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Cape Town-headquartered Venture Capital (VC) firm HAVAÍC has announced its first investment in Sportable. The sole African institutional investor, HAVAÍC is contributing US$1 million as part of a US$15 million Series A investment round, also including renowned US-based sports investor Ryan Sports Ventures and Australian fund XV Capital led by Stirling Mortlock and James Godfrey. Founded by three South Africans in 2016, Sportable deploys Micro-Tracking (MT) technology to enhance data collection and analysis in ball and contact sports, particularly rugby, soccer, and American football. MT modules fitted in balls and on players are plotted by Radio Frequency (RF) beacons around…
After reporting a successful Black Friday, Pick n Pay asap! is keeping the online festive spirit alive with up to R30 million in mystery presents delivered to its customers over four weeks. Every customer spending over R350 will get a guaranteed present – ranging from discount codes up to R100,000 in cash – until 24 December 2023. Over 20,000 presents have already been claimed. Vincent Viviers, Executive Co-Head of Omnichannel at Pick n Pay, says they saw the enthusiasm of customers shopping online, particularly on-demand, during Black Friday to secure savings. “We know it has been a challenging few months…
Sungrow introduces residential solution designed to align with the specific load shedding landscape in South Africa. The solution is a purpose-built system that caters to the backup needs at every stage of load shedding, delivering a reliable and noise-free power supply. It has High Voltage Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) Battery, which ensures high performance, enabling up to 30A continuous charging and discharging current with exceptional efficiency. The multi-stages protection design and extensive safety certifications guarantee a secure and reliable power source for homeowners. The organisation’s High Voltage LFP Battery allows for an extendable lifetime and support for 3-8 modules per…
It’s the festive season! Naturally, the roads are busier than usual and motorists want to reach their holiday destinations as fast and safely as possible. But there are a number of dos and don’ts when sharing the roads with trucks. “Truck drivers tend to have a bad reputation, and unfairly so. Many are some of the most experienced drivers on the road if you consider the number of kilometres travelled in their career, to the number of accidents,” points out Ryan Gaines, CEO of City Logistics, a leading privately-owned logistics company in South Africa. Here truck drivers share some guidelines they implore road users…
Topco Media hosted over 200 professionals and industry stakeholders at the Future of HR Summit & Awards 2023 recently in Sandton, Johannesburg. “Our role is to always seek to evolve as a collective. The Future of HR has been our focus since 2015, helping progressive companies and forward-thinking human resource specialists”, says Ralf Fletcher, CEO of Topco Media. “Good business, to us, encompasses human capital, diversity, equality, inclusion, sustainability, performance, innovation, and tech. Our programs cover these topics to create a new, impactful future,” he added. The summit, emceed by media personality and eNCA news anchor, Abigail Visagie, brought thought…
In late November, 40 skilled young graduates who’ve taken part in Huawei’s ICT Academy, got the invaluable opportunity to put themselves forward to prospective employers at Huawei’s annual ICT Talent Job Fair. The annual fair is the culmination of the Huawei ICT Academy Programme, and aims to nurture ICT talent and empower women in technology, by promoting local Huawei-certified graduates to Huawei partners and offer them employment opportunities. Since launching the programme in 2017, more than 286 graduates have been placed in jobs at Huawei and its channel partners. At this year’s event, students had the opportunity to do onsite…
Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid), a pan-African technology group, today announced the appointment of Lerato Pule as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for its South Africa operations, effective 1 February 2024. “I am pleased to welcome Lerato to the executive team at Liquid South Africa. She is an accomplished and well-established CFO with an extensive understanding of the industry in which we operate,” Deon Geyser, CEO of Liquid Intelligent Technologies South Africa, said. “As a results-driven leader, she will be instrumental in overseeing Liquid South Africa’s financial strategy as the organisation continues to build on its vision of a digitally connected future…
In today’s contemporary work landscape, there is a myriad of tasks we can accomplish. Reech, an innovative startup, is set to officially unveil a groundbreaking service platform in 2024. Reech offers a visionary solution to multi-skilled and talented people who are able showcase their multiple profiles on one platform. This offers less hassle in half the time at the click of a button. The platform is safe and easy to navigate and registration to join and be a part of the network only takes a few minutes. Yentl Swartz is one of the first multi-faceted individuals who have already signed…
FBS, a global broker, has solidified its leading position in the realm of financial and trading services, being awarded for the Best Forex Broker Africa, Best Introducing Broker Program Global, and Best Client Support Asia by World Business Outlook. These achievements recognize FBS for its competitive trading conditions, quality services, and long-term commitment to providing swift access to financial markets to people globally. To prove its excellence, FBS had to withstand three rounds of careful jury evaluations and showcase its competitive offerings and unique value propositions. As a result, the World Business Outlook award committee has granted FBS mastery trophies…
Enter the Telkom Summer Campaign Competition 2023 for a shot at winning a portion of R200 million in weekly prizes. The Competition will run until 31 January 2024, encompassing all days in between. How to enter To enter the draw, simply recharge and spend R20 or more weekly OR sign up for any Telkom Mobile or Broadband contract. Your summer is waiting, Mzansi. “So don’t just show up, show up BIG with the best value network.” Prizes include: The Competition comprises of weekly prizes giveaways by means of random draws. Weekly prizes include: UPSs Inverters Fast food vouchers Internal Use…