Health innovation is an opportunity for SA brands
With government striving to pass legislation to create a National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme to serve all South Africans, the country's health and wellness market is in flux. By Rachel Thompson, insights director at GfK South Africa Along with the global trends...
Frogfoot Networks looks to expand in complexes
Frogfoot, a licensed open access fibre operator, has acquired the existing network and customer base of Blitz Fibre, and entered into an exclusive partnership with the company to accelerate the rollout of fibre in multi-dwelling units across the country. With a...
Does your digital life need a spring clean?
Your private information is the most important thing you own. Your address, telephone number, ID, and banking details are worth more than their weight in (digital) gold. By Brian Pinnock, cybersecurity expert at Mimecast With the right info, cybercriminals can easily...
Draft your will digitally at no cost
First National Bank has officially announced that its customers can now draw up their own wills via the FNB Online Banking platform at no cost. A will is a legal document wherein you stipulate how your assets are to be dealt with when you pass away. To date, the bank...
Tips and Tricks: Get connected the Outlook way
This is how to get the most from Outlook for Android. Microsoft Outlook is an incredibly useful tool that allows for the user to get an in-depth communication and collaboration experience with some neat options for calendar, appointments and overall email management....
FNB customers send billions in eWallet funds
The volume of money sent via FNB's eWallet has grown 19% to 46-million by end of June 2019. The total value transmitted was over R25-billion for the year, with regular recipients continuing to grow. FNB Consumer CEO, Dr Christoph Nieuwoudt, says: "The record volumes...
Huawei unveils flagship 5G SoC
Huawei has unveiled the latest flagship Kirin 990 series: Kirin 990 and its 5G version. The launch came during the keynote address at IFA in Berlin last week, where Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG), spoke about "Rethink Evolution". "Kirin 990...
MetroFibre Networx goes live in Summerstrand
Summerstrand resident and artist, Ferdi Hellerle is officially the first fibre internet customer to go live with MetroFibre Networx, with a new 10Mbps fibre internet connection. "It's a significant improvement on our old ADSL connection in terms of reliability, speed...
Jack Daniels launches AR app
Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey has rolled out an augmented reality (AR) app that will take consumers on a virtual journey of the Jack Daniel Distillery through a series of pop-up book style dioramas with more than 10 minutes of content providing an engaging...
kulula.com, Sabre aims to reinvent the airport experience
South African carrier kulula.com aims to reinvent the airport experience for its customers, with the implementation of Sabre's new Digital Workspace solution. Digital Workspace, Sabre's first completely cloud-based solution, will enable airport agents to deliver a...
Standard Bank Mobile now offers smartphones
Standard Bank Mobile has expanded its service offering to allow customers to purchase Apple, Samsung and Huawei smartphone devices with a convenient financing option. The bank has introduced an innovative way to acquire a smartphone by financing devices over 24 months...
The impact of sextortion
Sextortion or sexual bribery is a serious criminal offence and it is an ever growing problem for authorities worldwide. It is very easy to become a victim and it can have devastating effect on people from all walks of life. Online victims are often contacted by their...