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The Hawks in Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday arrested three suspects on the N2 after they were found in possession of reportedly stolen cellphone network batteries. The arrests were made by the Hawks Serious Organised Crime Investigation and Port Shepstone K9. In a statement, spokesperson Andrea Naicker said the Hawks pounced on the three after receiving information of a van travelling on the N2 to Port Shepstone loaded with a number of cellphone tower batteries. “The Hawks together with the Port Shepstone K9 and LCRC immediately responded to the information and the bakkie in question was located around the Hibberdene…
Karpowership, one of the world’s largest powership firms, has submitted a plan to South Africa to provide “several” ships capable of plugging a severe power shortage in the country, Reuters reports. Karpowership has submitted a proposal, its global sales director Patrick O’Driscoll told Reuters on the sidelines of the African Mining Indaba. O’Driscoll suggested its plan could be cheap compared to the diesel-fired peaking power stations Eskom regularly uses to keep the lights on. Karpowership is the only owner, operator and builder of the first Powership (floating power plant) fleet in the world. Since 2010, 22 Powerships have been completed with total installed…
Cisco has today announced the appointment of Reem Asaad as its new vice president for its Middle East and Africa region. With over two decades of experience across industries including technology, financial services, customer experience, Asaad’s role will focus on strengthening collaborations with governments, customers and partners, underpinned by Cisco’s portfolio of advanced solutions to accelerate their digitization agendas. “Reem has a wealth of experience in business leadership and strong understanding of the digital transformation landscape. I am confident of Reem’s ability to empower our workforce and help regional businesses address their challenges,” said Wendy Mars, president of Cisco’s Europe,…
Avon has introduced a duo of luxury male and female fragrances that are twin-branded Maxima & Maxime, they retail for R339 for a 100ml bottle. These new long-lasting fragrances blend rare and divine notes like the immortelle flower, the flower of eternity whose oil promises eternal youth and olibanum, one of the very first ingredients of perfumery. The new sophisticated fragrances build on the brand’s strong line-up of popular fragrances catering for a variety of customers with this being a notable addition to the luxury perfumes within the portfolio. The introduction of these premium fragrances is in line with Avon’s…
Digital home loan startup, MortgageMarket.co.za, is set to change the slow and cumbersome traditional home loan application process by offering consumers convenience, transparency and choice when it comes to finding the best home loan deal. It’s South Africa’s first independent online marketplace to offer a significant portion of its profits back to customers – the MoneyGuarantee promise – as an added incentive for applying for a home loan via the platform. For today’s consumers, time and money are precious commodities. People are increasingly looking for efficiencies such as control, choice and convenience in their purchasing decisions. These are the core…
Telkom has unveiled its Big Deal for February 2020. The SmartBroadband Wireless LTE SIM deal offers 1OGB anytime data a month and 10GB night surfer data a month. The deal includes the following: 10GB Anytime data 10GB Night Surfer data Huawei E5576 MiFi router A R99 Once-Off SIM and Connection fee This deal will run until the end of February 2020 and is only available on a 24-month contract. The SmartBroadband 10GB Wireless Post-paid service is provided as a fixed wireless broadband service for use in a fixed location. A flat rate of R 0.70 on per-second billing basis will…
Pieter de Villiers, Founder of Clickatell and Tinashe Ruzane Co-founder of FlexClub are the latest South African entrepreneurs to join the prestigious global network and did so during Endeavor’s 92nd International Selection Panel (ISP) held in Riviera Maya, Mexico in December. Clickatell provides a chat commerce platform that enables brands to connect, interact and transact with their customers the same way they do with friends and family through chat. Clickatell’s chat commerce platform has two primary offerings: Clickatell/Touch, which enables organisations to reach their customers on any messaging platform and offer self-serve capabilities via AI and Bot-enabled mobile chat, and…
MTN South Africa on Thursday promised to offer its customers a viable mobile money service in South Africa. Today, MTN South Africa launched its mobile money service, known as MoMo. “At the heart of our renewed venture into the improved mobile money space in South Africa is our passion to provide value-added services that meet our customers’ needs. As part of this, a major focus area is to provide our customers with secure, reliable and accessible financial services,” says Felix Kamenga, Chief Officer of MTN SA Mobile Financial Services. “The local market is characterised by significant population growth, a youthful…
SAP Africa launched the SAP Experience Centre in Johannesburg, the first of its kind in Africa and one of only a handful of similar centres in the world. SAP developed the Experience Centers as a physical innovation space for creating and showcasing innovations using the end-to-end SAP technology portfolio, as well as the lines of business, industries and markets SAP serves. The first Experience Center was launched at the company’s global headquarters in Walldorf in June 2019, followed by Centers in Tokyo, Copenhagen, Den Bosch and New York. Others will follow in 2020. Cathy Smith, Managing Director at SAP Africa,…
GoDaddy has acquired South Africa’s popular social content startup Over for an undisclosed amount. Over app helps businesses create the photos and videos they need for social media. The company claims to have more than 1 million active users of its own, who are using it to create more than 150,000 projects every day. The US-based company’s app is available in 120 countries with offices n Cape Town and London. Over has grown from humble beginnings in 2012 as a simple “text over photos” app for sharing goals and inspirational quotes, into a multifaceted tool for businesses and individuals, used…