Author: Staff Writer
This Black November, Vodacom promises customers up to a whopping 75% off, through a series of weekly deals, as part of the brand’s commitment to keep customers connected to the digital economy. Starting from the 4th of November, and for four consecutive Fridays during the month of November, customers will be spoilt with Black Friday deals ranging from heavily discounted mobile and fibre contracts, tech wearables, contracts bundled deals with laptops, routers, gaming consoles, accessories and so much more. As part of the Black November launch offers, Postpaid customers will get 75% off the 30GB recurring anytime data bundle at…
Coded History: My Life of New Beginnings launched yesterday, 2 November 2022. This self-penned memoir by Wits University’s Emeritus Professor, Barry Dwolatzky, chronicles a modest man’s journey from middle-class white suburbia to a clandestine role in the fight against Apartheid, while also establishing himself as one of the country’s most revered software and electrical engineers. Coded History: My life of New Beginnings is not an autobiography that recounts Dwolatzky’s entire life story, but rather a memoir encompassing a collection of some pivotal and important memories. These highlight key moments and major achievements in his life and how he saw each…
In the year to the end of September, bolstered by growing demand, BMW delivered over 128,000 electric vehicles to customers – more than twice the number for the same period of 2021. The German carmaker said the third quarter saw rising sales and new orders for the BMW iX3, iX and i4 and the MINI Cooper SE, which resulted in a strong order book. The new BMW i3, the long-wheelbase version of the fully-electric BMW 3 Series Sedan that recently became available in China, is also being well received by customers. The new BMW X1 earned very positive feedback at its recent world premiere – as did the…
The low and unreliable internet penetration in Africa is about to see an about turn as a resilient internet connectivity product arrives on the continent. Africa currently has the world’s third largest population of internet users by geographical location, but only a 43.2% penetration rate. Multi-Wan Service Provider, comBOX, has recently added the SD-WAN Pro to its growing suite of products for customers looking for resilient connectivity solutions a solution that the African continent now has access to. SD-WAN pro’s product offering allows users to bond multiple types of internet connectivity through a simple solution. The multiple legs of connectivity…
Amid an explosion in data and rising archive storage solution costs, venture capital firm Newtown Partners will host the inaugural Filecoin Africa Launch Party, the largest gathering of the Filecoin community in Africa to date, to profile an alternative solution. The event takes place on 15 November 2022 at Cabo in Cape Town, South Africa. Filecoin is a decentralised storage network designed to store humanity’s most important information. The Filecoin network leverages IPFS, a peer-to-peer network for storing and sharing data to create an incentive structure for more efficient, resilient, and secure storage – free from centralised control. The Filecoin…
Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company, today announced the opening of its first office in Lagos, Nigeria. The new Lagos office is part of AWS’s support for the growing number of customers and partners in Nigeria. The office will support organizations of all sizes, including startups, enterprises, and public sector agencies as they make the transition to AWS Cloud. By opening a Lagos office, AWS can better address the increase in customer and partner adoption of AWS services in Nigeria. With a local presence, AWS will support new and existing customers looking to use AWS products and…
Nkwe Platinum and South Africa Zijin Platinum announced today the appointment of Tito Mboweni, as non-executive director and Deputy Chairman of South Africa Zijin Platinum. His appointment is effective from the 14th of October 2022. South Africa Zijin Platinum is a wholly-owned subsidiaries of multinational mining company, the Zijin Mining Group) Mboweni was the Minister of Finance of the Republic of South Africa from 2018 to 2021, after holding positions of Minister of Labour and Governor of the South African Reserve Bank respectively. Mboweni served as the ANC’s Deputy Head of the Department of Economic Policy prior to being appointed…
If you live in Gauteng and you listen to traffic reports, you’ll know all about the Buccleuch interchange. At the intersection of the N3, N1 and M1, it’s one of the busiest interchanges in Africa. Now there’s something else for motorists to look at while they sit in afternoon rush hour – a billboard that’s as much a love letter to Jozi traffic as it is an ad for a brand. VALR.com is the biggest crypto exchange headquartered in Africa, and the brand has been advertising at the Buccleuch interchange since mid May. The message on that board was previously…
Pick n Pay has partnered with Electrum and CryptoConvert on its latest pilot. Electrum’s payment platform connects Cryptoconvert and Pick n Pay, letting customers pay with the Bitcoin Lightning technology at the till point. Dave Glass, CEO of Electrum, says that “as a key technology provider, Electrum has a long history of partnering with Pick n Pay to bring innovative payment solutions to South Africans. We are on a mission to open alternative payments for customers and are thrilled to be helping Pick n Pay operate in this exciting world of cryptocurrency payments.” Carel van Wyk, Founder at CryptoConvert– which…
Pick n Pay is leading the way in local retail by making transactions via cryptocurrency more accessible to millions. This follows the successful completion of the first phase of a new pilot that allows customers to pay using cryptocurrency on their smartphones using a trusted app. It is now testing it in more stores. While for many years crypto was something for specialists on their computers, or used by early adopters trying it out, things are changing. The Financial Sector Conduct Authority’s (FSCA) recent announcement paves the way for cryptocurrency as a mainstream method of payment. Increasingly cryptocurrency is being used…