Innovation Index 2017 winners announced

The winners of the Innovation Index 2017, honouring businesses of all sizes for championing innovation in their own industries, were announced at the Accenture Innovation Conference yesterday. Accenture partnered with Transunion and The Da Vinci Institute to present...

The ugly truth about online dating

Although about one in three (31%) of South Africans use online dating services and apps, not everyone enjoys a positive experience — and this could include being scammed. Research from Kaspersky Lab suggests that many online daters have come across fake...

Industrial 3D printers set for 2017 growth

After consecutive years of unit-shipment declines, industrial 3D printers are set for growth in 2017, with the second half of the year expected to be strong thanks to both newcomers and familiar brands alike. This is according to market research firm Context....

Rotary recognises the eradication of polio

With just 11 confirmed cases so far in 2017, the world is on the brink of eradicating polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that once paralysed hundreds of thousands of children each year. To recognise this historic progress, Rotary clubs worldwide will host events in...

FICA record-breaker wins fintech award

Authentication platform ThisIsMe has taken top spot at the African Fintech Awards, sharing the title with Easy Equities after two days of intense pitching battles and an extensive voting process that involved the public. ThisIsMe also claimed the Innovative Banking...

Putting global accommodation at users’ fingertips

Creative Media Works, operating as BBM, has partnered with the world’s leading hotel price comparison site, HotelsCombined, to offer BBM users seamless search of all the best hotel booking sites to find the lowest possible rate on a hotel deal. HotelsCombined...