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The 4 Biggest Cyberthreats Affecting SA’s Government Institutions
South African government departments, organisations across industry sectors regardless of size, and even private individuals online all face the constant risk of being victims of a cyberattack, according to Russia-based international cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. While this is not a unique…
SaaS vs. Load Shedding: A South African Matchup
We’ve come a long way since Thomas Edison and General Electric created the first substantial power grids in the 1880s. But one thing hasn’t changed much: work stops when the power goes out. South Africans have endured front-row seats to…
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. Mobile data prices take the cup this week, as readers rushed to find out which African country has the most…
Future Tech: What is Machine Vision?
Businesses across the globe are dealing with daily financial and political uncertainty, set against a backdrop of pandemic recovery. Optimizing processes and systems with advanced automation has the potential to improve efficiencies and support companies as they look to not…
Vodacom to Invest $58-Million into Rural KZN, South Africa- The Details
South African telecommunications group Vodacom said on Thursday that it is seeking to invest R1-billion, or around $58.2-million, into improving its mobile network in the country’s eastern coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). In a statement seen by Developing Telecoms, Vodacom…
Airtel Money is Now On its Own
Telecoms group Airtel Kenya has announced that it will be splitting its mobile money business – Airtel Money – from its main company. Instead, Airtel Money will now be operating under the name ‘Airtel Money Kenya Limited’. “Following this business…
All the Changes Facebook is Making to Your Feeds
Facebook says that it will make changes to News Feeds on the platform, adding a Feeds tab that will only show users content from friends and pages that they follow, without suggested content. “One of the most requested features for…
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Gumtree SA Acquired by VC Firm – Potential African Expansion in Future
One of South Africa’s largest online marketplaces, Gumtree, has been acquired by Impresa Capital, a Durban, South Africa-based firm led by tech businessmen and venture capitalist brothers Sean and Donovan Bergsma, founded in 2002. According to a report from MoneyWeb,…
Infobip Extends its Partnership with Microsoft
Global cloud communications company Infobip enhances its collaboration with Microsoft by integrating its WhatsApp and SMS channels to help businesses to deepen customer relationships, increase loyalty and boost sales. This follows Infobip’s deployment of its Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) on Microsoft…
Twitter Rolls Out More Features for Spaces
Twitter, the giant social media platform, announced that Spaces will now allow users to share clips, a feature it has been testing since March 2022. According to The Verge, anyone who is in a Space will be able to make…
WhatsApp is Now Allowing Android to iOS Migration – Here’s How its Done
Social media mainstay WhatsApp today announced that it is allowing its users to migrate their data from Android devices to iPhone. The Meta-owned chat platform had previously allowed iOS users to migrate to Android since 2021, but not vice versa.…
Ericsson Announces Appointment of New Head of Customer Unit MTN Africa
Ericsson has announced the appointment of Hossam Kandeel as Vice President and Head of Global Customer Unit MTN and Customer Unit MTN Africa effective 21 July 2022. Hossam will lead a high-performing technologies and services team that promises to deliver…
Bolt Donates Tablets to Organisation for GBV Victims in Cape Town, South Africa
Bolt, one of the leading mobility platform in South Africa, heeded the call by the Nelson Mandela Foundation, to make a difference in the lives of those living in vulnerable communities. This Mandela Day, Bolt employees spent the day at…
Netflix Continues to Bleed Subscribers
Netflix, one of the biggest streaming platforms, has reportedly lost almost one million subscribers in the second quarter. This comes after the company announced that it is testing new ways to cut down password-sharing on its platform. It said that…
South Africa’s TymeBank Appoints 3 New Senior Executives to “Increase Diversity”
TymeBank, one of South Africa’s fastest-growing digital banks, has today announced the appointment of three new executive committee members, all of whom will report directly to TymeBank CEO Coen Jonker, who took over the reins of the company on 1…
Sophos Announces Sophos X-Ops
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today announced Sophos X-Ops, a new cross-operational unit linking SophosLabs, Sophos SecOps and Sophos AI, three established teams of cybersecurity experts at Sophos, to help organizations better defend against constantly changing and increasingly…
