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Facebook opens up ways for businesses to interact with customers on Instagram and WhatsApp
Facebook is opening up ways for businesses to interact with customers on Instagram and WhatsApp, it said on Wednesday at its virtual developers conference, F8 Refresh. The world’s largest social network said it was rolling out tools so developers could build ways for businesses to message customers on Facebook-owned Instagram. Facebook said 90% of Instagram users
How Government ended up owing SMEs more than R3bn
Provincial government owes a staggering R3.2 billion to small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) due to its continued failure to comply with its own policy of paying invoices within 30 days. This revelation of late payment shows that the government has failed to keep its longstanding pledge to prioritize payments to SMEs. The biggest culprit is
Oil extends rise above $70 a barrel
Oil futures rose Wednesday, with the global benchmark pushing further above $70 a barrel, on optimism over the outlook for demand as the world economy emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic. West Texas Intermediate crude for July delivery CL00, +0.53% CLN21, +0.53%, the U.S. benchmark, rose 65 cents, or 1%, to $68.37 a barrel on the
Eskom escalates Stage 2 load shedding to business hours
South Africans and business owners are set to get even more grumpy and frustrated amid the coldest week thus far this year, with Eskom announcing on Tuesday night that Stage 2 load shedding will be implemented from 10h00 on Wednesday morning until 22h00 on Friday. This represents the escalation of load shedding into the main
Huawei’s Watch 3 is its first HarmonyOS smartwatch
Huawei has announced its first smartwatches running its own HarmonyOS operating system, the Huawei Watch 3 and Huawei Watch 3 Pro. In theory it’s the third separate operating system Huawei has used for its smartwatches, which originally ran Google’s Android Wear (now Wear OS) before introducing its own LiteOS software with more recent devices. Despite
Huawei launching mobile operating system in fight for survival
Huawei will be launching a launch a homegrown new mobile operating system on Wednesday as it fights for survival in the smartphone arena after the United States blocked it from using Android. Huawei will unveil its first mobile devices loaded with the new HarmonyOS in an online event broadcast from its headquarters in the southern
Shoprite sells its Nigerian operations
Shoprite, Africa’s largest food retailer, has sold its Nigerian operations to local investors 16 years after it opened its first outlet in the continent’s most populous country. The company sold its stake to Ketron Investment, a Nigerian company owned by a group of local investors led by property firm Persianas Investment, Ketron said in an
Samsung launches door-to-door smartphone repair service in South Africa
Samsung has decided to go with the times by launching a door-to-door service repair service in South Africa for its smartphones, tablets and watches. The service will allow customers who require repairs to have their smartphone collected from their home or business, and returned, provided the property is within 40km of a customer care centre.
Firefox gets a redesign with bigger, floatier tabs
Mozilla launched a redesign for Firefox on Tuesday, and one of the changes you might notice first is a whole new look for tabs. Firefox tabs are now bigger than they used to be, and the one that’s in focus will float above the toolbar near the top of the browser. In Chrome or Safari,
Digital Opportunity Trust and IBM Team Up to Provide Digital and Career Skills for Youth in Africa and the Middle East
Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) is announcing a timely collaboration with IBM to empower young women and men in Africa and the Middle East with the digital skills, workforce readiness proficiencies, and business knowledge needed for successful careers, social wellbeing, and economic growth. DOT will work with local organizations to help young people tap into IBM’s
R700 million allocated to SA township entrepreneurs – here's how you can claim
Almost R700 million has been allocated to South Africa's Township and Rural Entrepreneurship Programme (TREP) which offers financial support to small businesses in the informal economy. Small, medium, and micro-sized enterprises (SME), which typify the economy of South Africa's densely populated and underdeveloped townships, are estimated to account for at least third of total turnover
Why business leaders should commit to open innovation
In retrospect, the pandemic wasn’t all bad: Personal relationships got stronger under pressure. Communities rallied together for progress and change. And in business, many companies took a collaborative approach to tackling the Covid-19 crisis by turning to open innovation, a concept that allows ideas to flow openly through inviting customers, employers, and stakeholders to contribute
FNB is replacing its Gold accounts – new pricing and eBucks changes for 2021
Financial services group FNB is replacing its middle-market Gold accounts with a cheaper account called FNB Aspire. Customers will also be able to pay their banking fees using the group’s eBucks rewards system. FNB Aspire will carry a reduced monthly account at R99 (from R109 for the Gold Unlimited account) and will be available to
Chinese 'Artificial Sun' Experimental Fusion Reactor sets new world record
China's Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) has set a new record in the latest experiment, where it achieved a plasma temperature of 216 million Fahrenheit (120 million C) for 101 seconds. Not just that, the scientists working on the "artificial sun", also achieved 288 million Fahrenheit (160 million C) for 20 seconds, according to state
Samsung and AMD are working on an Exynos mobile chip with ray tracing
AMD is partnering with Samsung to provide RDNA 2 graphics technology for an Exynos mobile system-on-chip, potentially giving a boost to GPU performance in flagship Samsung phones. The announcement was made today at Computex Taipei. There aren’t many details on the chip or which products it’ll be used in, but AMD describes the chip as
Samsung expands its presence in Europe, Middle East, Africa in Jan-Mar quarter
Samsung expanded its presence in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) smartphone market in the first quarter of the year, a report showed on Monday. The South Korean tech giant shipped 30.6 million smartphones in the EMEA market in the January-March period for a 32.8 percent market share, according to the latest report from
Altron CFO steps down
Listed technology group Altron has announced that its chief financial officer and executive director, Cedric Miller, has tendered his resignation. Miller’s notice of resignation applies to all his roles and responsibilities within the Altron Group and its affiliates, effective from 30 June 2021, it said in a statement on Monday (31 May). “Mr. Miller will
Twitter could be working on Facebook-style reactions
Twitter could be adding some new emojis to augment its formerly star-shaped, currently heart-shaped Like button, according to app researcher Jane Manchun Wong. The assets Wong found — which have been reliable predictions of future features in the past — show “cheer,” “hmm,” “sad,” and “haha” emoji reactions, though some currently only have a placeholder
Xiaomi says it can now fully charge a phone in eight minutes at 200W
Xiaomi has shown off its latest fast charging tech demo, and consequently is claiming the new world records for both wired and wireless charging speeds. Using a modified Mi 11 Pro with a 4,000mAh battery, Xiaomi says it’s able to fully charge the phone in 8 minutes over a 200W wired “HyperCharge” system, or in
Ramaphosa tightens Covid rules but avoids hard lockdown
South Africa moved to an adjusted alert level 2 status regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic since 31 May 2021. Download the Government Notice dated 30 May 2021 to take note of and implement. This pandemic undoubtedly has a wide impact on businesses. Although we are currently on an adjusted alert level 2, businesses’ loss of