Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

We are in March, and it’s only the third month of the year, but Samsung is gearing up for its second big product launch of 2021. The first #SamsungUnpacked event under the slogan ‘Welcome to the Everyday Epic’ took place on Jan.14 where Samsung officially unveiled its latest flagship series –…

It was just a few months ago that Quench expanded its business in grocery deliveries, and now the Stellenbosch-based startup Quench has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from local venture capital firm, Imvelo Ventures, founded by Capitec Bank and Empowerment Capital Investment Partners. Anton Baumann, Executive Director at Empowerment Capital and Imvelo…

MTN Group has published its financial results for the year ended December 2020, apart from the strong service revenue and subscriber growth across all its operations the report also revealed how much its top executives were paid which also included former MTN CEO, Rob Shuter. Former MTN Chief Executive Officer (CEO)…

Microsoft has officially ended support for its legacy Edge browser, the company announced in a blog post. Support for Microsoft’s Edge browser ended March 9 and while the legacy version of Microsoft Edge remains functional, it will no longer receive security updates going forward. And just to be clear, it has…

Africa’s leading mobile network, MTN on Wednesday (10 March) has published its financial report for the year ended 31 December 2020 and it reflects strong service revenue growth up 19.9%, while subscribers increased by 28.8 million across all operations to 279.6 million. The mobile operator reported growth of 14.6% in…

Security vendor McAfee has sold its Enterprise business to a private equity consortium Symphony Technology Group (STG) for US$4 billion and the all-cash transaction is expected to close by the end of 2021, subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions. The Security Vendor’s President and CEO Peter Leav said…

Microsoft Corp.’s professional networking site LinkedIn is pausing new member sign-ups for its service in China while it works to ensure it’s in compliance with local law. The company gave out a statement on Tuesday concerning the new member sign-ups issue; “We’re a global platform with an obligation to respect…

What if there was a fun, simple way to live a little healthier and quench your thirst a little better? There is. It’s called PURA Soda and it comes with low sugar, natural flavours and no colourants. SA drink startup PURA Soda has listed its product range on the global eCommerce platform,…

South African fintech group Adumo on Tuesday (9 March) announced that it has received $15-million (R225 million) in funding from IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the IFC Financial Institutions Growth Fund to expand access to electronic payment solutions. According to reports, the funding will be used to expand Adumo’s offering…

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) skills are still the most in-demand jobs in South Africa in the job market, yet only 13% of graduates in STEM fields are women, despite South Africa being ranked 17th out of 153 countries in the 2020 Global Gender Gap Report. Therefore, ahead of International Women’s Day, celebrated…

Innovative payment network and a new kind of money, Bitcoin rose to its highest level since Feb. 23 on Tuesday amid continued interest in digital assets from big institutions. The largest cryptocurrency rose as much as 3.6% to around $53,761. Rival Ether also reached its highest level in two weeks,…

SpaceX wants to begin connecting large vehicles – from trucks to jets to ships – to its Starlink satellite internet network, according to a request the company filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The request, filed last Friday with the Federal Communications Commission, marks SpaceX’s biggest step yet toward…

Twitter CEO and Billionaire bitcoin advocate Jack Dorsey is auctioning off an important piece of the social media platform’s history. Indeed, Jack Dorsey is offering to sell his very first tweet by auctioning it as a special digital asset class known as a non-fungible token. As a long-time cryptocurrency advocate, jumping into the NFT craze is…

A sophisticated attack by the Chinese government-backed hacking group known as Hafnium on Microsoft’s Corp’s widely used business email software, Microsoft Exchange, is morphing into a global cybersecurity crisis, as hackers race to infect as many victims as possible before companies can secure their computer systems. And it’s the second…

The Biden administration is launching an emergency task force to address an aggressive cyber-attack that has affected hundreds of thousands of Microsoft customers around the world – the second major hacking campaign to hit the US since the election. The first one being the SolarWinds Hack. The attack, first reported by security researcher Brian…

PayPal Holdings Inc. said it will acquire the cryptocurrency firm Curv as it seeks to beef up its talent pool for handling digital currencies. PayPal, which didn’t disclose financial terms of the deal, has been building out a new unit dedicated to furthering its efforts in cryptocurrencies after it began allowing…

Microsoft has blamed the Chinese government for a cybersecurity incident that resulted in tens of thousands of compromised e-mail servers around the world. A sophisticated attack discovered last week on Microsoft’s e-mail system, Microsoft Exchange, is reportedly escalating into a global cybersecurity disaster, as hackers race to infect as many users…

South African micro-payments platform provider Ukheshe has announced that it will be expanding its operations globally to the Middle East, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. Clayton Hayward, CEO of Ukheshe comments on the global expansion. “We will continue to look for potential acquisitions in these new markets to further support Ukheshe’s…

Black-owned insurtech startup and is the world’s first mobility operating system dedicated to; getting and keeping people just like you moving for less, so you can do great things, Vaai.co has established an affordable on-demand car insurance solution that works similarly to purchasing prepaid airtime, allowing consumers to purchase insurance they…

An online marketplace that connects people who want to rent out their homes with people who are looking for accommodations in that locale, Airbnb has partnered with local payment app SnapScan to launch ‘Support Jozi, Shop Local’. The initiative aims to assist the recovery of SMEs in Johannesburg by providing an incentive for people to support…