216 Vodacom expects to switch off its 3G mobile network before its 2G one, in a counterintuitive sequencing that reflects how stubbornly the cheapest end of the device market remains tied to…
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Scania Southern Africa launches results-driven campaign to reaffirm market leadership and highlight impact of choosing price over performance
178This campaign is about putting facts on the table. Scania Southern Africa has launched a new marketing campaign designed to challenge common assumptions about what affordability truly means. The campaign tackles a…
CambriLearn on the right way to use AI in schools
175 The London School of Innovation became the first UK institution to receive regulatory approval for AI-taught master’s degrees in March. Tuition costs between £9 000 and £11 000 for a one-year online programme…
The Cape Town start-up listening for TB with AI
188 Braden van Breda AI Diagnostics, a Cape Town-based med-tech company that has built an AI-powered stethoscope designed to detect tuberculosis, recently raised R85-million in a pre-series-A funding round. In this episode…
The next battleground for Woolies and Checkers
176 Some vertical integration is inevitable as both retailers seek to protect their turf. Forget Flavourburst, branded Sixty60 jumpsuits, Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver, or even FreshX or ‘The Market’ store formats….
US-China tech split deepens
181 Dado Ruvic/Reuters The US Federal Communications Commission has voted unanimously to advance a proposal to bar all Chinese labs from testing electronic devices such as smartphones, cameras and computers for use…
US company plans to bring South Africa’s extinct bluebuck back to life
166 An artist’s rendering of the extinct African antelope species called the bluebuck. Image: Colossal Biosciences The bluebuck, an antelope with a silvery slate-blue coat and striking horns, inhabited the coastal grasslands…
Cape Town agency powers biggest gaming Kickstarter ever
211 Kyle Puller A Cape Town marketing agency has played a central role in developing the largest crowdfunding campaign in gaming history, with the Cyberpunk Trading Card Game raising more than US$28-million…
20 South Africans to get fully paid Fifa World Cup trips: Here’s what it could cost per person
313 Depending on one’s preferences, the total cost of the trip can be much higher. It seems Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie is not backing down on plans to take…
Beware of calls from this number … you might get ‘scammed’ into debt review
297Here’s how it goes. Unwanted marketing calls require a firm reaction – a quick ‘no thank you’. End of discussion. But I was expecting a particular call, my phone rang, and I…