2024 SAFT Summit Announced for 24 and 25 October
The article by Peter Ludi, Business Development Executive at redPanda Software, discusses the importance of choosing a robust POS system. Ludi warns of the risks associated with unsuitable systems, such as potential fraud, lost sales, and brand damage. The article advises retailers to opt for a POS solution that caters for their specific retail environment and integrates full functionality, from payment processing to inventory management and personalised promotions.
With the aim of bringing the local minibus tax industry into the digital age, the initiative will use innovative technologies such as digital cash payments and blockchain to help minibus owners enhance operations and maximise their revenue, while creating a safer and more secure environment for the travelling public and scholars.
NielsenIQ (NIQ) announced the integration of Consumer Panel and Retail measurement data into its NIQ Discover platform, providing retailers and brands the Full View on a single platform.
In 2019, Mauritius witnessed one of the biggest international act, Major Lazer, to ever perform on the island. This is the story of the people who made it possible, an insider’s view of the challenges faced to put Mauritius on the international music map. The footage captured looks at everything from the conception of the event all the way down to production of the event as well as unexpected challenges along the way.
South Africa News
Closing SA’s IT skills gap and reducing off-shore investment ‘requires a shift in thinking’
Honoured as Top Tech Innovator at the 2024 Wired4Women awards, redAcademy founder and MD Jessica Hawkey is driven by an unrelenting drive to work towards closing the skills gap in South Africa. In doing this, she hopes to play a part in shifting the scales in the highly imbalanced ecosystem of off-shoring work, essentially taking billions of rands out of the economy so desperately in need of growth impetus. Change requires a shift in thinking, but she says this shift is already occurring.
The article is written by Jacques du Bruyn (MD of Flume – an SA agency which also has a global footprint) and delves into security, ethics and opportunities in AI for business.
South Africa News
A global blueprint for good news and constructive journalism – South Africa leading with passion and purpose
Brent Lindeque (aka: the Good Things Guy) recently attended the DW Media Forum in Germany, and penned the below which shines a light on the importance of constructive journalism, and what kind of an impact it can make (not just in South Africa, but globally).
Business, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Events, Real Estate
Award-Winning Collaboration: Tabanlıoğlu Architects & Miller Holding Honored for Kinshasa Finance Center
Luxury Lifestyle Awards, a global recognition platform in the luxury industry, is proud to announce Tabanlıoğlu Architects (TA_) and Miller Holding as winners in the category of Best Luxury Mixed-Use Architecture for the Kinshasa Finance Center and Congress Center in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Business, Uganda News
UDB Focuses on Sustainability and Innovation to Drive Uganda’s socio-economic development
Uganda Development Bank Ltd (UDB), the country’s national Development Finance Institution and the Best Bank in East Africa 2024, has today announced its 2023 annual performance, highlighting its continued pivotal role in fostering economic resilience and sustainable growth across key sectors of the economy.