Users can now pay their municipality bill from their computers or smartphones Cape Town, South Africa - Powertime launches a new bill payment service allowing users to pay their municipality bills online and from their mobile phones. The new functionality will be available from the web and mobi site www.powertime.co.za as well as from the Powertime applications for iPhone, Android and soon BlackBerry10. This new feature will enable City of Cape Town and Durban residents to pay their electricity, water and tax & rates bills in one click, anywhere and at any time. Payment can be made via credit card, debit card, EFT and the PayGenius electronic wallet. The functionality also includes the possibility to manage multiple bills and save … [Read more...]

Supaswift (Pty) Ltd, licensee of Federal Express Corporation for Southern Africa, wanted to create a positive online and mobile service experience for their FedEx-related offerings. They awarded the task of developing their user interfaces to Black Snow Communications. Black Snow is a full-spectrum digital communications agency, so we're well-versed in the design of web and mobile interfaces and online experience frameworks. User Experience (UX) design is the art of creating ergonomically pleasing processes that allow your online customers to complete tasks and achieve their goals naturally and comfortably. As part of the field, User Interface (UI) design ensures that the screens and controls for each step of an activity are easy to use, … [Read more...]

Industry leaders to address key issues affecting CRM in the African telecom industry today. With years of experience in organizing high value Telecom conferences, Fleming Gulf announced the 5th edition of its highly impactful - Win Your Customer - Telecoms in Africa: Customer Retention and Loyalty Conference, scheduled on 25 - 26 July, 2013 in Johannesburg. The conference will host senior executives from leading telecom operators across Africa to discuss strategies and best practices for better customer relationship management (CRM), improved customer experience, customer life-cycle management and optimization.The conference will not only discuss loyalty strategies telecom operators are implementing in a competitive market but will also … [Read more...]

ogicSMS a BulkSMS company based in Johannesburg, rewards customers financially for referering new customers. "We find that most of our customers are extremely satisfied with our service" says Yitzi Lipschitz Managing Director of LogicSMS. "These customers are constantly refering new customers through word of mouth. In fact 60% of all new clients come from word of mouth." adds Lipschitz. LogicSMS offers up to 15% commission for referring other customers/friends. The commission extends to all purchases the new customer makes - including purchases well into the future. "Our customers are our most valuable asset and its our highest priority to look after them. They reward us by refering people to us and now we reward them with a share … [Read more...]

Home service providers your friends trust: new website launched today Ledula.com helps users find plumbers/electricians/landscapers their friends would recommend 13/03/2013 Johannesburg, South Africa – New website, Ledula.com, has officially launched today, helping users to find trustworthy service providers to work on their home and garden. Although the website has been live since April 2012, the newly-renovated site has been released today, offering an improved design and several new features. Users can now find the plumbers, interior designers and gardeners that their friends have used before – in an easy-to-use online sphere. “Why home service providers your friends trust?” asks Cape Town-based Ledula Sales Partner, Gavin … [Read more...]

LogicSMS a Wireless Application Service provider in South Africa provides the cheapest and quickest way of reaching the market with premium rated solution. Many consumers are frustrated at the slow speed it takes to launch a premium sms service. LogicSMS has sped this up and offers keyword based shortcodes within minutes after paying a small annual fee. "We understand the frustration our clients have in waiting for a shortcodes on the networks and have also realised that many premium sms based application never reach market because of the high price associated with such projects" explained Yitzi Lipschitz Managing Director of LogicSMS. "We provide very high payouts and only charge an annual fee of R240 excluding Vat, our aim is to … [Read more...]

Conference to offer 30+ speaker presentations and valuable networking opportunities. Industry specialists will focus on cutting edge technology to improve efficiency, sustainability, safety and productivity. Innovation in mining technology has the potential to change the face of the global mining industry at a time when mining companies are seeking new solutions to enhance sustainability, optimize costs, improve quality, capacity and productivity. Technology is the backbone that can make it possible. Now in it's 4th edition, the Global Mining Technology Forum will take place on 18-19 September 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Each year the conference highlights important topics in the industry. This year it will feature 4 streams … [Read more...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Powertime App allows Prepaid Electricity purchases on BlackBerry 10 Application also helps customers track their power usage Cape Town, South Africa - Powertime announced today the availability of its Powertime application for BlackBerry® 10 smartphones. The easy to use application is now available for download on BlackBerry® World™. The Powertime application enables customers from Eskom and all major municipalities in South Africa to buy prepaid electricity tokens with one click, at any time, using their BlackBerry 10 smartphone. The app also provides users with their purchase history, allows them to manage multiple meters and to use several forms of payment; such as a credit card, debit card, EFT and … [Read more...]

Menlyn Maine has partnered with FindaLift, South Africa’s first provider of specialised journey-matching network solutions and services, to implement the ‘Menlyn Maine FindaLift Private Group’ that will encourage and enable more sustainable business travel. This private and secure system will instantly match employees at Menlyn Maine on similar routes so they can decide to make secure contact and arrange to share the journey. This will help them save money, be nicer to earth, travel better, reduce congestion and reduce pressure on parking facilities. Furthermore the Menlyn Maine FindaLift Private Group will enable park management to keep track of estimated environmental, monetary and distance savings that occurred from sharing … [Read more...]

The integration of QR Code technology with memorials provides an interactive visit to the cemetery. Johannesburg, Gauteng, 22 Nov 2012 – West Rand startup company, EverMe Technologies, today announced that they have launched the latest worldwide memorialisation trend in South Africa. The integration of QR Code technology with places of remembrance, gives a long overdue face lift to memorials, which has not changed much since inception. A discreet plaque, which contains a QR Code, is placed on any memorial (from tombstones to garden benches). When the QR Tag is scanned, with a smartphone, tablet or similar internet capable device, an online digital tribute is displayed of a life story preserved virtually. Information contained in the … [Read more...]

Did you build a website for your business and now find yourself asking, Now What? Do you own a website that may help you market your business? Do you have time for the continual online marketing that is needed to keep your product range in front of new clients? Have you ever searched for a manufacturers product online only to be flooded with Chinese and foreign results? Online Catalogue addresses this issue by putting South African products back in the search and back in front of potential customer’s eyes. Branding all products under one roof our aim is to become the #1 site for manufacturing, raw materials, B2B supplies and consumer products. If you stock it we want it! Online Catalogue is a leading B2B and B2C catalogue marketplace … [Read more...]

"It is so good to be able to report some very positive and exciting news for members of the ECA(SA)" said National ECA (SA) Director Chris Greager. On 16 October 2012 a formal function was held at the offices of the Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) at which the ECA(SA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the CETA, and entered into a contract in which it will finance three of four Special Projects we submitted to it to the value of R4 050 500. These are: To pay the training and trade testing costs of 100 apprentices to undertake Modules 0 – 3 and 4 – 6 at CETA accredited or recognised training centres - R3 330 500; To pay the training costs of 25 Electrical Construction Operator 2 ( Elconop 2) and 25 … [Read more...]

Johannesburg, South Africa – 1 October 2012: 1toGo Mobile (http://www.1togo.net), a provider of mobile Cloud based IP PBX and unified communications services, has announced the launch of new mobile Cloud unified communications services powered by the CommuniGate Systems (http://www.communigate.com) Unified Communications Hosting Platform and its open-source cPanel adaptor. 1toGo Mobile's new mobile Cloud unified communications services offer users features like personal and shared mailboxes, calendars, contacts and tasks; business grade instant messaging; secure file storage; push email, calendaring and contacts to devices that support ActiveSync and inbox consolidation. The services include mobile unified communications clients for … [Read more...]