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APIs to lead mobile identity market with $22bn revenue by 2029

Technology

APIs to lead mobile identity market with $22bn revenue by 2029

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The South African Social Security Agency is to suspend payment of Social Relief of Distress grants where fraud is suspected. Archive photo: Barbara Maregele / GroundUp

Health & Welfare

Sassa to suspend SRD grants where fraud is suspected

Marecia Damons 22 Jan 2025

Supporting your teen through matric results time

Education

Supporting your teen through matric results time

Issued by SACAP 9 Jan 2025

Scam alert: Fraudsters are impersonating So Interactive with fake job offers

Marketing

Scam alert: Fraudsters are impersonating So Interactive with fake job offers

Issued by So Interactive 9 Jan 2025

DarkMatter launches Tears Foundation’s Soothing the Nation campaign

ESG

DarkMatter launches Tears Foundation’s Soothing the Nation campaign

Issued by DarkMatter 7 Jan 2025

Source: Ivan Aleksic/Unsplash

Primary & Secondary Education

Your guide to matric results season

Lindsey Schutters 2 Jan 2025

MoMo Coach empowers nearly one million SMEs in sub-Saharan Africa

SMEs

MoMo Coach empowers nearly one million SMEs in sub-Saharan Africa

20 Dec 2024

Nadine Mather, partner, and Chloë Loubser, knowledge and learning lawyer: employment and data protection, Bowmans examine the new Guidance Note on Direct Marketing

Direct Marketing

What you need to know about the new direct marketing guidance note

Nadine Mather and Chloë Loubser 11 Dec 2024

Everlytic’s new API Communicator feature enhances customer engagement across multiple channels

CRM, CX, UX

Everlytic’s new API Communicator feature enhances customer engagement across multiple channels

Daniella Graham, Issued by Everlytic 9 Dec 2024

Shoprite introduces GetPaid, a self-service payment for small businesses

Banking & Finance

Shoprite introduces GetPaid, a self-service payment for small businesses

3 Dec 2024

Pick n Pay rolls out more Reverse Vending Machines, integrates Smart Shopper

ESG

Pick n Pay rolls out more Reverse Vending Machines, integrates Smart Shopper

2 Dec 2024

Source: Pexels.

Financial Services

Sanlam warns: loan scams on the rise as festive spending ramps up

3 Dec 2024

Everlytic launches cutting-edge AI studio with WhatsApp chatbots for smarter communication

Artificial Intelligence

Everlytic launches cutting-edge AI studio with WhatsApp chatbots for smarter communication

Elmarie Cronje, Issued by Everlytic 29 Nov 2024

Will SA's automotive industry overcome the digital trust barrier?

Dealers

Will SA's automotive industry overcome the digital trust barrier?

Jade Turner, Norman Mafuratidze 25 Nov 2024

Mastering marketing basics for medium to large businesses

Marketing

Mastering marketing basics for medium to large businesses

Issued by Hoorah Digital 20 Nov 2024

Consumer insights agency, KLA, reveals the Quarterly Buzz Results for Q3 2024

Research

Consumer insights agency, KLA, reveals the Quarterly Buzz Results for Q3 2024

Issued by KLA 19 Nov 2024

Sitholizwe Mdlalose, CEO of Vodacom SA, joined his MNO peers on a GSMA panel ahead of Africa Tech Festival.

Internet

Vodacom SA CEO says Maziv deal would not make a monopoly

Lindsey Schutters 11 Nov 2024

Advertising

ARB rules Melon Mobile's 'unlimited' plans are misleading: here's why

Karabo Ledwaba 7 Nov 2024

Melon Mobile founder and CEO Calvin Collett spoke candidly about the MVNO's ambitions.

Telecoms & Networks

Melon Mobile reintroduces itself as a network disruptor

Lindsey Schutters 1 Nov 2024

How customer reviews shape Black Friday buying decisions

Retail Marketing

How customer reviews shape Black Friday buying decisions

Issued by Hellopeter 1 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

MomConnect celebrates 10 years of transforming maternal and child health in SA

17 Oct 2024

New research shows SMS is not long for this world

Mobile & Apps

New research shows SMS is not long for this world

Lindsey Schutters 15 Oct 2024

Advertising

MTN’s ambitious ad launch promises personalised marketing in Africa

14 Oct 2024

Rapt Commerce, in partnership with the Akelo Group and its subsidiary Retail Engage has launched Rapt Emerge for emerging market retailers. Pictured: Garreth van Vuuren, CEO of Rapt Group (Image supplied)

