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Cisco in partnership with Fourth Industrial Revolution Incubation (4IRI), today at a hybrid event launched an EDGE Centre in the Western Cape. EDGE stands for Experience, Design, GTM (Go to Market) and Earn. The objective is help develop small and medium businesses in the digital age, speed up their entry to market and, as a result, create new jobs for the local economy. Cisco has a long-standing commitment to South Africa and to supporting the country’s National Development Plan. The establishment of the EDGE Centres is a key pillar of Cisco’s Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) program, launched in South Africa…
TymeBank says it has reached a 4 million customer milestone, with the digital bank onboarding 140 000 customers each month versus 100 000 last year. The bank is 100% digital. It uses apps and online platforms to support its customers, rather than traditional physical branches. TymeBank is already making strides and has a real possibility of becoming SA’s biggest digital bank in a few months. The acceleration in customers signing up for TymeBank bank accounts comes at a time when consumers are demanding more value as well as increased transparency in banking fees. “We are pleased to have achieved a…
myFanPark Inc is pleased to announce its most recent partnership with OOOOO, to launch interactive, live online shopping in South Africa in 2022. OOOOO is a technology platform and app that enables brands & retailers to embrace the fast growing live stream economy with its unique interactive video commerce application available for iOS and Android. Created and launched in 2020 by Sam Jones (ex-Wish) and Erich Zhang (ex-Tiktok), OOOOO is part TikTok, part Amazon, allowing users to watch live and recorded videos in which creators discuss items they’ve tried and tested. The products can then be purchased directly from the…
Starting today, Telkom will make it possible for customers to get Prepaid fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) running on the Openserve fibre network. This means that customers who didn’t qualify for fibre previously due to unforeseen financial circumstances, or customers that prefer to be in control of their spend without any long-term commitments, can now buy a prepaid 25Mbps uncapped internet service online. “We are simplifying access because we realise that no two customers, nor their circumstances, are the same. While some customers want the convenience of a contractual agreement and prefer a recurring billing, others merely opt for the flexibility to adjust…
Remote Doctors 4 Africa, a start-up focused on the digital healthcare ecosystem, is launching a new telehealth app to address the lack of healthcare services in rural communities. Through the Remote Doctors 4 Africa app (RD4A), citizens in the remote corners of South Africa, Botswana, Ethiopia, and Zimbabwe, will have access to digital telehealth services, and healthcare professionals will have access to critical data. COVID-19, and its subsequential onslaught to communities across the continent, highlighted the dire situation, not only in South Africa but across Africa, where rural communities lack access to education, healthcare, and infrastructure. It is these forgotten…
AURA, South Africa’s leading security and medical response marketplace, has appointed David Myers as its Chief Operations Officer. Previously a General Manager and Regional Operations Lead at Uber for Europe, Middle East & Africa, Myers brings with him decades of experience that will stand him in perfect stead for this position. Co-founder Ryan Green, who is moving into a new role at the company, hands over to Myers. “Start-up platform COOs should be very detailed and have the desire, grit and ability to understand how everything within the business works at all levels in order to effectively guide the broader…
Consumption Information Real Time (CIRT), a successful leading-edge tech start-up, has been selected to join Cohort 5 of GSD Venture Studios. GSD Venture Studios is a leading global tech accelerator that focuses on identifying global technology companies with the potential to compete in global markets. “GSD Venture Studios travels the world looking for companies with the potential to become the next tech giant or unicorn, so it’s an incredible privilege to have been selected as one of only 10 companies globally to participate in their fifth cohort,” says Ajay Lalu, co-founder of CIRT. “When our Q-Hop solution was placed in…
South Africa’s Telkom customers now have access to three networks following the group’s recent addition of MTN as a roaming partner. Telkom operates a network of approximately 6 900 base stations & continues to expand this footprint. It entered into an agreement with Vodacom South Africa for 2G, 3G and 4G services in December 2018. In this latest agreement, effective 1 November 2021, MTN South Africa has been added for the provision of 2G, 3G & 4G services. According to Lunga Siyo, CEO of Telkom Consumer, this innovative approach to network deployment allows Telkom to give customers the best coverage…
Amazon continues to make progress on Project Kuiper, a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation that will provide fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. “This is a major, long-term initiative, and today we’re excited to share plans to launch and deploy our first satellites.” Introducing KuiperSat-1 and 2 This morning, Amazon filed an experimental license application with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to launch, deploy, and operate two prototype satellites for Project Kuiper. These satellites—KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2—are an important step in the development process. They allow Amazon to test the communications and networking technology that…
Businesses have been through a lot in the last 18 months. As we near the end of 2021, a year that has put many to the test, it is useful to pause and reflect on lessons learned that might be applied in the new year. There are numerous advantages to reflecting on what worked and what did not. What you can bring into the new year as a business and what you should alter. One thing that was undoubtedly learned in 2021 is that resilience and an ability to adapt to change are critical components of long-term corporate success. The…