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BulkSMS honoured by WASPA at Telemedia Johannesburg 2026

Digital

BulkSMS honoured by WASPA at Telemedia Johannesburg 2026

Issued by Celerity.chat 9 Jun 2026

Celerity to showcase the future of business messaging at London Tech Week 2026

Digital

Celerity to showcase the future of business messaging at London Tech Week 2026

Issued by Celerity.chat 18 May 2026

SMS + RCS + WhatsApp

Digital

SMS + RCS + WhatsApp

Issued by Celerity.chat 12 May 2026

10 factors reshaping SA’s online retail economy in 2026

E-commerce

10 factors reshaping SA’s online retail economy in 2026

Jason Sive 22 Apr 2026

Kero partners with Dotgo

Digital

Kero partners with Dotgo

Issued by Celerity.chat 4 Mar 2026

Pick n Pay bridges the banking gap with in-store financial solutions

Banking & Finance

Pick n Pay bridges the banking gap with in-store financial solutions

11 Dec 2025

Image credit: on Pexels

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

RCS Violence Survey finds rise of tech-facilitated GBV in SA

19 Nov 2025

Heritage Month: RCS urges South Africans to back SMEs and strengthen communities

Entrepreneurship

Heritage Month: RCS urges South Africans to back SMEs and strengthen communities

22 Sep 2025

Peach Payments launches POS terminal, Digit Pro

Banking & Finance

Peach Payments launches POS terminal, Digit Pro

27 Jun 2025

Is BNPL reshaping South Africa's retail credit trends in 2025?

Trends

Is BNPL reshaping South Africa's retail credit trends in 2025?

Regan Adams 19 May 2025

Google unveils major Android upgrades ahead of I/O conference

Mobile & Apps

Google unveils major Android upgrades ahead of I/O conference

15 May 2025

#BestofBiz 2024: ICT

Technology

#BestofBiz 2024: ICT

17 Dec 2024

A new era for South Africa's retail credit market

Banking & Finance

A new era for South Africa's retail credit market

Regan Adams 10 Dec 2024

PayJustNow’s Black Friday sales double

Sales

PayJustNow’s Black Friday sales double

10 Dec 2024

Peach Payments now accepts RCS cards as payment method

Banking & Finance

Peach Payments now accepts RCS cards as payment method

9 Dec 2024

Sitholizwe Mdlalose, CEO of Vodacom SA, joined his MNO peers on a GSMA panel ahead of Africa Tech Festival.

Internet

Vodacom SA CEO says Maziv deal would not make a monopoly

Lindsey Schutters 11 Nov 2024

Why seamless digital experiences are crucial for South African retailers

E-commerce

Why seamless digital experiences are crucial for South African retailers

5 Nov 2024

Edgars introduces PayFlex, a Buy-Now-Pay-Later provider

Banking & Finance

Edgars introduces PayFlex, a Buy-Now-Pay-Later provider

25 Oct 2024

New research shows SMS is not long for this world

Mobile & Apps

New research shows SMS is not long for this world

Lindsey Schutters 15 Oct 2024

Source: TymeBank. Karl Vestig, TymeBank CEO.

Banking

TymeBank names Karl Westvig as new CEO to lead next growth phase

10 Jul 2024

Meta is making full use of its GPU investment by rapidly developing its AI offering in WhatsApp.

Mobile & Apps

WhatsApp taking the AI lead while Google and Apple stall on devices

Lindsey Schutters 5 Jul 2024

Paul Colmer is an Exco member at Wireless Access Provider’s Association (WAPA)

Telecoms & Networks

Allocating 6GHz spectrum for 5G in SA is foolish

Paul Colmer 1 Jul 2024

How to scale your fulfilment capacity to meet growing customer demand

E-commerce

How to scale your fulfilment capacity to meet growing customer demand

26 Jun 2024

Andrew Egan, Africa regional sales director at Infobip, with Stephan Naudé, operations manager at Ship Logic. As Infobip’s first RCS client in South Africa, Ship Logic is entering a new chapter in its technology journey.

Mobile & Apps

Infobip partners with Bob Group for first RCS implementation in SA

25 Jun 2024

How digitisation is shaping retail finance

Technology

How digitisation is shaping retail finance

Jason Sive 7 May 2024

Source: Supplied. Dean Baker is the squad lead of BFSI from Infobip.

Banking

Banks must embrace next-generation solutions to satisfy data-driven demands

Dean Baker 23 Apr 2024

RCS interoperability will open the marketing messaging floodgates. Source: DALL-E 3

Mobile & Apps

Generative AI promises a mobile messaging revolution

Lindsey Schutters 11 Apr 2024

Telecoms & Networks

#MWC24: All the trends that mattered in Barcelona

Lindsey Schutters 5 Mar 2024

5 trends driving change in SA’s retail industry

Trends

5 trends driving change in SA’s retail industry

Regan Adams 26 Feb 2024

RCS expands retailer network and payment options

Banking & Finance

RCS expands retailer network and payment options

19 Jan 2024

A2P messaging set to receive 500% boost when Apple brings RCS to the iPhone.

Mobile & Apps

Apple’s decision to bring RCS to the iPhone is big boost to business revenue

Lindsey Schutters 8 Jan 2024

Source: © 123rf Upstream CMO, Chrysa Karamanidi, and head of product & growth, Katerina Matthaiou, highlight the importance of deploying omnichannel marketing strategies and why martech can accelerate their adoption

Marketing

The importance of deploying omnichannel marketing strategies and why martech can accelerate their adoption

12 Dec 2023

Pick n Pay launches PayJustNow for high-ticket items

Banking & Finance

Pick n Pay launches PayJustNow for high-ticket items

14 Sep 2023

Image source: Ivan Samkov from

Retail Services

Technology offers financial inclusion for the rise of hybrid retail

12 Jul 2023

Image source: Kindel Media from

E-commerce

Game introduces new e-commerce payment option, myVirtual Credit

12 Jun 2023

Mobile

7 secrets to maximise mobile campaign performance

Chrysa Karamanidi 15 May 2023

Source © Premium Times The number of Nigerian customers choosing to engage and transact with brands online is increasing

Digital

More Nigerian customers engage and transact with brands online

Olatayo Ladipo-Ajai 5 May 2023

Source: ©sirinapa -

Technology

The big benefits of blockchain for retail in Africa

6 Apr 2023

Beyond Covid: Top trends driving the evolution of South African retail

Trends

Beyond Covid: Top trends driving the evolution of South African retail

Gavin Lomberg 28 Mar 2023

Source: ©jewhyte -

E-commerce

Launch date revealed for H&M South Africa's online debut

16 Feb 2023

Will 2023 take us closer to RCS replacing SMS as the world's default messenger?

Technology

Will 2023 take us closer to RCS replacing SMS as the world's default messenger?

Ongopotse Motlhanke 7 Dec 2022

Digital

Infobip research shows rise of chat networks for customer comms

23 Nov 2022

Make sure you are really saving this Black Friday

Banking & Finance

Make sure you are really saving this Black Friday

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 16 Nov 2022

Retailers

RCS increases its 30,000-store network with Bounty Brands partnership

9 Nov 2022

Source: © Assegai Awards The Assegai Awards' finalists have been announced

Direct Marketing

All the DMASA Assegai Awards' finalists

11 Oct 2022

Hats off to working mothers in the 'always-on' retail industry

Retail

Hats off to working mothers in the 'always-on' retail industry

5 Aug 2022