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13º AfricaCom • Cape Town, 10-11 November 2010
While only three weeks remain before the launch of AfricaCom 2010; final adjustments are currently being made to the conference agenda, with additional speakers adding further variety to an already extensive programme. The supplementary speakers allow for greater representation of the broad telecommunications ecosystem (operators, vendors, regulators, OTT providers), with their topics of discussion reflecting the ever changing telecoms landscape.
Day one will proceed with the Broadband Data Service stream acknowledging the growing importance of Mobile Health in Africa, by way of a new panel discussion. Providing health care workers with access to information, where access is extremely limited, is critical to affording better care to patients in Africa. The new session will examine how collaboration between public and private organisations has proven successful in South Africa. This through the implementation of a Mobile Health Information System and Internet-capable smart phones, pre-loaded with a reliable clinical library. The session will be led by Qualcomm, with contributions from representatives of the Eastern Cape Department of Health / Port Elizabeth Hospital Complex, the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, MTN and AED Satellite.
Global newsmaker, Google, will be represented in the Value-Added Services stream by Nicholas Heller, head of New Business Development for the EMEA region. Heller joins the Mobile Content Panel; and will be presenting his views on the changing mobile content ecosystem, in particular, how to monetise opportunities for content / apps owners.
Day two will play host to WiMAX Africa stream, with two new speakers providing fresh perspectives on the topic. Tomi Davies will present the launch of Mobitel, Nigeria’s new WiMAX operator. Dumisa Ngwenya, General Manager - Engineering and Technology at South Africa’s regulator ICASA, will give his perspective on the WiMAX vs. LTE debate. His presentation will follow those of Orange Botswana’s Wilfried Yver and GSMA’s Ross Bateson, who will also compare the technologies.
In the Marketing, Pricing & Loyalty stream, Anwar Soussa (Chief Commercial Officer of Telecel Zimbabwe) will share his experience in the Marketing Panel; addressing issues of brand, segmentation, pricing and more.
Turning attention to the Capacity & Wholesale session; the presentation on IPx will be presented by John van Vianen, CEO of iBasis, who says: “I’m delighted to speak at AfricaCom, which is a great forum to meet the mobile community and also exchange, discuss strategies and the future of mobile services in Africa. Moreover, our participation to the Capacity & Wholesale event at AfricaCom reflects our increased focus and work in Africa.”
These new contributions add to an already demanding programme, covering topics as varied as LTE, marketing, mobile money, innovation strategies and more; by representatives of the major stakeholders in Africa’s telecommunications market: leading operators MTN, Orange, Vodacom, Telkom, Etisalat, Expresso Telecom, as well as major equipment and solutions providers such as Corning, Ericsson, Huawei, Intelsat, Motorola, Nokia-Siemens Networks and ZTE - to name but a few.
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South Africa • Cape Town
With its nine provinces and 11 official languages, South Africa is a veritable melting pot of cultures. Add to this interesting mix the influence of apartheid and its legacy, and you’re faced with an interesting array of attractions that document the country’s move from colonial rule in the Cape, through to the democratic South Africa that exists today.
Experience the vibrant culture of the Cape’s coloured communities when you watch the Cape minstrels strutting their stuff in specially designed outfits, or learn about their history of displacement in the District Six Museum.
Learn more about the lot of the migrant labourers who developed the country’s gold-mining economy in the Lwandle Migrant Labour Museum, or take in a tour of the National Art Gallery, where the work of many famous South African artists lines the walls as a visual commentary on our heritage.
These and many other attractions document the many cultures that have played a role in making South Africa the rainbow nation it is today
More than 100 art galleries – as diverse as the colours daubed on an artist’s palette – await discovery in and around Cape Town. The artwork in a number of these galleries reflects South African culture and is likely to appeal to those looking for an art piece as a memento, while others cater for the more serious art collector looking for a unique masterpiece.
Early explorers
From the days when Portuguese explorers rounded the Cape in their wooden galleons to modern-day shipping, the aptly named “Cape of Storms” has claimed many a vessel.
A route to the East
The desire to discover a sea route to access the bounty of the East led to the demise of countless ships along the rugged and treacherous South African coastline. Researchers have documented more than 2 500 wrecks since 1500, but believe many more await discovery in their watery graves.
There are some very old residents in Cape Town’s coastal village, Fish Hoek, which lies in a valley on the False Bay side of the Cape Peninsula. There’s one particular resident who’s been around for the past 12 000 years!
Amateur archaeologist Victor Peers discovered fossilised male remains on an ancient burial site in 1927. Peers and his son, Bertie, who were residents of Fish Hoek, excavated a cave, now known as Peers’ Cave (at the time known as “Skildergat”, over several years. In the cave, they discovered Khoisan rock art, stone tools, and the buried remains of nine people, one of whom is fondly known today as “Fish Hoek Man”. A visit to the Fish Hoek Valley Museum will give you more information on this interesting fossil. •
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