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The organisers of Encounters are calling for feature, mid-length, and short documentary film entries for the 2022 edition of the Festival...

Image: Maropeng, the Cradle of Humankind, is one of the Google Arts & Culture/ SA Tourism online exhibition Throughout history, after every global crisis such as the one we’re experiencing, a new era of thinking and living begins. How we shop, learn and play has evolved, with some changes brought on by the pandemic, and others brought on by technology’s acceleration. We’ve rounded up interesting insights from industry executives around new transformations, experiences and offerings in their respective sectors over the past year. Tapping is here to stay ~ Murray Gardiner, CEO of Blueco...

According to Murray Gardiner, managing director of Bluecode Africa, implemented correctly and with the right empowering technology baked in, a domestic payment scheme could be a game-changer for South Africa. He noted this following the South African Reserve Bank's (Sarb) recent request for comment on whether a domestic card scheme could work in SA and how it should be structured. Murray Gardiner, managing director of Bluecode AfricaWhile nothing about the domestic card scheme, including the ownership and technical structure, has been decided, Gardiner believes it’s a step in the right dire...

The Power of Connectivity This story is sponsored Once a luxury, connectivity has become the fourth utility. Featuring alongside electricity, water and sewerage as services that are vital to economic and social development, connectivity is the key to participating in our connected, digital world. At a very basic level, this connectivity needn’t necessarily enable the most high-tech or advanced technologies to have an impact, notes Mark Walker, Associate Vice-President for south, east and west Africa at the IDC (International Data Corporation). Today, your humble one-man band can promote his...