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Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid), a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, has partnered with wingu.africa a pioneer provider of carrier-neutral data center services in Tanzania, and the foremost specialist carrier-neutral data center group in East Africa to introduce the second Azure Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) stack. This investment from Liquid Tanzania will provide a more conducive environment for local businesses to accelerate their digital transformation journeys.“In 2021, we were the first to bring Azure Stack to Tanzanian businesses, helping them gain access to cloud solutions that met the local data regulatory requirements and efficiently run latency-sensitive business applications. This…

Ecentric Payment Systems, the leader in retail payment processing in South Africa and 17 other African countries, has announced its acquisition of the IP, people, and customers of innovative technology payment solutions company Thumbzup, in a move that will benefit both business’s customers and support Ecentric’s strategy to become the dominant omnichannel player for retailers with a national footprint. Ecentric is already known for its best-of-breed technology for what is traditionally known as Tier one enterprise customers. It processes 20% of South Africa’s card transactions and serves as a trusted payments partner to 65% of the JSE-listed retailers, serving their…

Having co-developed the virtual wheeling solution with Eskom and concluded our agreement, we estimate that we will move approximately 30% of Vodacom South Africa’s power demand onto renewable sources, says Sitho Mdlalose, CEO of Vodacom South Africa. He added that this is  a significant step towards the company’s renewable energy ambitions. “We are really excited that we have the opportunity to contribute to the national grid, and truly hope that through sharing our understanding of virtual wheeling and engaging both government and private participants on this solution, similar actions can be taken by other businesses across the country.” Mdlalose was…

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to own the Huawei Watch GT 4 – a perfect blend of style, innovation, and convenience. From only R6 999, get yours today from Takealot, Bash or from the HUAWEI online store and any HUAWEI Experience Store and you will receive a free Huawei Freebuds 2 SE and the HUAWEI Refresher Service, which includes, software updating, watch cleaning (including watch crowns), UV disinfection, and strap cleaning. From only R199 per month for 24 months you can get your Huawei Watch GT 4 from Vodacom, Cell C and Telkom or pop into any Totalsports or…

At this year’s Eskom Expo International Science Fair, young scientists have reaped the benefits of their hard work and ingenuity, receiving full- and partial bursaries, cash prizes, laptops, tablet computers, and opportunities for work-based exposure during their school holidays. The fair was held at the Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Conference Centre in Boksburg from 3 to 6 October 2023, and brought together the brightest young scientists from across South Africa and various countries around the world. Title sponsor, Eskom awarded 23 full bursaries valued up to R450,000 each, and four Special Awards to the Best Female, Best Development, Best…

Paratus Zambia today announced that Starlink has launched its business services in Zambia today.  “It is a very exciting opportunity for us to be involved in this initiative. We recognise and applaud the hard work done by our government, regulator, and other authorities, in conjunction with Starlink, in ensuring this leading-edge technology is available to the Zambian market. As Paratus, we pride ourselves on being technology and telecommunication leaders; and being directly involved with Starlink aligns to this,” Country Manager of Paratus Zambia, Marius van Vuuren says. “We are well prepared to take the Starlink service to our customers, both…

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) today announced the winners of the third annual Virtual Trading Game (VTG).  The winner of the Speculator Portfolio is Avuzwa Mphithi from the Western Cape, with Ivone Stanley from Gauteng taking top honours in the ETF/ETN Portfolio. The winners will take home R60 000 each. The winners were announced at the 4th “Ring the Bell for Financial Literacy”, a campaign initiated by the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) in partnership with the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) in support of World Investor Week (WIW). WIW is a global campaign aimed at raising awareness about…

Hundreds of local app developers will participate in the annual MTN Business Hackathon from 6-8 October, with the objective of designing app solutions to solve some of South Africa’s unique social challenges. From solutions to assist communities in locating critical services from the palm of their hands to developing energy efficiency awareness apps, this 60-hour hackathon hopes to bring a myriad of solutions through the talents and innovation of South Africa’s novice app developers. In their efforts to develop solutions that will contribute to the future sustainability of the country’s energy and water sectors, the Energy and Water Sector Education…

South Africa’s first truly global discretionary fund manager (DFM), Cogence, announces Jonel Matthee-Ferreira at its first Chief Executive Officer effective 2 January 2024. Cogence is the first South African DFM making leading global fund research and insights available to local advisers through a powerful collaboration with BlackRock, Discovery and RisCura.  Matthee-Ferreira has almost 20 years of senior management experience in asset management, including more than a decade heading leading multi-managers. She joins Cogence from Sanlam Multi-Management, and held a similar role at Absa Multi-Management. Prior to that, she held the position of Chief Investment Officer at Metropolitan Multi-Managers. Discovery Invest CEO,…

Bank Zero now offers commercial banking. Michael Jordaan, Chair of Bank Zero, says this means that businesses of any size can benefit from Bank Zero’s uniquely simple, effective and technology-driven approach to banking. “Bank Zero is ushering an innovative new approach far from the legacy ‘me-too’ solutions of traditional banks,” he says. “We have completely rethought commercial banking to bring it into the Digital Age. We’ve built it from the ground up, which means we have no legacy systems that are both cumbersome and costly, leading to inefficiency and high bank charges.”  Yatin Narsai, Bank Zero CEO, says: “It was…