Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

China’s biggest carmaker Geely is launching a premium electric car brand it hopes will take on Tesla. The multinational auto manufacturer, which owns Volvo and Lotus, announced its Zeekr brand on Tuesday to tap into China’s demand for electric vehicles (EVs). Zeekr’s launch coincides with Elon Musk currently going on…

You asked for it, now you will get it. After months of teasing, a few leaks, and rumors, Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer, OnePlus is ready to fully unveil its first smartwatch. In addition to showing off the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro flagships, the company gave us a look at the…

After sparking controversy for shipping the iPhone 12 without a charger, the Brazilian state of São Paulo isn’t thrilled either with Apple leaving the charger out of the iPhone 12 box. The country doesn’t buy Apple’s environmental angle at all, which has now led to Apple getting fined $2 million by Brazil’s…

South African venture, offering an innovative service that matches Spaces to ideas SpaceMatch has created an online marketplace for the rental of retail, event, pop-up, and exhibition space in South Africa. The platform enables landlords to list their properties for prospective tenants to view and secure a rental for the above-mentioned…

South African eCommerce platform OneDayOnly which holds the esteemed title of being South Africa’s original daily deals website has launched an initiative to support local businesses with a dedicated Shop Local Shop Friday. The initiative will take place on 26 March and aims to support South African manufacturers and suppliers.  Laurian Venter, Director…

Following National Water Week, which ran from 15 to 22 March in South Africa, Vodacom would like to reiterate its call to all South Africans to join them in protecting and conserving the country’s water resources by using water sparingly. “Water usage” describes the total amount of water withdrawn from its…

SA innovative energy solutions startup iG3N, which exists to support the large-scale adoption of clean energy technologies, by supplying high-quality energy storage units for stationary and e-mobility applications has developed an innovative solution to curb the impacts of load-shedding for local businesses. The startup strives to be the catalyst for enabling…

Twitter CEO and Billionaire bitcoin advocate Jack Dorsey sold a digital version of his very first tweet from March 2006, which says “just setting up my twttr,” as a special digital asset class known as a non-fungible token to Bridge Oracle CEO Sina Estavi for more than $2.9 million, two weeks after he announced…

Microsoft Corp. is in discussions to acquire video game-focused chat platform Discord Inc., for more than $10 billion, according to a report by Bloomberg News. Citing sources familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported Monday that a deal is not imminent and Discord has also been talking to others about a sale.…

In January, one of the highlights at CES 2021 Conference, LG Electronics Inc. proudly showed off the first concept phone with a rollable screen. At that time, it was called LG Rollable, and it looked promising. At that time, the company talked about how the phone would go on sale later this…

Apple Inc. plans to call some of its highest-profile executives to testify as part of its upcoming trial with Fortnite maker Epic Games. Apple said it plans to call its CEO, Tim Cook, Software Head Craig Federighi, and Apple fellow Phil Schiller, as well as employees who help combat fraud, manage payment processing,…

A SpaceX engineer pleaded guilty to a Department of Justice charge of insider trading, the agency announced on Thursday, after using information obtained on the dark web to trade public securities with non-public information and it’s the first SEC case taking action against alleged securities fraud on the dark web.…

Elon Musk, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of electric carmaker Tesla, has downplayed espionage concerns from China, his first comments on news that China’s military has banned Tesla cars from its facilities saying if its vehicles were used for spying, the company would be shut down. The entrepreneur was speaking at…

China, the world’s biggest market for electric vehicles, is key to Elon Musk’s global growth ambitions, but there appears now to be a hurdle as Tesla Inc. cars have been banned from Chinese military complexes and housing compounds because of concerns about sensitive data being collected by cameras built into…

I-Drop Water is a for-profit social impact company based in South Africa that designs, builds, and installs Waterpods in general grocery stores at no capital cost, sharing ongoing revenue from water sales with store owners. I-Drop monitors sales in real-time using integrated GSM (mobile phone sim card) technology. Shoppers buy…

South Africa’s regulatory body, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) like other global regulators, has warned citizens to be wary of crypto investment schemes that sell hyperbolic returns on investment (ROI) amid crypto’s bull run. Meanwhile, the country’s tax body recently sent out requests to taxpayers to reveal crypto-related activities. …

The world’s leading streaming service Netflix and the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) have announced a R28-million partnership aimed at funding the production of South African “micro-budget” feature films. The agreement will see both partners National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) and Netflix contributing R14 million each in support…

WhatsApp is one of the most popular mobile-based chat applications in use today, thanks to its cross-platform support on iOS, Android, plus KaiOS for basic phones – as well as web versions for Windows and macOS. However, as the app keeps adding new features to the platform, it sometimes has…

Africa’s First #LawTech Innovation and Co-working Hub. Based in Kenya, the Lawyers Hub exists to provide a nexus between Law and Technology and uses technology as leverage and improve access to justice and the business of law has launched a first for the continent, an accelerator programme targetted at law…

A suite of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions are being rolled out and others are under development to address the many issues facing existing water supply infrastructure around the world. A critical issue that can be improved with the use of the technology is mitigating water loss, delivering enhanced water…