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Helping citizens make informed property choices

13th September 2022 The free service delivery application (app) My Smart City has added a ‘Local insights’ feature to the platform, allowing users to compare the performance of different municipal wards. The tool aims to help users make informed decisions about investing in property by comparing and assessing... 

Drones for Surveying, Security & Inspection in Mining Projects

24th August 2022 The ins and outs of acquiring and operating a drone RPAS Consulting is committed to using the extensive know-how it has honed to help organisations in the mining and related sectors navigate through the maze of requirements needed to own and maintain drones for various applications. The company’s... 

RPAS

Simple prepayment management for complexes

4th August 2022 Prepaid meters offer a simple and convenient solution for managing the utilities of residential complexes and estates. Ensuring utilities are paid each month can be time consuming and administratively intensive, while non-payment by some tenants may put an entire complex at risk of having its... 

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JKNV Energy offers prepayment management solutions for residential complexes

Tapping the benefits of the Employment Tax Incentive scheme

15th July 2022 The Employment Tax Incentive (ETI) scheme allows South African employers to claim a pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) tax rebate for employees between the ages of 18 and 29 years who earn a gross salary of less than R6 500 per month. The scheme is aimed at boosting the employment of young work seekers.... 

Image of a person using a tablet to show that PRP Solutions helps employees qualify for Employment Tax Incentive scheme benefits
PRP Solutions helps employees qualify for Employment Tax Incentive scheme benefits

App helps tackle potholes

29th June 2022 A mobile application (app) recently launched in a collaboration between the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport (GDRT) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) enables motorists to alert authorities to the location of potholes on roads in Gauteng province. The... 

Photo of mobile phone with PotholeFixGP app on screen. The GDRT and the CSIR have launched the PotholeFixGP app
The GDRT and the CSIR have launched the PotholeFixGP app

More industrial equipment for rent

29th June 2022 Rental company Rand-Air offers a range of industrial equipment for rent to a variety of sectors across Southern Africa including petrochemical, power generation, food and beverage, automotive, utilities and construction and the company has recently announced a three-year investment in more than... 

Image of a converted electric compressor for underground mines
A converted electric compressor for underground mines

Business solution supports SMEs and informal entrepreneurs

16th June 2022 According to recent research, the informal sector accounts for about 18 % of South Africa’s gross domestic product, with over three-million workers engaged in the informal economy. In addition, an estimated 2.9-million migrants are said to reside in South Africa, many of whom struggle to access... 

Image of a person looking at Hello Pay logo to illustrate that Hello Pay supports SMEs and informal entrepreneurs
Hello Pay supports SMEs and informal entrepreneurs

Local software for the cloud economy

16th June 2022 A South African integrated technology services company has developed an eSignature solution that is being used worldwide to customise documents. The Impression eSignatures complies with the South African Electronic Communications and Transactions Act regulations as well as eSignature legislation... 

Image of thumbprint to illustrate that Impression eSignatures is designed for Salesforce users
Impression eSignatures is designed for Salesforce users

Digital system protects employee rights

16th June 2022 A digital system that flags potential breaches to employee rights and enables preventative action for labour compliance and protection of employees’ wellbeing, is now available. PRP Solutions’ (PRP) digital Honeycomb system uses cloud-based automated processes designed to eliminate the need for... 

Image of judge's gavel to show that PRP’s digital system aligns workflows with labour compliance
PRP’s digital system aligns workflows with labour compliance

Opportunities for locally developed technology innovations

2nd June 2022 The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies has launched the DigiTech platform that aims to offer local companies the opportunity to expand and promote the adoption of South African developed technologies.  MoyaApp is a locally developed application (app) that offers data free chat,... 

Image of a three mobile phones showing the MoyaApp which is a locally developed data free application
MoyaApp is a locally developed data free application

Funeral planning now online

2nd June 2022 An innovative new funeral application (app) has been launched to digitise the process of arranging and managing funerals. JSE-listed integrated property development company Calgro M3, which owns and operates five memorial parks in South Africa, has signed an exclusive agreement with Sendoff, an... 

Image of cemetry garden to show that Memorial Parks offering online with Sendoff app
Memorial Parks offering online with Sendoff app

Design tools for the architecture, engineering and construction industry

2nd June 2022 Autodesk’s Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Collection was developed to provide specialists with a set of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Computer-Aided Design (CAD) tools and a cloud-based data environment on a single package. The company explains that its AEC Collection... 

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WorldsView offers the Autodesk AEC Collection

Keeping track of service delivery

26th May 2022 My Smart City is a free, privately funded citizens’ platform for real-time logging and tracking of service delivery. Developed by Acumen Software,  the platform has recently launched its 'In the City' functionality, aimed at giving city residents more ways to connect to their city. 

