Author: Staff Writer

Today, premier Internet of Things (IoT) focused conference concluded with the announcement of the winner of the 2019 MTN Business IoT Solution of the Year Award. The Informed Decisions solution took top honours at this year’s awards. This will see its developers, travelling to Silicon Valley later this year – the grand prize is valued at R200 000. A proudly South African original equipment manufacturer (OEM), Informed Decisions provides a multitude of full IoT tracking, monitoring and analysing solutions, all produced and designed in-house. Its innovative hardware technology enables IoT in various industries such as pharmaceuticals, the cold chain and…

MTN SA customers who download the new MTNApp from either Google Play store or Apple App Store will get 1GB free data, valid for 24 hours. The new app offers ease of use and navigation, allows customers to effectively manage their accounts, monitor their data usage, and recharge quickly and easily. It also unlocks exclusive deals for customers that are not yet available anywhere else. The 1GB data reward promotion ends on the 30th of January 2020. “We have considered the feedback received from our customers and designed an all-new MTN app which has an improved user interface and provides…

FNB, one of South Africa’s most innovative banks, is deploying a marketing ploy to convince other banks customers to trust it with their money. The FirstRand-owned bank is for the first time opening its award-winning Banking App for all consumers in South Africa to experience and engage with, further encouraging and empowering you to manage your money better. Aptly named, the FNB AppVenture, all customers regardless of who they currently bank with, will have the opportunity to explore and experience the benefits and features of the FNB App. Non-FNB customers can stand a chance to win one of two R1…

The 14th Avon Justine iThemba Walkathon was held at Marks Park in Johannesburg on Sunday, 20 October with 20 000 participants in attendance. Aimed at breast cancer awareness, the event was attended by numerous celebrities including legendary actress Lillian Dube, former Bafana Bafana shot-stopper, Brian Baloyi, comedians Skhumba Hlophe and Jason Goliath as well as Neo and Kaya FM presenter Kgomotso Matsunyane. The event began with a 8km and 5km walk along the scenic suburb of Emmerentia. Upon completion participants were treated to aQuelle water to help them refresh ahead of an exciting line-up of performers which included multi-award winning…

In pursuit of its goal to contribute to bridging the financial divide, MTN Group has granted third parties access to its Mobile Money (MoMo) Access Programming Interface (API) platform. The open API enables developers and programmers to innovate on the platform and develop products and other solutions that will create a wider range of digital financial offerings for MTN’s customers. To further foster innovation and enhance financial inclusion, MTN is inviting developers and entrepreneurs, across five countries, to participate in the MoMo API Hackathon. The Hackathon, run in partnership with Ericsson (MTN’s MoMo technology partner), will give app developers based…

Volvo Cars has announced a ground-breaking global incentive scheme, branded the Recharge campaign, whereby the buyers of all-new hybrid plug-ins will receive a full refund for all electricity used in the first year of ownership. And the great news for South African motorists is that the Recharge campaign is also being rolled out in the country – meaning a year of free electricity is also available. According to Greg Maruszewski, managing director of Volvo Car South Africa, the Recharge campaign offer will be applicable to all plug-in hybrids ordered from October 16. “In South Africa, this offer applies to the…

Moblicks, a Johannesburg-based mobile and digital advertising technology firm, says South African brands making the move to new forms of advertising must insist on independent location data verification. “The local digital advertising space is awash with numbers since the advent of new social media and mobile marketing platforms that lend themselves to rich reporting,” says Shaun Rosen, Mobiclicks CEO. “With the digital advertising marketplace remaining unregulated and an estimated $19 billion wasted on advertising fraud globally, clients must insist on third-party verification of the data served to them by digital advertising partners.” Location-based marketing continues to advance in leaps and…

MTN South Africa’s CFO, Sandile Ntsele, will be moving from his current role to support MTN Group CFO Ralph Mupita on several strategic projects that are key for the execution of MTN’s Group strategy. The move is effective from 01 November 2019. Ntsele has been with MTN for 20 years in numerous capacities and across various markets like Nigeria, Cameroon and Zambia, playing an integral role in driving strategic, commercial and financial stewardship for the business. Sugentharen Perumal, current Executive for MTN Group Finance, responsible for Group Finance Operations and Revenue Assurance and Fraud Management (RAFM), will assume the role…

To celebrate 25 years of connecting South Africans, Vodacom customers will share over R100 million worth of prizes through its 2019 ‘Shake!Up Summer’ promotional campaign. Available exclusively to customers on the country’s leading network, Vodacom customers will simply need to “Shake” their devices to win a share of over R100 million in prizes including cash, data, cars, vouchers for a year, international holidays and much more. This year, for the first time ever, Vodacom has introduced functionality that allows customers to interact, engage, as well as ‘Shake’ using WhatsApp as a platform. Vodacom is a digitally-led telco that is constantly…

MTN, South Africa’s second-largest mobile phone operator by subscribers, has earned two awards. It received the coveted MyBroadband Mobile Operator of the Year and Internet Service Provider of the Year. While Godfrey Motsa, MTN SA’s CEO, was named IT Personality of the Year. The awards were presented to MTN SA at the MyBroadband Conference & Expo held today at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The Best Mobile Network Award is based on the results from MyBroadband Speedtests which evaluate the coverage and quality of mobile networks. The Internet Service Provider of the Year Award is based on the average…