App helps reduce queues at beauty and hair salons

The Fleeker platform, founded by four University of Cape Town (UCT) students, allows users to schedule appointments with hairstylists, barbers, make-up artists and nail technicians – and beat the long in-salon queues with the click of a button. Asonele Gevenga,...

Charity supporters stay safe with virtual fundraising

South Africans returned to work on 1 June as the government relaxed the national lockdown from Level 4 to Level 3. But things may never – and probably shouldn’t – go back to the way they were before the crisis. This is according to Marius MarĂ©,...

Telkom launches zero-rated digital portal

Telkom has launched the new Freed@ portal to bridge the digital divide between businesses and consumers. The portal allows businesses to create and share content that consumers are rewarded for engaging with. The Telkom Freed@ portal offers consumers digital currency,...

ISPA helps customers verify zero rating

The Internet Service Providers’ Association of South Africa (ISPA) advises the public that almost 1 000 local websites are either already zero-rated or currently being approved foresree access over fixed or mobile data for as long as the country remains in a...

Capitec’s bank app available on Huawei AppGallery

The Capitec Bank app is now available on Huawei’s app store, Huawei AppGallery. The announcement comes a few weeks after the company revealed Entersekt’s software optimisation onto the Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) ecosystem, which brought digital banking...

Vodacom launches Alcatel2019G phone for the elderly

Vodacom has launched the Alcatel 2019G phone series which comes standard with a large keypad and simple user interface with big icons, ideal for those with low vision as well as the elderly. The Alcatel 2019G, which retails at R649 cash, and is available at reduced...