349 Conversational commerce has never stood still. Instead, it has consistently evolved in step with changing consumer expectations and behaviour. In the early 2000s, SMS formed the backbone of mobile customer engagement,…
Category: Tech
In a volatile world, application portability is everything
357 For the last decade, the technology industry has beaten a familiar drum: modernise your applications, processes and data. Vendors and resellers offered incredible IT benefits such as lower operational costs, faster…
A moon mission the world needed
386 The voyage of four astronauts to the far side of the moon has given the world a glimpse of America at its best, offering a respite from global despair and displeasure…
MTN’s top brass in line for R160-million share windfall
519 MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita has been awarded conditional shares worth nearly R40-million under the telecommunications group’s long-running performance share plan, the company disclosed on Tuesday….
Naamsa CEO Mikel Mabasa to step down
714 Outgoing Naamsa CEO Mikel Mabasa Mikel Mabasa, CEO of the Automotive Business Council (Naamsa), is stepping down after six and a half years in the role, the industry body said on…
South Africa Inc must wake up to quantum threat
411 Phumzile Madonsela South African enterprises are not putting enough effort into understanding quantum computing and how it could either threaten or benefit their businesses. That’s according to Phumzile Madonsela, director at…
Activist billionaire in R1.1-trillion bid for Universal Music
332 Singer Taylor Swift is signed to Universal Music. Image: Reuters Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square on Tuesday proposed merging its acquisition vehicle with Universal Music Group with a plan to list in…
Theft and power cuts hammer SA telecoms operators
395 Telecommunications infrastructure theft and power outages continue to hold back connectivity in South Africa, with the cost burden on mobile and fibre operators more than doubling in a year. According to…
Cape Town start-up powers six-month Netflix production with the sun
296 Cinergy’s CineRay mobile solar PV system powering production for season 2 of Netflix’s One Piece A Cape Town start-up has powered an entire Netflix production base camp on the sun for…
Donovan Marsh on AI and the future of filmmaking
324 Award-winning South African film director Donovan Marsh has pivoted to artificial intelligence filmmaking and believes generative AI tools could fundamentally reshape how movies are made – and who gets to make…