Author: Gugu Lourie

South African FinTech start-up Peach Payments has recently set up an office in Mauritius in pursuit of its pan-African expansion strategy. This follows a foray into Kenya in 2018. The startup was set up in South Africa in 2012. Peach Payments is a payment gateway offering simple, seamless and secure online payment services that enable businesses to easily accept payments on their websites and mobile apps, integrating with leading e-commerce platforms like WooCommerce, Shopify, Wix and Magento. Last year, Peach Payments saw a 400% increase in customer acquisition and revenue growth of 130%. After securing investment last year from a…

There have been major shifts in the South African subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) market, especially among the larger players. During Q3 2021, Amazon Prime Video increased its market share by 3%, from 25% to 28%. Netflix and Mubi both decreased by 1% over the last quarter. This is according to the latest figures from JustWatch, an international streaming guide with more than 20 million users. Market share development in 2021 Justwatch added that it appears that Amazon Prime Video has come closer to closing the gap with Netflix. Since January 2021, Netflix’s market share has decreased by 3%, meanwhile, Amazon Prime…

To understand the new smart monitors and other pro devices of tech health, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. Apple’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, assesses the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let’s not forget Tim Cook’s “sitting is the new factor” line. Routinely evaluating your risk factors for various medical conditions, screening for cancer and other diseases, and assessing your lifestyle habits helps you stay healthy. It’s…

To understand the new smart monitors and other pro devices of tech health, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. Apple’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, assesses the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let’s not forget Tim Cook’s “sitting is the new factor” line. Routinely evaluating your risk factors for various medical conditions, screening for cancer and other diseases, and assessing your lifestyle habits helps you stay healthy. It’s…

Jungfrau A. Bietschhorn This region is a magnificent area with high mountain ranges, glaciers and is actually the most glaciated part of the European Alps. Visiting this area can be done relatively easy by car and if you want to go up, by train up to 3,400 metres above sea level, the highest train ride in Europe, the Jungfrau Railway is very impressive (and expensive!). The area is on the UNESCO World Heritage list because of its unique and wide range of flora and fauna and geological importance regarding the creating of the High Alps.

To understand the new smart monitors and other pro devices of tech health, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. Apple’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, assesses the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let’s not forget Tim Cook’s “sitting is the new factor” line. Routinely evaluating your risk factors for various medical conditions, screening for cancer and other diseases, and assessing your lifestyle habits helps you stay healthy. It’s…

TELKOMhas unveiled the October Big Deal, which is for you if connecting on the move is your vibe. Take monate with you whether you’re hustling, watching your favourite shows or entertaining your guests with a VIP playlist from Telkom Music. You can connect up to 64 devices at a time and bring monate to every space you’re in with the Huawei B535. Furthermore, seamlessly create a hotspot, no cables or installation required – just a fast connection to enjoy. The SmartBroadBand 40GB Wireless LTE SIM-Only deal offer with 80GB of data is available for R269 a month. The Telkom October Big Deal…

CAPITECBank, South Africa’s biggest digital bank, revealed that active digital users of the banking app, USSD channel, the internet or a combination of digital channels increased by 22% for the six months ended 31 August 2021. “Active digital users of the banking app, USSD channel, the internet or a combination of digital channels increased from 7.3 million at the end of August 2020 to 8.9 million at the end of August 2021, an increase of 22% (February 2021: 8.6 million),” Capitec said in a statement. As at the end of August 2021, there were 6 million active banking app users…

Swypa Delivery, a food delivery service born in the South African township of Tembisa in 2019, grew its fleet of four delivery scooters to 15 as it benefits from online shopping. The company has also benefited from the financial backing of the MultiChoice Innovation Fund. MultiChoice is partnering with South African entrepreneurs to build sustainable businesses is through the MultiChoice Innovation Fund – which links black majority-owned start-ups and small businesses in the technology, e-commerce, digital content, film and media space to the funding and support they need to become industry leaders and create jobs. MultiChoice partnered with 10 Small…

French broadcasting giant Group Canal+ has increased its shareholding to 15.37% in MultiChoice, Africa’s largest pay-TV operator. MultiChoice disclosed today that Group Canal+, which is owned by French media conglomerate Vivendi, has acquired an additional interest in the ordinary shares of the company, such that the total interest in the ordinary shares of the Company held by Group Canal now amounts to 15.37%. “As a publicly held company, MultiChoice regularly engages with its strategic partners and maintains an open dialogue with the investment community. The Group’s policy is not to comment on its individual shareholders nor on its interactions with…