Over R400m in eBucks spent during lockdown
At the beginning of this year, nobody could have predicted just how economically challenging the year 2020 was going to be. While many people are still coming to terms with the financial difficulties caused by Covid-19 and the national lockdown, FNB customers have...
RAF pay-outs now possible within hours
South Africans expecting a Road Accident Fund (RAF) payout after receiving an approved court order, can wait up to one year before seeing any money - another excruciating delay after having typically waited between two to five years for the case to come to trial....
Support for young entrepreneurs critical to economic growth
High barriers to entry into formal employment, new opportunities that now exist and the desire to be one's own boss have encouraged young South Africans to start their own ventures. The term "side hustle" has become synonymous with today's youth, who are starting...
Senior citizens should be using digital banking
While South African citizens are encouraged to remain indoors and work from their homes as a result of Covid-19, research around the world also highlights that senior citizens are among the most vulnerable to the pandemic. This is one of the compelling reasons for...
Ford uses TomTom for next-gen SYNC navigation
Similar to planning trips around weather predictions, drivers of the all-new F-150 and Mustang Mach-E will be able to adjust trips based on traffic forecasts, thanks to another new innovation from TomTom, which powers Ford's next-generation Ford SYNC technology...
Get the best out of fibre at home
South Africa's high-speed fibre optic Internet backbone has improved to the point where some half a million homes have ready access to fibre. With remote working powered by FTTH (fibre-to-the-home) likely to become a more permanent feature of a corporate SA adjusting...
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, UCT...
A total approach needed for home cyber security
Capitalising on the anxieties and fears caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the past several months have seen cybercriminals increasingly target home networks to steal personal data. By Ryan McGee, head of security solutions at Vox International research shows that there...
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 Maré, president of the South...
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 software to...