Mobile operators are becoming an important provider of, and platform for, a growing range of services. As a result, the ability to verify customer identity is becoming a business imperative for mobile operators...
By Sherry Zameer 25 Apr 2018
Mmusi Maimane, the chief activist of 'One South Africa' Movement (OSA), recently launched its digital platform to connect and engage with South Africans through these unprecedented times...
Evan-Lee Courie 21 May 2020
'The Commodore' shares insights into Christopher Africa, the platform that offers brands the opportunity to tap into consumer micro-moments and conversations on social media using AI...
Evan-Lee Courie 20 May 2020
MEST is expanding the 2020 MEST Africa Challenge to target a larger number of tech startups in need of funding. This means the application deadline for the 2020 MEST Africa Challenge has been extended to 13 May 2020...
3 May 2020
South Africa can expect significant growth in contactless payments on the back of Covid-19. It is also likely that the public's newfound aversion to contact will spur additional innovation...
7 Apr 2020
In true South African spirit, even in times of adversity, daily stories of generosity and ingenuity abound. Never have we been more proud of how business communities are using our publishing platforms than since the outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus...
Bizcommunity.com 6 Apr 2020
In 2020, many of the world's most influential business executives and policymakers are aware of blockchain's potential to turn the global economy around...
Ilija Acimovic 4 Mar 2020
Polys, a project from the Kaspersky Innovation Hub, has unveiled a prototype of its new Polys Voting Machine...
2 Mar 2020
The start of this new decade marks almost 10 years since the smartphone entered Africa...
Lynette Hundermark 3 Feb 2020
"The most wasted resources, from a vehicle capacity standpoint, are the empty seats in moving cars. The idea behind Afri Ride is to make use of existing resources by offering the unoccupied seats in your car, or offering your car for rental."
23 Dec 2019
Global publications have exploded with reports of the most exciting new developments that can be expected in 2020...
18 Dec 2019
Up to 18 million jobs need to be created annually just to absorb the new entrants each year. This is unprecedented globally and doesn't even include the unemployed and underemployed...
Leigh Andrews 18 Nov 2019
The next technological evolution is advancing at an exponential rate and by leaving out some on this journey, we allow the current societal divides and inequalities to deepen...
Sindy Peters 15 Nov 2019
Dion Jerling, co-founder of Connect Earth was chair of the third and final day of AfricaCom 2019's keynote sessions. He said there had been closer to 17,000 attendees than predicted 15,000 and convened a panel discussion on getting user experience (UX) right...
Leigh Andrews 15 Nov 2019
Simon Dingle started his Catalyst Africa presentation by confirming that when he's not making apps or writing books, he loves thinking out loud in public about a variety of divergent topics...
Leigh Andrews 12 Nov 2019
When it comes to better understanding the transportation needs of cities in South Africa, a lot of importance needs to be placed on developing solutions that will make cities more efficient...
11 Nov 2019
How many times a day do you check your phone? If you're anything like the rest of the world, it's at least 58 times a day - equating to over three hours spent staring at our screens every single day...
Michelle Wynne 7 Nov 2019
The eighth edition of the MTN Business App of the Year Awards concluded with the much-anticipated announcement of the overall and category winners...
30 Oct 2019
President Cyril Ramaphosa has opened South Africa's first smartphone factory at the Dube TradePort in Durban...
21 Oct 2019
Now is the perfect time to get in on the super app game, establishing your company as a preferred partner or supplier early on...
Lee Naik 8 Oct 2019
YouFarm is a Zimbabwean startup that has been chosen by Startupbootcamp AfriTech to attend a three-month accelerator in Cape Town, South Africa...
Evan-Lee Courie 3 Oct 2019
New expectations of transparency and authenticity in business means things like organisational purpose, brand stories, how your company does things, what it believes in and what it stands for, can all play a part in how your company sees itself and how it is seen by others...
Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019
Bizcommunity is excited to announce the relaunch of our Biz Product and Rate Card, featuring all-new product infographics, descriptors and more...
Bizcommunity.com 27 Sep 2019
A mobile payment solution for Africa, by Africans, is the solution that the payments scheme Bluecode Africa is bringing to businesses, merchants and consumers on the continent...
Murray Gardiner, Bluecode Africa 27 Sep 2019
Businesses in Africa can't ignore WhatsApp as a potential connection point to customers to revolutionise their user experience...
25 Sep 2019
As the world strives to keep pace with the Fourth Industrial Revolution, as millennials enter the workforce, and as post-millennials enrol at educational facilities, a common requirement is the embracement of technology
25 Sep 2019
Digital marketing agency AccuraCast's new research indicates that while advertising on mobile may lead to more clicks, it still falls behind when it comes to conversion...
25 Sep 2019
Continuing the opening keynote from the first morning of Gartner Symposium 2019, Don Scheibenreif, distinguished VP analyst at Gartner, explained the concept of the 'everything consumer' and why we need to offer them the all-new multi-experience...
Leigh Andrews 17 Sep 2019
It's a widely acknowledged truth that if South Africa is to escape the economic morass it finds itself in, it needs to provide as much support to SMEs as possible...
Greg Chen 13 Sep 2019
With several product announcements expected this fall, I am highlighting how the ongoing issue between Google and Huawei impacts the smartphone market on a global level...
Annette Zimmermann 5 Sep 2019
It is often difficult to communicate exact locations to emergency response teams in South Africa's informal settlements and rural areas and on farms and beachs without any addresses or points of reference nearby...
21 Aug 2019
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