App economy creates opportunity for Africa

The application economy has arrived and with it comes immense business opportunity for Africa. This is according to Gary Lawrence, MD of CA Southern Africa, who says: “We all live in an application economy. Retail, news, entertainment, banking, education, government,...

Microsoft expands cloud solutions

Microsoft has unveiled new cloud services, mobility solutions, APIs, tools and an expanded ecosystem of partner solutions, all designed to help IT professionals and developers compete and thrive in today’s mobile-first, cloud-first world. “Today’s enterprise is always...

Metrofile expands with Dubai acquisition

JSE-listed Metrofile has acquired UAE-based eFile Masters, one of the fastest growing imaging and information management companies in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries. This allows Metrofile to further implement its strategy of acquiring bolt-on...

Microjobbing gets stuck into recycling

Microjobbing platform M4JAM (Money for Jam), which launched in August 2104, has debuted a recycling project in collaboration with Green Office. M4JAM is a new digitally-enabled microjobbing platform hosted on WeChat, which allows companies to allocate microjobs to...

MTN launches reverse call service

MTN customers who have run out of airtime can now stay connected by means of a reversed charged call. This service, called MTN Pay4Me, lets customers who have insufficient airtime to reverse call the receiver who will be liable for the cost of the call. The customer...