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State-owned entity Broadband Infraco announced the appoitment of Gift Zowa as acting CEO. Zowa’s appintment follows the end of term of Andrew Matseke. Zowa appointment is effective 16 November 2022. He is a seasoned Executive that is proficient in Telecommunications (Switching, Transmission Mobile (2G, 3G, LTE) and IP), IT, Strategic Management and Business Management. Zowa holds a BSc Hons in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and an MBA from the University of Pretoria. He is a Member of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers, a Member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers (UK) and is registered as a Professional Engineer…

SAP announced at the SAP TechEd conference the launch of a powerful new offering to drive the next wave of business transformation by unleashing the expertise of those who know best – business users. Drawing on the unique depth and breadth of the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), SAP Build is a low-code solution that puts SAP’s world-class enterprise technology in the hands of business users, giving them direct, secure access to the end-to-end processes, data and context they need to make smarter decisions and drive innovation quickly. The offering empowers business users with minimal technical expertise to create and…

Vodacom is launching a real-time Specific Needs and National Relay Service (NRS), which expands its offerings for Deaf, hearing- and speech-impaired customers. This further strengthens the techco’s support to persons with disabilities and its commitment to building an inclusive digital society. “For almost two decades, Vodacom has championed the communication needs of persons with disabilities by providing access to products and services that address their challenges and help to improve their lives. The Specific Needs and NRS Centre offers an inclusive technology solution that advances our goal of empowering all South Africans and ensuring no one is left behind in…

MTN SA has lined up a series of winning deals for new and existing customers this Black Friday. From 18 November 2022 until 04 December 2022, MTN customers can save up to 60% on a number of PayAsYouGo, MyMTN Home, MTN Business and MTN contract deals. MTN is already offering exceptional summer deals to ensure customers stay connected to everything they love on South Africa’s best mobile network. And now, with big Black Friday deals, MTN customers can save even more with low-price points and best-value product offers. “After another long, hard year, everyone needs a win – and we are…

South Africa’s leading online retailer Takealot is anticipating its biggest Black Friday yet – a culmination of months of business-wide tech and operational focus to prepare for predicted increased traffic and shopper volumes. Black Friday was first introduced to South Africa by Takealot in 2012 and has since become a landmark shopping event in South Africa’s annual retail calendar. Year-on-year it has been a record breaker for Takealot. This year the business expects no different, expecting to ship millions of boxes to Takealot shoppers across the country in November alone. Its iconic five-day Blue Dot Sale famously kicks off 1…

A R300 million-turnover entity serving over 19 000 business clients across ten and counting South African cities. That’s how Dr Marius Oberholzer of Huge sees the near-term future of the newly-enlarged entity following Board approval of a Business Combination involving Huge Networks and Huge Telecom. Dr Oberholzer has been appointed to lead the new entity aimed at achieving scale, unlocking revenue growth and accelerating the delivery of increased shareholder value while preserving as many jobs and roles as possible. “The primary goal right now is to establish a stronger, more capable business with a combined turnover of some R270m and…

Africa’s youth prefer using local innovations and believe that the next tech billionaire could come from the continent, according to the recently launched Africa – innovator or imitator? Exploring narratives around Africa’s technological capabilities report by Africa No Filter. The research was done in Egypt, Morocco, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. The report interviewed 4500 people aged 18 to 35 to find out their perceptions of African-led innovation and if they are influenced by dominant narratives that promote the Global North as superior innovators. While the image of Africa as an innovator appears to be overshadowed by stereotypes…

To address Africa’s digital skills gap, MTN Group, through some of its operating companies, is partnering with SAS Training, Courses & Classes to train up to 100 young people in data analytics. This is part of the MTN Skills Academy’s work to promote digital skills for digital jobs, in turn supporting MTN Group’s strategic intent of providing digital solutions for Africa’s progress. Polaris Market Research puts the 2021 value of the global data science platform market at $95 billion and expects it to expand at a compound annual growth rate of more than 27% through to 2030, driven by the…

JSE-listed 4Sight Holdings today announced that all resolutions required to be passed by 4Sight shareholders to approve the share repurchase were passed by the requisite majority of shareholders. As such, the share repurchase will be implemented and the repurchase shares delisted from the JSE. 4Sight entered into the share sale and repurchase agreement to repurchase 125,521,898 ordinary shares of no par value in the Company at approximately 12.75 cents per share which represents a discount of 41.83% for a total cash consideration of R16 million. This represents 19% of the total 4Sight shares in issue at the time of purchase.…

As part of its annual Black Friday promotion, mass retailer Game becomes the first retailer of its kind in SA to join the metaverse – through a Game-branded Roblox game. The game, which is unlike anything consumers have seen from the retailer before, launches on 21 November, and will give gamers the opportunity to win their share of over R70 000 in vouchers leading up to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The Black Friday Game game mixes South African culture and the fantastical in a challenge to race around a downtown city neighbourhood. Players will use potholes as portals, party…