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Opinion: As Mother’s Day Dawns: A reminder that there is no such thing as work-life balance for female executives
Time, giving your little ones attention, client deadlines, to-do lists; there are a lot of things that moms try to “balance.” But before we get any further here, I’m going to let you in on a little secret. There is no such thing as balance. You can’t do it all. Take it from a mom
10 surprising things that rely on artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed many aspects of our lives for the better. It even played a role in developing vaccines against COVID-19. But you may be surprised just how many things we take for granted that rely on AI. As IBM explain, "at its simplest form, artificial intelligence is a field, which combines computer
Meet Betelhem Dessie, Ethiopia’s leading tech queen
In Ethiopia, 22 year-old Betelhem Dessie has quickly risen from a young pioneer to a leading figure in the tech community. She handles five projects and has seven patents to her name. In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Artificial Intelligence and Bioinformatics research is part of the services rendered by iCog Labs. In 2018, Ethiopia was one
South Africa to be hit by load shedding again
Data published by Eskom this week shows that the utility has not been able to generate enough electricity to adequately meet peak evening demand. On Monday night, it fell 254MW short of peak demand at 6pm, and on Tuesday night it was 158MW short. These shortfalls existed even after it interrupted load supply to large customers
Stripe-owned Nigerian fintech Paystack is launching in South Africa
Paystack, the fintech start-up acquired last year by US fintech leader Stripe, is establishing a presence in South Africa as it looks to cement its position as a major player in the African online payments industry. The company described the decision to launch in South Africa as a “significant milestone in our pan-African expansion road map”
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra tipped to have "best" zoom camera yet
The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra might be a year away yet, but that hasn't stopped the rumour mill from turning already. It is tipped to come with a periscope camera with a continuous zoom, which could dramatically improved zoomed images in comparison to the fixed lens periscope camera in the S21 Ultra. Trusted leaker Ice
Vodacom offers Support Package for Jobseekers through ConnectU
With over 7 million South Africans unemployed at the end of the first quarter of 2021, the need to connect people to jobs is now more important than ever. This is why Vodacom is launching a comprehensive support package for jobseekers. Combining discounted voice and data offers, continued access to learning and skills with Udemy,
Google prematurely announces ‘Pixel Buds A-Series’
Google seems to be getting a little ahead of itself. This afternoon, as noticed by 9to5Google and others, the official Android account on Twitter tweeted a photo of the “Pixel Buds A-Series” and said the earbuds “have arrived.” Except… they definitely haven’t. Google has yet to properly announce the Pixel Buds A-Series, which are expected
HTC may announce two new Vive VR headsets on May 11th
HTC is planning to unveil two Vive virtual reality headsets at its ViveCon 2021 conference that’s happening on May 11th and May 12th, according to Protocol. While the original Vive and Vive Pro headsets were associated more with gaming, the high-end Vive Pro 2 and Vive Focus 3 Business Edition will reportedly be aimed toward
MTN is now formally listed in Rwanda
MTN Group has formally listed the shares of subsidiary MTN Rwandacell on the Rwanda Stock Exchange (RSE), becoming the first mobile telecommunications operator to do so. The 4 May “listing by introduction” saw Crystal Telecom shareholders holding a 20% direct stake in MTN Rwanda. These shares were previously held by Crystal Telecom. MTN Group CEO
Newly appointed board member Chanda Joanne Nxumalo shares Exxaro’s climate change vision
Exxaro recently announced the appointment to its board of a trailblazer in the climate change and renewable energy space. Chanda Joanne Nxumalo is the resource company’s latest Independent Non-Executive Director, and she’s set to play a key role in Exxaro’s energy growth strategy. Chanda is an electrical engineer by training, having also obtained a master's
SAA pulled out of business after 17 months
Struggling national airline South African Airways (SAA) on Friday exited a local form of bankruptcy protection called business rescue after roughly 17 months.SAA was placed under administration in December 2019, and its long-standing financial woes worsened during the Covid-19 pandemic. All operations were mothballed in September 2020. Its administrators said in a statement that they
Whole Foods to start using Amazon One’s palm-scanning payments
Amazon One is expanding to its biggest area yet: the company is now testing its palm-scanning payment technology in Whole Foods, starting with a single store in Amazon’s home city of Seattle. The company has been using Amazon One payment technology in its Amazon-branded stores in the Seattle area (including Amazon Go and Amazon Books),
Sony releases a more "COOL" wearable air conditioner
Sony has announced a follow-up product to the Reon Pocket, the app-controlled “wearable air conditioner” it released last year after crowdfunding it on the company’s own platform. The Reon Pocket 2 looks more or less the same as the original model, but the newly designed internals can achieve up to twice the level of heat absorption, according
Sales of hybrid and electric cars are growing much more slowly in South Africa here's why
The only electric car registrations in Africa, a continent that is home to 1.2 billion people, were exclusively in South Africa and totaled just 1 509 cars in 2020. Europe and China dominate the world market for electric cars, but there are still very few electrified vehicles on the roads in large markets like Russia, South America
28-year old SMME owner boosts economic growth
A 28-year old PhD student and SMME owner has opened a new chemical manufacturing plant in Pietermaritzburg after struggling to get her small business off the ground over the past few years. Nomandla Ngcoya opened her plant, which will employ at least ten people to manufacture detergents and cosmetics, at the weekend. Ngcoya opened her
Three words that saved a life: Vodacom-backed technology what3words used in successful Western Cape emergency call-outs
The technology used by 14,620 Vodacom subscribers of callouts over the past year, including a Covid-19 patient struggling to breathe, a seriously injured construction worker and a collapsed elderly woman what3words has divided the world into a grid of 3m x 3m squares and given each square a unique 3 word address. For example,///blizzard.friendlier.bailing will
Eskom in a heated contractual dispute with US technology giant Oracle
Eskom said on Monday that it has put “contingency measures” in place to reduce the risk of its reliance on software from US technology giant Oracle, with which it is in a heated contractual dispute. The state-owned electricity utility said Oracle is contracted to provide several technical services but the company, which is based in Austin,
Yahoo Answers is shutting down in May
Yahoo Answers, one of the longest-running and most storied web Q&A platforms in the history of the internet, is shutting down on May 4th. That’s the day the Yahoo Answers website will start redirecting to the Yahoo homepage, and all of the platform’s archives will apparently cease to exist. The platform has been operating since
FNB reports a 46% increase in secondary property purchases in 2020
06 April 2021: FNB has revealed that they’ve seen a 46% increase in the total number of buyers who purchased their secondary properties in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to the fourth quarter of 2019. A considerable amount of the property purchases were made in lower priced rental properties, with 20.6% of the purchases made