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Salesforce Makes a Big Push for South Africa, Appoints Local Execs
Salesforce, a California-based global leader in CRM, yesterday announced that it has pushed forward with expansion plans in South Africa by establishing its first legal entity in the country. Additionally, the company announced the appointment of its first two South…
vivo V23 5G Launches in Kenya
China-based vivo Smartphone has launched its V23 5G model smartphone in Kenya, a photography oriented device with special features for selfies, a colour changing design and a high-performance 5G experience. Specifications and Features The V23 5G comes with a 50MP…
SA Startup Bringing “Tap to Pay” to Africa’s Informal Sector Raises Millions
Lipa Payments, a South African-based fintech start-up, has secured a R10-million ($659-thousand) investment from Empowerment Capital’s Imvelo Ventures, which is backed by Capitec Bank SA. Lipa Payments was one of the finalists in Capitec Bank’s Life 2.0 Hackathon in 2020.…
What are the Benefits of Mixing & Matching Your COVID Booster Shot?
South Africa’s National Department of Health has today published a new circular that details recently updated COVID-19 vaccination dosing rules in the country, with new information about what is known as vaccine “Mixing & Matching” for adults. Information in the…
All the Details About Ericsson’s New Edge Exposure Server Offering
Ericsson, the Swedish multinational telecom, has announced the launch of its new Edge Exposure Server, which can be used to enable new enterprise and consumer services through simple and enriched APIs for edge applications. According to Ericsson, 5G and edge…
Street Fighter 6 Announced by Capcom – Check Out Ryu’s New Look
A new challenger in the legendary Street Fighter series of fighting games has just been announced by Japanese developer and publisher Capcom. The latest entry – Street Fighter 6 – is the sixth mainline game in the series and the…
Nigeria’s Paga Announces New Payments Deal with this Social Media Powerhouse
Paga, the African payment company and a market leader in its founding country of Nigeria, is announcing today that it has been added as a payment provider by US social media powerhouse Twitter for its Tips feature in the West…
The State of Cyber Extortion Crime in South Africa
The KnowBe4 and ITWeb Ransomware Survey took a deep look into the South African organisation, finding that ransomware and cybercrime are increasingly impacting organisations on the continent. While many companies (32%) were attacked in 2021, some multiple times (12%), 64%…
South Africa’s Tyme Bank Raises $180-Million from Tencent & CDC Group
Tyme, one of the fastest-growing digital banking groups globally has successfully secured investments from Tencent and CDC to complete its $180 million Series B capital raise. The investments from Tencent and CDC are pegged at an additional $70 million. Tencent…
FNB Taps Vox Telecom to Launch New Fibre Solutions for SA’s SMEs
FNB’s mobile virtual network operator, FNB Connect, has partnered with South African fibre provider Vox Telecom to launch a fibre solution to help SMEs with their telecommunications needs. FNB Connect is also introducing new software vouchers, including Microsoft 365 and…
Top 4 Most Trending Stories – Week in Review
As this week comes to a close we take a look at the stories that resonated most with our readers. Fintech news was popular with our readers this week as Capitec launched a new QR-based payment solution and Adumo announced…
The 11 Most Popular Apps on the HUAWEI AppGallery
With such a huge selection of Apps and games on HUAWEI AppGallery to choose from, it could be difficult to know which are worth investing your precious time in. Which Apps will provide the most convenience and functionality to your…
Could These Smart Drive-Thrus Help SA Restaurants Succeed Post-Pandemic?
Micros South Africa, a leading hospitality and restaurant industry solutions provider has equipped the first two restaurants in the country with its new smart drive-thru point of sale solutions for fast-food outlets. The system goes live at the newly launched…
The Home-Grown Tech That Helped South Africa Indentify the Omicron Variant
A proudly South African online software platform developed by Hyrax Biosciences, a company that spun out of the University of the Western Cape (UWC), has played a critical role in SA’s early detection of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2…
TFG Acquires Quench in Big Push Towards E-Commerce
TFG, through its Labs division, has acquired digital shopping platform and last-mile delivery provider Quench. This latest acquisition forms part of TFGLabs’ ambition into becoming one of South Africa’s next e-commerce powerhouses. “With this acquisition we gain access to fast,…
How SA’s E-Commerce Market is Maturing According to Black Friday Data
A stable technical performance along with a more than 30% increase in first-time online shoppers and strong growth in both transaction volume and value, all point to a maturing e-commerce market, says South African payment services provider, DPO South Africa.…
