Make your home cyber safe for children
The Internet Service Providers' Association of SA (ISPA) says October is the ideal time for parents to turn their attention to making the home a cyber-safe stronghold. This month, countries across the world including South Africa are marking Cybersecurity Awareness...
Cell C adds WiFi public access, FTTH in Saldanha Bay
Cell C in partnership with Facebook and the Saldanha Bay Municipality (SBM) have launched express public access hotspots and Cell C Fiber FTTH using the municipality's fibre infrastructure. The move is part of an ongoing initiative by Cell C to deploy free WiFi...
Flying electric car racing series partners with Acronis
Airspeeder, the world's first electric flying car racing series, has announced a technical and strategic partnership with cyber protection company Acronis. The racing series, created by electric flying car manufacturer Alauda, will receive technical and strategic...
SAMRO launches Indigenous African Music transcription site
It is often a fear that in preserving culture, many may need to interpret long held beliefs, and in doing so run the risk of being misunderstood. The Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) helps users transcend this limitation through its Indigenous...
Inspiring digital customer journeys for the travel industry
Now that both international and interprovincial leisure travel is once again permitted under lockdown level 1, most South African travel and tourism businesses have restarted their marketing campaigns. By Selina Bieber, regional director of GoDaddy Given the fierce...
Amplify out-of-home campaigns with location-powered digital media
The Out-of-home (OOH) industry is strongly re-emerging in the post-Covid media landscape. Use of digital billboards is growing as well as the opportunity to buy digital out-of-home (DOOH) programmatically. OOH media owners are increasingly converting their holdings...
MTN launches Play Lotto feature on MoMo app
MTN's mobile money solution, MoMo, now features Play Lotto functionality, offering MoMo users a free-to-play, safe and convenient way to try their luck at the South African Lotto. The MoMo advantage is that customers do not need a bank account to play, unlike...
Verify your gut feel about future tenants
Searching for and screening prospective tenants can be a laborious process, especially with a property owner expecting you to perform miracles. Any rental agent knows perfect tenants are not easy to come by, and even harder to identify. Averly, a locally created...
Review your insurance cover with remote working
With millions of people around the globe working from home during the novel coronavirus (Covuid-19) pandemic, many organisations had to delve head-first into online working models, stress testing their effectiveness and adopting new working platforms. With the...
Nedbank launches updated Money App Lite
Nedbank is making digital banking easier for entry-level clients with new updates to its Nedbank Money App Lite cellphone app. "With the Covid-19 pandemic restricting people's movements, and many bank clients reluctant to go into branches for their safety, online and...
Tracker extends services into the home
Tracker has introduced its new service, Tracker Home, with the launch of the Tracker Smart Geyser offering. Through a partnership with Internet of Things provider Sensor Networks, Tracker Smart Geyser helps customers monitor their geyser remotely to enjoy cost...
Getting to know you …
Many drivers get to know their cars like close companions over time, but how well do our cars know us? Vehicles soon will prompt their owners to make a regular phone call, work out at a favoured time, or stop off at a much-loved coffee shop - if those activities are...