So, there’s a new philosophical discussion we need to have. It’s about new principles in the field of human studies. Throughout history we’ve seen times when you can’t solve new problems in the tried and trusted ways. It happened in physics, it happened in medicine, it’s going on right now with climate change and now...
Day: <span>29 March 2021</span>
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Kenya’s Biggest telecoms Operator Safaricom to launch 5G network
Kenya’s biggest telecoms operator Safaricom has started trials for 5G high-speed internet network using technology from Nokia and Huawei, it said. Safaricom, part owned by South Africa’s Vodacom and Britain’s Vodafone, wants to boost its fast-growing data business, amid increasing demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic forcing people to work and learn from home. The...
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Tech Companies Plan to start Bringing Employees back to Offices – Report
Facebook is planning to start its return to in-person work in May, after over a year of working remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Bloomberg. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced remote work plans near the start of the pandemic that promised around half of his employees could work remotely in the next five to 10 years,...
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Xago partners with Paxful to connect with 5 million peer-to-peer traders
We are very pleased to announce that Xago has partnered with Paxful, the leading peer-to-peer financial platform with over 5 million users around the world to connect more South Africans to the global financial network via cryptocurrencies. Xago is expanding rapidly, especially into emerging markets, and joining the Paxful stable is certainly opening up Xago’s clients to like-minded individuals who value real-time trade. By simply having both Xago and Paxful accounts, Xago users can now trade with individuals on the Paxful platform from all...
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Best paid tech CEOs in South Africa – Report
“The top business leaders have equally scarce and impressive skills and should receive the same respect as their counterparts in sport, music, or movies. This may even help young people to pick business leaders as role models instead of the politicians who vilify them to the detriment of the economy – MyBroadband.” MyBroadband
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Monetary Policy Committee keep the Repo Rate Unchanged
The South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee has opted to keep the repo rate at 3.5%, which means that the prime lending rate stays at 7%. Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago also updated growth forecasts, saying that first quarter GDP growth was likely to fall short of the central bank’s January prediction. The good...