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Domestly co-founder Berno Potgieter talks about winning MTN App of the Year,...
When Berno Potgieter and Thatoyoana Marumo flew from Cape Town to Sandton, the Domestly co-founders were not expecting to be crowned the kings of MTN App of the Year Awards 2016. However, Domestly was...
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Can photos on social media lead to mistaken identity in court cases?
When it comes to identifying someone allegedly involved in a crime there can be risks associated with seeing photos of people on Facebook and other social media, as the recent case involving convicted...
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App to track postal packages
The SA Post Office (Sapo) has launched a free app to allow customers to keep track of all their parcels and locate the nearest Post Office branches. “This is intrinsic to our new strategy of...
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ogaVenue raises $45k from Spark and Hotels.ng
ogaVenue the Lagos-based online events venue booking platform, announced on Thursday that it has secured a $45k seed investment from Spark and Hotels.ng. By Staff writer The investment will be used to...
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MTN experiencing voice, data connectivity issues
MTN said in a statement on Thursday that it was experiencing voice and data connectivity issues affecting some of its subscribers across the country. “Engineers are investigating the issue,” the...
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ShowMax turns one – clocked up more than 10 million views
We launched ShowMax on 19 August 2015, hitting the ground running with Africa’s largest on-demand catalogue of TV shows and movies. Over the past 12 months we’ve clocked up well over 10 million...
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How poor data affects Africa’s ability to make the right policy decisions
African policy makers are increasingly called on to use evidence-based research to inform development decisions. But this requires the rigorous collection of data as well as a coordinated system to...
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How online courses can bring the world into Africa’s classrooms
I am an anthropologist with a special interest in establishing the field of the medical humanities. This emerging field is wide open for producing new knowledge about the history and culture of medical...
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Sangomas have gone online
This Apollo Thomas fellow is telling me via Facebook Messenger that I have serious problems. He declares; “There are several invisible and complex obstacles hindering your progression.” By Vula...
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MTN fully restores connectivity, requests customers to reboot devices
The network connectivity disruption that affected some of MTN customers was fully restored last night, the mobile phone operator said on Friday. “Subscribers who are still experiencing connectivity...
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Digital self-service is bringing massive change to an old industry
We’re seeing digital technology reshape the world’s consumer-facing industries. Amazon has changed retail, Netflix is transforming television, Uber is shaking up transport, Facebook has reshaped media,...
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Meet a new all-electric vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 luxury coupé
Mercedes unveiled a new all-electric luxury-class coupé concept: the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6. The coupé reinterprets classic, emotional design principles in an extreme way, following the...
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MTN unveils second BEE deal, MTN Zakhele Futhi worth R9.9 billion
South Africa’s mobile phone giant MTN has announced a second black economic empowerment (BEE) deal, under which it will sell a 4% stake in the mobile phone company, worth about R9.9 billion, to black...
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Saicom Voice Services clinches a VoIP, Cloud PBX partnership with SEACOM
End-to-end telecommunications and networking solutions provider Saicom Voice Services has entered into a strategic partnership with SEACOM, a provider of internet, connectivity and cloud based...
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How women can deal with periods in space
Who was the first woman to have her period in space? What is it like changing sanitary products while being weightless? And why doesn’t menstrual flow just float up into the body when gravity isn’t...
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Progress made in ICT roll out in Gauteng schools
Progress made in ICT roll out in Gauteng schools | SA News Despite several challenges, the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) roll out in Gauteng schools has made important gains...
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Minister Muthambi says planned picket is aimed at silencing her on driving...
Communications Minister Faith Muthambi says the planned picket outside her department’s head office in Pretoria today by the Right to Know Campaign is aimed at silencing her from driving media...
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Hepstar’s app-like website enables users to buy travel insurance from palm of...
At present, purchasing travel insurance online can be a confusing experience for the customer., but a Cape Town-based fintech company Hepstar has announced the launch of what it terms a “simplified...
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MTN appoints Maxwell Takalani Nonge as a new Chief Digital Officer
MTN SA has strengthened its executive team once again following the appointment of Maxwell Takalani Nonge as the new Chief Digital Officer. Nonge’s appointment will be effective 01 September 2016....
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FNB wants to conquer digital banking through its own branded smartphone
South Africa’s baking group FNB is aiming to redefined mobile banking by launching its own branded FNB smartphone, a move that fully integrates banking and customer mobility. By Staff Writer The...
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