124 Vodacom South Africa CEO Sitho Mdlalose Vodacom said on Wednesday that it has become the first company in South Africa to operationalise virtual wheeling fully in South Africa as it moves…
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Big change to EV charging stations in South Africa
119 Electric vehicle charging solutions specialist Rubicon has upgraded 21 of its most popular DC fast-charging stations with new card machines offering tap-to-pay functionality for its users. According to Hilton Musk, head…
South African ed-tech start-up The Invigilator in R195-million funding round
107 The Invigilator co-founder and CEO Nicholas Riemer Education technology company The Invigilator has secured US$11-million (R195-million) in funding that it plans to use to expand its AI-powered offerings internationally. The round…
Online sales at Woolworths jump to 6.6% of total
115 Woolworths has reported strong growth in online sales in both its food and fashion, beauty & home categories, though headline earnings have come under pressure. Full-year headline earnings in the 52…
Google dodges bullet in major antitrust ruling
99 Carlos Barria/Reuters Google won’t have to sell its Chrome browser, a judge in Washington said on Tuesday, handing a rare win to Big Tech in its battle with US antitrust enforcers,…
Travel fraud surges as criminals loot airline rewards points
102 Jason Lane-Sellers Travel fraud and related crime is on the rise worldwide as criminals take aim at the security vulnerabilities of rewards programmes offered by airlines, among other loopholes. According to…
iOCO turnaround gathering pace – TechCentral
90 iOCO co-CEOs Rhys Summerton, left, and Dennis Venter A turnaround at IT services group iOCO – previously EOH Holdings – is gathering pace. The group said on Tuesday in a trading…
Major airline targets South Africa for IT talent
94 Airline group Emirates is offering 200 specialised IT roles to South Africans as part of a global recruitment drive. It said in a statement on Tuesday the jobs covered areas such…
Discover Sport launches as South Africa’s social platform for athletes and fans
106 Discover Sport founder Stephen Watson South Africa has a new social media platform dedicated solely to sport. Called Discover Sport, the platform – launched by the same team that has built…
Job losses, management shake-up at Huge Group
85 Huge Group, the telecommunications investment company that attempted unsuccessfully to acquire software services company Adapt IT in a hostile takeover, is cutting jobs and restructuring its management team. In a statement…