JPMorgan hiring in Africa as more firms seek London listings after Airtel
JPMorgan Chase & Co is hiring in sub-Saharan Africa as the New York-based bank works with companies to list their shares in London despite Brexit uncertainty.
Don’t rush to ‘squelch’ libra: International Monetary Fund
Regulators will need to “step up” to contain any dangers emanating from Facebook’s planned libra token, but shouldn’t attempt to crush the initiative, according to International Monetary Fund acting MD David Lipton.
LanDynamix helps Bigen leverage the power of VoIP
LanDynamix has implemented a voice-over-Internet protocol solution for Bigen Group’s Bloemfontein office. The new installation is expected to reduce telephone costs by up to 50%.
Interview: Vumatel CEO Dietlof Mare
In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod interviews Vumatel CEO Dietlof Mare about the fibre-to-the-home provider’s roll-out of fibre to Mitchell’s Plain and the company’s plan to deploy fibre infrastructure in Alexandra.
Explainer: How lithium-ion batteries work
The smartphone era is only just over a decade old, but the pocket-sized computers at the heart of that societal transformation are only really possible because of another technology: lithium-ion batteries.
How blockchain could make the Internet safer and better
Internet services such as search engines and social media platforms have increasingly been provided by a small number of very large tech firms. The blockchain could help consumers wrest control of their privacy away from them.
High data prices? Blame government
Access to data will increase, and prices will fall, only if government gets out of the way and allows companies to have more spectrum and compete more freely. By Christo Hattingh.
South Africa must not choke off Uber and the gig economy
It would be prudent to focus primarily on job creation in South Africa before crushing potential growth areas with formal prescriptions. By Gwen Ngwenya.
Connectivity key to solving SA’s education crisis
The joint and collaborative efforts of telecommunications providers will go a long way toward providing solutions and creating tomorrow’s technology-enabled workforce. By Vino Govender.
Microsoft xCloud to offer free game-streaming to phones
Microsoft said a new service that will let users play videogames from their Xbox consoles on their smartphones will be offered for free.
