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Gumtree adds new tech to better secure P2P payments
Gumtree adds new tech to better secure P2P payments Spend enough time online and you’ll come across more than a few horror stories around online classified sites. In a bid to cut down on those kinds of issues Gumtree South Africa has added Shepherd, a Standard Bank-powered escrow service, to its list of endorsed partners. Shepherd operates as a third party that facilitates transactions on behalf of sellers and buyers and is offered as an option to Gumtree customers.
Google introduces News Lab, a project to birth journalists on steroids
Google has announced a new project called News Lab, designed to give journalism more power. The site is a new effort by the company to empower innovation in which technology and media work far more closely and efficiently together. The site, the company explains, will feature different tools for newsrooms, including tutorials and advice for journalists on how to use the numerous Google products in their reporting. And when Google develops new products it will continue to update these resources.
Facebook to partner with Cell C for free internet in SA
Facebook to partner with Cell C for free internet in SA It was only a matter of time before Facebook launched its free internet service in South Africa, but it can now be confirmed that its launch partner for the service will be Cell C, the country’s third-largest mobile operator. The service, aimed primarily at emerging markets, was first announced as far back as 2013 and has already been rolled out in a number of other African countries, including Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, and Ghana.
5 things you need to know about how South Africans use Twitter
5 things you need to know about how South Africans use Twitter Over the years, our understanding of the South African social media landscape as a whole has grown in leaps and bounds. Thing is, the focus can sometimes fall away from individual social platforms. That’s why it’s interesting to note the results of a recent study commissioned by Twitter and conducted by Nielsen, looking at the Twitter habits of South African users. Here are five of the most interesting findings from the study.
Online publication Quartz Africa launches in mission to cover the 'next billion'
Online publication Quartz Africa launches in mission to cover the ‘next billion’ Renowned US publisher Quartz launches its second international chapter in Africa today, reiterating a ripple of international interest in the region which is said to be a hotbed of trade and investment. Launched two years ago by the America’s Atlantic Media, Quartz is well-known for being natively digital, meaning that it’s been built with the millennial reader first in mind.
Uber, Discovery Health brings SA on-demand flu vaccinations for the winter
What do you get when you add on-demand lifting app Uber and South African insurance company Discovery Health? Free flu vaccines on 22 May 2015! Just kidding. They won’t be free but now that I have your attention, door-to-door flu vaccines and big Vitality points are a promise. On this chosen day (and only this day), Uber will run these deliveries with Discovery Health, allowing you — the awesomely lazy or busy bunch — to hunker down in your home until rescue arrives.
34 hilarious Tweets from Mmusi Maimane's #AskMmusi Twitter Town Hall
Opening yourself up to Twitter is a risky business at the best of times. But when you’re a recently elected South African political leader dealing with one of the most cynical Twitter communities on the planet, then things can go very badly wrong. That’s the lesson DA leader Mmusi Maimane’s had to find out the hard way today. Viewed by many as the opposition party’s attempt to replicate the rapid rise of Barack Obama, Maimane is also seen by some to be an empty vessel for other political interests.
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