Soshanguve youth set to launch his own laptop

Entrepreneur Mpumelelo Mahlangu has developed, and is about to launch, what he believes is the first-ever entry level South African laptop. The DTC400 is understood to be the first laptop launched by a South African township-based company and entrepreneur, competing...

NextNow unveils African e-hailing platform

NextNow, an African e-hailing company that aims to put the continent on the ride-sharing map, has launched its services in Johannesburg. Mlungisi Ntombela, head of operations: South Africa at NextNow, explains that the homegrown e-hailing service’s competitive...

AlphaCode awards R2m to fintech startups

South Africa’s best up and coming fintech startups sweated it out at a virtual demo day yesterday where they had just five minutes each to convince a panel of judges that they should be part of the second phase of the AlphaCode Incubate programme. The 10...

Elon Musk does bitcoin about-turn

Elon Musk has thrown the cryptocurrency markets into turmoil once again as he rescinds bitcoin payments for Tesla vehicles. Less than two months ago, Musk announced that Tesla would accept payment in bitcoin. Now he’s done an about-turn. “Tesla has...

AI investments must go beyond modernisation

Chief financial officers (CFOs) must invest in artificial intelligence (AI) within the next few years, or their companies will be left behind. But to get the full benefits, and thus competitive advantage, from such investments CFOs must look beyond projects that only...

5G is already changing user behaviour

Indoor coverage is one of the key uses identified for 5G, with one in five 5G users already reducing WiFi use on their phones indoors because of the benefits of 5G mobile connectivity. This is one of the headline findings from a new report by Ericsson ConsumerLab...