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Transforming the South African tech sector through diverse leadership for...

Tracy Molete, Managing Director at Apprentice Valley, a digital consulting firm that offers end-to-end digital solutions to enterprises and telcos, has said that while male dominance in senior positions within the SA...

SA’s e-commerce surge poised to benefit small, independent retailers

South African consumers are heading online in greater numbers as the e-commerce shopping experience increasingly offers more choice and convenience than can be found at traditional big brand, brick-and-mortar...

Carbon teams up with Visa to enable payments across Africa

Carbon, a pan-African FinTech company providing access to basic financial services for Africans, has today announced a strategic five-year partnership with Visa, the world leader in digital payments, to offer both...

Employees who argued with IT department about updates were allowed to use...

Twenty-one percent of local employees have previously had a dispute with IT staff about the importance or frequency of updating their work devices. Surprisingly, IT teams tend to agree with such demands and let 47% of...

SMEs feeling economic pinch turn to innovative tech platforms to save cash

More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic and South Africa’s SMEs remain under enormous pressure and are increasingly looking to technology for ways to control costs and manage cash flow more effectively. “A seemingly eas...

Why a wave of technology giants will come from Africa

Ian Lessem, Managing Partner at HAVAÍC, investors in early-stage, high-growth technology businesses, has noted a significant increase in investment demand for African technology start-ups. He said start-ups on the ...

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