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Social media trifecta down worldwide
On Wednesday, 3 July 2019, the world of social media was rocked by rolling ‘outages’ across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. According to DownDetector, thousands of businesses and individual users, from all around the world, were reporting issues regarding the platforms…
New Opco added to MTN Group’s GlobalConnect portfolio
On Wednesday, 3 July 2019, MTN Group announced that GlobalConnect, the company’s wholesale infrastructure company, is now an operating company — Opco. It will be headquartered in Dubai and still be led by current CEO Frédéric Schepens. MTN GlobalConnect was…
Technology’s role in South Africa’s democratic elections: past, present and future
We have all read the controversies around the recent 8 May 2019 national elections, which were spread like wildfire on social media, but in the end, this year’s elections were judged to be free and fair by the Independent Electoral…
Amazon’s PAYFORT to provide payment facilities via AjmanPay
Tuesday, 2 July 2019 — PAYFORT, a subsidiary of Amazon, announced a partnership agreement with the Government of Ajman, aimed at enhancing and extending the payment options currently offered by the emirate’s unified smart payment gateway, AjmanPay. The partnership will…
KLM to celebrate its centenary this October
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is set to celebrate its centenary in October 2019. KLM was founded in The Hauge, Netherlands, on 7 October 1919. KLM is currently the world’s oldest airline still flying under its original name. 29 June 2019…
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Trump announces potential lift on Huawei ban following G20 summit
The G20 summit wrapped up on Saturday, 29 June 2019, in Osaka, Japan. The annual summit covered topics ranging from climate change and global economic stability to — rather unsurprisingly — the on-going trade-wars between the US and China. This…
Lack of attention to Customer Experience is costing your business-study reveals
Statistical analysis conducted by nlighten reveals that South African business leaders could be losing out on significant bottom-line gains for not paying attention to customer service. At a time that the economy is struggling, companies could be sacrificing as much…
NTT Corporation launches new global technology service provider
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT Corporation) has launched a global technology services provider that brings together the capabilities of 28 companies, including NTT Communications, Dimension Data and NTT Security into one US $11 billion business. The new company already…
US and Asian companies dominate rankings of world’s most valuable tech brands
Amazon is the world’s most valuable technology brand with a monumental $187.9billion brand value Apple, Google, and Microsoft defend spots as brand values continue to surge China’s WeChat breaks into top 10 as the world’s strongest tech brand Technology brands…
Teknologia 19 tech expo to be held in Helsinki, November 2019
The Tivi Future of 5G seminar for decision-makers will be held this November as part of the Teknologia 19 tech expo, in Messukeskus Helsinki. The event showcases recent business and service concepts in 5G and serves as a forum for…
Jony Ive, Apple’s chief design officer, resigns
On Friday, 28 June 2019, Apple shared the news that its chief design officer, Jony Ive, has resigned from the company. According to an article published by Telecompaper, Ive will depart Apple later this year in order to start his…
Microsoft founder Bill Gates uncovers his greatest mistake
Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, said during an interview with Village Global that in the battle of ‘non-Apple’ software, his biggest professional mistake was not doing more to beat Android. “The greatest mistake ever is… whatever mismanagement I engaged…
What are the best ways to find your business niche?
Identification of business niche is very important to attract the right set of audience on the web. It is important for a business to realize that it is not possible to please everyone. At some point in time, you will…
Raghu Malhotra appointed to U.S. President’s Advisory Council
Raghu Malhotra, President of Mastercard Middle East and Africa, has been appointed to the U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA). The PAC-DBIA is an important forum for dialogue between the U.S. public and private sector and…
Multinational clients to benefit from Vodacom Business Africa’s strategic repositioning
Vodacom Group announced a strategic repositioning of its Vodacom Business Africa operations that will result in three separate share purchase agreements involving its enterprise businesses in Nigeria, Zambia, Angola, Ghana, and Cote d’Ivoire. Subject to various regulatory and statutory body…
New battery design for the 5G World
Researchers at Nokia Bell Labs and AMBER announced they have created a new, innovative formula for battery composition. By packing 2.5 times the battery life than any other battery, they hope to make their batteries more powerful. As the world…
