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	<title>African Communications</title>
	<link>http://africancommunications.co.za</link>
	<description>African Communications is a quarterly ICT magazine distributed throughout Africa</description>
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		<title>Ed&#8217;s letter &#8211; Jul-Sept 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, the Fifa World Cup has come and gone, and by all accounts it was a huge success. While the world’s greatest sporting event put the spotlight on South Africa’s ICT structures for a month (they passed with distinction), the sector’s long-term health on the continent is also looking rosy. As a recent Ernst &#38; Young [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://africancommunications.co.za/2010/08/eds-letter-jul-sept-2010/</link>
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		<title>Ed&#8217;s letter – Apr-Jun 2010</title>
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Technology is evolving at a pace many of us find hard to keep up with. This change is exciting but can also at times be nerve-racking, particularly when cyber criminals and identity thieves seem to be lurking around every corner, ready to pounce and spoil our enjoyment of the perks and efficiency of the tech [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://africancommunications.co.za/2010/05/eds-letter-%e2%80%93-apr-jun-2010/</link>
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		<title>Ed&#8217;s letter &#8211; Jan-Mar 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[2010 has arrived and with it all of the excitement surrounding the Fifa 2010 World Cup. But don’t think that this is cause for celebration for soccer fans alone.
Fifa’s sometimes seemingly unreasonable requirements for hosting the tournament fortunately include substantial ICT infrastructure upgrades and development. Running into millions of dollars, the legacy of this world-class [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://africancommunications.co.za/2010/02/eds-letter-jan-mar-2010/</link>
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		<title>Ed&#8217;s letter &#8211; Oct-Dec 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Curious to know whether I was being ripped off or not, I decided to contact my fixed-line telecoms provider earlier this week to pose a few questions. As this particular company is also my broadband provider I was interested to know whether my data cap had been affected by the arrival of Seacom – even [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://africancommunications.co.za/2009/12/eds-letter-oct-dec-2009/</link>
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		<title>Ed&#8217;s letter &#8211; Jul-Sept 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I’m all for technology. The more aspects of my life I can automate or leave up to some gadget to do, or at least make it easier for me to do, the better.
I use my mobile phone to keep track of my schedule – both business and personal. I keep detailed records of all my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://africancommunications.co.za/2009/09/eds-letter-jul-sept-2009/</link>
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		<title>Ed&#8217;s letter &#8211; Apr–Jun 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If, like me, you often find yourself staring imploringly at the progress bar at the bottom of your web
browser, you&#8217;ll be glad to hear that things are about to change. Or at least that&#8217;s what those in the
know say.
The landing of the Seacom and TEAMs undersea cables are expected on the shores of Africa later
this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://africancommunications.co.za/2009/06/eds-letter-apr%e2%80%93jun-2009/</link>
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		<title>Ed&#8217;s letter – January-March 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Like most people, I’m pretty reliant on technology to get me through the day. From my clock radio, electric toothbrush and my car’s on-board computer telling me when it next needs a service to my trusty desktop computer bringing me the latest market prices and world news, there’s not much I do that isn’t somehow [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://africancommunications.co.za/2009/02/eds-letter-%e2%80%93-january-march-2009/</link>
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		<title>Ed&#8217;s letter &#8211; October – December 2008</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is it too much to ask that when trying to contact a company they actually answer the phone? I’m not talking about a direct office number. I mean contacting the company’s central switchboard. Often these numbers just ring and ring – sometimes for so long that by the time someone answers, you can’t remember the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://africancommunications.co.za/2008/11/eds-letter-octtober-%e2%80%93-december-2008/</link>
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		<title>Ed&#8217;s letter, July &#8211; Sept 2008</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Keeping abreast of technological developments, changes in regulations, software updates and bug fixes is almost a full-time job nowadays. This is made all the more difficult by having to differentiate which of these developments are essential and truly new, from those that are the product of clever marketing and public relations engineering.
In this edition of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://africancommunications.co.za/2008/08/test-blog/</link>
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