Retail

Rapt Commerce: A powerful new offering for the informal and emerging retail markets

4 Oct 2024

Consumer Law

Cell C to face tribunal in dispute over R11k roaming charge

26 Sep 2024

Financial Services

Metropolitan takes the lead by making the first payouts in the new ‘two-pot’ system

18 Sep 2024

Advertising

MTN’s ‘unlimited’ offer hits a limit: ARB calls for transparency

Karabo Ledwaba 11 Sep 2024

Source: Karel Miragaya – 123RF.com

Mental health

Teen suicide in South Africa: Sadag's call for intervention

9 Sep 2024

Pick n Pay launches Live Well Club to encourage healthier eating habits

Retailers

Pick n Pay launches Live Well Club to encourage healthier eating habits

4 Sep 2024

Image supplied. The 4th annual South African Social Media Awards (SASMA) nominees were announced recently at Kream, Mall of Africa, Gauteng

Social Media

4th annual South African Social Media Awards (SASMA) nominees announced

20 Aug 2024

The DStv Content Creator Awards nominees were announced at an event recently. Image supplied

Digital

#DStvCCA: The 2024 DStv Content Creator Awards nominees announced

19 Aug 2024

Breathe life into customer journey mapping and optimise the moments that matter

CRM

Breathe life into customer journey mapping and optimise the moments that matter

Martie De Beer 12 Aug 2024

Waheed Adam, CEO of iTouch

Mobile & Apps

MVI could solve digital fraud

12 Aug 2024

Queues for social grants in Kuyasa, Cape Town. Beneficiaries of the Social Relief of Distress Grant are struggling with identity verification processes. Archive photo: Mary-Anne Gontsana / GroundUp

Health & Welfare

Beneficiaries are still battling with Sassa’s new biometric system

Marecia Damons 31 Jul 2024

Compatel Africa license takeover gets Icasa approval

Telecoms & Networks

Compatel Africa license takeover gets Icasa approval

Lindsey Schutters 29 Jul 2024

Pal Solutions transforming mining globally with human capital management solutions

Mining

Pal Solutions transforming mining globally with human capital management solutions

Issued by Pal Solutions 29 Jul 2024

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Travel

VFS Global opens new centres for Ireland visas in SA

26 Jul 2024

Meet the 2024 Santam Women of the Future finalists

Events & Conferencing

Meet the 2024 Santam Women of the Future finalists

Issued by Media24 25 Jul 2024

Some SRD grant beneficiaries with green ID books have been struggling to access their R370-per-month grant due to a new identity verification process. Archive photo: Mosima Rafapa / GroundUp

Health & Welfare

Here’s why people with green ID books are struggling with Sassa’s new verification process

Marecia Damons 27 Jun 2024

Property

New property scam preys on South Africa’s most vulnerable population segment

26 Jun 2024

Andrew Egan, Africa regional sales director at Infobip, with Stephan Naudé, operations manager at Ship Logic. As Infobip’s first RCS client in South Africa, Ship Logic is entering a new chapter in its technology journey.

Mobile & Apps

Infobip partners with Bob Group for first RCS implementation in SA

25 Jun 2024

5 things Temu can teach e-commerce businesses

E-commerce

5 things Temu can teach e-commerce businesses

Issued by TDMC 20 Jun 2024

Tackling women’s health holistically

Women's Health

Tackling women’s health holistically

Issued by Bonitas 7 Jun 2024

Unitrans enhances last-mile fuel delivery with state-of-the-art technology

Logistics & Transport

Unitrans enhances last-mile fuel delivery with state-of-the-art technology

Issued by Unitrans 4 Jun 2024

Richard Frost, product head at Armata

Cybersecurity

Consumers must beware of Tap and Go fraud

6 May 2024

RCS interoperability will open the marketing messaging floodgates. Source: DALL-E 3

Mobile & Apps

Generative AI promises a mobile messaging revolution

Lindsey Schutters 11 Apr 2024

Pick n Pay introduces domestic money transfer service

Banking & Finance

Pick n Pay introduces domestic money transfer service

8 Apr 2024

Loadshedding catapults takeaway sales (delivering advertising opportunities for marketers)

Research

Loadshedding catapults takeaway sales (delivering advertising opportunities for marketers)

Issued by BMi Research 3 Apr 2024