Image of computer and mobile phone to show The 'My Smart City' platform allows tracking of service delivery
The 'My Smart City' platform allows tracking of service delivery

Business model supports net-zero ambitions

26th May 2022 A new business model is designed to support customers in identifying and implementing the solutions needed to decarbonise power systems, taking into consideration long-term planning and carbon dioxide (CO2) emission reduction targets. The technology group Wärtsilä says that its strategy for... 

Image of wind and solar farm to illustrate Wärtsilä's Decarbonisation Services business model helps achieve emission reduction targets
Wärtsilä's Decarbonisation Services business model helps achieve emission reduction targets

Unified marketing operations improve growth and customer experience

26th May 2022 A unified platform that brings together marketing activities across campaign ideation, creation, execution, management and measurement, aims to provide stakeholders across the entire marketing organisation with a single, shared view of critical information for improved collaboration and results.... 

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The Zoho Marketing Plus platform unifies marketing operations

Program aims to lower equipment repower costs

18th May 2022 Caterpillar is expanding its service replacement engine program for owners of equipment powered by its engines, giving new alternatives to a major engine overhaul. The program consists of four options, including new replacement engines, Cat Reman engines, short block engine replacements and... 

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Caterpillar offers a range of replacement engines

New hybrid drone for effective cargo delivery

13th May 2022 In places with undeveloped, limited or damaged infrastructure, time-critical transportation of cargo can be extremely difficult, risky, expensive and slow. Aergility Corporation asserts that its recently unveiled hybrid cargo vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)... 

The Aergility ATLIS drone
The Aergility ATLIS drone

Alcohol testing incorporated into time and attendance solutions

13th May 2022 ERSBio, specialists in customised biometric time and attendance solutions, has partnered with ALCO-Safe to incorporate standalone breathalysers with its advanced reporting capabilities and solutions. “Alcohol testing is a natural extension of time and attendance solutions, especially in... 

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Alcohol testing can now be incorporated into time and attendance solutions

Digitising health and safety compliance

13th May 2022 Compliance is a key focus for companies and can affect a licence to operate and help prevent costly incidents. The digitising of management compliance aims to remove the risk of non-compliance and enable easy, secure capture, storage, management and distribution of document compliance information... 

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HSEC Online is a cloud-based health and safety compliance solution

Free advice on bearing maintenance practices

13th May 2022 A new service that provides free issue-specific bearing maintenance advice is now available from SKF. The company utilises a dedicated questionnaire to help customers learn more about bearing maintenance practices, to review and compare practices and to benchmark practices with similar companies... 

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SKF provides free issue-specific maintenance advice

Technology helps improve building industry sustainability

6th May 2022 RIB Software, a multinational technology company providing solutions to the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, has partnered with Building Transparency, a non-profit organisation that has developed a free and open access tool targeted at reducing the impact of embodied... 

Diagram of buildings to illustrate that an open access Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator is now available from RIB Software and Building Transparency
An open access Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator is now available from RIB Software and Building Transparency

Digital transformation in the architecture, engineering and construction sector

6th May 2022 A digital twin technology platform is now available to the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sector, offering data insights, improved performance and enhanced project returns on investment. The cloud-based Autodesk Tandem software from WorldsView produces a digital reference model... 

Architectural model to illustrate WorldsView Autodesk Tandem – a digital twin platform for the AEC sector
WorldsView Autodesk Tandem is a digital twin platform for the AEC sector

On-site service boosts screening performance

25th April 2022 On-site technical services are recognized as an important part of helping to maximize uptime of screen media. Wire screening media manufacturer, Major, offers complimentary services to producers and contractors in the aggregates, mining, construction and recycling industries. It works closely... 

Image of an on-site technical service inspection to help maximize screening performance
On-site technical service helps maximize screening performance

Carbon Calculator helps mines to quantify and reduce carbon emissions

22nd April 2022 A reduction in fossil fuel carbon emissions is recognised as a major challenge for carbon-intensive industries such as mining and there is a growing use of innovative technologies to achieve this aim. "Accelerated net-zero mining starts with clever technology applied to carbon footprint," says... 

Image of mine site to show that MaxMine’s Carbon Calculator tool helps miners  quantify and reduce carbon emissions
MaxMine’s Carbon Calculator tool helps miners quantify and reduce carbon emissions

Students create digital service desk for SMMEs

14th April 2022 A digital service desk that helps small businesses to access subsidised digital transformation and compliance services, has been developed by graduate students. The service was created and driven by Forge Academy students who recently completed the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)... 

image of student to show that Forge Academy's SMME digital service desk was created by graduates
Forge Academy's SMME digital service desk was created by graduates

Free business travel toolkit for SMEs

14th April 2022 An online resource designed to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to manage business travel is now available at no cost. The toolkit launched by Flight Centre Travel Group’s Corporate Traveller is a monthly series that provides information to help facilitate safe, efficient and... 

