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 | JUANITA PIENAAR CEO of Simulpass, Michael Kramer explains how he's working on resetting expectations for digital privacy through this new app... read |
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 | Vodacom launched a campaign called 'Be the light' to call everyone's attention to the scourge of GBV in South Africa... Read |
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| |  | Nedbank has unveiled its new tap-on-phone functionality that allows all merchants and business owners to convert their mobile phones into payment acceptance devices... Read |  | Engen has announced the arrival of their new Engen 1app, which conveniently offers motorists a safe and contactless way to pay... Read |  | Social investment fund manager Tshikululu has initiated a project to map the interventions of social investors throughout South Africa... Read |
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 | ROBIN WAGNER The Covid-19 pandemic is emerging as a powerful driver for digital transformation in the insurance industry... Read |
 | SABELO DLAMINI The IDC market outlook for Africa underscores the value of connectivity, the importance of ICT and the need to be more prepared when it comes to digital... Read |
| Cyber Security |
 | DR ALEC BASSON Almost every time you browse a website, click the "accept" icon or download software, you are concluding an online contract ? a non-negotiated contract such as the terms and conditions regulating the use of websites or the privacy policies of online suppliers... Read |
 | With the new sections of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) being implemented, businesses need to tighten their cybersecurity... Read |
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 | Apart from the obvious risk of contracting coronavirus and getting seriously ill during this worldwide pandemic, there is also a greater risk for companies' ICT systems to get infected by viruses... Read |
| ICT |
 | MOHAMMED AMIN As countries around the world start to think about what "work" looks like post the pandemic, we need to look at what this means for businesses... Read |
 | The seventh instalment of the GirlCode Annual Hackathon, dubbed "Hack from Home" will be a virtual hackathon to overcome the Covid-19 challenges... Read |
| Internet |
 | KHETHINKOSI MTHIMKHULU, ISSUED BY ALGORITHM AGENCY Every Friday, our team meets to discuss what is happening in the SEO world, how it impacts us and our clients, and what we can do to ensure that we utilise our skills, processes, and tools to continue to provide quality SEO solutions and services... Read |
 | ISSUED BY XNEELO If you haven't already, now is the time to move your business operations either partially or entirely online. Not sure where to start? The platform you use to manage your e-commerce store will play a pivotal role in its success... Read |
 | The eighth Africa Domain Name System (DNS) Forum, which was to be held in Dakar Senegal, will now be held virtually... Read |
| Mobile & Apps |
 | ISSUED BY PRAEKELT With the help of a WhatsApp chatbot, Absa Life funeral policyholders can now access basic policy information at any time of the day or night... Read |
 | NICK DURRANT, ISSUED BY BLUEGRASS DIGITAL Stop wasting time and money building apps that nobody wants. Before developing a new app, consider prototyping or mock testing the ideas at an early stage of production... Read |
| Tech Startups |
 | A group of startups graduated from a 20-week Drone Start-Up Accelerator Programme, which aimed to equip the businesses with the tools and skills needed to drive the adoption of drone technology in SA... Read |
 | Flexiroam Africa, a Cape Town-based travel technology will be providing a connectivity solution for the 23rd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2020: Virtual) taking place from 6-10 July 2020. Read |
 | Kudoti has been named as South Africa's winner of the AIM Virtual Startup Pitch Competition... Read |
| Technology |
 | Drones are being successfully deployed to support medical and humanitarian projects across Africa, but for greater, more sustainable impact, they will need to be fully integrated into supply chains within an enabling regulatory environment... Read |
 | Constrained from operating as normal due to lockdown and safety restrictions, many businesses have made a long-overdue entry into the online sales space... Read |
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 | ROBYN BERGER, THEUNIS CLAASSEN AND CATHERINE ROBSON The Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was brokered by the African Union (AU) and adopted by 44 of its 55 member states on 21 March 2018. By February 2019, all AU countries, save for Eritrea, had become signatories to the AfCFTA, which came into force on 30 May 2019... Read |
 | HAILAY GESESEW The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently noted that "researchers are working at break-neck speed" to understand SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease (Covid-19)... Read |
 | One of the most significant backbones of Ghana's economic and social development for a very long time has been small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs)... Read |
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 | A smart and contactless way for customers to discover products at local shops, make payments and earn rewards using Amazon Pay... Read |
 | HMD Global has announced that it is acquiring assets of Valona Labs and launching a brand-new Centre of Excellence in Tampere, Finland... Read |
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 | ANDREW ROBINSON We used to work in offices. For the past few months we've worked at home. Until fairly recently, those were really the only two options that most office workers had... Read |
 | GREG NOTT The weeks wear on under lockdown and Covid-19 cases are ramping up in South Africa. As we cling to semblances of life before the pandemic, I'm convinced that if we're going to come out victorious, it's going to be hope for the future that sees us through this especially difficult time in global history... Read |
 | JOHAN BOTES, TIISETSO RABOLAO AND KIRSTY GIBSON Even though we are starting to see light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, we still have a long way to go before life can return to a pre-Covid-19 type of normality, with many questioning if it will ever fully return. From a business point of view, we can draw insight from the CEOs of 2020's Fortune 500 list of companies... Read |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE From music and culture to fashion and food, Samantha Joshua, CEO of S&S Culture, believes we are connected on so many levels. However, what's even more important is understanding what makes the consumer tick... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE It goes without saying that when we need to set a certain mood, music is definitely a key factor. It's even better when you find a playlist that's already been curated... Read |
 | As part of its partnership with Lionesses of Africa, the all-female business network in Africa, Volkswagen has introduced 'The Lionesses Den' and is calling on female-owned businesses in South Africa to share a two-minute pitch... Read |
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