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Microsoft Teams is down worldwide for many users
Microsoft Teams is down and experiencing an outage worldwide for many users. The issues started at around 6:30AM this morning, and are blocking connectivity for lots of Microsoft Teams users across Europe and Asia. Microsoft is aware of the issues and is currently investigating the route cause. “We’ve confirmed that this issue affects users globally,”
Creating a smart home in South Africa
To South Africans, the concept of smart home automation is one that is mind-boggling – to say the least. Smart home automation and related smart home devices might seem a daunting challenge to most. The common perception is that it requires a level of tech guru that the average Joe simply doesn’t possess. That consensus
SA Teen Entrepreneur Foundation creating CEOs from the age of 16
If the success of the SA Teen Entrepreneur Foundation was commensurate with the passion and energy of its founder, Lydia Zingoni, it would already be a listed company! That said, this non-profit organisation is decidedly not only about generating revenue. Rather, it is about encouraging young people to be entrepreneurial, harnessing their inventiveness, and driving
Mauritius, South Africa & Seychelles ready for AI introduction in Africa
A new report released by Oxford Insights shows that even though there is a digital divide as well as data poverty in Africa, five countries on the continent are taking leaps into leveraging technologies to accelerate economic growth with the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). In the 2020 Government AI Readiness Index Mauritius took the
The Next Wave Of Connectivity: What’s going against it- and in its favour?
Cellphone towers are not as invincible as they were designed to be. Eve4n when not camouflaged as trees, flags or church steeples, they’re massive structures and what mobile networks use to provide high-speed, high-quality coverage. But when you find yourself in an area with terrible reception, or when your devices lose signal and switch from
Ethiopia Telecom License Award receives bids from Vodafone Consortium and MTN Group
Ethiopia received bids for telecommunications licenses from MTN Group and a consortium led by Vodafone Group, according to Brook Taye, an adviser in the finance ministry. “We always wanted quality providers and this is what we have received,” Taye said by phone. “These are two African giants — the Safaricom-led consortium and MTN — either one
Creators can now change their YouTube channel name without changing their entire Google account
YouTube is making it easier for creators to change the name and profile picture on their channels. Creators will now be able to update their channel name and picture inside YouTube, and those changes will only impact their profile on YouTube. Until now, creators had to change their name and icon for their entire Google
Twitter scrambles to rival Linkedin by launching Professional Profiles for businesses
Twitter has officially launched a test of its new profile type called Professional Profiles, aimed to allow businesses to display specific information to potential customers. Although this is a strictly business move, it might equally be seen as an attempt to rival Linkedin. Twitter Business has posted an image showing what the new profile looks
Huawei to build cloud infrastructure in Cape Town
Huawei said on Thursday that the Chinese technology giant will expand its cloud computing presence in South Africa, with a new “availability zone” to be built in Cape Town in the next year or two. That’s the word from Stone He, president of Huawei Cloud in Southern Africa, who was speaking to journalists during a
Anglo American production back on track
Anglo American says production at its operations across the globe is almost back to full capacity as it meets strong demand from its customers. However, it says there are still some limited constraints at certain of its operations due to Covid-19. In a first-quarter production report, the diversified mining giant said output reached 95% of
Clicks keeps sales performance on par despite Covid
Clicks says its first half performance has recovered even though it was impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, which has resulted in a change in consumer shopping patterns. The health and beauty retailer reported a 7.6% rise in turnover to R18.1-billion for the six months to end-February, with retail health and beauty sales – including Clicks
Whole Foods to start using Amazon One’s palm-scanning payments
Amazon One is expanding to its biggest area yet: the company is now testing its palm-scanning payment technology in Whole Foods, starting with a single store in Amazon’s home city of Seattle. The company has been using Amazon One payment technology in its Amazon-branded stores in the Seattle area (including Amazon Go and Amazon Books),
Sony releases a more "COOL" wearable air conditioner
Sony has announced a follow-up product to the Reon Pocket, the app-controlled “wearable air conditioner” it released last year after crowdfunding it on the company’s own platform. The Reon Pocket 2 looks more or less the same as the original model, but the newly designed internals can achieve up to twice the level of heat absorption, according
Sales of hybrid and electric cars are growing much more slowly in South Africa here's why
The only electric car registrations in Africa, a continent that is home to 1.2 billion people, were exclusively in South Africa and totaled just 1 509 cars in 2020. Europe and China dominate the world market for electric cars, but there are still very few electrified vehicles on the roads in large markets like Russia, South America
Earth Day 2021: Google Doodle video encourages everyone to plant seeds
On the occasion of Earth Day on Thursday, Google published a doodle on its homepage of a woman reading a book under a large tree while her daughter carries a sapling to plant. A video of the doodle shows people teaching their young ones to plant trees, a lesson passed from one generation to the
Pick n Pay delivers a market-leading performance
Retail giant, Pick n Pay says efficiency gains and cost savings across its supply chain have helped cushion it from the impact of Covid-19 trading restrictions, which cost it an estimated R4-billion in lost sales last year. The retailer has described its performance for the year to end-February as "outstanding" in the face of the
Jason Quinn to step up as interim Absa CEO
It was announced earlier this week that Daniel Mminele will be stepping down as CEO of Absa Group and Absa Bank at the end of April 30, 2021. Mminele’s departure brings to an end a stint that just lasted 15 months, after he took the job following being a South African Reserve Bank deputy governor.
Instagram launches new update that automatically filters out abusive DMs
Instagram announced a new tool today that will allow users to automatically filter out direct message requests containing offensive words, phrases, and emojis. The tool is targeted at celebrities and public figures who receive a large number of unwanted, harmful DMs. The update builds on Instagram’s work to combat hate speech on the platform. In
Nedbank introduces electronic payments on WhatsApp
Nedbank, working with Mastercard and South African fintech player Ukheshe, has launched the ability for banking clients to make payments to businesses in Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp. The new offering, called Money Message, lets small and micro businesses receive secure in-chat payments from their customers via WhatsApp. It has been specifically developed to process payments
Keep your business organized with these seven free apps
Fortunately, there are resources available to assist you. Small companies may benefit from company organisation applications that keep them organised and profitable. HOW DO APPLICATIONS BENEFIT YOUR BUSINESS? If you operate at home without the luxury of a workplace, commute for work, or manage various duties, running a business requires managing several activities on the