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The Independent Communicatiosn Authority of SA (ICASA) today named Tshiamo Maluleka-Disemelo As CEO, replacing Willington Ngwepe. Her appointmnent is effective February 1, 2023, for a contract period of 5 years. Prior to her appointment as CEO, Maluleka-Disemelo served as the Chief Audit Executive (CAE) of ICASA, a position she has held since 2020. In addition to her other qualifications, Maluleka-Disemelo holds a Master of Business Administration Degree from Milpark Business School. “She brings nearly two decades of governance, audit, and risk management experience, as well as advanced skills in spearheading executive efforts,” notes Dr Charley Lewis, Acting Chairperson of ICASA.…
Network International, a Middle East and Africa’s digital payment company, has announced that its cloud-based, integrated payment suite for merchants, banks, fintechs and MNOs will be hosted and operated in South Africa from June 2023. The new digital payments platform is highly configurable and customisable. It currently processes over four million transactions per day and over $60 billion of digital transactions a year. “Network International’s digital payments technology is already deployed and trusted by over 200 banks, fintech’s and MNO’s across the Middle East and Africa,” says Chris Wood, Regional Managing Director, Southern Africa at Network International. “What we are…
Retail banking in South Africa is increasingly competitive, with fintechs, neobanks and digital players disrupting the banking value chain with new and emerging technologies. For banks to keep up with the rapid pace of change and be loved by their customers in the future, they must reimagine customer service and leverage data to personalise engagement and better predict and exceed customer needs, according to a new article by Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The article, I love my bank – how the digital revolution in banking is transforming the customer experience, shows that South African customer preferences and the ways they…
Audi South Africa, in partnership with Rubicon, has brought 43 additional electric vehicle (EV) charging stations online across the country. These chargers can accommodate a total of 57 EV cars simultaneously, at varying capacities, regardless of model or brand ownership. This is in addition to the brand’s contribution of 70 EV charging connection points nationwide a year ago, when Audi was the first to bring ultra-fast chargers to South Africa. The latest rollout includes the very first DC 200kW ultra-fast charger in South Africa, which is installed at the largest shopping mall ever built in a single phase – Mall…
MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita has called for the modernisation and harmonisation of regulatory frameworks across Africa as well as the collective effort of all stakeholders to ensure that the continent can deliver universal broadband coverage by 2030. “The regulatory frameworks for Africa’s telecommunications industry do not reflect our current advancement. They are still positioned for the era of voice,” he said at the Africa Prosperity Dialogue held at Peduase in the Eastern Region of Ghana over the weekend. The event was attended by several distinguished African leaders including the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the former…
Eskom announced today that it will implement various stages of loadshedding this weekend. The state owned enegry company said Stage 4 loadshedding was currently being implemented until 05:00 on Saturday morning, whereafter loadshedding will be reduced to Stage 3. Stage 4 nightly loadshedding will be implemented at 16:00 – 05:00 during Saturday and Sunday, while Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented at 05:00 – 16:00 on Sunday A further update will be published on Sunday afternoon, or as soon as any significant changes occur. Since Thursday a generating unit each at Camden, Duvha and Tutuka power stations have returned to service…
The HUAWEI Consumer Business Group has announced the launch of the latest member of its flagship Mate series, the HUAWEI Mate50 Pro and celebrates the fourth anniversary of the HUAWEI AppGallery in South Africa. The HUAWEI Mate50 Pro comes equipped with a range of cutting-edge technologies, breaking new ground, and expanding the scope of what users can expect from a smartphone. Amongst its industry-first features, the HUAWEI Mate50 Pro also packs an Ultra Aperture XMAGE Camera, which boasts the first-ever 10-scale adjustable physical aperture and the most versatile photography capabilities ever seen on a HUAWEI Mate smartphone. In terms of…
Huawei used the launch of its brand new Mate 50 smart device to simultaneously introduce Power-M, an advanced digital back-up power solution, which is suitable for every household to meet their power supply needs. Both products demonstrate Huawei’s market leadership in innovative technology combined with sleek, modern designs. The Power-M itself was on display at the launch event, providing guests with the opportunity to engage with the product and see for themselves how this digital solution to ever increasing energy costs and persistent loadshedding, is at the same time powerful, yet space efficient with low sound emissions. In his presentation,…
Absa Group will list its ordinary shares for trade on A2X Markets from 2 February 2023. Absa Group will retain its primary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and its issued share capital will not be affected by its secondary listing on A2X. There is no cost or additional regulatory compliance for Absa Group as a result of the secondary listing. Absa Group Financial Director Jason Quinn said: “We are very pleased to be listing on A2X, which further demonstrates our support for developing South Africa’s capital markets. It offers investors a wider choice of where to trade our shares…
Shutterstock, the creative platform for transformative brands and media companies, today announced the launch of its AI image generation platform, available to use by all its customers globally in every language the site offers. The text-to-image technology converts prompts into larger-than-life, ethically created visuals ready for licensing. It is the latest addition to Creative Flow, Shutterstock’s extensive toolkit that has been specifically designed to power the most seamless creative experience possible. “Shutterstock has developed strategic partnerships over the past two years with key industry players like OpenAI, Meta, and LG AI Research to fuel their generative AI research efforts, and we are now…