Sanlam’s New Fintech Cluster to Fast Track Financial Access for All Africans
The launch of Sanlam Fintech – a business cluster within the Sanlam Group – signals a strategic move to expand the Group’s existing fintech offering and ensure that all aspects of the US$8-billion (R143-billion) listed company’s services are digitally led. The overarching goal is to use tech to accelerate access
Read MoreShaping the Future of the Internet for all Namibians
The Ministry of ICT (MICT) has recently, together with UNESCO and the Internet Scientific Society, held consultative meetings to assess how best to develop policies and create practical initiatives enabling Namibia to improve its Internet ecosystem. Namibia is the first Southern African country to do this, and it shows it
Read MoreTesla produced over 430,000 vehicles in the third quarter of 2023
Photo by Costfoto / NurPhoto via Getty Images Tesla produced 430,488 vehicles in the third quarter of 2023, a 10 percent drop from the previous quarter but a 25 percent year-over-year increase for the company. Tesla attributed the sequential drop in production to “planned downtimes for factory upgrades.” During a
Read MoreCIPC Updates Deadline for SA Business to Comply with Beneficial Ownership
All South African companies and entities were required to submit beneficial ownership information to the CIPC (Companies and Intellectual Property Commission) before 1 October 2023. If you didn’t meet the deadline, you have a grace period until your next CIPC annual return is due, but then you’ll need to complete
Read MoreNetwork International’s Local Payment Platform Delivers Sterling Results in 6 Months
Six months after Network International announced a R500 million investment in its locally hosted, integrated payment platform, the company confirms it has already achieved significant milestones. These include the successful deployment of its Network One technology stack with two blue-chip clients onboarded, a doubling of its local staff, and a
Read MoreeZaga’s Impressive Results: Over 98% of Students Benefit from NSFAS Monthly Payments
eZaga Holdings (eZaga), selected as one of four fintech providers appointed by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to disburse monthly allowances to South African university students who qualify for funding support, has successfully onboarded 98.1% of students allocated to them. This allows all these students to receive their
Read MoreAlpaca VC unveils two new investment vehicles, including its real estate roots
The multi-stage venture capital firm uses a research-driven approach and invests at the intersection of the physical and digital worlds.
Read MoreEmpower Agile Teams: Leadership Strategies That Inspire People, Not Micromanage
Many agile and scrum teams want to be left alone so that they can do their work. The last thing they want is leaders looking over their shoulders and overseeing their to-do lists, even when they struggle to complete their sprint commitments. Whatever the blocks impeding their progress are, they’ll
Read MoreToday’s star
The star-like image above is today’s exponential sum. The exponential sum page on my site generates a new image each day by putting the numbers of the day’s month, day, and year into the equation and connecting the partial sums in the complex plane. Here m is the month, d
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