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 | | Grindstone Ventures has launched a $6.5m (R100m) fund dedicated to seed funding predominantly South African innovative technology startups... read |
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 | | Leading retailers in Africa are beginning to adopt IoT technologies to improve their products, services, and most importantly, the retail experience they offer their customers, says Chris Day of Moving Tactics...read |
|  | | Winners of the 2021 BCX Digital Innovation Awards have been announced...read |
|  | | As the 24th Africa Tech Festival drew to a close last week, festival organisers named the winners of the Africa Tech Festival Awards...read |
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| 4th Industrial Revolution |
 | KRISTOF SYMONS Imagine running your enterprise on current funds. No more revenues coming in. This is exactly how we are running our planet since 29 July... Read |
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| Cyber Security |
 | HELEN KRUGER, ISSUED BY TROYE Ransomware is one of the most serious security threats businesses face today. It calls for an equally robust response, far beyond cautioning users about suspicious emails... Read |
| IoT |
 | CHETAN GOSHALIA The internet of things (IoT) is a promise of driving benefit through billions of connected devices receiving data for appropriate use... Read |
| Mobile & Apps |
 | The mobile market continues surging amid the pandemic, with consumers worldwide spending on mobile apps more than ever... Read |
 | FNB is expanding its lifestyle offering and smart tools on its app to help customers navigate life and business... Read |
| Services |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH At the end of 2021 it is expected that SA's online retail sales will total R42bn. With the vaccine rollout and a return to business-as-usual on the horizon, 76% of merchants are feeling positive about the year ahead... Read |
 | WhatsApp is about to change its pricing model and those companies that don't put the customer at the front will be paying for it with loyalty... Read |
 | Ongos Connect has officially confirmed Paratus Namibia will be the technology / infrastructure partner to bring fibre connectivity to Ongos Valley, Namibia's first smart city development... Read |
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| Software |
 | NIAMH NICLIAM Balancing the consumer's right to privacy with the ability of businesses to accurately target consumers with relevant information and advertising is getting more complicated... Read |
| Telecoms |
 | Telkom is considering strategic options for its IT business, including a partnership, it said on Tuesday after reporting a 30.4% jump in half-year profit... Read |
 | Sustainalytics has ranked Vodacom Group as the world's number one telecommunications service company based on ESG performance... Read |
 | Icasa said it will license provisional radio frequency spectrum to prevent any connectivity disruptions while it finalises a permanent auction... Read |
| Africa |
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 | Singapore-based fintech firm Kiwi Pay Group is set to launch what it claims will be the "biggest online marketplace in sub-Saharan Africa", with millions of product SKUs across various categories... Read |
 | Wan-Ifra Women in News has announced the recipients of its 2021 Editorial Leadership Award... Read |
 | MIKE DE CHARMOY PMG International has mapped out a considered strategy to ensure that it stands out in often cluttered African markets... Read |
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 | Tomorrow will see the release of local CPI numbers, ahead of the South African Reserve Bank's (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) interest rate decision... Read |
 | LYNDY VAN DEN BARSELAAR With the festive season fast approaching, organisations may be contemplating whether or not to throw a year-end function for staff... Read |
 | PROMIT MUKHERJEE Eskom is on track to split its generation and transmission divisions by the end of the year, although some government and regulatory approvals... Read |
 | ALEXANDER WINNING Chief executive of Eskom Andre de Ruyter has resisted calls to resign from miners' union NUM and metalworkers' union Numsa, as well as the Black Business Council... Read |
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 | Gauteng Tourism Authority is a destination marketing organisation based in Gauteng that aims to inspire domestic and international travel to South Africa's richest province. |
 | Mandisi Ads, a division of Mandisi Media Group, has launched another successful nation-wide OOH Mall campaign for GCIS, with the objective of informing employers and employees about the inclusion of domestic workers in the COID (Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases) act. |
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