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WhatsApp launches business app
WhatsApp launches business app

Ilse van den Berg

NEWSWATCH: WhatsApp has launched WhatsApp Business - a free-to-download Android app for small businesses which allows them to chat with users...read
Wi-Fi to be seen as a "utility" in 2018, says Ruckus
Wi-Fi to be seen as a "utility" in 2018, says Ruckus
There are few things that prevent Africa from truly connecting wirelessly to the internet and as these barriers fall, larger African cities will roll out smart city initiatives in some shape and form...read
Kenya's Nailab selects 15 startups for Make-IT accelerator
Kenya's Nailab selects 15 startups for Make-IT accelerator

Tom Jackson

Nailab has announced the 15 startups that will take part in its Make-IT accelerator programme, designed to strengthen entrepreneurs' skills for scaling their businesses...read
Bitcoin Cash may spell end of Bitcoin
Bitcoin Cash may spell end of Bitcoin
Digital currency Bitcoin will "die a horrible death" in 2018, killed by its rival sister, Bitcoin Cash, says Lorien Gamaroff, CEO and founder of Centbee, a Bitcoin Cash wallet...read
Trends
#BizTrends2018: Business intelligence trends to watch in 2018
#BizTrends2018: Business intelligence trends to watch in 2018

Yolanda Smit

The move towards digital has become a prominent feature on the corporate agenda. And while it will assist in ensuring future competitiveness, it will not be achieved overnight... read
#BizTrends2018: The tough get going
#BizTrends2018: The tough get going

Doug Woolley

Even if you have been living under a rock, you still would have noticed the sweeping changes technology is causing in our world. In 2010 less than 10% of South Africans had smartphones, but in 2017 that crossed the 50% mark... read
#BizTrends2018: Smart disruption - the grid of 2018
#BizTrends2018: Smart disruption - the grid of 2018

Vinny Perumal

The famous revolutionary hall of fame has a new name - technology. It changes regimes, rules and industries. It transforms the traditional, it disrupts the conventional and it redefines the future... read
#BizTrends2018: The car of just before tomorrow
#BizTrends2018: The car of just before tomorrow

Arthur Goldstuck

The car of tomorrow will be self-driving, will all but eliminate accidents, and will transform roads, cities and working lives. But that is a tomorrow that is still a decade or more away... read
#BizTrends2018: E-sports in South Africa - it's only just begun
#BizTrends2018: E-sports in South Africa - it's only just begun

Barry Louzada

E-sports in the last two years has exploded onto the South African scene with not much in the way of any sort of understanding of how to get involved. The biggest question is, where is this going to go in 2018 and onwards? read
Natasha Gulati, digital health research manager, Frost & Sullivan
#BizTrends2018: Why healthcare cloud solutions are going to skyrocket
An industry-wide demand to use data to improve system efficiency, deliver value-based care and enable productive collaborations is driving investment in cloud solutions... read
#BizTrends2018: Four trends making their mark on the future of travel
#BizTrends2018: Four trends making their mark on the future of travel

Eran Feinstein

As with other industries, tourism and travel are enjoying the integration of a number of new and emerging technologies, which are poised to create enhanced user experiences throughout the travel lifecycle... read
Wynand Smit, CEO of Inovo
#BizTrends2018: Enhancing the customer experience

Wynand Smit

In South Africa, technology implementation is largely reactive - we're a nation of cautious adopters - yet there are many innovations likely to gain a stronger foothold in 2018 in the financial sector... read
#BizTrends2018: Unpredictable travel data? Challenge accepted
#BizTrends2018: Unpredictable travel data? Challenge accepted

Euan McNeil

Collecting data remains a challenge and turning it into relevant and useful insights is a greater challenge still. We see this as a unique opportunity for the professional travel management company to deliver true value... read
Internet
Startups can now register company and domain names simultaneously
Startups can now register company and domain names simultaneously
As a result of a new collaboration between the Companies and Intellectual Properties Commission, the ZA Domain Name Authority, and the ZA Central Registry NPC, it is now possible to register a new company and its equivalent co.za domain name at the same time... read
The who, what and why of the Ugandan Knuckles meme
The who, what and why of the Ugandan Knuckles meme

Andy Walker

The internet is an odd and confusing place, and the gaming world's latest meme is solid proof of this... read
Mobile & Apps
New Truecaller feature allows backup on Google Drive
New Truecaller feature allows backup on Google Drive
More than 250-million people around the world are using apps to see caller IDs and know who's calling, even if the number is not stored in their phonebook... read
Software
ACSA and Tshimologong design security challenge call for entry
ACSA and Tshimologong design security challenge call for entry
Maths geniuses, mad scientists, engineering wizards, IT wonderkids and tech boffins - ACSA needs your skills... read
From registry books to AI: The evolution of tech in the hospitality industry
From registry books to AI: The evolution of tech in the hospitality industry
Technology in the hospitality space has come a long way since the 1950s. Looking forward, it is important to appreciate the development that the hospitality industry previously underwent and what future innovations may hold... read
Tech Startups
Investment into African tech startups hit record high in 2017
Investment into African tech startups hit record high in 2017
Investment into African tech startups hit the highest levels since records began in 2017, with 159 startups raising in excess of $195 million... read
CiTi Circles to help Cape Town startups address issues
CiTi Circles to help Cape Town startups address issues

Tom Jackson

The Cape IT Initiative (CiTi) has launched CiTi Circles, a confidential, problem-solving forum for entrepreneurs that are "serious about growth"... read
Partech Ventures launches $70m Africa VC fund
Partech Ventures launches $70m Africa VC fund

Tom Jackson

Partech Ventures has announced the launch of its Partech Africa fund, which has secured over €57 million ($70 million) toward its target size of €100 million ($122 million)... read
Technology
Shaping the future of African healthcare: Finalists for DHCT Accelerator Programme announced
Shaping the future of African healthcare: Finalists for DHCT Accelerator Programme announced
Digital Health Cape Town has announced the finalists for its inaugural accelerator programme designed to foster local e-health innovation... read
Digital skills, smart technology could transform SA manufacturing
Digital skills, smart technology could transform SA manufacturing

Daniel Schwartzkopff

The manufacturing industry's role in the South African economy has seen a long and sustained decline... read
Ride-share fleets to map cities around the world
Ride-share fleets to map cities around the world
Mobileye 8 Connect is an aftermarket collision avoidance system capable of collecting dynamic data to make cities smarter, safer and autonomous ready... read
Telecoms
MTN chief upbeat about voice business
MTN chief upbeat about voice business
MTN remains bullish about the traditional voice-calls business, even as the mobile operator gears up for a shift towards data and digital services, says CEO Rob Shuter... read
International
Booby-trapped messaging apps used for spying
Booby-trapped messaging apps used for spying
SAN FRANCISCO, US: An espionage campaign using malware-infected messaging apps has been stealing smartphone data from activists, soldiers, lawyers, journalists and others in more than 20 countries... read
Bitcoin bombs, cryptocoins crash on regulation fears
Bitcoin bombs, cryptocoins crash on regulation fears
PARIS, France: Bitcoin, the best known of hundreds of 'virtual' coins, slumped on Tuesday to a six-week low below $12,000 as analysts blamed a rush by various jurisdictions to regulate the sector... read
Twitter
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