Author: Staff Writer
Africa’s largest crypto investment app Luno, has today launched the Luno Large Cap Bundle, allowing Luno customers to access crypto investment bundles for the first time. Luno has partnered with CoinDesk Indices, the leading provider of digital asset indices, to provide customers with access to investment bundles that aim to follow CoinDesk’s broad market indices, helping customers to easily manage and maintain different investment strategies. Approximately 70% of global crypto product assets under management track indices provided by CoinDesk Indices. The Luno Large Cap Bundle is the first in a suite of products that follow these indices. “Investing in crypto…
+OneX, the new-age solutions and systems integrator in the Reunert Group, has concluded an agreement to acquire privately-owned cybersecurity and managed services company MMC for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition of MMC boosts +OneX’s ability to offer its clients cybersecurity and Compliance as a Service (CaaS) solutions as part of its comprehensive cloud and digital transformation portfolio. Founded in 1991, MMC is a Microsoft Solutions Partner that offers business-critical IT managed services, with deep specialisation in cybersecurity and information security. MMC has built up a strong team of Microsoft specialists that help companies of all sizes to defend and protect…
SASSA grant beneficiaries with gold cards expiring in the next few months can avoid long queues and payment mishaps by switching their payments, free of charge, to a Shoprite Money Market Account – South Africa’s lowest cost, fully fledged, transactional bank account. In four easy steps grant holders can open an account and switch their SASSA payments: Register: Dial *120*3534# OR WhatsApp 087 240 5709 OR visit the in-store Money Market counter OR download the Shoprite app. Sign in & download your Bank Confirmation Letter. Download the SASSA form here or collect one at the Money Market counter in any Shoprite or Checkers supermarket. Take your printed Bank Confirmation Letter, completed SASSA switch form and original ID to…
High-achieving Grade 12 learners with a passion for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) are invited to apply for an all-inclusive undergraduate bursary from Sasol, South Africa’s employer of choice in the Chemical and Energy sector. Applications close on 23 May 2023. During 2022, Sasol awarded 255 bursaries to undergraduate, postgraduate and university of technology students for the 2023 academic year, studying in South Africa. Around 560 students are currently studying on Sasol bursaries. The bursaries are open to learners who are planning to study towards a B. Eng. or B. Sc. Eng. in various engineering disciplines or for a…
On 25 April 2023, Volkswagen will start the sale of its most powerful hatch, the Golf 8 R, in the local market. The recommended Retail Price (VAT and emissions tax included) for Golf R 2.0 TSI 235kW DSG will be R912 800. “Production constraints and parts shortages severely derailed our launch plans, but we are excited to finally extend the performance range in South Africa with the introduction of the new Golf 8 R. The Golf 8 R joins the Golf GTI and the Tiguan R as Volkswagen’s performance derivatives in the South African market,” said Steffen Knapp, Head of…
From looking at innovation differently to creating an enabling environment for it to thrive, Paul Carter-Brown, CTO and director at leading Banking as a Service and embedded finance enablement partner, Ukheshe, says the company’s Eclipse platform is paving the way towards a cashless future. Innovation hinges on a clearly defined, overarching strategy that outlines the broad challenges a company aims to address and the specific role it aims to play in addressing them. The difficulty lies in actualising this vision and seeing it through from conception to a tangible product that has a positive impact. Innovation involves not only high-level…
Prema is a blockchain platform which specialises in making it simple for users to interact with digital assets on multiple Web3 blockchains. The Prema platform consists of the Prema X NFT marketplace, Prema’s wallet and the NFT traceability system. This is a unique system of IRL (In Real Life) and URL (UnReal Life) categorisation, which allows NFTs in the virtual world to be tied to events and physical items in the actual world through the innovative use of NFC and AQR technologies. Prema is based in Singapore and is catered towards regional markets, with its most notable NFT collections being…
After the grand success of the previous edition, the Connected Africa is back, back much bigger stronger and larger than before, themed “Transforming to Telco’s of the Future”. The 3rd Edition of Connected Africa, Africa’s premier Telecom Summit delivering holistic insight into digital infrastructure developments and trends. Organised by The International Center for Strategic Alliances is scheduled for the 25th of July 2023, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Connected Africa is set to unite top executives from telecom carriers, technology vendors, infrastructure providers, and regulatory and government officials for a discussion on the future of the industry. They will be exploring…
Naspers, and its subsidiary businesses, Takealot and Media24, have joined the South African Plastics Pact, an industry collaboration of packaging producers, brand owners, retailers, recyclers, governments and NGOs to tackle plastic packaging waste by creating a circular economy for plastics. The SA Plastics Pact was launched in 2020 as part of The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy initiative. It is managed by green economy non-profit, GreenCape and currently has 44 members representing key organisations across the plastics value chain, including Unilever, Woolworths, Clicks, Food Lovers Market, Spar and Pick n Pay, among others. The SA Plastics Pact aims to…
A group of three African students and graduates recently got the experience of a lifetime when they were invited to attend Mobile World Congress (MWC) as part of Huawei’s Digital Talent Summit. The group, who were part of Huawei’s Seeds for the Future initiative, also got to see how the programme is set to evolve in the near future. The Seeds for the Future alumni joined 37 other students from around the globe to participate in the world’s largest mobile trade show. There they were given the opportunity to discover the latest technologies from Huawei and its industry peers and…