How Co-Creation Will Address the Urgent Need for Digital Transformation in SA
While organisations in South Africa cannot be entirely ready for the next crisis – to better prepare for future threats requires new way of driving flexibility and delivering innovation. With the rapid changes we’ve witnessed over the past two years, organisations in South Africa now realise they have to be flexible and transform quickly during…
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What Uber South Africa is Doing to Aid KZN Flood Victims
Uber South Africa yesterday announced a new partnership with Vhuthu Culture, an NPO based in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa to help distribute food and supplies that will be donated to those in need after the devastating, record-setting floods the province faced in April that left over 400 people dead and thousands more displaced. Uber is…
Vodacom SA Vows to Go 100% Green by 2025
Vodacom South Africa has announced that it pledges to halve its environmental impact by 2025, an effort that is well underway, according to the telco group, with a target set to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The group says that within the next three years, it aims to diversify its energy mix…
It’s Not a Scam! Buy Select Flight Tickets in SA from as Low as R8 Now
Low-cost South African airline FlySafair is today offering 30,000 customers the chance to buy flight tickets to “all major destinations in South Africa” from as low as R8 ($0.51) per ticket. Currently, according to FlySafair’s waiting room imposed to ensure that ticket sales are possible without a massive influx of buyers and website crashes, there…
HUAWEI nova Y70 Now Available in SA Stores: Check Out The Specs
The new HUAWEI nova Y70 Plus is now available in stores in South Africa, according to the Chinese tech company. “With the HUAWEI nova Y70, you get an affordable smartphone without compromising on performance, quality or battery life. Certainly, the HUAWEI nova Y70 packs a punch that will give more expensive devices a run for…
Ecobank’s New Programme to Support Women-Owned Businesses in Africa
Ecobank Commercial Banking, part of the Pan-African banking Group Ecobank yesterday announced the launch of its Ellevate Leadership Training Programme in partnership with the Global Business School Network (GBSN). The Ellevate Leadership Training Programme forms part of ‘Ellevate Equip’, the brand name for all capability and training support initiatives for Ellevate by Ecobank, the bank’s…
MTN Drives Rural Expansion with 39M Injection in Eastern Cape, SA
MTN SA has today announced that it is investing $39.1-million (R624-million) into the Eastern Cape province of South Africa to drive upgrades and deploy new network infrastructure across the region this year. The company says it is focusing on launching 5G and connectivity services, especially in rural areas. This latest cash injection falls as part…
4 Things You Need to Know Before Choosing the Perfect Laptop
Nowadays in the fast-paced modern working world, with internet access at every coffee shop and hybrid work meaning you share your time between the office and your home, having a solid laptop has become a necessity. Solid laptops, however, are few and far between due to often constricting prices and a lack of information to…
How Hackers Get Your Passwords & How to Defend Yourself
Despite the world’s best efforts to get everyone off passwords and onto something else (e.g., MFA, passwordless authentication, biometrics, zero trust, etc.) for decades, passwords have pervasively persisted. Today, nearly everyone has multiple forms of MFA for different applications and websites AND many, many passwords. The average person has somewhere between three to seven unique…
Which African Country Will Adopt Bitcoin as Legal Tender Next?
Bitcoin will be adopted as legal tender in at least one more African and one Central or Latin American country in 2022, predicts the CEO and founder of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory, asset management and fintech organisations, the deVere Group. The prediction from CEO Nigel Green comes as the Central African…