The Omniverse Summit will feature four (4) days of meaningful programming focused on actionable outcomes at Landmark Centre Lagos from February 27 – March 1, 2024 The Omniverse, a dynamic convergence platform and summit for the brightest minds across African innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship is launching with its inaugural Summit in Lagos, Nigeria. The platform...
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South Africa’s 2023 Black Friday nightmare: Falling at the final hurdle?
The biggest sales event of the year is on our doorstep, as South African retailers and SMEs continue to prepare for Black Friday with equal measures of anticipation and anxiety. According to the Bureau of Market Research (BMR), Black Friday 2023 is expected to usher in an additional retail turnover of R26.6 billion, a substantial increase from 2022 but...
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IFC and RMB partner with Liquid Intelligent Technologies to accelerate digital transformation in SA
Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a business of Cassava Technologies, will receive R450 million in funding from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) each for its South African operations. The total investment of R900 million will support universal and affordable broadband access in the Eastern Cape Fibre Project. “The support and investment we...
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Match Group appoints Faye Iosotaluno as Chief Executive Officer of Tinder
Match Group has appointed Faye Iosotaluno as Tinder’s CEO – Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. Iosotaluno will continue to report to Bernard Kim, Match Group CEO. Prior this appointment she serves as Chief Operating Officer of Tinder. Iosotaluno is a proven technology executive with a deep understanding of both the Tinder and Match Group businesses, having...
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Autopilot Workflow app streamlines employee onboarding
Autopilot Workflow Solutions, is now integrated with Microsoft Teams and is radically transforming the way organizations globally manage employee onboarding procedures. The app replaces any manual (or messy) document- and-data approval process with seamless, automated solutions that capture validated information, ensure compliance, mitigate risks, meet audit standards, and implements reliable, consistent procedures. The process of onboarding...
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MultiChoice secures AFCON broadcast rights for SuperSports to televise all the games
MultiChoice secured the rights to broadcast the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Ivory Coast 2023 (Afcon) which kicks off on 13 January 2024 until 11 February 2024. The news comes after days on uncertainty about SuperSports not having the rights to broadcast AFCON on live television. According to MultiChoice, a parent company of DStv,...
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SA20 announces Zoho as league official business technology partner
Betway SA20 has announced a new partnership with Zoho, a global technology company. The tech company, Zoho has been named the League’s official ‘business technology partner’, and will be bringing its cutting-edge solutions to enhance the League’s digital capabilities and operational efficiency. The League sees the partnership with Zoho as a significant step forward in...
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[Virtual assistant] Mercedes launches ‘Dialogue Partner’ voice assistant
Mercedes-Benz launched a new virtual assistant at the CES electronics trade fair on Monday capable of providing context-based suggestions and engaging in dialogue with users, signalling another step forward in the use of artificial intelligence in cars. The assistant can speak in different tones of various emotions and ask intelligent questions to clarify what exactly is...
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OPINION | “Now we are free of ‘23, let‘s be more in ‘24” writes Catherine Wijnberg
I’m so excited for the year ahead. A whole 12 months to be more and do more. In fact I’m so keen I have created myself a 2024 guideline for it. But before we get there, let me first tell you a little back story, which is that my weakest subject at school was English...
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Google to phaseout Websites build with Google Business Profiles starting from 1 March 2024
Google announced it will phaseout Websites made with Google Business Profiles starting from 1 March 2024. The search engine said customers will be redirected to your Business Profile when they visit these websites. Google says this feature is going away in the coming months and will no longer be supported, meaning that the site you created with this tool will...