FNB aims to reward innovative companies

FNB Business, in partnership with Endeavor South Africa, has announced the launch of the FNB Business Innovation Awards, which aims to recognise and celebrate companies that continue to innovate. “The purpose of these Awards is to recognise the growth that the...

Rockefeller grant drives BPO development

The Rockefeller Foundation has provided the South African BPO and contact centre industry association, BPeSA, with a grant of R3,7-million for a skills development initiative set to provide training to thousands of disadvantaged youth across the country. Known as...

Financial phishing attacks on the increase

Over the past few months, Kaspersky Lab’s experts have reported a substantial increase in the amount of financial phishing in spam. There was a 7.9 percentage points increase in the amount of scam e-mails exploiting the names of reputable banks, payment services,...

Philips and UJ open medical simulation lab

Royal Philips, in collaboration with the University of Johannesburg (UJ), have inaugurated a state-of-the-art medical training simulation lab on the University premises during the Johannesburg stopover of Philips’ fifth consecutive pan-African Cairo to Cape Town...

Digital Africa Festival set for take-off

This Friday (5 September) will mark the official opening event of the inaugural Fak’ugesi: Digital Africa Festival hosted by Wits University. Taking place at the Tshimologong Digital Technology Precinct at 39 Juta Street in the heart of Braamfontein, the Executive...

Cell C trebles value with MegaBonus

Continuing to woo South African customers, Cell C has launched MegaBonus: a new prepaid option offering three times the recharge value purchased, which can be used for either on-net calls and SMS or data. “Cell C has always provided customers with the best recharge...