With the explosion of social media across the Internet more businesses have turned to sites like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn to get their messages across to the public.
However, Gys Kappers, the CEO of WyseTalk, believes that not enough companies in South Africa are making use of social media.
“Countries like Nigeria and...
Zerto, setting the standard for protection, recovery and migration of data in cloud and virtualised data centres, has announced the launch of ZertoCON Johannesburg, the next generation business continuity conference, taking place September 6, 2016 at the Davinci Hotel in Sandton in Johannesburg.
Executives, thought leaders and IT professionals from...
According to experts more than one million South Africans can expect to become jobless over the next few months as a result of the deep recession that is expected to slash economic growth by between five and six percent.
Dawie Roodt, chief economist of the Efficient Group says it is...
Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa is, effective immediately, enabling local reseller partners the opportunity to purchase Azure from its BlueSky digital aggregation platform.
The announcement allows local resellers to purchase core components of the Azure platform locally, and digitally, all via its automated aggregation system BlueSky. As a Tier-Two member of the...
Last month, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), the country’s communications regulator, announced that it would not be publishing invitations to apply (ITA) to participate in the highly anticipated auction of high-demand spectrum in South Africa, effectively postponing the auction.
ICASA said that the move was made to...
South African airline, FlySafair and Zapper have entered into a partnership which will allow travellers to use the Zapper app to pay for FlySafair tickets online, as well as at the airline’s web kiosk and sales desk.
This new payment option eliminates the need for passengers to complete mandatory payment...
There would be something gratifying about guessing the future, particularly when it is patently counter-intuitive. Isn’t carpooling all about that quaint 70’s notion that we could all reduce our petrol costs and save the planet if only we could remember a lesson taught to all school children on their...
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted and transformed the way people work and live. This has sparked a need for technology to be further integrated into all aspects of life which underpins the transitioning into the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
How the Pandemic Changed the Way We Work and Live
Research carried...
On Thursday, Huawei launched its first foldable smartphone in South Africa, which has rear camera portrait selfie algorithms that boost low-light performance and preserve details and skin textures.
According to Hypertext, the device is up for pre-order online on 22 March 2022, just after the long weekend.
The HUAWEI P50 Pocket...
Open-source and decentralised privacy cryptocurrency, Zcoin ($XZC) announced on Friday, 30 August 2019, that it has now been listed on OVEX with a South African Rand (ZAR) pairing.
"Zcoin's listing on OVEX will create the opportunity for traders to fill the vacuum in offering privacy with the introduction of $XZC...
It is estimated that in 2018 there will be over 31 billion connected ‘edge’ devices globally, making this year the one where the Internet of Things (IoT) truly begins to dominate. The proliferation of connected devices and the evolution of dumb devices to smart devices has seen IoT becoming...
In recent years it has become fashionable for business leaders to visit Silicon Valley in order to meet and learn from the digital giants who have helped reshape entire industries.
“Save your money,” says Peter Sondergaard, executive vice president of research at Gartner. “Change doesn’t happen by going to Silicon...
Taxify, a smartphone-based application that connects riders to their nearest ride at the tap of a button, is growing impressively after only having re-launched in South Africa a few weeks ago.
As a global business operating primarily in Europe, Taxify is one of the fastest growing ride-hailing apps available and has made South Africa its pioneer market on the African continent. The company attributes its appeal to its commitment to satisfying the diverse requirements of all customers and drivers alike.
Since...
The partnership between Ster-Kinekor and D-Box, which is set to bring the “hyper-realistic immersive entertainment” experience to South Africa’s Ster-Kinekor theatres, was announced back in November 2017 and after the installation had been completed, the first cinema launched at Mall of Africa in Johannesburg in December 2017 - which coincided...
Currently, there are approximately 345 million internet users in Africa, representing 9.3% of the total population and a penetration rate of 27.7%. These analytics presented in a hospitality report by online travel agency, Jumia Travel, reflects the opportunity that lies for tourism and hospitality industry players in exploiting the...
Cape Town-based IT services firm CyberLogic is set to refresh its brand, expand its footprint and take new services to market in 2017, following its successful acquisition of Stellenbosch-based IT services firm Space Age Technologies last year.
CyberLogic’s acquisition of Space Age Technologies in 2015 united the two leading SME-focussed...
