Car-tracking keeps learners safe on school trips
Car tracking and fleet intelligence company Netstar, a subsidiary of Altron, will provide telematics units worth more than R200 000 for scholar transport vehicles in eThekwini, as part of the Safe to School Safe to Home school transport project with Road Safety...
Getting greener and cleaner with Dell Technologies and Pinnacle ICT
Reduce, re-use, and recycle are no longer buzz words – what are you doing with your e-waste? For over two decades Dell Technologies have been committed to raising awareness around the responsible disposal and repurposing of e-waste. Dell believes that all citizens...
Ideas Cartel, Future Females partner on Women’s Day competition
In celebration of Women's Month and International Women's Day, Future Females has partnered with the Ideas Cartel to offer one winner the opportunity to stay at the Old Foundry Hotel for one month, an exclusive business lunch with Future Females co-founders Lauren...
What does economic uptick mean for IT spending?
After more than a year of lockdowns, decreased market demand, and economic downturn, lockdown restrictions have moved to level one in South Africa and the vaccine rollout is underway. By Steve Briggs, chief commercial officer at Seacom The tragic loss of lives and...
Digital mall lets shoppers buy now, pay later
South Africans can now shop online and pay later, interest-free over six weeks. Payflex has brought the buy now pay later shopping model to South Africa following its popularity in Australia, the US and Europe. Payflex customers can shop at a digital mall which...
Tshimologong announces fifth edition of Digital Lab Africa
The fifth edition of Digital Lab Africa (DLA), the first mentorship and incubation program for African creatives in innovative and digital content, has launched its next call for applications. DLA is calling on artists, producers, designers, collectives, students or...
How to game our way to vaccine understanding
The global rollout of Covid-19 vaccines is gearing up to be the largest, fastest and most difficult vaccination programme in history. By Glenn Gillis, CEO of Sea Monster No issue in our time has ever been as politicised as the Covid-19 crisis, and many experts...
Tech advances could help to break the silence of GBV
President Cyril Ramaphosa in his State of the Nation Address earlier this month said it was important for law enforcement agencies to reduce the backlog of gender-based violence (GBV) cases in the country. This comes after he named GBV the second pandemic in our...
The difference between a legal stokvel and an illegal Ponzi scheme
According to the National Stokvel Association of South Africa (NASASA), there are roughly 810 000 active stokvel groups consisting of over 11-million South Africans, collecting an estimated R50-billion annually. Nearly 40% of South Africa's adult population are...
FlySafair launches new mobile app
The ravages of Covid-19 on the aviation and tourism industry are well documented. Local Low-Cost Airline FlySafair, has launched a new mobile app as companies attempt to rebuild after South Africa's second wave, and adjust to the new era in travel. "We've been...
Before you cancel your insurance, consider this
As the Covid-19 lockdown nears the one-year mark, consumers are feeling an increased financial bite, especially as so many South Africans are working from home. In numerous cases all family members are home-based and having to update connectivity, install technology...
Covid could revolutionise eco-friendly business travel
Sustainable business travel programmes are set to boom post COVID-19 as travel managers rally behind new opportunities to fast-track their climate compliance. Bonnie Smith, GM at FCM, comments: "While traveller safety will of course be a key component of any of the...