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easyJet adds new voice search app feature
European airline, easyJet has announced that it will offer Speak Now, a feature on its app, which enables customers to search for flights using voice recognition technology. The new technology has been introduced in a bid to improve the customer…
South African money exchange startup is seeking funding
South African developed startup, Fourex announced on Monday, 9 September 2019, that it has opened its second round of crowdfunding in a bid to raise just over $1 million. Fourex allows travellers to exchange notes and coins with various foreign…
Pan-African entrepreneur training platform to launch this September
A brand-new online training platform, TechTribe Accelerator (TTA), is set to launch on Friday, 13 September 2019, at the SA Innovation Summit. The inspiration for the TTA platform was born from the need to create pan-African partnerships to solve continental…
Truecaller reaches milestone
Truecaller has announced that it reached crossed 500 million downloads and surpassed 150 million daily active users (DAUs) globally. This comes close on the heels of the company sharing the news of attaining over 1 million paying subscribers to their…
AirtelTigo female CEO resigns
West African telecom operator, AirtelTigo announced on Monday, 9 September 2019 that CEO, Mitwa Kaemba Ng’ambi, will be leaving the company on Wednesday, 13 September 2019 for personal reasons. In the interim, Murthy Changanti, AirtelTigo COO, will take on the…
Uber’s summit unpacks technology and the future of work
Uber hosted the “The Future of Work” conference in Cape Town on Friday, 06 September to steer an open discussion on the main changes taking place in the world of work. According to Uber’s Public Policy Manager, Guy Levin, there…
3 exciting things made possible by 5G
The race to 5G is on – according to T-Mobile CEO, John Legere, who believes that his company “win the race”. Legere is not the only one, Huawei is in the process of introducing a 5G chipsets, Apple is potentially…
SWIFT publishes new API standard for Pre-authorisation of funds
SWIFT has published a new API standard for the Pre-authorisation of funds, which allows the payer’s bank to earmark funds for a purchase in advance, guaranteeing that the future payment will be honoured. This is the second of SWIFT’s Open…
Canon releases the Cinema EOS System camera
On Friday, 6 September 2019, Canon unveiled its next-generation Cinema EOS System camera, the EOS C500 Mark II – a compact and versatile 5.9K Full Frame camera. The EOS C500 Mark II is powered by Canon’s new DIGIC DV 7…
Vodacom launches new esports hub
On 5 September 2019, Vodacom announced that it will be introducing an esports hub at Vodacom World, which is the telecommunication company’s Flagship Digital Mall situated in Midrand, Johannesburg. Vodacom has said that the esports hub will host a number…
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Altron suspends 3 senior executives at Altron Nexus
Altron has announced that it has suspended three senior executives of Altron Nexus. The suspension follows an investigation that has revealed potential internal irregularities. After receiving information from a whistle-blower in June 2018, Altron appointed independent investigators to look into…
Female focused platform empowers over 9.7 million learners
In September 2018, Cell C announced that it would be launching a new project – CellCgirl – that aimed to empower young women to give them greater opportunities to excel. Through the platform, young women between 14 and 24 would…
Commvault acquires software-defined storage company Hedvig
On 5 September 2019, Commvault, a cloud and on-premises data software company, has announced that it has acquired Hedvig, a software-defined storage company. The acquisition is said to have cost $225 million, which includes ongoing employee retention and the purchase…
Sasol invests in technology from Siemon
Global network infrastructure company, Siemon announced that it has installed technology solutions throughout Sasol’s new 11-storey, 70,000m2 head office complex – Sasol Place – in Sandton, South Africa. The state-of-the-art building has been kitted with Siemon’s structured cabling which provides…
African music streaming platform achieves record 1 million streams
Just two weeks after launching, Playfre – Africa’s first music streaming platform – amassed a record 100,00 unique streams. The platform – created by Nigerian entrepreneur Chika Nwaogu – is looking to become the biggest music streaming vehicle on the…
Lenovo unveils new devices
Lenovo unveiled an array of new smarter home, laptop, AR and mobile devices, at the company’s annual Tech Life event which took place on Thursday, 05 September 2019. According to the company, they are focused on an ongoing vision and…
