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Year: <span>2023</span>

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Liquid Intelligent Technologies appoints Lerato Dipuo Pule as new (CFO) Chief Financial Officer

Liquid Intelligent Technologies appoints Lerato Dipuo Pule as new (CFO) Chief Financial Officer

Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid), announced the appointment of Lerato Dipuo Phueginia Pule as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for its South Africa operations, effective 1 February 2024. Prior joining Liquid, Lerato has served in senior financial roles for many years, the most recent being the CFO for Cell C and Non-Independent Director on Cell C’s Board...

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Digital Banking | Will Neobanks Disrupt the Banking Sector?

Digital Banking | Will Neobanks Disrupt the Banking Sector?

Legacy banks are facing challenges as they partially migrate to the cloud or develop strategies for a multi-cloud data infrastructure environment, whereas neobanks have the advantage of building AI-enabled personalisation leveraging their data infrastructure from the beginning Digital-only banks, known commonly as neobanks, are fast-growing. The global neobanking market is estimated to reach $333.4 billion...

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Brazil’s first lady to take legal action against Musk’s X over hacked account

Brazil’s first lady to take legal action against Musk’s X over hacked account

Brazilian first lady Rosangela ‘Janja’ Lula da Silva said on Tuesday she will sue Elon Musk-owned social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, after having her account hacked last week. The alleged hacker entered Janja’s account on Dec. 11 and posted several messages, including insults against the first lady and President Luiz Inacio Lula...

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Billionaire Byron Allen Reflects On The Struggles He Faced While Building Allen Media Group

Billionaire Byron Allen Reflects On The Struggles He Faced While Building Allen Media Group

Across three decades, Byron Allen has cemented himself as one of today’s biggest media moguls. The 62-year-old first got his big break in the entertainment industry at age 14 when he started out working in stand-up comedy, as previously shared by AFROTECH. By 1993, Allen founded what is known today as Allen Media Group.  The media and entertainment company...

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Black Friday sales numbers show consumer strain

Black Friday sales numbers show consumer strain

Although the volume of Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales increased over the sales period, data from leading payment service provider Ecentric Payment Systems shows that the value of transactions and the timing of purchases made indicates that consumers are carefully shopping around while also spending less. At the same time, says Wesley Fetter, Product Manager at...

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ANALYSIS | Radical Shifts needed in Africa Tech Education

ANALYSIS | Radical Shifts needed in Africa Tech Education

“Radical shifts in African tech education are essential to meet the growing global demand for digital skills,” says General Manager of ALX South Africa Divesh Sooka.  ALX is a leading technology training provider in Africa, equipping young people with the most in-demand technical skills and soft skills that enable them to thrive in the global...

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