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Word
Definition
GPS
Global positioning system
GRI
Global Reporting Initiative.
Established in 1997, with the mission
of designing globally applicable
guidelines for the preparation of
enterprise-level, sustainable
development reports
Group
Blue Label Telecoms Limited and its
subsidiaries, associates and joint
ventures
IBC
Inside back cover
IC
Investment Committee
Infotainment
Broadcast material that is intended
both to entertain and to inform
interconnect fees
Charges associated with calls
terminated between two different
operators (networks)
IRCC
Internal Risk and Compliance
Committee
IT
Information technology
JSE
JSE Limited
JV
Joint venture
King III
The King Report on Governance for
South Africa 2009 including the King
Code of Governance Principles for
South Africa 2009
kiosk
An area, usually within a retail outlet,
which is dedicated to transactions for
Blue Label products and services
KPA
Key performance area
KPI
Key performance indicator
KPMG
KPMG Services Proprietary Limited
LBS
Location-based services
Listings
Requirements
Listings Requirements of the JSE
Limited, as amended from time
to time
LSM
Living standards measure
M&A
Mergers and acquisitions
MMS
Multimedia messaging service
MNO
Mobile network operator, such as
Vodacom, MTN and Cell C in South
Africa
MoI
Memorandum of Incorporation
money
remittances
The ability to transfer money to
another individual without a bank
account
NAV
Net asset value
NC
Nomination Committee, part of the
Remuneration and Nomination
Committee
NERA
National Empowerment Rating
Agency
Word
Definition
NFC
Near field communications is a
short-range wireless technology that
makes use of interacting
electromagnetic radio fields instead
of the typical direct radio
transmissions. It is appropriate for
applications where a physical touch,
or close to it, is required in order to
maintain security
NPCI
National Payments Corporation of
India, the national transactions switch
NQF
National Qualifications Framework,
the system that records levels of
learning activities
OHSA
The Occupational Health and Safety
Act, No 85 of 1993
Oxigen/Oxigen
India
Oxigen Services (India) Private Limited
physical prepaid
airtime
Prepaid vouchers that are available as
physical items
PIN
Personal identity number
PINless top-up
E-token recharge directly to mobile
phone via a POS device
POP
Points of presence
POPI
Protection of Personal Information
Act
POS
Point of sale, usually a place or a
device
PowerPin voucher
Offline prepaid electricity top-up,
consolidates the purchase of prepaid
electricity across national
municipalities
PwC
PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc.
Q&A
Questions and answers
R&D
Research and development
RC
Remuneration Committee, part of the
Remuneration and Nomination
Committee
RNC
Remuneration and Nomination
Committee
SAICA
South African Institute of Chartered
Accountants
SBI
State Bank of India, the second
largest commercial bank in India
SED
Socio-economic development
shop-in-shop
An area within a retail outlet which is
allocated to transactions for Blue
Label products and services
SIM card
Subscriber identification module card
SMS
Short message service
spaza shop
An informal convenience outlet
SRI Index
Socially Responsible Investment Index
SSETA
Services Sector Education and
Training Authorities
telco
Telecommunications