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MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) app is stepping up its array of practical, cost-effective solutions through partnership with Nedbank. MTN’s MoMo customers can now Cash-out or withdraw via all Nedbank ATMs or any of the participating retail stores, across the country, at competitive rates. The fees range from R10 for transactions of up to R1 000, R20 for transactions between R2000 and R3000 and R30 for transactions between R2 000 and R3 000. MoMo Cash-out via Nedbank ATM or any of the participating retail stores, such as Pick n Pay, Shoprite, Checkers, OK foods and USave builds on the broad rollout…

Nearly half of the employees surveyed (47%) have made what they consider to be a critical mistake at work, whilst 13% have taken a risk that cost their company money. One in four (23%) admitted to replying all to a private email instead of just to one person. A fifth of employees (19%) have forgotten to mute themselves and said something inappropriate on a work call. With 15%  of all employees acknowledging that they have left sensitive documents on their desk for others to see. Mistakes result in employee stress Such mistakes have left 73% feeling stressed and 59% panicked.…

From 25 November until 9 December 2021, Showmax, the streaming service that bundles the best of African and international entertainment with live sport from SuperSport, is offering new and existing subscribers a Black Friday 2-for-1 deal. Customers will pay for one month of Showmax and receive an additional month at no extra cost. The offer is available across all packages including Showmax, Showmax Mobile, Showmax Pro and Showmax Pro Mobile, from R39 per month. Showmax has released more South African Originals than ever before in 2021 including Tali’s Baby Diary, small-town psychological thriller DAM; the neo-noir murder mystery Skemerdans; a new season of Life with Kelly Khumalo, the true crime viral hit Devilsdorp, Uthando Lodumo, Temptation Island South Africa, Black Tax S2, and The Wife, the telenovela that’s breaking viewing records on…

Zoho, the global technology company offering the most extensive suite of business software in the industry,  today announced the opening of its South African office in Cape Town. The office is the company’s flagship office in Africa. The announcement was made on the sidelines of the company’s annual user conference, Zoholics: South Africa, which is happening in Johannesburg today, and at Cape Town on November 23.   Zoho is also conducting an upskilling programme with UCT Developer Society under which students can get certification for popular Zoho apps such as Zoho Creator, a low-code development platform and Zoho CRM, the…

Today, Telkom announced Black Friday Monate deals, which include smartphones, laptops and show-stopping savings on data packages. The Black Friday Monate deals ensure everyone can afford to stay connected with loved ones this festive season, with free data consumers can stream and binge their favourite series. “At Telkom, our Monate is about giving our valued customers even more chances to get unmissable deals with massive savings. Reality Is, a number of consumers have had the hardest year financially due to the rolling lockdowns and the rising cost of living, it’s important that we put consumers first as brands, and in…

Mobile marketing tech firm Upstream and MTN have ramped up their fight against mobile-based fraud, announcing a deal with the Wireless Application Service Providers’ Association (WASPA) of South Africa that will provide further protection for users engaging with mobile apps. MTN has been using Upstream’s marketing automation platform security feature, Secure-D, in South Africa since 2018 to defend users against unwanted premium digital subscriptions. Cooperation with WASPA further enhances consumer protection by deploying Upstream’s Ad Monitoring solution to guard against misleading adverts and services and ensuring that all mobile app service providers are aligned to the Association’s Code of Conduct.…

Dwyka Mining Services today launched Boston Dynamics’ Spot Enterprise robot to the South African market as an authorised reseller of the technology. Spot is an agile mobile robot designed to navigate all types of terrain, allowing for organisations to automate routine inspection tasks, capture data securely and safely, and allow for streamlined operations in complex and dangerous environments. In collaboration with Dwyka Mining Services and Deep Tech Solutions, Spot is available for purchase as of November 2021 in South Africa. “Spot is designed to ensure safer, more efficient and more predictable operations across different environments and requirements. We are excited…

Open-source intelligence company VoxCroft Analytics raised close to $2 million or R31.3 million in Series-A funding from Knife Capital. This investment will expedite the already rapid expansion of U.S. and international initiatives in open-source intelligence and analytics. VoxCroft Analytics is a global leader in open-source intelligence and risk analytics that leverages cutting edge technology and machine learning in tandem with a global network of analysts, linguists, cultural experts, security professionals, and policy experts to discover unique data points and critical patterns and to deliver reliable information and analysis at unmatched speed and scale.  “VoxCroft Analytics is excited to work with…

Available now, the all-new MyMTN Sky Bronze, MyMTN Sky Silver, MyMTN Sky Gold and MyMTN Sky Platinum packages offers customers unlimited MTN-to-MTN calling on selected price plans, All-net minutes, Anytime premium data, International calling, Hello World Roaming bundles and 400 SMSs per day along with bespoke lifestyle benefits and signature experiences. “Our new MyMTN Sky packages are for our customers who spend a lot of time on their phones and are looking for innovative solutions that offer premium lifestyle benefits. It’s about going above and beyond what customers have come to expect from their mobile service providers and offering maximum…

Wits University is leading efforts to develop low-cost, long-range free-space optics that can connect informal settlement communities to high-speed internet. Imagine beaming light from a fibre-connected suburban home to a 3D-printed wireless communication system to a school in an informal settlement across the road, providing learners with instant high-speed, reliable internet access. This is how the new Optical Communications Laboratory (OC Lab) in the School of Electrical and Information Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg plans to bridge the peri-urban digital divide in South Africa. A two-year project is underway to demonstrate the use of wireless optical technologies to provide flexible and rapidly deployable…