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Flight Centre has launched a monthly online information portal for businesses

Solutions for the metalworking industry

8th April 2022 Integrated solutions for surface preparation, material cutting, and finishing are available to the sub-Saharan Africa metalworking industry. PFERD-South Africa says that it offers a full-circle-service in the form of tailored solutions specific to each customer’s requirements. 

Image of a metal grinder to show that PFERD offers a range of solutions for the metalworking industry
PFERD offers a range of solutions for the metalworking industry

Sars tax terminology now available in all official languages

31st March 2022 The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has launched a multilingual version of its tax terminology publication. The publication contains 450 terms in all official languages, namely Sesotho, Setswana, Sepedi, Tshivenḓa, Xitsonga, IsiNdebele, Siswati, IsiZulu, IsiXhosa and Afrikaans, with an... 

Image of cover of Sars multilingual version of its tax terminology publication
Sars has launched a multilingual tax terminology publication

Regulatory compliance improves safety and consumer confidence

31st March 2022 Ensuring that fully compliant electrical products are used in residential and industry installations is key to protecting the health and safety of the public and the environment against unsafe or hazardous products. The SAFEhouse Association is a nonprofit, industry organisation formed to help... 

Image of a Member of the SAFEhouse association conducting routine testing to ensure compliant products
Members of the SAFEhouse association conduct routine testing to ensure compliant products

Application facilitates environmental, social and governance data collection

24th March 2022 An all-in-one  environmental, social and governance (ESG) management solution has been developed to help  organisations comprehensively manage and report on ESG and sustainability performance. IsoMetrix recently launched the ESG application (app), built on its IsoMetrix Lumina software as a... 

Image of person with binoculars to illustrate that IsoMetrix has launched its new ESG application
IsoMetrix has launched its new ESG application

Digital platform connects electricity producers and consumers

11th March 2022 A new digital platform aims to help clients source alternative means of energy production by offering guidance related to technical decisions, the selection of installation partners and legal and funding solutions. Standard Bank Group’s PowerPulse platform facilitates navigation of the solar... 

Local partner brings global ad-tech solutions to digital publishers

11th March 2022 Canada-based, global ad-tech specialist MonetizeMore has entered South Africa through a partnership with SiSebenza. MonetizeMore is an advert (ad) optimisation business focussed specifically on increasing the ad revenue of large traffic websites. It does this through programmatic advertising,... 

Image of the PubGuru reporting tool from MonetizeMore
The PubGuru reporting tool from MonetizeMore

Numerical analysis now available to a wider range of industries

3rd March 2022 Numerical analysis is used to accurately analyse the fluid dynamic behaviour of almost any boiler system, heat exchanger or boiler auxiliary equipment and Steinmüller Africa is now positioned to take its suite of process, mechanical and piping engineering services to a wider range of industries.... 

A picture of the Computational Fluid Dynamic model of an entire boiler
A picture of the Computational Fluid Dynamic model of an entire boiler

App links tradespeople to new customers

26th January 2022 A new free-to-download application (app) is designed to be a one-stop business management tool, allowing on-call trade specialists to access job requests. “The TOD Hero app really is like an Uber for people who need plumbers, handymen, locksmiths and electricians in real time,” says TOD CEO and... 

Image of trade specialists using the The TOD Hero app to connect to customers
The TOD Hero app connects on-call trade specialists to customers

Proactive service improves performance and reliability

21st January 2022 On-site plant operators are often under pressure to keep production running at the expense of routine and necessary maintenance, leading to unscheduled breakdowns and reduced equipment performance and reliability. With its ‘prevention is better than cure’ philosophy, SEW-EURODRIVE’s Service... 

Image of SEW-EURODRIVE’s DriveRadar
SEW-EURODRIVE’s DriveRadar enables proactive maintenance

Time-definite cross-border deliveries across Africa

21st January 2022 FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. has launched its International Priority Express (IPE) service, which provides a wider range of time-definite international priority shipping options to its customers. The service provides customers in Africa with delivery by 10:30 or noon to... 

Image of a FedEx aeroplane to illustrate the  launch of its International Priority Express service
FedEx has launched its International Priority Express service

Powerful new tool in field of reality capture

21st January 2022 A US-based robotics startup has unveiled a new real-time colourised point cloud visualization on a handheld light detection and ranging (Lidar) scanner. Exyn Technologies says that its ExynPak tool is a world’s first, allowing users to capture precise, colourised three-dimensional (3D) models 20... 

Imag of ExynPak tool that llows users to capture precise, colourised three-dimensional models
ExynPak allows users to capture precise, colourised three-dimensional models

Live car tracking app simplifies safety

14th January 2022 A progressive web application (PWA) platform from Netstar, a subsidiary of Altron, offers an easier, more efficient way for customers to track vehicles. The MyNetstar PWA is said to be quicker to install, more environment friendly to run and uses less phone memory than traditional applications... 

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Netstar has launched its MyNetstar mobile tracking service
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