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Ulwembu, a South African black-owned management consulting and ICT services company, has bought a stake in JumpCo Consulting. JumpCO Consulting is a professional service and software product business focused on delivering digital economy-ready enterprise solutions in integration and business process management (BPM), cloud and container technology, app development and DevOps. Established in 2000, JumpCO is a gold IBM and premier Red Hat business partner and solution provider. The partnership is a collaboration of the best of both companies, with Ulwembu taking a definitive step into the IBM services and product market, and JumpCO broadening its reach and consulting offering through…

“My Name is Reeva”, a tell-all documentary focusing on the late Reeva Steenkamp, her story and the impact her murder and trial had on her parents, family and close friends has received bids from four private investors. One of the investors, who cannot be named at this stage is a well-known distributor of premium content across the globe. Uprise.Africa, an equity crowdfunding platform, facilitated the fundraising campaign for the documentary during women’s month in August 2019 with the launch being in conjunction with Reeva’s birthday on 16 August. The campaign was open to only private funders during the launch with…

With South Africa’s unemployment rate recently increasing to 29%*, leading direct-selling beauty brand – Avon Justine – today announced the launch of its initiative to provide women with sustainable earning opportunities, tackling the country’s growing unemployment crisis while playing its part in empowering talented, yet undiscovered, local female entrepreneurs. Speaking about the launch, Nishani Singh, Director at Avon Justine Pty Ltd, who says “While its positive to note that the ratio of South African women engaging in early-stage entrepreneurial activity compared to men is on the rise (annual increase of 17%**), an environment that supports female entrepreneurs needs to be…

During ITU Telecom World 2019, Huawei unveiled the DigiTruck project, in partnership with Belgium nonprofit organization Close the Gap, to provide digital skills training to rural and remote communities in Kenya. The DigiTruck is Huawei’s latest effort driving their digital inclusion initiative Tech4ALL. The Launching Ceremony of DigiTruck With the rapid development of the global digital economy, the World Bank’s latest report [1] points out that Southern Africa’s demand for digital skills in 2030 is as high as 230 million people, which is in stark contrast to the current prevailing lack of digital skills in Africa. In Kenya, for example,…

Vodacom Tanzania and Smart Lab have today launched “Vodacom Digital Accelerator,” a program that intends to help early-stage and growth-stage technology startups become profitable and revenue-generating businesses. The new program which will run yearly aims at identifying and supporting startup entrepreneurs in mobile, telecom, FinTech, media, health, education, and e-commerce will have three phases which include application, selection and acceleration. During the program which also aims at leveraging corporate resources, networks, mentors, and partners, participants will present their progress to a panel of investors and associates at the end of a 3-month acceleration period from which winners will get further…

South African-based venture capital firm Vunani Capital announced on Wednesday it has invested in e-commerce player SnapnSave. The venture capital, which invested through the Vunani Fintech Fund, did not disclose the investment amount and valuation. SnapnSave is South Africa’s #1 cashback grocery coupon app that gives shoppers cashback on their favourite products, wherever and whenever they shop, just by snapping a photo of their till slip. The investment by Vunani Capital, a prominent pan-African diversified financial services group, will be used to further grow and scale the shopper and vendor base of SnapnSave to further enhance the company’s position as…

Since its initial introduction in April of this year, the DHL Africa eShop app has seen its user base grow rapidly, and within the first three months of operation, it had already been rolled out to 20 countries across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). DHL Express announced this week that the innovative mobile and desktop platform is now available in 14 additional countries across the region. This increases the platform’s reach to 34 countries across SSA. Hennie Heymans, CEO of DHL Express Sub Saharan Africa, says that user uptake on the DHL Africa eShop app has been remarkable over the last five…

Apple has just officially announced the next generation of the Apple Watch, the Apple Watch Series 5. The new model has an Always-On Retina display that never sleeps, so it’s easy to see the time and other important information, without raising or tapping the display. Combined with the power of watchOS 6, users are empowered to take charge of their health and fitness with new features like Cycle Tracking, the Noise app and Activity Trends. The new built-in compass and updated Maps app allow users to see which way they are facing. With Apple Watch Series 5, customers can use…

The Vision EQS creates a connection between rationality and emotion. It presents the thrilling design of future EQ models from Mercedes-Benz. Its “one bow” proportion and dramatic fluidity are stylistic heralds of a new generation of electric Mercedes-Benz vehicles. The concept car will be unveiled at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt. With electric motors at the front and rear axles and the battery integrated into the vehicle floor, the Vision EQS represents a very well-balanced vehicle concept. The basis for dynamic high-level performance and safety comes courtesy of the electric all-wheel drive with axle-variable torque distribution and a battery…

Luno, South Africa’s cryptocurrency exchange, now has three million customers (wallets) spanning 40 countries. One of the reasons behind this positive trend is the growth of new online casinos. All the latest casino websites featured on this page allow to deposit and withdraw with Bitcoin and Ethereum, hence boosting the number of daily cryptocurrency trades. The trend is becoming so big that now, there are even casinos that operate only with cryptocurrencies . This new wave is certain to boost the value of bitcoin and other digital currencies that use similar technology. Marius Reitz, Luno’s GM: Africa, says that despite…