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AiThority.com Joins the Digital Transformation Forum 2022 as Media Partner
AiThority.com has officially joined the premier Digital Transformation event in Africa – the Digital Transformation Forum 2022. IT News Africa and industry experts are set to come together to tackle ideas on how to navigate the future-of-work, future-of-integration, connected digital experience,…
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…
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…
Microsoft Edge is Getting a Free VPN – Everything We Know
Microsoft will soon launch a free virtual private network (VPN) to its Edge internet browser, according to a support page detailing the upcoming service. This comes through a partnership the tech empire has with Cloudflare. The service will be known…
6 of the Best Android Password Managers to Keep Your Device Safe
Nearly everything you use on your phone needs a password—from online banking and social media to productivity tools and e-commerce websites. It’s wise to have strong and different passwords for each service you use to protect yourself from breaches of…
SA’s Zapper Launches Tap-On-Phone Payments
Zapper, a South African independent mobile payments, insights, loyalty, and rewards platform, has today announced that merchants using the platform will now be able to accept tap-on-phone payments. The new functionality gives them access to virtually all digital payments without…
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…
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…
Kenya’s Cellulant Partners Tanzanian Fintech NALA for Overseas Payments
NALA, a Tanzania based Fintech company, has teamed up with Kenya’s Cellulant, a Pan-African Payments Company, to oversee and allow remittance payments from the United Kingdom and the United States into Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and Ghana for customers. Besides…
Vodacom & Accenture Join Forces for Bespoke Cybersecurity
South African telco Vodacom and Ireland-based IT services company Accenture have partnered to launch Vodacom Managed Security services through Vodacom Business. The partnership was publically announced yesterday via press release. Vodacom Managed Security services is a new solution that creates…
Omnis Security from NETSCOUT: Protect Your Network from the Threats You Can’t See
On 09 December 2021, the world was alerted to the Log4j vulnerability [CVE-2021-44228 aka Log4Shell]. It is likely that threat actors already knew about the vulnerability before this date, says Tom Bienkowski, NETSCOUT Product Marketing Director, because it’s been reported…
South Africa’s Dis-Chem Takes a Swing at WhatsApp Commerce
Clickatell, a CPaaS innovator and Chat Commerce leader, has been selected by leading South African retailer, Dis-Chem Pharmacies, to enable WhatsApp as its customer communication channel to engage with its customers. Dis-Chem customers can now quickly and easily access various…
Showmax Introduces New Mode for Users to Save Data While Streaming
MultiChoice’s streaming service Showmax has announced the introduction of a new Max Data Saving mode that uses just 50MB per hour. The company says the introduction of the new service is to allow its subscribers even more control over how…
World’s Largest Digital Ticket Marketplace Launches in South Africa
Ticketmaster, the international live event ticketing platform, is bringing its advanced digital ticketing technology to South Africa, with headquarters in Cape Town. The launch sees Ticketmaster deliver its advanced ticketing technologies, client solutions and world-class service to the market for…
Leadership Shake-Up Announced at Paratus
Telecommunications firm Paratus Group announced on Tuesday a shake-up of its leadership with Group CEO Barney Harmse now taking up the position of Executive Chairman of Paratus Group and Group COO Schalk Erasmus will be taking over from Harmse as…
How Innovation in Tech is Outsmarting Crime in South Africa
In the current climate of hijackings, robberies and unlawful syndicates, it is hard to imagine a world where crime is drastically reduced, or even wiped out completely. However, according to Warren Myers, CEO of South Africa’s on-demand security and medical…
