Author: Staff Writer
With small businesses continuing to prove to be the backbone of the South African economy, business owners need every opportunity to help set them on a growth trajectory at a pivotal time in their recovery. The Xero 2021 Remote Roadshow is one such opportunity where the focus is to help drive recovery and support SMBs as they rebuild. A critical part of this effort involves innovation and ensuring small businesses have the right digital tools. These tools work seamlessly together to help make life easier for businesses. At Xero, we’re working to join the dots between key SMB stakeholders –…
In a quest to cater to our corporate customers in monitoring their employees who work remotely, inq. is launching HomeConnect; a work from home solution. The objective is to offer support and provide organisations with security for connectivity and application tools to minimise their risk as they connect remote users of organisations to productivity applications, business applications, and their customers. “Due to the current pandemic, there has been an explosion in employees working from home, this has put a lot of stress on IT support which many enterprises are struggling to scale,” Pramod Venkatesh, inq. Group CTO said. “Our partnership…
Online marketplace Yep! is determined to help small, micro, and medium businesses to successfully do business in the digital age. Yep! has introduced new solutions as part of the Yellow Pages digital suite, to help SMMEs to digitally transform and thrive in the digital economy. The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the demand for digital services and Yep! is focused on developing innovative digital products that will enable businesses to access customers through multiple online platforms and increase their visibility. Executive Marketing: Yep | SMB | Financial Services, Innocent Pereira says “Yep! is on an exciting journey of digital transformation that will…
Liquid Intelligent Technologies is now delivering affordable high-speed connectivity to communities in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) using state-of-the-art Wireless Optical Communication technology (WOC) from Project Taara at X, Alphabet’s moonshot factory. This achievement marks a robust high-capacity communications bridge between Kinshasa and Congo Brazzaville. Despite being just 4.8 kilometres apart, internet is more expensive in Kinshasa than in Brazzaville. The reason being, the two cities are separated by the Congo River, the second fastest and deepest river in the world, making it difficult to lay fibre across it. Historically this had resulted in operators directing traffic through their…
Vox, an integrated ICT and infrastructure provider and telecommunications company, has introduced an affordably priced, consumer-focused monthly managed IT (MIT) support service that combines cybersecurity with IT maintenance. “Up to now, consumers requiring home IT support generally had two options. They could phone a service provider who would send an engineer and charge anything from R800 to R1,200 per hour. Or they could pay a monthly fee of upward of R400 to have IT support on standby but may never even use it,” says Dominique Yeates, Product Manager for MIT at Vox. The Vox Home IT Support offering disrupts these…
To celebrate 135 years of championing women and beauty, Avon is doubling down on its pledge to help women step into their power and transform their lives for the better. The beauty pioneer has announced a number of enhancements to its relationship selling model including new features for Avon On, the digital platform that enables Representatives to sell online, and a new compensation model, Avon Rewards. It is also using its 135th anniversary to pledge a landmark $1.35m to women’s causes around the world, adding to the $1.1bn raised and donated by Avon and the Avon Foundation over the years.…
Coding is the new literacy and introducing your child to this new digital language is key to their future success. With that in mind, Curro will be hosting free Coding and Robotics Boot Camps at four of its schools. The two-day boot camps will take place on 1st and 2nd October 2021 and are free to Grade 7 learners from any school in the Western Cape and Gauteng. The four schools that will host the sessions include Curro Foreshore (WC), Curro Delft (WC) and Curro Jewel City and Curro New Road in Gauteng. Technology is a significant part of every…
Telkom Financial Services and Engen are set to introduce a first-of-its kind feature designed for tipping petrol attendants and Quickshop cashiers at Engen service stations. From 14 September 2021, the pioneering Engen 1app will feature a new “Tip an Attendant” function, which allows motorists and shoppers across South Africa to tip Engen staff for great service. South Africans are generally known for being some of the friendliest people in the world and this couldn’t be truer when referring to friendly customer service from staff at Engen service stations. From freestyle Friday dance choreography that circulates regularly on social media, to…
African FinTech platform Finclusion Group has secured $20million or R283 in a funding round with leading FinTech debt financing provider, Lendable. Finclusion uses advanced proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms alongside pioneering technology to grant safe financial services, all while maintaining accurate automated credit decisions. This partnership will help Finclusion widen its reach in East and South African markets thus making a sustained impact and driving financial inclusivity in segments that have traditionally been underserved. Finclusion CEO Timothy Nuy says that the debt raise is further confirmation of the passion and hard work displayed by the team in creating a range…
Chinese search engine giant Baidu has started public testing of Apollo Go in Shanghai, marking the fifth city where passengers have the ability to trial the robotaxi mobile platform. Baidu is the only company to offer this service in the three first-tier cities of Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai. The Shanghai operation will include 150 stations opened in phases throughout the city to provide users convenient access to residential areas, commercial areas, offices and public transportation. Passengers can use the service from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. every day of the week. This announcement comes on the heels of another milestone for Baidu Apollo – the expansion of Apollo Go…