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About – Tt100 Business Innovation Awards 2021
Johannesburg, South Africa – The road towards the much-anticipated tt100 Business Innovation Awards programme, sponsored by amongst others, The Department of Science and Innovation, is underway, with the search to find organisations and individuals that have excelled in the management of technology, innovation, people, and systems. Celebrating its 30th year of existence in 2021, the tt100 awards programme
Heineken offers to buy SA’s Distell for R38.22bn
Heineken NV offered to buy South African wine and spirits maker Distell Group Holdings NV for 2.2 billion euros ($2.5 billion), the Dutch brewer’s most significant acquisition since 2018. The company made a recommended offer of R180 a share, according to a statement on Monday. Heineken will also look to buy a majority stake in
Starlink launches Wi-Fi at Tesla charging stations
Tesla has begun installing Starlink satellite internet systems at its Supercharger stations to provide its customers with connectivity while charging, Electrek reported. To provide its customers with entertainment during recharges, the satellite Internet service combined with Tesla’s in-car apps will allow owners to watch streaming services and play games. Tesla’s Theatre app allows customers to access
Here's why Uber and Bolt drivers are protesting in South Africa
Drivers for apps such as Uber and Bolt demonstrated outside Parliament last week to demand that e-hailing services increase their fares and decrease the commission they take. The protestors submitted their memorandum of demand to representatives of the labour and transport departments. The rising cost of living in South Africa, combined with high petrol prices
New FNB app features a single Marketplace for home, car and services
15 November 2021: FNB is expanding its lifestyle offering and smart tools on its award-winning App to help customers navigate life and business like never before. The key new features on the FNB App include: · A single Marketplace for home, car and services. · A new Car peer-to-peer marketplace to list a vehicle in
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE: Specs, price, release date and other leaks
The yet-to-be-announced Samsung Galaxy S21 Fan Edition (FE) has become the victim of another leak, according to a report by Android Police. Just like its S20 FE predecessor, which serves as the affordable counterpart to the S20, the S21 FE is supposed to be the budget-friendly alternative to the flagship S21. Marketing images leaked by Coinbrs show
Laws and terms you shouldn't ignore when buying a franchise
Running a franchise might seem like a safe and easy way to make money, but it's not always plain sailing. You'll likely have to abide by numerous terms and conditions in the franchise agreement, mostly to do with the intellectual property you're effectively buying from the franchisor. And there are also always risks involved –
Woolworths now has solar-powered delivery vans
Retailer Woolworths now has solar-powered vans delivering goods ordered online to people's homes, and it has saved almost 3,600kg of carbon dioxide emissions over the course of two months. It is the first retailer in South Africa to introduce electric panel vans for online delivery services. In a Twitter post on Tuesday, Woolworths said the
Microsoft is emailing out 50,000 Microsoft Store gift cards for the holiday season
Double-check your inbox and your spam folder because Microsoft might have left something in there for you. Earlier this week, a few people noticed gift cards for the Microsoft Store suddenly appearing via email, and the company has confirmed it sent out 50,000 of the codes to US customers. Per a Microsoft spokesperson: To help
SpaceX’s Starlink reveals new smaller, rectangular user dish to connect to satellites
SpaceX’s internet-from-space initiative Starlink has unveiled a new rectangular dish that interested customers can buy to tap into the company’s growing satellite constellation in low Earth orbit. It’s a thinner and lighter weight option than the circular dish that Starlink beta users have been testing over the last year. Starlink is SpaceX’s satellite internet project,
Big Gmail outage
Numerous Gmail users have reported issues with accessing the email service on Friday morning. The global and South African Gmail Downdetector pages showed steep increases in reports of issues from around 10:30. Several Twitter users across Europe, the UK, and Japan have also reported problems accessing the service. Many users said that they received error
Big Zambia power disruption that caused Eskom trips under investigation
Power companies in southern Africa are investigating the cause of an “unprecedented” system disruption that affected four countries. Zambia suffered a nationwide blackout on Nov. 6, while neighboring Zimbabwe reported on Nov. 8 that a technical fault at one of its main power plants had curbed supply. The disturbance also resulted in a loss of
Ecobee’s new home security service has a professional monitoring option
Ecobee now gives you the option to pair its smart home monitoring devices with a professional security service. With the company’s new Smart Security service, which replaces the Haven service it formerly offered, you can enable 24/7 professional monitoring (which is still in beta) for an additional $10 / month as a part of the
Apple fails to delay major App Store changes
Apple Inc. failed to persuade a federal judge to push back a December deadline to change the lucrative business model for its App Store while the iPhone maker’s legal fight with Epic Games Inc. is appealed. Unless the iPhone maker wins a reprieve from an appeals court, it will soon have to start allowing developers
Vodacom agrees to buy a majority stake in Vodafone Egypt from its U.K. parent for $2.7 billion
Vodacom has announced it will acquire a controlling stake in Vodafone Egypt, subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals. The Vodacom Group will fund the acquisition of a 55% stake in Vodafone Egypt by issuing 242 million new ordinary shares at R135.75 per share and R8.2 billion in cash. That values the proposed transaction at around
Google’s parent company briefly hits $2 trillion valuation
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, briefly hit a market cap of $2 trillion. The tech behemoth’s market cap is currently at a comfortable $1.98 trillion, but crept over the $2 trillion mark midday Monday, later closing out at $2,987.03 per share. Alphabet’s market cap has just about doubled from $1 trillion since January 2020. In the
Electric transportation startup BasiGo opens in Kenya after $1M Pre-Seed round
BasiGo, an electric e-mobility transportation startup has launched operations in Nairobi to transform public transport bus owners with cost-effective electric alternatives to diesel. The startup will retail locally assembled electric buses using parts from BYD Automotive – a Chinese EV maker. The $1 million pre-seed funding will help the company actualize its rollout and be
World’s largest hydro-floating solar farm goes live in Thailand
A floating solar farm that’s equivalent to about 70 soccer fields in size has begun generating power in Thailand, reflecting the country’s push to achieve carbon neutral status by 2050. The facility in Sirindhorn reservoir, about 660 kilometers (410 miles) east of the capital city Bangkok, is the world’s largest hydro-floating solar hybrid system, which
Alphabet hits $2 trillion in market value
Google parent Alphabet Inc. rallied Monday to breach $2 trillion in market value for the first time, fueled by a rebound in spending on digital ads and growth in its cloud business. Its Class A shares gained as much as 1.2% to hit an all-time high before paring the advance to close up 0.1% and
Telkom cellular towers business listing on the JSE
Telkom says it has made significant progress with its plan to list its masts and towers business, Swiftnet, on Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). It said that the progress includes, but is not limited to, formal engagements with the JSE. “Telkom believes that a separate listing of Swiftnet will affirm the valuation of the masts and