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Have you ever fancied going on a shopping spree in the company of your favourite celebrity? Now is the time to do just that. Avon will be hosting its first-ever live streaming event where A-list celebrities and media personalities will take customers and Representatives through a virtual tour of the most desirable products at the best pricing without having to leave the comfort of their homes. This event will feature multiple award-winning designer and Avon fragrance collaborator, David Tlale, former Miss South Africa, Radio host and A new Brand Ambassador, Liesel Laurie and YouTube super star, Lasizwe. We also have…

After 21 successful years in the South African PropTech industry, digitalisation specialist e4 is expanding into European markets. Having recently launched a new group in the UK, a long-standing executive director from South Africa, Simon Slater, has relocated to the UK to head up the venture. Slater’s focus will be on building e4’s relationship with various mortgage lenders, conveyancing firms and other partners in the UK. He will be supported by a global team of analysts, developers and staff to help build out the new group. “Having worked on international opportunities remotely now for the past two years, we are…

2021 marks five years in SA since the #DataMustFall campaign which saw the President order the Communications Ministry to bring down the cost of mobile data by 50%. Still, however, the country remains ranked at number 136 for the price of a gigabyte of mobile data*. “Almost a third of South African households own a car while nearly 90% have access to a cellphone** and yet the petrol price per litre is a more familiar topic of conversation than the price per gigabyte of mobile data,” says Anton Potgieter, co-founder of NoPBX™, a locally developed, smartphone-based cloud PBX system. Potgieter…

Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok Tendai Mtawarira aka ‘The Beast’ has been named as the newest addition to the Liquid Intelligent Technologies SA family. Negotiated via Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports. The partnership will see The Beast working with Liquid SA’s internal and external stakeholders. In a partnership that is exclusive to South Africa, Tendai – the Beast has been carefully chosen by Liquid to reflect company values of working with trust, ingenuity, value-centricity, and respect as well as to create a deeper social impact in the country. “Tendai – The Beast is not only a national champion but also someone who embodies…

Africa Data Centres, the largest network of interconnected, carrier- and cloud-neutral data centre facilities on the continent, today officially opened its new 10MW data centre facility in Lagos, Nigeria. The new facility, the company says, will pave the way for Africa Data Centres hyperscale customers to deploy digitisation solutions to West Africa. CEO of Africa Data Centres, Stephane Duproz, describes Nigeria as one of the company’s key markets as there is a rapidly-growing demand for data centres in the region, which is hungry for digitisation, as organisations of every type and size in Africa accelerate their digital transformation journeys. He…

It is well-known that the COVID-pandemic has forced change in many industries and driven digitalisation at a pace faster than anyone could have anticipated, but it has happened at the cost of robust security and digital authentication. The ramifications of this could be felt soon as it becomes increasingly difficult to know whether the person on the other end of a digital transaction is legitimate and authenticated. Juniper Research in its 2020-2025 Digital Identity Market Summary estimates that digital identity apps will exceed 6,2 billion by 2025 from a 2020 base of 1 billion. South Africa, together with most other…

Tonight, global technology giant Huawei launched its new Huawei MateView GT monitor at an event held at The Galleria in Sandton. Here’s what you can expect from the brand new Huawei MateView GT. Speaking of gaming, the cutting-edge technology, reliability, performance and outstanding mastery of the Huawei MateView GT, Huawei’s first desktop monitor, is sure to impress even the most discerning of players. The Huawei MateView GT features a curved, ultra-wide, 21:9, 34-inch display, as well as an innovative integrated SoundBar. Huawei’s first curved monitor, the Huawei MateView GT, is designed for gaming enthusiasts and users who seek the ultimate…

Tonight, global technology giant Huawei launched its new Huawei nova 9 smartphone at an event held at The Galleria in Sandton. This groundbreaking innovation continues a pattern long-held by Huawei: of creating devices that balance both beautiful aesthetics and powerful performance and help you stay connected in every possible scenario. Here’s what you can expect from the brand-new Huawei nova 9 The new nova shines bright The Huawei nova 9 is Huawei’s flagship smartphone for a younger generation. Defined by its innovative features and fashionable design, its powerful camera system and all-new video capabilities ensure it stands out from the…

The Global IP Technology Annual Conference (IPv6+ forum) with the theme, “Accelerating IPv6+ Industry Development to Catalyse New Business” was successfully held at AfricaCom 2021, attracting participants from government, business, operators, industry organisations and device vendors. IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) is the sixth revision to the Internet Protocol and the successor to IPv4. The conference explored IPv6+ values, policy development, carrier deployment practises, and device vendor solutions. Participants agreed that IPv6+ is a powerful assistant for digital transformation in Africa. It can improve the digital economy, help carriers improve profitability, and open up new business opportunities. After more than 30…

Kalon Venture Partners investee company, Mobiz, a South African start-up integrating hyper-personalization into mobile marketing, has raised a pre-Series A round of $ 4 million from HAVAÍC, Future growth, Launch Africa, Allan Gray E-Squared Ventures, CapaciTech and Endeavor’s Harvest Fund numerous investors. This follows Kalon’s initial seed investment and comes as the start-up is ramping up efforts to expand into the U.S. and double down on marketing, sales and account management. Part of the investment will be used to hire more staff in South Africa and support the commercial expansion to the U.S. Mobiz works as a code-free tool that helps marketers, enterprises…