On January 20, 2025, during President Donald Trump’s inauguration festivities at Washington D.C.’s Capital One Arena, Elon Musk made a hand gesture that ignited…
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In a continent where less than 20 percent of Africa’s population has a bank account and where latent demand for money services is so…
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I’ve been pondering small business, payments and incentives quite a bit recently. Partly because of the web startups I’ve been seeing crop up locally,…
Social, mobile and the cloud are the future of collaboration
Companies are looking for easier and more cost-effective ways to collaborate within their organisations. The death of Google Wave left room for more innovative…
Facebook targets emerging markets with Vodafone 555 Blue
The recent launch of the Vodafone 555 Blue in South Africa is an indication that social networks are more eager than ever to put…
