South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the SA government will finally lift the threshold for embedded generating electricity capacity from 1 MW to 100 MW in South Africa. This move will allow private households and businesses to self-generate power on a larger scale.
Ramaphosa says that the increase...
E-learning has changed.
Much of this change is due to COVID-19, and there’s no going back to the way we were before, however, many organisations may want to do so.
"COVID arrived and new technology came to the fore - like Zoom, Meets, Teams and so on. How did you upskill...
In this past year, the consumer experience came to the forefront. As we faced various stages of lockdowns, we turned to online banking, seeing our doctors remotely, running our businesses using technology and socialising through a screen. Digital interactions became a part of our lives – ever-present and normalised...
Cape Town-founded mobility tech startup WhereIsMyTransport has secured a total of $14.5-million during a Series A extension round to continue its expansion. This is in addition to the R42-million ($3.09-million) in funding it received from South African media mega power Naspers.
The new funding was raised from investors including Google...
By harnessing the power of social media, Gen Z is driving a new wave of the e-commerce boom in South Africa.
Apps including Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, which tailor content to the user’s interests and behaviour, have allowed this new generation of spenders to create a personalised shopping mall experience...
With an inundation of information from all angles regarding The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), and the 1 July commencement date quickly approaching, organisations could be forgiven for feeling more than a little overwhelmed.
Emmanuel Tzingakis, Technical Lead for Trend Micro Sub-Saharan Africa, contemplates how POPIA can assist organisations...
Telkom has launched Africa’s first Mastercard virtual card for use on WhatsApp, enabling Telkom Pay customers to make e-commerce payments.
This move is expected to empower millions of South Africans – even those without a bank account – to access the digital economy and transact online.
Telkom Pay
Launched in 2020, Telkom...
MultiChoice is enhancing its digital customer service through an Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot.
Called by the tongue-in-cheek name, "The Ultimate Master of Information", or TUMI, this innovative service is available 24/7 to answer customer queries about products and services.
"TUMI is an evolutionary leap in our service capability. Born and developed...
South Africa is currently dealing with an incredibly high unemployment rate, one of its highest in history, according to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS). The latest QLFS results show that the official unemployment rate increased to 32,6% – the highest rate on its record.
The number of unemployed people...
The pandemic has driven home the high value of personal data to the global economy, while also highlighting its vulnerability to abuse and attack.
In response, governments around the world have been reviewing their data privacy and protection laws and regulations, including in South Africa and Ghana.
Global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky...
A Vodacom investment of R100-million ($73,137.60) has been injected into the KwaZulu-Natal region in South Africa and has led to the deployment of 84 brand new base station sites. This comes as part of the telco's KwaZulu-Natal Region drive.
The new sites were rolled out in 9 District municipalities and...
Embattled South African power utility Eskom is suspending load-shedding on Friday from 12:00 to 17:00 in order for the country's parliament to pass an Appropriation Bill.
In order for the power utility to make up reserves it will use to suspend the shedding on Friday, communities across the country will...
As more consumers go online for banking and other financial transactions, new research from TransUnion, an American consumer credit reporting agency, has found that fraudsters are ramping up their efforts in the financial services industry.
When comparing the last four months of 2020 (September 1 - December 31) and the...
The Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC) and the Assembly of the Unemployed (AoU) note the results of the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) with concern. The results of the survey show that unemployment in South Africa has reached some of the highest levels in the country’s...
IT News Africa was live at Huawei's Band 6 Smartwatch launch event today from Megawatt Park, Sandton, where Huawei SA revealed more important details about its new Band 6 Smartwatch.
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ITNA had hands-on with the new Band 6 and had the opportunity to discuss the watch's finer points.
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While the Band...
1Life, together with LifeQ, using a Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 device, have launched a first-in-SA COVID-19 screening app.
It uses unique models derived from users’ biometric data to give them an indication of changes in their health, enabling consumers to take proactive precautions in the event of potential COVID-19...
