Vuma offers free fibre to schools in Polokwane

Vuma’s Fibre to Schools programme – an initiative that aims to provide schools with lightning-fast fibre for free – has officially launched in Polokwane, Limpopo. As part of the initiative, primary and high schools located along Vuma’s existing...

World Youth Skills day highlights importance of skills development

In a rapidly changing world, having transferable and relevant skills is not just valuable, it’s imperative. This is true for all people as industries are forced to transform and reinvent themselves, but particularly so for today’s youth. By Doug Woolley,...

How an African start-up grew into a global fintech powerhouse

While many view Mukuru as a technology company, its business is centered around helping people at a very personal level. By Sandy Rheeder, CIO of Mukuru From humble beginnings in a London flat in 2005, to African fintech giant in 2020, Mukuru’s journey has been...

Use technology to make shopping a delight

In our always-on world, it is no surprise that customers expect an on-demand economy, counting on companies to fulfil their product demand and service requirements immediately. By Fatima Khota, category head: POS at Rectron The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated this...

Click to Pay with Visa launches in SA

Visa has announced the expansion of Click to Pay in South Africa, helping consumers make secure, swift online purchases across various merchants and platforms. On retail websites or mobile apps displaying the click to pay icon, consumers that have enabled their card...

Are cryptocurrencies the 21st century’s biggest fraud?

As of 5 May 2020, Tether was the world’s most purchased cryptocurrency, with $56.16 billion in 24 hour trade volume. However, Tether did not appear in the list of top five cyptocurrencies by daily transactions in the same period, nor in the first quarter of the...