The spread of the HIV virus is out of control in South Africa. Project Masiluleke, headed up by Leetha Filderman, Director of Pop!Tech Accelerator is fighting the disease using mobile phones, by sending a million text messages a day appealing to people who have symptoms to check-in to health centres. The results are encouraging

CEO of SEACOM, Brian Herlinhy is a contented man as he sees the completion of one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects Africa has ever witnessed. A 15,000 km undersea cable has been laid that will bring broadband and associated economic benefits to the East coast whilst connecting Africa to Europe and India

British Publishers Editor Richard Forsyth interviews Paris Mashile, Chairman of ICASA (Independent Communications Authority of South Africa) 

Can too many regulations get in the way of rapid development?

PM: In inception, when the market is still being developed, clearly there needs to be in place the rules of the game. As the market matures you introduce competition and competitive forces may have to determine the rules but at the end of the day it is regulation that is really making sure that the consumer gets value for money. In that respect one has got to then say ‘do we have enough competition where we can have choice – wherein the best service provider in terms of services and infrastructure will be the one to which the customers get attracted to in terms of price, quality and service?’ In that particular regard the market does regulation.

British Publishers Editor Richard Forsyth talks to Walter de Brouwer, CEO of OLPC Europe

Rwanda is cementing its reputation as the innovator in Africa, for using ICT as the chief means of education by working with The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project and launching a Global Centre for Excellence in Laptops and Learning

British Publishers Editor Richard Forsyth talks to David Hartshorn, General Secretary of the Global VSAT Forum

Will fibre threaten satellite?

Broadly speaking, in terms of the communications sector, I think there is a general perception in the industry and amongst the user community that your tool is THE tool and it’s an ‘either/or’ proposition and the same sentiment is in evidence in the fibre-optic business and it’s evident in the wireless business. Everybody likes a fight. It plays well – it’s exciting.