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Huawei Launches a New Line-up of Flagship Products at HUAWEI P60 Series and Flagship Product Launch Event in MEA region
Huawei Consumer BG held the HUAWEI P60 Series and Flagship Product Launch Event in Dubai, showcasing a new lineup of flagship devices, including the HUAWEI P60 Pro, HUAWEI Mate X3, HUAWEI FreeBuds 5, HUAWEI WATCH Ultimate, HUAWEI MatePad 11-inch 2023, as well as HUAWEI MateBook X Pro and HUAWEI MateBook D 14. “We have showcased
BETI increased somewhat in April signalling resilience amid a challenging economic environment
After two consecutive monthly declines, the BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI) increased in April 2023 to an index level of 132.6, tracing back to the January 2023 level (132.9), but still notably lower than a year earlier. On an annual basis, the BETI declined by 3.5% vs a revised decline of 3.8% in March. While
Resilient economy leads to a slight improvement for the BETI in April
After two consecutive months of declines, the BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI) increased in April 2023. Although encouraging, it is unlikely that this is the start of a notable recovery phase in the economy as the index deteriorated on an annual and quarterly basis. “The BETI reached an index level of 132.6 in April 2023,
Department of Employment and Labour weighs in on working hours in South Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we work, with many employees working from home and a hybrid model combining in-person and remote work becoming the new norm. With this shift, there has been much discussion about reducing working hours and implementing a four-day workweek. While this may appear to be a novel concept, it
Lenovo’s Latest Workstations Push the Limits of Creative Productivity in this New Hybrid Work World
Today, Lenovo™ unveiled its latest ThinkStation and ThinkPad workstation solutions designed to provide the high levels of power and performance needed to run sophisticated workloads with ISV certifications1. Lenovo workstations are engineered to push the boundaries of performance that help unleash users’ potential while maintaining the reliability, usability and configurability needed across a variety of industries. End
Qatar Public Prosecution to Adopt AI to Speed Up Justice Delivery
Public Prosecution in the State of Qatar has announced the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to enable a speedy justice system of converting words into text. Qatar's adoption of artificial intelligence is in line with its National Vision 2030. According to The Peninsula Qatar report, the public prosecution also clarified that these AI techniques
Google and Cochlear to Use AI to Build Personalised Hearing Devices
Google partnered with various healthcare services and technology organisations including Cochlear, the manufacturer of cochlear implants and Australian Hearing Hub members, the National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL), Macquarie University, the Shepherd Centre, and NeXtSense. The Organisations and healthcare services will be using artificial intelligence (AI) to create personalised hearing devices that will cater to induvial listening
LinkedIn to Fire 716 Employees
The Microsoft-owned company, LinkedIn is set to layoff 716 employees as they close down its China-focused job application. This layoffs comes after the global economic outlooked weakened and a drop on demand. LinkedIn has joined major technology companies who participated in layoffs, this includes Microsoft, Even though LinkedIn increased its revenue every quarter for the
Truecaller To Offer Its Caller Identification Feature to WhatsApp
Truecaller will offer its caller identification feature to WhatsApp and other messaging apps. Truecaller will help users identify potential spam calls. According to CEO, Alan Mamedi said the feature is currently in beta phase and will be rolled out globally later in May. Truecaller said they are in discussion with India’s telecommunication regulator to implement
Rand Remain Extremely Weak
South Africa's rand remains weak as it awaits global markers shift as it remains at R18.30/USD. According to Investec chief economist, Annabel Bishop, “the rand is seeking a directional driver as a risk averse environment persists in global financial markets, and so for EM markets ad currencies.” Bishop said the momentary policy globally is also
Meta Platforms Obtains Graphcore AI Networking Chip Team
Social media giant, Meta Platforms has hired an Oslo-based team. Last year the team was building Artificial Intelligence network technology at Graphcore, a British chip unicorn. Jon Carvil a Meta spokesperson confirmed the hiring of the new team. “We recently welcomed a number of highly specialised engineers in Oslo to our infrastructure team at Meta.
Beyond Lubricants: Castrol Expands Their Distributor Network by Partnering with Local Independent Car Service Workshops
Oil and lubricants company, Castrol, has announced the opening of its new Auto Service centre in partnership with an established independent, female-owned Car Service workshop in Ballito, Kwa Zulu-Natal. This is part of Castrol’s distributor-network development plan to have a substantial number of centres opened across the country, 2 of which are currently operating in
FNB says consumers are spending more on groceries and eating out
FNB’s card data shows that individual customers are spending more of their income on groceries and entertainment, which includes out-of-home experiences such as eating out. Currently, groceries account for 28% of customer spend, compared to 27% last year, and entertainment is at 12%, compared to 11.5% last year. The current top 3 spend categories are
A Blend of Technology and Style: The HUAWEI nova 11i
Following great excitement around the launch of the new HUAWEI Nova 11i, the HUAWEI Consumer Business Group has announced that the smartphone is now available on South Africa’s retail shelves and from the HUAWEI online store. The HUAWEI Nova 11i is a reiteration of the brand's elite flagship lite smartphones and exudes the best of
Implement those tariffs now, Mr Patel- Francois Baird
If the government was in any doubt about the difficulties facing the South African chicken industry, they should have been removed by the profit warning from the country’s largest poultry producer, Astral Foods. Astral has confirmed what it announced in January – that profits for the first half of the financial year, to be announced
FNB Connect rewards customers with over R300 million in free data and voice minutes
FNB Connect, one of South Africa's leading Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO), has rewarded FNB and RMB Private Bank customers with over R300 million worth of free data and voice minutes in the first half of the 2023 financial year. This is part of its ongoing commitment to providing more value to FNB and RMB
South Africans to Expect Stage Six Load-Shedding Until Further Notice
Sunday Eskom announced the implementation of stage 6 as from 4 pm Sunday until further notice due to the failure of additional generating units and the delay in returning several units to service. The power utility said, “This is anticipated to persist throughout the week. Eskom will publish a further update as soon as any
Court Rule In Favour to exempts Schools, hospitals from load shedding
The Pretoria High Court ruled that government schools, hospitals and clinics, and the country’s police buildings be exempted from load-shedding. The high court ruled that load-shedding constituted an infringement of constitutional rights. This follows after the UDM and other political parties submitted an application arguing that the government and Eskom had violated basic human rights
Rain in Roaming Deal with Vodacom For News Network Service
Thursday, Rain confirmed their signing deal with telecom giant Vodacom to launch a national 4G mobile service called Rain Mobile. The network service will have a voice service. Rain said it aims to become a more full-service telecommunications provider. Previously Rain services only included data services for smartphones and wireless services. Speaking to TechCentral, the
HUAWEI and SuperSport United Bring the Latest Technology in Sporting Operations
Multinational technology company, HUAWEI and South African professional football club, SuperSport United, have partnered once again to enhance the technological capabilities and digital presence of SuperSport to bring innovation to the club's operations, both on and off the pitch. SuperSport United’s emphasis on teaming up with best partners to improve the club’s performance is at