FlySafair, Pick n Pay make air travel more accessible

FlySafair and Pick n Pay have announced a new partnership, which will open up air travel opportunities for millions of South Africans. Travellers will now be able to book tickets online on the FlySafair Web site and elect to make payment at their local Pick n Pay. Alternately, tickets can be booked and paid for at the new Pick n Pay Money Counters rolling out this year in selected stores across the country.

Ricoh, ICCE fight against counterfeiters

Ricoh has joined the Imaging Consumables Coalition of Europe, Middle East and Africa (ICCE), becoming the 10th member and strengthening the consumables industry’s fight against the counterfeiters. David Mills, CEO of Ricoh Europe, says: “This is a really important...

Cities key to Africa’s future

Kathy Gibson reports from the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town – Cities hold the key to Africa’s growth, as incubators of innovation and growth. This is the word from Cape Town executive mayor Patricia de Lille, ahead of the World Economic Forum on...
IoT market set to reach $1,7trn

IoT market set to reach $1,7trn

The Internet of Things (IoT) continues to gain momentum as vendors and enterprises begin to embrace the opportunities this market presents. According to new research from International Data Corporation (IDC), the worldwide market will grow from $655,8-billion in 2014...

Telcos aim at mobile money opportunities

Africa is gearing up to take advantage of the wealth of opportunities presented by mobile money services, according to the latest insights from global IT market intelligence firm International Data Corporation (IDC).  Referencing its Mobile Money: Telcos Scramble for...

Cathy Smith is Cisco’s new GM

Cathy Smith has been appointed as GM for Cisco’s business operations in South Africa. Smith has a 25-year track record of advising leading private and public sector organisations on IT strategies that connect everything, embrace analytics and secure their technology and operations. She is a fellow of the African Leadership Initiative (ALI), an organisation set up to develop the next generation of “values” based African leaders who are capable of guiding and leading their countries as they struggle to align the demands of globalisation with local visions of “a good society”.