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Life is an Affiliate Program
Jack Shephard Co-Founder and Technical Director of Synthesis beautifully uses a vivid affiliate program metaphor to depict relationships. A beautiful comparison between business and human relationships and why nurturing them is so important. Synthesis is a true South African success…
A Solution to Safeguarding Information Between Multiple Sites
The ever-expanding range of technologies competing to keep business information safe can be overwhelming for organisations striving to stay ahead. Companies of all sizes are rapidly deploying new technologies, including cloud-print-scan and managed endpoint security solutions, to safeguard information between…
Want a personalized and hassle-free shopping experience?
Egypt | Rabbit, the e-commerce platform, has announced the launch of RabbitAI, an innovative AI-powered shopping assistant leveraging OpenAI’s ChatGPT technology. The introduction of RabbitAI signifies a significant milestone in the Middle East’s AI adoption, as it becomes the first…
Automation of Tea Plucking in Kenya
Kenya Tea Development Agency will be putting in measures to enable farmers to adopt mechanization for the plucking of green leaf tea to lower production costs, according to report. Experts, farmers and processors have said there is a need for…
Key topics and featured speakers at Digital Finance 2023
Digital Finance Africa 2023, hosted by IT News Africa, is a prominent conference scheduled for the 2nd of August at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg. It gathers industry-leading experts, innovators, and stakeholders from across Africa’s financial sector. This highly…
Envisioning the Potential of Invisible Technology in Retail
Building the retail store of the future necessitates a fundamental shift in perspective – moving technology from the forefront to the background. The key theme for the future retail environment revolves around moving away from traditional customer engagement through fixed…
Addressing the Gap in Nigeria’s Consumer Electronics Retail Market
Nigeria hosts the largest population in Africa, including a sizeable pressurised middle class. This makes it an attractive market for consumer electronic and durable brands, yet only a handful of companies from the rest of the world have succeeded when…
Reliable Solution to South Africa’s Load-Shedding Crisis
The latest Power Availability Statistics, compiled by independent energy analyst Pieter Jordaan, shows that the country’s PAR-364 – the measure of available power over the 12-month period – has changed from a declining trend to a more positive direction. However,…
CELL C Migration Promises Stable Network During Loadshedding
Cell C has successfully completed its network migration ahead of schedule and is now operating with access to circa 14 000 towers countrywide, with more than 12 000 sites 4G/LTE enabled. Cell C’s customers will now benefit from the expanded…
South African Retail Workers’ Call for Technological Advancements
Microsoft sponsored a recent study by IDC that explored the situation of retail workers in South Africa. The study found that most of these workers felt overwhelmed by their workload, but they were also hopeful about how technology could help…
Pick n Pay’s Innovative Till Services Reshape Customer Experience
From Groceries to Banking, ‘Pick ‘n Pay Revolutionizes Banking: Cash, Transfers, and More at the Till. Pick ‘n Pay is taking customer convenience and cost savings to new heights as it expands its financial services to include banking at the…
Shoprite now offers SA’s lowest data prices
k’nect mobile, the Shoprite Group’s cellular network, has slashed its data prices by more than 35% to now offer the lowest data rates in South Africa, with 1GB starting from as little as R19.50.  Data bundles from k’nect mobile also only expire after 60 days, instead of…
Connecting Customer Data and Real-Time Intelligence: How Retailers Can Benefit from the Salesforce Retail Summit
Retailers today operate in an era of uncertainty, from economic instability to load-shedding, and it has become crucial to explore innovative solutions that can help overcome these obstacles. The Salesforce Retail Summit is an ideal platform for retailers to gain…
The Security Risks for the Agile Retailer
In recent years, retailers have been forced to be more agile, responding rapidly to quickly changing business landscapes and consumer expectations. Retailers rushed to bring curbside and home delivery services to market and send their knowledge workers from the headquarters…
How Technology is Transforming the African Retail Industry: From E-commerce to Mobile Payments
Technology is rapidly changing the face of the retail industry in Africa, and nowhere is this more evident than in the rise of e-commerce and mobile payments. From online marketplaces to mobile payment apps, these technologies are providing consumers with…
PICK n PAY Launches First Takealot Pick-Up Counters In Store With Huge Success
Pick n Pay has launched a new pick-up point for Takealot customers in a store in Cape Town. This is part of a pilot giving customers the huge convenience of picking up their non-food online orders while shopping for groceries.…
