SA’s listed companies don’t leverage social media
South African listed companies are failing to take advantage of digital communication channels to directly engage with their stakeholders, according to research released today by FTI Consulting. According to the research, only 25% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s...Start-ups will drive IoT developments
Makers and start-ups, not tech providers, consumer goods companies or enterprises, will drive acceptance, use and growth in the Internet of Things (IoT) through the creation of a multitude of niche applications, according to Gartner. Gartner predicts that by 2017, 50%...Neotel reduces prices, offers 2Mbps and up
Neotel will be discontinuing the sale of NeoBroadband services below 2Mbps speeds and reducing its packages by up to 42%. As part of a new added value strategy, Neotel is offering its NeoBroadband customer’s greater speeds at the same monthly cost for a 24-month term,...Africa leads in mobile payments
At least 44% of Africans transfer airtime as a form of currency versus a global average of 17%. This is one of the findings from MEF’s fourth Global Consumer Survey, which analysed consumer behaviour from 15 000 respondents in 15 countries. The survey found that...PayGate adds Zapper to mobile payment options
Payment service provider PayGate has added mobile payment system Zapper to its stable of options, says general manager for business development Brendon Williamson, as the company gears up for a predicted mobile boom. “We expect that mobile will account for 50% of all...