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 | South African DJ and entrepreneur, Nkosinathi Innocent Maphumulo (more commonly known as 'Black Coffee') on Friday, 13 November 2020, announced he is investing in Southern African tech education provider, HyperionDev. read |
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 | | The MVNO operates on MTN's network and allows Pick n Pay customers access to prepaid SIM-based services including airtime, data, and SMS...read |
|  | | The EPF Tech Hub is a local NPO committed to harnessing emerging technologies like AI, big data, fintech and IoT to build solutions that address the key challenges in South Africa, such as unemployment, urbanisation, rural development, and water and energy challenges...read |
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 | CARRIE PETER Small businesses may become daunted by the apparent cost of POPI compliance. The real question is, can any business afford non-compliance? Read |
| 4th Industrial Revolution |
 | TANYA LONG Building trust has always been critical in retail, but in the digital age, its importance has doubled. Technology and human judgement hold the key... Read |
 | RYAN FALKENBERG Despite fears that technology will replace jobs in the call centre sector, digital workers and AI are expected to help the industry grow and create jobs... Read |
| Cloud |
 | JAMES HICKMAN Many of Africa's largest businesses are shifting to a fully cloud-based or hybrid cloud IT environment. Yet ironically, many businesses that have migrated some or all of their IT functions to the cloud are failing to capitalise on the very elements that prompted the move... Read |
| Cyber Security |
 | A landmark survey of more than 1,500 compliance leaders around the world, including in Africa, has revealed major risks associated with digitalisation, with 41% of those surveyed admitting their organisation has already experienced enforcement investigations... Read |
 | Hackers are looking to take advantage of QR codes' new popularity by replacing legitimate QR codes with one that launches a malicious URL or tries to download customised malware when scanned... Read |
 | QUENTYN TAYLOR It could be very easy as a small business to be thankful that your organisation is small enough not to warrant you being a target for cybercrime, and that would be a costly mistake... Read |
| Data & Analytics |
 | ELDON OPIYO Researchers examined effect of mobile phone and internet access on farming... Read |
| Development |
 | WeThinkCode_ is seeking small and medium company partners to join its SME Placement Programme, which places its students as interns in partner companies during their work placement period... Read |
| Hardware |
 | ISSUED BY AXIZ Black Friday is upon us and with Axiz and Dell you can go big from the comfort of your home... Read |
| Internet |
 | ISSUED BY XNEELO WordPress is one of the world's most popular Content Management Systems (CMS), with over 75 million WordPress websites currently online. But why is it so popular? And how do you use it?... Read |
| IoT |
 | A major highlight from the conference was having Vint Cerf, who is considered as one of the fathers of the internet, provide valuable advice. Here are the interesting insights imparted by Cerf... Read |
| Services |
 | The new addition was fast-tracked during the pandemic as it allows clients to pay without touching any surface other than their own phone. Payments can be made at till points, restaurants, for parking and for online shopping - as vendors across the country adopt the technology... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DOTMODUS DotModus has appointed Hangar49 as its inbound marketing technology partner for its work in South Africa and the UK... Read |
 | Amazon Web Services' (AWS) skills development arm, AWS Training and Certification has partnered with Dimension Data's Enterprise and Supplier Development team to provide essential cloud education to key beneficiaries of the system integrator's Enterprise Supplier Development (ESD) programme... Read |
 | ALTA VAN DER LINDE Multi-sourcing is a good way for organisations to access industry-leading services that specialise in niche areas. However, managing multiple suppliers invariably creates greater complexity and inconsistent service integration across IT processes, support tools and governance... Read |
| Software |
 | JOHAN SCHEEPERS The global software-as-a-service (SaaS) market size is projected to reach approximately R4.98tn by 2026. What exactly is causing this growth? Read |
 | ANTON OOSTHUIZEN, ISSUED BY QUICKEASY SOFTWARE A far cry from the niched, rigid manufacturing software of the 80's, today's cloud-based, highly flexible integrated solution is able to meet the evolving requirements of most manufacturing operations at speed... Read |
 | GALIA BLOCH With new and innovative computer programs constantly being developed in all sectors, opportunities abound to not only create apps or programs that are revolutionary but that can also potentially bring in a substantial income. Having a developer produce a program to your requirements is most exciting but not understanding who owns it can result in much heartache and financial loss in the long run... Read |
| Tech Startups |
 | AfricArena has announced the lineup of speakers for AfricArena Summit 2020 and AfricArena Air taking place on from 23-26 November 2020... Read |
| Technology |
 | Volvo Cars is using a new mixed-reality simulator that uses advanced gaming technology to make new strides in safety and autonomous driving... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TELVIVA In recent months, the need for companies to deliver secure and scalable communications and collaboration solutions, tools and applications has seen significant growth in the worldwide unified communications (UC) market... Read |
 | The partnership will further enhance Cellulant's cybersecurity by proactively securing its digital banking channels and guarding against digital banking and payment frauds... Read |
| Telecoms |
 | PIKIE MONAHENG Communications service providers need to transform their businesses to compete in the country's highly competitive communications landscape. However, digital transformation is a journey, which takes time, and there are many tasks to undertake on the way... Read |
| Africa |
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 | BHAVTIK VALLABHJEE Forward thinking investors and entrepreneurs in the African energy sector will deliver significant downstream benefits for the continent in the coming years... Read |
 | JAMES STENT The interim results of an Africa-wide study of hospitalised Covid-19 patients shows that the continent is facing far higher mortality rates in intensive care units than other parts of the world, and that the higher death rates are best explained by scarce resources... Read |
 | MICHAEL E ODIJIE A free trade agreement, in its most basic sense, is an attempt by existing industries to find new markets. Their need to do this arises from industrialisation - that is, the process of developing sectors that attract high levels of protection in the international market... Read |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE The National Small Business Chamber (NSBC) hosted the 2020 South African Small Business Awards virtually to announce the champions of entrepreneurship... Read |
 | EZRA PILLAY When developing a compliance function from inception, a compliance officer can have paralysis from analysis, especially when there has not been a pre-existing compliance function... Read |
 | The South African Loyalty Awards were developed specifically to celebrate loyalty excellence and innovation... Read |
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