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...IBM, Airtel, Echo Mobile partner on Ebola
Airtel, IBM Research Africa and Kenya’s Echo Mobile have joined forces to launch several initiatives to help curb the spread of Ebola in West Africa. The initiatives include a citizen engagement and analytics system in Sierra Leone that enables communities...Start-up addresses youth unemployment
A South African start-up hopes to address South Africa’s youth unemployment. South Africa has the third highest unemployment rate in the world for people between the ages of 15 to 24, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Risk 2014 report. The report...FoneWorx moves to the main board
The JSE has formally approved the transfer of FoneWorx’s listing from the Alternative Exchange (AltX) to the Technology Hardware and Equipment sector of the Main Board of the JSE, with effect from the commencement of trade on Monday, 3 November 2014. In addition, the...