Author: Gugu Lourie
In a bid to fight escalating anti-migrant propaganda, the European Commission this month released a blueprint for regulating online hate, which requires social media companies to take down racist material within 24 hours. By Fiona R Martin This joint code of conduct sounds like a positive political compromise. But it’s unclear how it will work in practice and how it will benefit the rest of the world’s social media users. The agreement follows heavy pressure from French and German governments for Facebook to pull down racist posts, which have intensified following the recent refugee crisis. German lawyers even started legal action…
South African internet micro-jobbing service Money for Jam (M4JAM) is having its name resurrected more than three months after the owners announced the collapse of the platform due to failure to be profitable. By Staff Writer On Thursday, Informal Solution Providers – a telco product distributor, announced its acquisition of Money for Jam. Informal Solution Providers will trade under the name M4JAM. M4JAM was unable to achieve profitability within the investment time frame, its CEO Andre Hugo, said in March 2016. He added: “We are in the process of meeting with a number of interested parties currently. If we are…
Famous startup competition Seedstars World is coming to Soweto. The pre-selection event will be held at eKasi Labs in DiepKloof, Soweto, on 14 June. By Staff Writer Seedstars is a Switzerland based startup competition that takes place in emergings markets. Its vision is to reduce unemployment in emerging markets through the promostion and investment in entrepreneurship. This year, Seedstars world is back to South Africa with a bigger event that will find the best startups from Capetown, Durban and Gauteng. In its Gauteng pre-selection event, Startups will be invited to pitch in Soweto for the pre-selection. Out of the 12 startups that…
PriceCheck, South Africa’s comparison service, on Wednesday announced the launch of the PriceCheck Tech & E-Commerce awards. Coinciding with its tenth birthday, the awards, set to run later this year, will be aimed at recognising outstanding South African tech and e-commerce businesses, and contributions to the industry. As the South African e-commerce market gains maturity and consolidation is seen, it becomes prudent to shed light on achievers in the space. Retailers big and small, tech businesses enabling e-commerce, and individuals driving growth and change, will be showcased at the PriceCheck Tech & E-Commerce awards. “Over the last ten years we…
South Africa’s largest telephone group Telkom plans to refocus Trudon, a business unit which owns the iconic Yellow Pages phonebook. By Gugu Lourie Trudon delivers the best local commercial search in South Africa. It also provides affordable, effective advertising and marketing options for the local SME and corporate market. The Johannesburg-based firm have six other branches in South Africa and one branch servicing Namibia. Telkom owns 64.9% of Trudon. The remaining 35.1% is held by the TruManco consortium. Sipho Maseko, Telkom CEO, informed investors on Monday that Trudon will be playing in a different space. “These guys will be playing in…
Samsung announced the Galaxy S7 edge Injustice Edition in South Africa. The smartphone retails for R22,999 on bidorbuy.co.za This smartphone edition was developed too commemorate the third anniversary of the popular mobile game, Injustice: Gods Among Us. The limited edition Galaxy S7 edge Injustice Edition will be available in early June. The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge is optimised for the best gaming experience, fueling a natural partnership between the two brands. “We are excited to partner with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment to offer this special edition of the Galaxy S7 edge for fans of Injustice: Gods Among Us,” says Craige Fleischer,…
Telkom on Tuesday announced the successful conclusion of a new two year Collaborative Partnership Agreement (CPA) with organised labour that allows the company to introduce widespread performance-based remuneration for both individuals and teams. The agreement has been signed between Telkom and two of the three recognised unions within the company. The South African Communications Union (SACU) and Solidarity have signed the agreement, which is effective from 1 June 2016. The Communications Workers Union (CWU) has agreed to the new partnership agreement in principle. Currently one legacy matter, which is unrelated to the new partnership agreement, is in arbitration. The agreement…
A new driver app is aiming to compete with Uber by enabling you to easily book a taxi (Rideshare service) or get a designated driver (Chauffeur) to get home safely in the comfort of your own car. The Driver App is launching soon. This new proudly South African, TWO-IN-ONE booking app, was developed and managed by Scooter Angels, SA’s Designated Driver Service. “Using our years of fleet and driver management, we aim to deliver the same above average service that thousands of South Africans have become accustomed to,” said the company. “Get a ride in minutes with the Driver app.…
The cost of accessing employment opportunities online – which is often the costs of browsing the internet – is cited as a major stumbling block for job seekers in South Africa. To remove the cost burden, Vodacom has partnered with South Africa’s leading and most reputable career websites to launch the NXL LVL (pronounced Next Level) zero rated career website. By Staff Writer The zero rated website will enable job seekers to browse job sites, upload their CV’s and apply for available positions free of charge when accessing Vodacom partner career sites. These career sites include; Careers24, PNet, JobMail, Career…
South Africa’s Telkom mobile phone unit continues to attract customers with compelling propositions. In the financial year to end-March 2016, Telkom Mobile added 519 913 new customers to it network. During the year, Telkom increased its customers by 24% to 2.7 million versus 2.2 million in the 2015 financial year. Its prepaid subscribers rose 19% to 1.9 million compared to 1.6 million in the same period last year, while contract customers jumped 37.2% to 794 272. “Mobile voice and subscriber revenue increased 18.4 % to R849 million (March 2015: R717 million). This can be attributed to a 23.8 percent increase…
