Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

Court papers filed by a former Vodacom employee claim that Vodacom should easily be able to calculate the revenue it earned from the “Please Call Me” service. Vodacom previously claimed it did not possess historical data older than six months that could be used to calculate how much it made from the…

Adobe has launched a new attribution tool for its Photoshop image editing software which will help users determine whether an image has been digitally manipulated. The preview version of this attribution tool is accessible from Adobe Creative Cloud and will be available to select customers in pre-release within Photoshop and Behance in…

Microsoft has launched its October 2020 update for Windows, which brings a number of improvements to the popular operating system and one of the more notable features of this update is a redesign of the Start menu. RELATED READING: WINDOWS 10 UPDATE INSTALLS OFFICE WEB APPS WITHOUT PERMISSION Microsoft said that it…

A few weeks back Amazon announced its Luna cloud game streaming service and the news coming through is that it’s now available in early access. First revealed in late September, Luna allows gamers to stream games on a PC, Mac, Fire TV, or browser apps on an iPhone or iPad. It uses storage…

SixThirty, a US-based tech venture fund has invested in Cape Town-based InsureTech company, Click2Sure, making it the first time the US-based venture fund has invested in an African company and with the reported, yet undisclosed amount of investment funding, Click2Sure will be able to further develop its product offering. In addition,…

Just a few weeks ago Microsoft announced that it will allow its employees to work from home permanently if they choose to, expanding the work-from-home provisions prompted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Now Amazon Inc has followed suit. On Tuesday the company told employees whose work can be done from home that they…

Microsoft is partnering with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk-led SpaceX and others as it expands its cloud-computing platform into space. The partnership would allow Microsoft to connect its Azure cloud computing platform to SpaceX’s network of low-Earth orbiting satellites, offering the software company an edge in its battle with the rival cloud…

Vodacom today announced that it will invest over R320 million into its network in KwaZulu Natal during the 2020/2021 financial year. The majority of this investment will involve building new LTE base stations in the province, the mobile network said – with rural areas being a particular focus. Vodacom said…

Struggling to get a mobile signal? Well, not for long, since you could always move to the Moon. For even as many Earthlings still suffer from signal problems, astronauts visiting the lunar surface will soon be able to get full bars. That is the plan, anyway, after US space agency…

Across the globe, governments are exploring ways to use data to improve the life of citizens, increase efficiency of operations, and create more innovative business models. Gathering, accessing and analyzing data can assist governments with insight to implement strategies, monitor the impact of those policies, and ensure a safe living…

If these reports are to go by with, then this latest update by Facebook on its WhatsApp platform will be greatly appreciated. The latest update for WhatsApp’s web client points to the imminent launch of video and voice calling for the web-based version of the messaging platform. According to a report…

Pick n Pay has concluded a deal to purchase on-demand alcohol and grocery delivery service Bottles, which was launched in 2016 as South Africa’s first alcohol on-demand delivery app, and partnered with Pick n Pay in 2018. Bottles repurposed its app when the lockdown began to deliver on-demand groceries to…

Cell C has published its interim results for the six months ended June 2020, reflecting a R7.5-billion net loss after tax. The company said this loss was mainly as a result of once-off costs and adjustments, and also reflects impairments to the value of R5 billion. R5 billion worth of…

Digitising the agricultural sector enables farmers to enhance their business and profitability while opening possibilities to the benefits of next generation technology. In May 2020, Vodacom launched 5G services in South Africa, making use of an assigned temporary spectrum during the COVID-19 crisis. The company is in the process of…

According to a report from Windows Latest, Microsoft has started to automatically install its web-based Office 365 apps on Windows 10. The publication cited several users who noticed shortcuts to the Progressive Web-based Apps (PWAs) for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook had been pinned to their Start menus without their…

Uber Eats has partnered with Medicare to provide users access to over-the-counter medication directly on the Uber Eats app. Uber South Africa said this includes schedule 1 and 2 medicine for delivery without the recipient having to leave home. “We strongly believe in reinventing pharmacy, and thanks to this partnership…

MultiChoice has renamed its DStv Now streaming service to DStv, signalling the first step towards the full launch of its standalone streaming service and in a blog post on Thursday 15 October, MultiChoice said that once customers update their DStv Now application, the name of the platform will change to DStv. “We’ve…

MultiChoice has announced a number of changes to its leadership team, including the appointment of Nyiko Shiburi as the new CEO of MultiChoice South Africa. “Nyiko is an extremely experienced leader and has successfully navigated the complexity of multiple territories and businesses, working with deeply skilled teams within the organisation…

Ozow, a South African digital payment tech startup has partnered with AfricaArena to host a digital hackathon and the participating teams stand the chance of winning R100 000 in cash. The hackathon is aimed at encouraging tech startups to help deliver a new wave of fintech innovation leveraging the new Ozow API.  Thomas…

The Global Startup Awards (GSA) is an awards platform that aims to find and connect global “future shapers of the digital age” and it has continued its expansion across the African continent, having now expanded into South, North, East, and West African territories. Expanding into more African territories will give entrepreneurs access…