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Telkom launches call centre for cancellation and retention services
After all the complaints around the difficulties of cancelling a Telkom contract, the telecommunications company has announced the launch of a cancellation and retention call centre to streamline customer service process. The inbound Interactive Voice Response (IVR) call centre will allow customers to speak to an agent. The new Cancellation/Retention Call Centre allows customers to
Jeff Bezos set to invest in latest African FinTech VC deal
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, has agreed to back Africa-focused financial technology company Chipper Cash, making it his first start-up investment on the continent. The world’s richest man’s personal venture capital fund, Bezos Expeditions, supported the series-B funding led by Ribbit Capital, which raised US$30 million for the San Fransisco-based company. “Jeff Bezos’s backing of Chipper
Nikon to cut down jobs on slump in camera business
Nikon Corp. is making plans to reduce about 2,000 employees, or 10% of its total workforce, due to a slump in its core camera business, Nikkei reported. Its business was also impacted by the performance of Intel, one of Nikon’s key clients of semiconductor equipment, the daily reported, without saying where it got the information.
See the best Black Friday tech deals
Black Friday is the time where you can get more for less. You can purchase your tech equipment as Black Friday sales are on offer from many local retailers, and a number of stores have extended their sale period in the wake of COVID-19. Most stores began their sales from today, and others are set
These are the most common passwords of 2020
We are in year 2020, therefore we cannot be still using passwords such as “123456”. Though using “password” or “12354” is considered more of a meme than an actual password that people use nowadays, Nord’s list proves otherwise. NordPass recently published a list of the 200 worst passwords of 2020, along with details on how
Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko sells shares worth R6.3-million
Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko has offloaded R6.3-million worth of the shares he holds in the JSE-listed telecommunications group, a regulatory filing on Wednesday showed. Maseko, Telkom said in a statement issued via the JSE’s stock exchange news services, sold the shares on 12 and 13 November, just days after the company exited a closed period
Capitec officially launches virtual banking card
Capitec has announced the official launch of the virtual card for clients, which is a completely digital banking card that can be used to shop online or make digital payments. According to the bank, the benefit of this digital card is that users don’t have to worry about it getting lost, stolen, or cloned. The
Nintendo switch remains the bestselling console
The Nintendo switch remains the bestselling console, beating the PS5 and Xbox Series X. Their different approach to the gaming landscape has set them apart and the sales of the Nintendo Switch bear witness to that. In its lifetime, the Nintendo has now surpassed 68.3 million units sold. This already puts it past the total
Standard Bank introduces contactless payments across Africa
Africa’s largest financial services organisation by assets, Standard Bank Group, is driving the contactless payments across Africa, as consumers look for safer ways to pay in the wake of COVID-19. “The pandemic has created heightened concern among consumers on cash usage, with many increasingly recognising contactless as a safer, cleaner and faster way to pay,
Kulula is set to resume flights on the 1st of December 2020
Kulula is set to join Safair in offering domestic flights during the festive period, but SAA is yet to decide when its flights will resume. This comes right after SAA and the owner of Kulula, Comair secured funding in their respective business rescue progressions. Comair has reopened bookings for all flights ahead of 1 December
Google ending free unlimited storage for photos
Google has revealed that it is putting an end to free storage for photos and it will begin charging users to store their photos on the cloud if these photos exceed 15GB. The changes are said to begin on the 1st of June 2021, and all photos uploaded to the Google Photos cloud storage service
SABC cutting up to 400 jobs and freezing salary increases
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) revealed that it will cut up to 400 jobs, which is way less than the originally projected figure of 600 people that were going to be retrenched. The broadcaster said that comes after it has exhausted all other options, and it is now at a place where it has
New lockdown rules under alert level 1
The Cooperative Governance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has published the updated alert level 1 lockdown regulations for South Africa. This comes right after President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on 11 November, where he said that certain level 1 lockdown regulations would be eased. Changes include the removal of restricted trading hours for
Hyundai reportedly in talks to buy robot-maker Boston Dynamics
It has been reported that Hyundai Motor Co. is in talks to buy the robotics company that is responsible for several interesting robots, Boston Dynamics Inc., and their robots include Spot and Atlas –two of the interesting bots to walk the Earth. A sale of Boston Dynamics would mark another twist in the trajectory of
Young people can now sign up for online courses, for free
The minister of Communications, Telecommunications and Postal Services, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has confirmed that applications for online courses to train young people in data science and related skills are now open. This comes after she made an announcement during last month’s women in STEM webinar hosted by the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation and the
FNB to launch their virtual card on Monday November 16
First National Bank (FNB) has confirmed to that they will officially be launching their virtual card service on Monday November 16. The product was first announced in July 2020, and the bank had said it would roll out this service to customers over the following few months. Confirming to MyBroadband, CEO of FNB Card Chris
Introducing a new shopping website for South Africans
One of South Africa’s biggest automotive groups, Motus Holdings has introduced a new car shopping website that will help South Africans browse through and buy both new and used cars and motorcycles. The new website allows users browse through cars owned by Motus Franchise Dealers. You can filter cars, trucks, and motorcycles according to whether
Zoom enhances security after US claims it misled users
Zoom Video Communications Inc. consented to to enhancing its security to settle claims it misled users about access to online meetings and other issues, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said. Since at least 2016, the videoconferencing platform, which skyrocketed in popularity this year because of coronavirus lockdowns, said it offered a higher level of encryption
Showmax is now offering free streaming option
In the effort to acquire more subscribers, Showmax Free has been launched in South Africa that is available free of charge. Showmax Free is an ad-supported streaming service which offers many of the same local and international series, movies and sports as on the regular Showmax service. The new service can be accessed through the
South Africa’s digital tax plans face serious difficulties
South African government has communicated interest in the introducing the new digital tax laws which would see the likes of Netflix and Facebook being forced to pay tax locally. These international companies operate across a number of jurisdictions, and government advisory bodies have argued that these companies should be compelled to pay tax on their