86 FNB has entered into a partnership with South African fintech start-up VezoPay, the company behind the country’s first smart payment ring. Under the deal, customers of FNB Private Bank and RMB Private Bank…
Category: Business
Investment confidence remains SA’s missing link for economic growth
58 The so-called ‘investment strike’ is actually an opportunity drought created by years of state capture that destroyed economic growth. Structural reforms lay the foundation, but investment confidence remains the missing link…
‘Mega bid window’ planned to fast-track R2.2-trillion energy plan
76 Government is considering a “mega bid window” that accelerates energy deployment and fast-tracks industrialisation, localisation and job creation across the energy infrastructure value chain. This comes after the announcement of its…
AWS finding its feet again after massive cloud disruption
60 Amazon Web Services was recovering on Monday from a widespread outage that knocked out thousands of websites along with some of the world’s most popular apps — Snapchat and Reddit —…
Warning to small businesses ahead of festive season and Black Friday
53 Six cybersecurity tips for small businesses to implement. With two of the busiest seasons for retailers approaching, businesses, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs), have been warned to beef up their…
DStv slashes decoder prices and brings back ‘Open Time’
65 MultiChoice is reviving one of South African television’s most nostalgic traditions – Open Time – to mark 30 years since the 1995 launch of DStv. It’s limited in duration, but for…
Xiaomi 15T Series pairs tech and compassion in powerful pet adoption drive
58 Fresh from the global launch of its flagship Xiaomi 15T Series, co-engineered with Leica, Xiaomi South Africa is marking World Animal Month with #XiaomiPETriotism, a campaign that zooms into creating awareness…
Over R17bn in six months
97 Says payment performance has reached record levels following interim board’s commitment to settle claims ‘aggressively’. The new interim board of the Road Accident Fund (RAF) has been true to its commitment…
MTN tops 300 million subscribers for the first time
70 MTN Group has cemented its lead as the biggest network operator in Africa by becoming the first to reach the 300 million subscriber mark. MTN made the announcement at its annual…
AWS outage knocks out websites worldwide
59 Amazon Web Services was hit by a major outage on Monday, causing connectivity issues for many companies around the world, including in South Africa, and disrupting services for several popular websites…