The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the world in various ways and created shifts in some technology startup sub-sectors. It revived several that were previously in decline, like Gaming and Edtech.
Meta-owned messaging service WhatsApp has announced changes to disappearing messages, giving users more options around how long a message can be viewed. Messages will then automatically delete after a set
Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) has made it easy for your device to back up and restore your data and phone settings. All of this done through HUAWEI Mobile Cloud. All
Facebook Business Coach has launched on WhatsApp, allowing users in South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and other English-speaking countries to access lessons through the messaging platform. Aimed at small and medium
A year after launching its online digital payments service digiToken, AfriNova Digital has rebranded it as a reimagined product called mojaPay. With payments services still primarily targeted at people and businesses
COVID-19 has shown us the power of technology to help people and solve problems. We’ve also seen people using our apps more than ever, to stay connected with family and
FINTECH company Yoco has introduced its smartest card machine yet, the Yoco Khumo (means wealth, riches or abundance in Tswana), Yoco’s latest innovation for merchants to help fuel their business
Discovery Insure and the City of Johannesburg have launched a new Pothole Patrol app and WhatsApp bot for residents to report potholes. The app is the result of an ongoing
Facebook’s recent outage highlights the need for intelligent IT solutions that reduce downtime and prevent incidents before they happen. By incorporating artificial intelligence (AI), IT operations can observe, act and
By Hyther Nizam, President – MEA, Zoho Corp. With COVID-19 accelerating the digital transformation of businesses, many organisations were forced to adopt a work-from-home strategy, and customers began to increasingly
