Author: Staff Writer
Discussions about femicide and gender-based violence are often framed in cold statistics that are bereft of any human element, yet the survivors of this scourge are real people from all walks of life. In response to the unintended dehumanisation of gender-based violence, Avon Justine has sought to put a human face to the narrative of gender-based violence by hosting a Women’s Month high tea at the Palazzo Hotel in Johannesburg, where Josina Machel, one of the millions of survivors of this savagery, will gave a keynote address and shared her story of being brutalised by her former partner. Machel lost…
Social network platform Twitter announced that it is integrating podcasts into its platform as part of its newly designed Spaces Tab. “Starting Thursday, August 25, we’re integrating podcasts into Twitter as a part of our newly redesigned Spaces Tab,” Twitter said in a blog post. “We know that some discussions need more than 280 characters, and bringing people closer to the ideas, content, and creators they know and love is core to Twitter no matter where the conversations take place.” So how will it all work, and how can you check out Twitter’s new podcasts for yourself? Integrating podcasts into Twitter…
A mere 24 hours after Volvo Car South Africa’s second all-electric variant – the XC40 P6 Recharge – went on sale locally, the entire initial allocation was sold out. The order books for the XC40 P6 Recharge officially opened early on Tuesday 26 July and every one of the 25 units was snapped up by the following morning. The highly anticipated single-motor version of the electric XC40 was available exclusively online through Volvo’s www.myvolvo.co.za website from a starting price of R1 075 000. Greg Maruszewski, Managing Director at Volvo Car South Africa, believes the overwhelming customer response to the XC40…
Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company, announced that Pick n Pay had migrated its entire on-premises information technology (IT) infrastructure to AWS. Pick n Pay worked with Lemongrass Consulting—an AWS Premier Consulting Partner with Migration and SAP Consulting Competencies—to migrate its on-premises SAP environment to AWS and implement a modern SAP HANA platform. Moving to the cloud will enable Pick n Pay to streamline its operations and modernise the supply chain network for its stores, develop new digital customer experiences in omnichannel grocery, and expand into new areas of business. “Leveraging the cloud to achieve greater operational…
Pick n Pay has completed migrating its IT infrastructure to Amazon Web Services, and will now work to extend into other cloud-based applications to deliver better digital services and cost savings for customers. The move has seen Pick n Pay reduce its infrastructure cost by approximately 40% while driving up its competitiveness. This project forms part of the retailer’s Project Future to drive efficiencies across the business and reinvest savings into lower prices for customers. Pick n Pay’s core infrastructure estate has moved completely to AWS. This includes the vast majority systems used to run the company ranging from finance…
As the Internet of Things (IoT) gains traction, South Africa is sitting on a gold mine of opportunities for business and job creation across the IoT ecosystem. This is according to Mark O’ Donoghue, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at Link Africa, who says IoT data transmission is not only where the money lies in the increasingly interconnected IoT world. Described by Gartner as one of the top 5 game-changing technologies, IoT is already so widely in use that 3.74 billion IoT devices are expected to be connected by 2025, producing nearly 80 zettabytes of data. But IoT deployments are…
The ongoing expansion of Africa’s mobile networks and ecosystems is driving unprecedented levels of digital and financial inclusion across the continent, and is already helping build more economically active populations and more equitable societies, says Lukas Barnard, chief technology and information officer (CTIO) of African Insurtech aYo Holdings. The GSMA’s Mobile Economy Report 2022 shows significant increases in mobile money activity and other financial services on the continent, which highlights the fact that more Africans are able to access a range of financial services from their mobile phones, says Barnard. The GSMA expects the global economic contribution of mobile to…
Audi Centre Centurion, part of the award-winning Autohaus Group, has introduced a world-first home-based solar charging solution for Audi e-tron customers. Announced at a client function at the dealership in Gauteng on 22 August, the new solution uses smart charging solar technologies from Germany’s SMA Solar Technology with local installation support by their South African partners, ANH Technologies. The charging solution includes various technologies that are packaged together for smart, seamless and flexible home charging of Audi’s newest all-electric range. “Our new solar charging solution for e-tron customers represents the culmination of many months of planning and preparation to make…
South Africa is the 41st largest market for e-commerce with a revenue of $5 billion or R85 billion in 2021 . Global e-commerce sales are expected to increase over the next few years with South Africa’s yearly growth rate of 8% between 2021 and 2025 expected to outperform the global average of 6% . Aiming to capitalise on the growing e-commerce trend, City Logistics, the largest privately-owned logistics provider in South Africa, and private equity management company Clearwater Capital, have partnered to acquire 100% of franchised courier company, Fastway Couriers South Africa. The acquisition has created one of the largest…
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) today announced the appointment of Adv. Nkhetheleni Norman Gidi as its Acting CEO. ICASA said the appointment of Adv Gidi is effective from 01 September 2022 to 30 November 2022, or until a permanent appointment has been made. The appointment of Adv Gidi follows the announcement of the end of term of office for the outgoing CEO, MWillington Ngwepe. Ngwepe’s last day at ICASA will be on 31 August 2022, following his resignation. The regulator said Adv. Gidi brings a wealth of ICASA-specific knowledge and experience to the acting role, having been…