Please let us know if it works for you via the comments box. We are trying hard to provide affordable or even free browsing solutions for people (especially those that find it difficult to afford internet data plans). Keep tuned for our subsequent updates.