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Ventureburn 2017 Startup Survey kicks off
Ventureburn 2017 Startup Survey kicks off
Following the success of the 2015 Ventureburn Startup Survey, the second survey of its kind is looking again to uncover the nuts and bolts of the startup sector... read
Vodafone announces global brand relaunch
Vodafone announces global brand relaunch

Jessica Tennant

Vodafone has made a global announcement across all of its markets that it is relaunching its brand positioning, which marks the biggest relaunch it's had in its 33-year history... Read

What you need to start doing about user experience
What you need to start doing about user experience

Ilse van den Berg

At the recent Gartner Symposium, I attended a session by Gartner Research Director, Magnus Revang on why user experience (UX) is hard for IT to deliver and what to do about it... Read

10 SEO strategies to help boost your e-commerce sales
10 SEO strategies to help boost your e-commerce sales

Yoray Narainpersad

It's heading towards that time of the year when all e-commerce website owners tend to adjust their website in efforts to drive more traffic and increase sales... Read


Entrepreneur Month
#EntrepreneurMonth: The humble beginnings of a bicycle courier company
The humble beginnings of a bicycle courier company

Ilse van den Berg

Iyeza Health, the brainchild of two young entrepreneurs, Sizwe Nzima and Siraaj Adams, started off as a bicycle courier company to ease the burden of medicine collection for their community... read
#EntrepreneurMonth: Persistence propels businesses forward
Persistence propels businesses forward

Ilse van den Berg

Sabelo Sibanda and Thulisile Volwana are the founders of Millbug, an electronics manufacturing company, as well as Tuse, an Android app that tackles connectivity issues... read
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Development
City of Cape Town, CiTi to host open data hackathon
City of Cape Town, CiTi to host open data hackathon
Together with the City of Cape Town, CiTi will host an open data hackathon from 27-29 October 2017 at the Khayelitsha Bandwidth Barn... read
Internet
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Internet access is your basic right, here's why

Duduzile Mkhwanazi

Your municipality is responsible for providing you with the services you need to satisfy your basic needs, according to the South African Constitution. read
BitCo wholesale promotion for channel partners
BitCo wholesale promotion for channel partners

Issued by BitCo

BitCo has launched an exclusive and limited promotion for IP transit, DC to DC and national long-distance services for wholesale channel partners... read
Chameleon Fibre helps identify fibre-live areas
Chameleon Fibre helps identify fibre-live areas
Chameleon Fibre is a new fibre comparison tool which aims to bridge the digital divide for South Africans... read
BitCo's exclusive GigUp 1Gbps fibre internet promotion will revolutionise the way your business connects
BitCo's exclusive GigUp 1Gbps fibre internet promotion will revolutionise the way your business connects

Issued by BitCo

The GigUp promotion is available for one day only at the MyBroadband Conference 2017... read
IoT
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Why the possibilities of connected cars are endless

Sven Hammar

With Gartner predicting that 64 million connected cars will be shipped globally in 2020, the question remains as to what the potentials of autonomous vehicles are... read
Mobile & Apps
TransUnion releases Digital Dealers Guide
TransUnion releases Digital Dealers Guide

Ilse van den Berg

After 55 years of automotive dealers relying on a physical dealers guidebook for car valuation numbers, TransUnion has released its Digital Dealers Guide... read
Business of Design speaker Q&A: Ntsako Mokwena
Business of Design speaker Q&A: Ntsako Mokwena

Jessica Tennant

Business of Design (BoD) is back with a speaker lineup of note. The two-day seminar is held annually in Cape Town and Johannesburg during October and doesn't just focus on design in itself but has a much broader vision for the field in all areas of business... read
Yoco releases free POS solution for small businesses
Yoco releases free POS solution for small businesses
Payments service provider Yoco has launched an enhanced POS solution, which is South Africa's first 100% locally made, free point of sale app... read
Tech Startups
Facebook sponsors TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield Africa
Facebook sponsors TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield Africa
Facebook gets behind African entrepreneurs in a 'celebration of tech' week as part of its sponsorship of TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield Africa... read
Technology
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Motorists switch to digital driving licences in October

James Kariuki

Kenyan motorists will later this month switch to digital driving licences, but will be spared instant fines that come with the smart card due to a pending court case... read
Wits appoints CEO for Tshimologong Precinct
Wits appoints CEO for Tshimologong Precinct
Lesley Donna Williams has been appointed the CEO of Wits University's Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct... read
Will the tech bubble burst?
Will the tech bubble burst?
Technology stocks are performing well at the moment, but should investors be a little reticent given the infamous dotcom bubble of 1997 to 2001? read
Telecoms
2017 MyBroadband Conference - Best-ever IT and telecoms event in South Africa
2017 MyBroadband Conference - Best-ever IT and telecoms event in South Africa

Issued by MyBroadband

The 2017 MyBroadband Conference taking place at the Gallagher Convention Centre on 26 October has attracted some of the country's top tech executives as speakers... read
Ebenezer Asante appointed MTN regional vice president
Ebenezer Asante appointed MTN regional vice president
Ebenezer Asante has been appointed as vice president (VP) of MTN Group's expanded Southern and East Africa and Ghana (SEAGHA) Region, effective 1 October 2017... read
International
New Google earbuds offer real-time translation feature
New Google earbuds offer real-time translation feature
SAN FRANCISCO, US: Google on Wednesday introduced new Pixel earbuds that the company says are capable of real-time translation of conversations in different languages... read
Pixel smartphone upgrade highlights Google push into hardware
Pixel smartphone upgrade highlights Google push into hardware
SAN FRANCISCO, US: Google last week unveiled new versions of its Pixel smartphone, the highlight of a refreshed line aimed at weaving artificial intelligence deeper into modern lives... read
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Business
New tax law sees increase in financial emigration
New tax law sees increase in financial emigration
The government's planned changes to the tax law for South Africans working abroad has brought financial emigration into sharp focus... read
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