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South African digital publishers announce advertising partnership
On Thursday, 1 August 2019, Tiso Blackstar and Gumtree South Africa – two online publishers based in South Africa – announced a partnership that plans to expose online audiences to Gumtree’s classified advertising while generating additional revenue for Tiso Blackstar. …
New app allows Zimbabweans in South Africa to send goods
Hello Paisa has developed an app that will allow Zimbabweans in South Africa to send goods and groceries to their loved ones. Malaicha.com offers users same-day collection and free delivery in Harare, Bulawayo, Mutare, Masvingo and Gweru. After placing an…
What is domain authority and why does it matter?
In the digital world where terms, news terms are constantly being thrown around and acronyms are used with abandon, there are some phrases that sound even more important than the rest. One of these terms is the frightfully austere phrase,…
Spotify’s revenue per subscriber shrinks
Music streaming service, Spotify, released its 2019 Q2 financial performance report on Wednesday, 31 July 2019. The report shows that, between April to end of June 2019, the platform increased its Monthly Active users Year on Year (YoY) by 29…
Mercer South Africa appoints new CEO
On 1 August 2019 Mercer, a global consulting company in the field of health advancements, careers and health, announced the appointment of Tamara Parker as CEO, South Africa. “Tamara brings a wealth of consulting experience and has established herself as…
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B2B cryptocurrency payment solution revealed
Cryptocurrency payment platform and wallet, Coindirect announced on Thursday, 1 August 2019, its new business to business (B2B) cryptocurrency payment solution — designed to facilitate borderless transactions within a secure and transparent environment. Coindirect says the B2B offering allows for…
‘Women in African Gaming’ campaign launched in time for Women’s month
On Thursday, 1 August 2019, Clarion and Zamani Holdings announced the theme for this year’s Women in Gaming initiative — ‘Shining a light on Diverse Women within the gaming industry’.  The campaign is set to run throughout August — to…
FNB revamps eBucks rewards for business
On August 1 2019, FNB announced that its eBucks Rewards programme for businesses will be changing from 1 September 2019. This change has come as a result of FNB aiming to simplify the way FNB Business and RMB Private Bank…
Communications provider awarded IT support contract in Mozambique
Remote communications service, Speedcast, has been awarded a contract to provide services to Sasol. The multi-year project will see the company deliver communications and onsite IT support at four oil & gas exploration camps in Mozambique. The announcement was made…
OPPO showcases new mobile phone design
Global smartphone brand, OPPO has unveiled a prototype device featuring a ‘Waterfall Screen’ design. The device, showcased on Thursday, 1 August 2019, sports an almost vertical 88° curved body — giving a ‘borderless’ effect which is said to represent OPPO’s…
IN PICTURES: Digital Transformation Congress 2019
Digital Transformation Congress 2019 (#DTC2019) took place on 30 July 2019 at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. The Chairperson for the event was Dr Michael Mol, Head of Hello Doctor. The event featured engaging fire-side chats, intriguing…
Worldwide smartphone sales will decline in 2019
Gartner has revealed that worldwide sales smartphones to end users will total 1.5 billion units in 2019 which is a 2.5 per cent declined year over year. Analysts, however, expect smartphone sales to grow again in 2020, driven by broader…
Job-seeker software company receives $35 million in funding
Harver, a pre-employment assessment software company, announced on Thursday, 1 August 2019, that it has raised $15 million in Series B funding. The investment is said to allow invest meant in digital automation to further accelerate Harver’s vision to transform…
VMware and Google unveil strategic partnership
Google Cloud and VMware have announced a new service that will allow organisations to run their VMware workloads in Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The Google Cloud VMware Solution by CloudSimple will leverage VMware Cloud Foundation infrastructure software. “Customers increasingly want…
Telkom to discontinue fixed-line prepaid service
South African communication services provider, Telkom announced on Wednesday, 31 July 2019, that it has successfully upgraded over 96 per cent of its prepaid fixed-line customers to wireless prepaid service. This move is said to be in support of the…
Live social music platform partners with African festival
LiveXLive Media, a global digital media company, announced that it has partnered with festival organiser Afro Nation. The partnership includes a global content and distribution agreement, granting LiveXLive exclusive live streaming, video, video-on-demand, virtual reality, mobile, theatrical, and television rights.…
