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South Africa introduces new R2 & R5 coins
The South African mint has announced that it will introduce a new R2 coin into circulation. The coin forms part of the mint’s celebration of 25 years of constitutional democracy, with a number of other coins featuring prominent post-1994 events and rights. “The new R2 coin represents the ‘Freedom and Security of the Person’ right
Record new home loans for Standard Bank
Standard Bank Group says new home loans granted “reached record levels” in 2020, “fuelled by low interest rates”. In South Africa, the bank disbursed R56.5 billion in mortgage loans in the year, a 13% increase on the year before. Given that new disbursements saw a one-third contraction in the first half (to R15 billion) due
Google Maps will soon let you draw on a map to fix it
If you’ve ever been frustrated by a road simply not existing on Google Maps, the company’s now making it easier than ever to add it. Google will be updating its map editing experience to allow users to add missing roads and realign, rename or delete incorrect ones. It calls the experience “drawing,” but it’s closer
Apple sues 11-year veteran MacBook designer for allegedly stealing trade secrets for a journalist
Apple is suing Simon Lancaster, a former product design architect at the company, accusing him of selling trade secrets and details on unreleased Apple products to an unnamed media correspondent. Lancaster apparently did this in hopes of gaining publicity for his next venture after leaving Apple. AppleInsider first reported on the legal filing. “Tens of
Latest Windows 10 update could cause your printer to crash your PC
The latest Windows update has been causing problems for some printer owners, according to a report from Windows Latest(via Gizmodo). Users are reporting that they’re getting a blue screen when they try to open the print dialogue from Notepad, Office, or other programs. (You know that annoyingly ambiguous error message that’s like “Your PC ran into a problem
New iPhone feature will alert you if you're being stalked
A new feature, discovered in the iOS 14.5 beta, will warn Apple users when an unknown item traveling with them is being tracked through the Find My app. The Find My app is available through iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac devices. The setting, known as Item Safety Alerts, appears to be an attempt to
Warren Buffett's fortune tops $100B as his stock soars
Investor Warren Buffett's fortune surged above $100 billion Wednesday when shares of his company hit a record high at over $400,000 apiece. Berkshire Hathaway's Class A shares climbed to $407,750 Wednesday before giving up some ground to close the day at $398,840. The Class B shares of the Omaha, Nebraska, based conglomerate were selling for
MTN suspends dividends as it struggles to sweep out debts
The mobile network operator plans to resume dividend payments this year and may declare special dividends too. MTN has suspended its final dividend for 2020 as it pushes ahead with plans to reduce debt. That's despite the group reporting strong results for the year as it grew its subscriber base by 11%. Releasing its annual
Real-time Artificial Intelligence monitoring to boost ESG scoring
AI is a means to enhance human well-being and freedom and in the global drive to bring sustainable development in line with the UN Agenda 2030, AI might just be the tool to do so. Globally there is a rapidly growing divestment movement that is seeing more businesses moving away from investing and engaging with
YouTube’s search bar was spacing out in many web browsers yesterday
So this was a weird one: depending on the browser you’re using, your space bar may not have worked in the YouTube.com search bar for a little while yesterday. Pressing it would make absolutely nothing happen, so your YouTube searches ended up being one long string of words. The bug seemed to be around for
Support for Microsoft’s Edge browser ends
Support for Microsoft’s Edge browser is ending today — not the new Chromium-based one, but the original Edge that was built as a replacement for Internet Explorer 11. Microsoft now calls it Legacy Edge, and the company announced it would be discontinuing the product back in August. That day has finally come: Legacy Edge will
Samsung to host another Unpacked event on March 17th
Samsung has just announced an Unpacked event coming up on March 17th, 2021, its second for the year so far. The invitation calls the event “Galaxy Awesome Unpacked.” Between recent A-series leaks and the chaotic, “awesome”-themed promotional video for last year’s models, it seems safe to assume that we’ll see the Galaxy A52 and A72
FNB grows affordable housing lending to help first time home buyers
10 March 2021 – FNB has grown its affordable housing property lending book by 24% (R6.3 billion) year on year to help entry-level first-time buyers with owning a home. Of the concluded mortgage deals in the income range R3,501 to R22,000, we estimate that 57% of FNB Retail customers qualified for the government’s Finance Linked Individual Subsidy
EGYPTAIR Tourism and Duty Free Co. lands contract with IBM cloud that will allow them to scale
10 March 2021 – EGYPTAIR Tourism and Duty Free Co. announced today a new agreement with IBM (NYSE: IBM) to leverage IBM Cloud capabilities to scale and modernize EGYPTAIR Duty Free back-end operations and host its SAP Travel Retail System. By adopting IBM Cloud, EGYPTAIR will also leverage IBM Watson Assistant, an AI virtual agent, to transform their
FORBES WOMAN AFRICA announces continent’s most prestigious awards for women in business and society
Following a dynamic two-day virtual interaction focused on this year’s theme, Africa Reloaded: The Power of The Collective, the 6th annual FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Leading Women Summit hosted its illustrious awards’ ceremony, honouring some of the continent’s most impactful women. Celebrating International Women’s Day, the #LeadingWomanSummit, presented by Mastercard, welcomed ground-breaking speakers at its first-ever virtual
SA Post Office shuts down branches after failing to pay rent
The South African Post Office (SAPO) is on the verge of financial collapse and has closed numerous branches after failing to pay rent. A recent presentation at the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee revealed just how big a financial mess the Post Office is in. Over the last three months, the Post Office posted a net loss
Vodacom unveils new Curve smart tracker that tracks almost everything
Vodacom has unveiled its new Curve smart tracker, a multi-purpose tracking tag that can be used to monitor the location of a variety of objects. The product is the first smart device released under Vodacom’s new “Designed and Connected by Vodacom” range, which the company said will feature a number of smart tech solutions. The
SA billionaire Rob Hersov to build a new world-class airport in Cape Town
South African billionaire Rob Hersov is planning to build the “Lanseria Airport of Cape Town” 13 kilometres northeast of Durbanville. Speaking to Biznews, Hersov said he partnered with Nick Ferguson to buy Fisantekraal Airport in the Western Cape in 2020. “We want to build the Lanseria Airport of Cape Town. We’re renaming it Cape Winelands
Interesting things you didn’t know were invented by South Africans
South Africa has some of the sharpest minds in the world so it’s no surprise that some inventions used across the globe were invented by South Africans. You probably might know that the first heart transplant was performed in South Africa and that Mxit, the most popular Instant Message (IM) platform in South Africa, was
How to disable ad tracking on your iPhone
In 2019, an article in The Washington Post by Geoffrey Fowler described the author’s shock when he discovered just how many of his iPhone apps were collecting and uploading information about his usage while he slept. As we all know by now, data is a huge commodity these days. If you use a phone, laptop, or any type of