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Snupit
Aug 14, 2020

Snupit contributes to social relief programmes during COVID-19

The company has adapted its technology to build a social app to match families in need with donors, and it has made many monetary donations to organisations in need.

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Microsoft
Aug 13, 2020

Microsoft hackathon seeks solutions to gender-based violence

Access to the right technology can enable a better and safer way for women and children to reach out for help, says Microsoft.

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Migrating to the cloud, what are the advantages for your contact centre?

For contact centre business, the cloud has become the solution to continue offering customers the same service without neglecting quality, says Enghouse Interactive.

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COVID-19
Aug 12, 2020

New app touted as COVID-19 ‘health passport’

The CovidPass app promises to restore confidence in the travel industry and push the revival of tourism, says the World Economic Forum.

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Grindstone Accelerator SMEs create jobs, boost revenue

Participants in the fifth edition of the accelerator programme collectively created 23 new jobs and added over R20 million to their top-line revenue.

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Huawei
Aug 6, 2020

US steps up efforts to purge Chinese tech companies

Secretary of state Mike Pompeo extends Washington’s 5G “Clean Path” programme to encompass carriers, app stores, cloud computing and subsea cables.

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Online insurance
Aug 5, 2020

Online insurance product deluge from SA’s big banks

The financial institutions have introduced several digital insurance products amid the lockdown and pressure from start-ups.

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MTN
Aug 4, 2020

MTN creates API marketplace to empower African developers

The company’s Chenosis marketplace allows businesses and developers to publish their APIs so that other developers can discover and consume them.

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AST Recycling
Aug 4, 2020

The importance of a ‘cradle-to-cradle’ asset management and e-waste recycling solution

It’s important to properly track assets, not just at disposal, but from the moment they are purchased, says Malcolm Whitehouse, general manager of AST Recycling.

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TikTok
Aug 3, 2020

Trump gives Microsoft until 15 September to buy TikTok

After threatening to ban TikTok, US president Donald Trump gives Microsoft six weeks to complete acquisition negotiations with its mother company, ByteDance.

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COVID-19 chatbot
Aug 3, 2020

The COVID-19 chatbot that saved lives

Praekelt’s Feersum Engine is an AI-powered conversational platform that builds intelligent assistants with the ability to chat to millions of users in multiple local languages.

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COVID-19 drives demand for new payment methods

Making person-to-person payments during a pandemic can be worrying, as handling money or putting in PINs opens up room to exposure.