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This job title is in high-demand in South Africa right now – and international firms are also hiring

OfferZen’s co-founder, Phil Joubert, says that massive global digital transformation has only made it more challenging for companies to find software developers. Demand for software developers’ skills is up by 20%, but the pool of developers in Europ..

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Online retailers in South Africa have a problem

A sharp increase in consumer complaints about online shopping in 2020-21 reflects many retailers’ inability to cope with the surge in demand during the Covid-19 pandemic, notes legal firm Webber Wentzel. The Consumer Protection Act (CPA) empowers th..

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New WhatsApp features to look out for

New features are currently in the works for messaging service WhatsApp, according to insider website WABetaInfo. The changes largely focus on WhatsApp group functionality, specifically giving group admins more control over the participation and cont..

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Crypto has no place in private banking right now, says wealth manager

Pictet Group, the Swiss wealth manager, is cautioning against crypto investments amid the recent industry turmoil. “Crypto will be an asset class that we cannot ignore, but today I don’t think there is a place for private bankers and for private ban..

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Digital Realty acquires majority stake in Teraco

Teraco Data Environments has announced the successful completion of the previously announced agreement by Digital Realty to acquire a majority interest in the company from a consortium of investors, including Berkshire Partners and Permira. Digital ..

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MTN surges on strong earnings

Mobile operator MTN says it expects to report a big jump in earnings for the six-month period ended June 2022. The group said it expects an increase in earnings per share (EPS) of between 195% and 205% (or 289 cents to 303 cents). Considering the EP..

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Massive new data centre opens in Joburg – 10 months ahead of schedule

Vantage Data Centers, a global provider of hyperscale data centre campuses, has delivered its first facility on its Johannesburg campus – 10 months ahead of schedule. The launch marks the group’s first data centre in Africa after breaking ground in ..

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Alphabet, Microsoft spur hope big tech can handle slow economy

Alphabet Inc, Microsoft Corp and Texas Instruments Inc posted double-digit quarterly revenue growth on Tuesday and expressed optimism about the coming months, reassuring investors who had been fretting that the technology industry was poised for a do..

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Online FinTech Conference 2022 – Future Forex CEO Harry Scherzer discusses cryptocurrency arbitrage

Harry Scherzer is the CEO of Future Forex, a position he has held since June 2020. Scherzer previously worked as an actuarial analyst at Alexander Forbes and then as a senior actuarial associate at EY for over two years. He then joined turnkey impo..

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Online FinTech Conference 2022 – Mastercard’s Muhammad Nana on the launch of Fintech Express

Muhammad Nana is Mastercard’s VP of Fintech, Enabler, and PSP Partnerships for the EEMEA region. He has over 6 years of experience at Mastercard and has also worked at leading South African companies like MTN and Standard Bank. Nana has extensive k..

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Gumtree South Africa to get new owners

Online classified advertisement and community website, Gumtree South Africa, is set to get new owners. The company, previously owned by American multinational e-commerce company eBay and then Adevinta, has been bought by Impresa Capital, majority sh..

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Facebook is changing the way it shows users posts and videos – to keep them on the app longer

Facebook parent Meta Platforms is changing the way it shows users posts and videos on its flagship social network, part of an effort to get people to watch content from accounts they don’t already follow and better compete with the video app TikTok. ..

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