‘Contactless Stay’ gives hotel industry digital confidence to reopen
With 100,8-million jobs at risk in the global travel and tourism market in 2020, and the recent banning of leisure tourism accommodation in South Africa, hoteliers are under extreme pressure. Even in the wake of Covid-19's safety measures: crowd control, prohibition...
Vodacom’s Just4You gives customers double their data
Vodacom is giving customers who buy selected bundles using the Just4You platform, a 100% bonus on daily, weekly and monthly bundles. This means that customers who buy selected data bundles via the My Vodacom App and USSD will receive double the value of their data...
Collaborative security in communities
Communities can fundamentally change the face of crime. Research into communities and crime decline in the American Sociological Review found that for every 10 organisations that focused on crime and community life in a city of 100 000 residents there was a subsequent...
Facebook launches campaign against false news
As part of its ongoing commitment in, specifically around COVID-19, Facebook will begin rolling out a new on-platform campaign across a number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa to connect people to accurate sources and combat misinformation. Named 'Three Questions To...
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...