Nedbank opens new ‘branch of the future’
Nedbank has opened its third “branch of the future”, in Hyde Park. The “boutique-like” branch offers customers a relaxed self-service environment. “Innovation is driven by a need remain relevant in business and keep up with modern technology,” says Dave Schwegmann,...Jo’burg is most popular in Africa
Johannesburg is set to be the most popular destination in Africa, with a projected 2,54-million international visitors expected to visit the city in 2013, according to the third annual MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index. Despite a marginal 5,5% increase in...Pinnacle buys up 30% of Datacentrix
Pinnacle Technology Holdings is to buy close to 30% of Datacentrix for R237-million. The transaction is the result of an agreement with Co-ordinated Network Investments and Hoolican Investments in terms of which Pinnacle will acquire, in one indivisible transaction,...Get ready for .joburg Web addresses
South African cities could soon get their own top level domains. The ZA Domain Name Authority (ZADNA) welcomes the success of .joburg (dotJoburg) in the initial evaluation stage of ICANN’s new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) project. The .joburg application was...Microsoft, Jobs Fund to create tech jobs
Microsoft South Africa has kicked off a partnership with government’s Jobs Fund that will train more than 3 000 unemployed graduates to get permanent jobs in the technology sector in the next three years. Jean-Phillippe Courtois, the president of Microsoft...