Category : Tech

Brick and click concept set to transform the car-buying experience

William Miller, co-founder of auction.co.za E-commerce is experiencing a drastic increase in South Africa, as the number of online shoppers is predicted to reach 25 million in 2021 which is a growth from 18 million in 2017. In the next two years, the...

South Africa: Sasfin establishes council for financial industry

Sasfin CEO Michael Sassoon. Financial services provider, Sasfin has established a Digital Advisory Council to provide the market with expertise and insights on trends shaping the use of technology in financial services. Headed by the founder of World...

Facebook’s new cryptocurrency: Here are 6 things you need to know

Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerburg. (Image Source: http://under30ceo.com) Earlier this week, Facebook unveiled details behind its long-anticipated cryptocurrency, Libra. The company’s new digital platform is said to allow users to send and spend money at...

Visa’s Andrew Torre reappointed to the President’s Advisory Council

Andrew Torre, Regional President for Visa Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa Visa’s Andrew Torre, Regional President for Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa has been reappointed to the President’s Advisory C...

Playfre, Nigeria’s answer to Spotify, achieves 100,000 streams two weeks after its launch

Chika Nwaogu, CEO and creator of Playfre Playfre, Africa’s first indigenous music streaming platform, has recorded 100,00 streams just two weeks after it launched. Playfre was launched on 1 May 2019 as a free music streaming platform that allow...

The road to Intelligent Enterprise is paved by S/4HANA, says Hans-Peter Fülle

The road to Intelligent Enterprise is paved by S/4HANA, says Hans-Peter Fülle. For business to thrive in the digital age, it needs a future-proof digital foundation that empowers it to take advantage of the latest revolutionary technologies. For a l...

Nokia appoints new Chief Legal Officer and President of Technologies

Nokia appoints new Chief Legal Officer and President of Technologies. On Wednesday, 19 June 2019, Nokia announced that Nassib Abou-Khalil has been appointed the Chief Legal Officer while Jenni Lukander takes up the position of President of Nokia Tech...

FUJIFILM instax mini LiPlay launches in South Africa

The instax mini LiPlay offers a number of features never before seen in FUJIFILM’s line-up of point, shoot and print cameras. FUJIFILM introduced its latest instant camera, the instax mini LiPlay at the FUJIFILM PrintLife Exhibition, currently...

Two young South African app developers continue to push boundaries

Brandon Kynoch founder of gaming app, Sector. 18-year-old Brandon Kynoch and 21-year-old Dieter Kunze are two South African creative developers who are inspiring the younger generation of South Africans to become a part of the world of programming an...

40% of people would ditch social media to guarantee data privacy, study says

A Kaspersky Lab report has has revealed that 40 per cent of South African consumers would give up their social media for privacy. Fears surrounding protecting digital privacy have made consumers more anxious about the use and distribution of their pe...

The Nokia 3.2 launches in South Africa

The Nokia 3.2 The home of Nokia phones, HMD Global, has announced that starting from the 19 June 2019 the Nokia 3.2 will be available for purchase from Vodacom stores and retail partners for an estimated price of R2,399.00 or R179 per month. The devi...

Is Facebook the future of cryptocurrencies in emerging markets?

The value of Facebook’s Libra coin will be pegged to a pool worth over one billion dollars in international currencies and securities. Tuesday, 18 June 2019, Facebook revealed the white paper for its highly anticipated cryptocurrency, ‘Libra’. As sta...

Unlocking technology for medium-size and startup companies

The Dell Technologies Forum will have a major focus on medium-sized companies and startups. Today’s medium-sized companies enjoy reinvigorated access to business technology. The powerful systems that raised the game of enterprises are now also open t...

Jaime Morais appointed as Angola’s Country Leader for General Electric

Jaime Morais appointed as Angola’s Country Leader for General Electric. Jaime Morais has been appointed by General Electric as the Country Leader for the company in Angola. In addition to this new position, Jaime is also GE Africa’s Gover...

Visa B2B Connect launches globally

Visa has announced the launch of their B2B connect network. The aim is to give financial institutions the ability to process corporate payments anywhere in the world. The Visa B2B Connect launch will initially cover more than 30 global trade channel...