The Xbox One consoles gets a big price cut in South Africa
Prima Interactive, distributors of interactive games and products in South Africa, today announced a four day price drop on Xbox One consoles. The substantial discount of up to R1 500 on Xbox One...
View ArticleFacebook launches new products to offer increased support to prevent suicide...
Today we’re updating the resources we offer to people around the world who may be experiencing self-injury or suicidal thoughts, as well as the support we offer to their concerned friends and family...
View ArticleSnapchat has its risks but it’s a powerful tool for youth creativity and...
Charlene takes a picture of her dog with her smartphone and morphs his face onto hers to make a hybrid creature. She sends it to dozens of her friends and acquaintances. By Jennifer Charteris and Sue...
View ArticledotAfrica claims: US Judge rules in favour of ZA Central Registry
A US court has this week granted the ZA Central Registry’s (ZACR’s) motion to dismiss all claims against it by DotConnectAfrica Trust (DCA). This is in relation to DCA’s ongoing attempts to stall the...
View ArticleApple iOS 10 v Google Android: which is leading the way?
Both Apple and Google use their developer conferences to introduce updates to their mobile operating systems. Google IO, held last month, introduced Google’s latest version “N” of Android, along with...
View ArticleVodacom boss Shameel Joosub paid R21 million in 2016
South Africa’s Vodacom paid CEO Shameel Joosub nearly R22 million in total compensation for its financial year 2016, according to the mobile phone operator’s latest integrated annual report....
View ArticleAre you adventurous & keen to be married at first sight: DStv is looking for...
Independent content creation company Oxyg3n Media is now on the lookout for participants to take part in the hit series, Married at First Sight South Africa. By Staff Writer The series will premiere on...
View ArticleBusiness mogul Andile Ngcaba says Convergence wants to invest more on ICT...
South Africa’s business mogul Andile Ngcaba, the chairman and the majority shareholder of the ICT (Information Communications and Technologies) specialist investor Convergence Partners, travels the...
View ArticleIndustry disruptors are forcing traditional organisations to move out of...
Industry disruptors are forcing traditional organisations to move out of their comfort zones and unless they have a solid innovation strategy and roadmap in place to compete, they run the risk of...
View ArticleBig data jobs are out there – are you ready?
Big data is increasingly becoming part of everyday life. Network security companies use it to improve the accuracy of their intrusion detection services. Dating services use it to help clients find...
View ArticleStudies show mobile payments add to tourism business success in Africa
International travel companies hoping to penetrate the African market must include mobile payments as a strategic initiative, according to recent surveys. By Eran Feinstein Africa has been called the...
View ArticleNissan SA MD calls for further industry collaboration to speed up the uptake...
Mike Whitfield, managing director of Nissan South Africa, has called for more cooperation between carmakers and government to ensure that the electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid vehicles’ market...
View ArticleCloud is changing the face of Human Capital Management outsourcing
HCM (Human Capital Management) practices in South Africa are ever evolving, and with this a growing demand for software that’s more agile, mobile and flexible in order to support today’s dynamic...
View ArticleFollow the Leader: Alec Oxenford, founder of OLX and letgo
Read the first in Naspers’ new Follow the Leader series, where it profile entrepreneurs making waves in high growth tech markets around the world. For its inaugural post, it spoke with Alec Oxenford,...
View ArticleSecurity Alert: Starting an online business?
More and more Small & Medium Businesses are setting up e-commerce sites, thanks to increased access to the Internet and mobile services, a growing middle class and the availability of online tools...
View ArticleTurning garbage into growth the future city way with SAP
Waste is the eternal burden of civilisation. The earliest known urban garbage dumps are found in Crete, made over 5,000 years ago. Not long after that experiments with recycling began: Chinese...
View ArticleEricsson’s 2016 smart city index ranks Johannesburg first in Africa
South Africa’s Johannesburg is the highest ranked city on the African continent in Ericsson’s Networked Society City Index 2016. The African city had slipped few places down the index that measures...
View ArticleMTN and CWU agree on salary increases
Following months of protracted negotiations, MTN and the Communications Workers Union (CWU) have signed a new salary agreement that paves the way for more stability at the workplace. The signing of...
View ArticleVodacom has built an app to improve access & availability of essential...
The National Department of Health (NDoH) and Vodacom have successfully deployed a custom-built mobile app in 3126 clinics across South Africa, to monitor drug stock levels and reduce drug stock-outs....
View ArticleWhy is Standard Bank expanding its banking app across the African continent?
Standard Bank is on a committed journey of rapid digitization across the continent, offering its customers more convenient ways to interact with their personal banking services. By Staff Writer The...
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