January 31, 2019 •
People •
Fundi •
Comments Off on e4 appoints first HR and transformation executive
Fintech company, e4, a Software-as-a-Service driven digital solutions provider, has announced the appointment of Ntombi Mphokane, as its first HR and transformation executive. Responsible for all aspects of HR and transformation across the Group, Mphokane...
October 15, 2018 •
Top Stories •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Vodacom introduces SD-WAN to help African enterprises
Vodacom has introduced Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) through Vodacom Business. The telecom company is one of the first to launch the digital offering in the South African market. SD-WAN, which is an application of software-defined networking...
September 6, 2018 •
People, West Africa •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Ecobank Nigeria’s new MD reconfirms Customer-Centricity in Ecobank
Ecobank Nigeria has announced its new Managing Director and Regional Executive, Patrick Akin Akinwuntan. The vastly experienced banking professional is passionate about bringing customer-friendly banking services to every household in Nigeria. This means that...
September 2, 2018 •
General, Top Stories •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Old Mutual, Amazon Web Services introduce next generation digital solutions
Old Mutual is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to bring a series of innovative services to the markets in which the company operates. Vuyo Mpako, Chief Digital & Data Officer at Old Mutual, says working with AWS allows the financial services giant...
August 28, 2018 •
Retail •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on The changing face of retail: How to use tech to innovate your business
For years, the threat of online shopping to brick-and-mortar has dominated the conversation in retail. The 2010s saw technological devices become savvier and with that, buying things online became as easy as sending a text message. In 2014, a PwC Global...
July 28, 2018 •
General, Southern Africa •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on What would South Africa look like if taxis were connected
Traffic across South Africa continues to be a headache and digital acceleration may just be the answer in mitigating daily congestion. Creating smart cities and digital workplaces means connecting infrastructure and digitizing transport systems, particularly...
July 22, 2018 •
Startups, Top Stories •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on South African startups make it to final tround of Visa’s Everywhere Initiative in Sub Sahara Africa
Leading fintech companies from the dynamic Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) technology startup community have made it to the finals of Visa’s Everywhere Initiative, a global innovation program that tasks start-ups to solve commerce challenges of tomorrow, further...
March 27, 2018 •
General, Top Stories •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Key areas to consider as Africa embarks on a transformation journey
Picture the 1980s businessman dictating an important message for his assistant to type and fax to his client. Time is money – but it certainly seemed to move a little slower a few decades ago. As the fax machine transformed the traditional posting system,...
Nedbank has announced the launch of innovative digital offerings that aims to help schools in South Africa. According to the bank, the solutions will assist teachers, parents and learners to complete financial transactions and also ensure that schools have to...
Looking for real estate investment opportunities around the world? The secret is to think “smart”. The term “smart city” is coming up more and more frequently in real estate and investment circles. Cities either claim to be or are aspiring to be...
Equity Bank has introduced a range of digital solutions in Rwanda. The Eazzy Banking suite of products includes the EazzyBanking app, which is available for both Android and iOS. The app enables customers to open accounts, send money to bank accounts or...
Microsoft and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, parent company of pan-African banking group Ecobank signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to complement African governments’ efforts to modernise and raise the standards of the continent’s major...
At Citrix Synergy 2016, Citrix and Microsoft unveiled an expansion of their strategic partnership to meet the needs of the modern workforce with application and desktop virtualization in the cloud, network delivery, and enterprise mobility management space....
As South Africa’s economy evolves, more emphasis will be placed on local businesses to effectively manage and store massive volumes of electronic information in order to compete both locally and internationally. This is according to Bob Eedes, General...
