Cell C’s Camerer to take marketing reins at MultiChoice
Simon Camerer, the man who “appointed” comedian Trevor Noah as Cell C’s CEO (“chief experience officer”) and who led the makeover of the cellular operator’s brand, is set to take the top sales and marketing job at DStv operator MultiChoice on 1 February. Camerer resigned as Cell C’s marketing director at the end of last year after
RFID tags: invasive or inventive?
Pundits and privacy activists alike have been closely monitoring developments in radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip technology in recent years. With prices falling, people are finding all sorts of interesting new uses for RFID chips, most of which are the size of a grain of rice. But is the technology more
Democracy the winner in Sopa, Pipa battle
Two related US bills have recently been the topic of much controversy. Public outcries and widespread online protests were followed by an unprecedented Internet blackout on 18 January. The blackout was supported by the likes of Google, Facebook, Reddit and Wikipedia, to name but a few, and was not only
Gigaba wants super ministry for growth
Public enterprises minister Malusi Gigaba wants all parastatals to be brought under his department to drive economic growth, he told the Sunday Times at the weekend. His department currently controlled eight parastatals, including SAA, Transnet, Eskom and Denel. With the exception of Broadband Infraco
Banks train their guns on start-up 22seven
Financial management website 22seven has been live for just a day and already it’s facing its first serious challenge. Some of SA’s big banks have begun warning their customers not to provide their banking login details to the service, which aggregates users’ financial information to give them a graphics-rich picture of their income and spending
22seven: Nedbank, Standard Bank weigh in
Standard Bank and Nedbank have finally offered their opinions on online personal financial management (PFM) start-up 22seven, which has been garnering an enormous amount of attention and controversy from banks and consumers alike since launching on Thursday. Absa and First National Bank have both weighed in
TalkCentral: Episode 59 – ‘Bank backlash’
The raging controversy around new personal financial management website 22seven and the reaction from local banks form the cornerstone of this week’s episode of the TalkCentral podcast, hosted by TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod and senior journalist Craig Wilson. We ask whether 22seven
‘Why it’s safe to use 22seven’
Yesterday, a new personal financial management service called 22seven was launched in SA. It allows you to track your personal spending and savings with tools for financial planning. The interface is slick and the intention of the developers, who I have spent some time in conversation with, is to make
Telkom, KT Corp inch closer to a deal
Talks between JSE-listed telecommunications group Telkom and Korea’s KT Corp appear to be progressing well. In an update to shareholders on Friday, Telkom says a “diagnostic review” is “well progressed” and the two companies expect to finalise their finding within the next few weeks. KT Corp has expressed
Ex-20twenty boss in new financial services venture
Christo Davel, former head of now-defunct online bank 20twenty, has launched a new online financial services venture called 22seven designed to help people better manage their money. “Our service doesn’t have all the answers but it does have a few insights,” says Davel, who is CEO of the new company. “22Seven
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