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Disney+ Annual Subscription Now Available in SA: All the Details
On Tuesday, for the first time, fans can register to subscribe to the Disney+ streaming service in South Africa. Disney is currently offering fans of its shows to take advantage of an exclusive introductory offer of R950 ($64.46). The offer…
Ransomware: The Threat that Lies in Wait
There can be no doubt that ransomware attacks are on the rise across the globe. A simple online search will reveal thousands of statistics in this regard, and South Africa is no exception. What is also clear from numerous examples…
Absa Drops Excess Fees for Flood-Hit Customers in KZN
Absa, one of the largest banks and financial services groups in South Africa, announced on Monday that it is waiving excess fees for flood-related claims to provide relief for customers who have been affected by the floods in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).…
4 Things You Need to Know About Achieving Efficiency in the E-commerce Era
E-commerce companies and platforms in South Africa experienced a rise in activity and profits triggered by Covid-19 lockdowns and social distancing restrictions in early 2020, while retailers and other businesses that had not previously developed an online presence found themselves…
Affordable & Reliable Internet Access Critical to Economic Growth, Standard Bank Says
In the post-COVID-19 environment, access to digital devices and the internet has become a must-have for school assignments, healthcare, communicating with friends and family, finding a job, or starting a business. Yet many South African families remain unconnected and are…
Kenya Could See the Highest Petrol Prices in its History on Friday
Petrol prices are expected to increase in Kenya on Friday to the highest level reported in the country’s history if the government doesn’t intervene to subsidise the petrol price soon, according to Business Daily. Reportedly, the state could meet the public…
MTN Cameroon to Support Camtel to Expand its 4G Coverage
MTN Cameroon and Cameroon Telecommunications (Camtel) have signed a national network roaming agreement on Wednesday which will see Camtel expand 2G/3G and 4G coverage in areas of Cameroon which are not already covered by its network. This is in line…
TikTok is Testing a Dislike Button for the Comment Section
TikTok, a video-sharing platform owned by Chinese ByteDance, announced on Wednesday that it is testing a dislike button for comments on its app. The video-sharing social network wrote in a blog post that this new feature will help users feel…
A Brief View of Data Protection Laws in Africa
In Africa, various jurisdictions have data protection laws to secure the transfer of personal data between entities. These laws largely affect multinational companies that do international trade. Organizations with a global footprint require personal data transfer across countries, and these…
Intelsat’s Cloud Connect Media Provides a Bridge to AWS
Intelsat, an integrated satellite and terrestrial network provider, announced its latest service offering on Tuesday: Cloud Connect Media, a connectivity solution that provides programmers with secure access between the IntelsatOne Media Network and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Cloud Connect Media…
Apple CEO Says Regulating App Store Could Threaten Users’ Privacy
Apple CEO Tim Cook has challenged moves to regulate the company’s App Store in a speech in Washington on Tuesday, claiming that new rules could threaten the privacy of the Store’s users. The company is reportedly under scrutiny over App…
Luno Secures 10-Million Customers in over 40 Countries
Luno, the crypto company founded by two South Africans, now has 10 million customers in over 40 countries. Luno’s latest one million customers were onboarded in just six months, according to a press release from the company. South Africa is…
Kenya to Double Tax Big Tech
Kenya is reportedly planning to impose double tax on giant tech companies like Amazon, Google, Apple, and Facebook which use the internet to market and sell products. According to Business Daily, the country’s Treasury has proposed to increase digital tax…
KZN Floods Shut Down 500 MTN Sites
MTN confirmed on Tuesday that 500 of its sites have shut down due to the ongoing floods in some parts of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). According to Independent Media, the South African mobile telecommunications company said that the floods have caused a…
How Digital Thinking is Unlocking 4IR Revolution
Moving at speed towards 4IR, spurred on by climate change and the net-zero imperative, has brought immense challenges. However, with these challenges we are also seeing industry players becoming more innovative, embracing artificial intelligence (AI), cloud technologies, using digital twins,…
Yoco Adds the Khumo Print to its Flagship Range of Smart Card Machines
Yoco has added the Khumo Print to its range of flagship card machines in its mission to help the self-employed get paid no matter what their needs are. The Khumo Print, an addition to the smart card machine Khumo, comes…
