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Apple launch roundup: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, and more
Apple launch roundup: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, and more
[Ilse van den Berg] Yesterday, 12 September 2017, saw Apple reveal the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X. In addition, it also revealed the Apple Watch Series 3 and the new 4K Apple TV... (video) read

INNOVATION MONTH
Val Thomas, founder and co-creator of TheTreeApp
TheTreeApp making strides in SA tree identification

Cari Coetzee

We chat to the founder and co-creator of TheTreeApp, one of the most powerful tree identification apps on the market, Val Thomas... read
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Mobile, the future of guest engagement

Cari Coetzee

With the use of smartphones to book hotel rooms increasing significantly over the past years, Ankerdata has partnered with ConnectHotel to bring SA a customised mobile concierge and booking application... read
#InnovationMonth: Hit the 'sweet spot' and you'll get your investors
Hit the 'sweet spot' and you'll get your investors

Ilse van den Berg

The SA Innovation Summit was an explosion of, well, ideas and innovation. One talk that particularly intrigued me was one by Tmara (Target Market Adoption Risk Assessment)... read
#InnovationMonth: Aerobotics, RanMarine teams up on river water management in #cocreate2Accelerate
Aerobotics, RanMarine teams up on river water management in #cocreate2Accelerate

Cari Coetzee

Aerial data analytics specialist helping farmers optimise their crops, Aerobotics and Dutch environmental technology enterprise, RanMarine, teams up in #cocreate2Accelerate and looks at river water management... read
#InnovationMonth: Matchbox app matches containers with transporters
Matchbox app matches containers with transporters

Ilse van den Berg

It seems there is no area in South Africa where innovation and creativity isn't disrupting the industry. Especially in the logistics space, there's been forward-thinking individuals and companies all aiming to make the industry more efficient... read
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Rising need for cloud-based website security services in South Africa
Rising need for cloud-based website security services in South Africa

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With Microsoft set to open hyperscale data centres in South Africa next year, demand for cloud and internet services are set to soar. However, in anticipation of rapid digital transformation in the region, website security is a necessary area for investment to keep up with equally fast-emerging cyber threat challenges... read
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Africa Safety Tour heads to South Africa, Zimbabwe
Facebook's Africa Safety Tour team is this week meeting with leading South African and Zimbabwean representatives, giving training, and facilitating workshops on the topic of online safety... read
GE, Hewlett Packard sign $25m partner agreement
GE, Hewlett Packard sign $25m partner agreement
A new three-year, $25m partnership between GE and Hewlett Packard Enterprise will bring cyber security and other GE Digital solutions to the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey region, targeting critical industrial operations... read
Development
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The business analyst in an Agile world

Marc de Villiers

Despite popular belief, I don't necessarily agree that Agile has killed the business analyst (BA), but it doesn't mean that something can't be learned from this growing belief... read
DevConf 2018 to include Cape Town
DevConf 2018 to include Cape Town
Developers' conference and exhibition, DevConf, will be held in Johannesburg as well as Cape Town in 2018... read
Greg Pritchett
Devops and its clear missing connection

Greg Pritchett

For IT professionals, the idea of having a more collaborative approach between development and operations is highly appealing... read
Internet
Vumatel explains planned R89/month fibre internet in Alexandra
Vumatel explains planned R89/month fibre internet in Alexandra

Hadlee Simons

Fibre provider Vumatel made headlines in local tech publications last week when it revealed plans to deliver 100Mbps fibre internet to residents of Alexandra for just R89 a month... read
Mobile & Apps
Ethiopia's Meda Messenger combining chat with payments
Ethiopia's Meda Messenger combining chat with payments

Tom Jackson

Ethiopian startup Meda Messenger is hoping for swift uptake after rolling out its cross-platform social app that allows users to chat and make payments... read
Alipay and Zapper gives Chinese tourists in South Africa new payment option
Alipay and Zapper gives Chinese tourists in South Africa new payment option
Alipay, in partnership with Zapper, has made it possible for Chinese tourists in South Africa to pay at 10,000 Zapper-affiliated merchants across the country via their smartphones... read
Tech Startups
Free mentorship and training for Africa's entrepreneurs
Free mentorship and training for Africa's entrepreneurs
VC4Africa Startup Academy: Learning resource for Africa's rockstar entrepreneurs... read
Online printing platform Ryteprint launched in Nigeria
Online printing platform Ryteprint launched in Nigeria

Tom Jackson

Online printing platform Ryteprint has launched in Nigeria to enable individuals, small businesses and corporate organisations to buy customised business printing and marketing printed products... read
Technology
#PricecheckAwards: Travelstart named E-commerce Service of the Year
#PricecheckAwards: Travelstart named E-commerce Service of the Year

Lauren Hartzenberg

Travelstart was the overall winner of the PriceCheck Tech & E-commerce Awards 2017, claiming the title of E-commerce Service of the Year... read
Abidjan hosts major video-game festival
Abidjan hosts major video-game festival
Electronic and Video Game Festival of Abidjan (FEJA): the biggest e-sport event in Africa... read
Study: The digital future of the restaurant industry
Study: The digital future of the restaurant industry
How do restaurants use digital solutions - or why do they refrain from using them? What are their demands, and why is it worth it to drive digitisation in an industry that is still largely operated in the analogue world? read
DrConnect remedies online health questions
DrConnect remedies online health questions
About one in 20 of the more than a billion people doing internet searches on health and wellness are looking for answers on health-related concerns... read
#TourismMonth: What are the travel jobs of the future?
#TourismMonth: What are the travel jobs of the future?
With self-drive cars, hyperloops, and holograms all on the immediate horizon, we can look forward to a range of new travel roles in the near future... read
How tech is transforming healthcare
How tech is transforming healthcare

Nicci Botha

Discovery Health has built its very successful Vitality programme, which is a blueprint for other rewards schemes, not only in healthcare, but other sectors too... read
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ECA calls for urgent action in tackling climate change
There's a greater urgency for climate action in light of the severity, frequency and rate of climate-related disruptions across the world, says ECA executive secretary... read
Trevor Hoole, former CEO of KPMG SA
Heads roll at KPMG after Gupta investigation
Eight of KPMG SA's senior executives have "resigned", following KPMG International's investigation... read
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