Economic growth and development depends on infrastructure: on roads, power, water and communications. Yet in many places around Africa, much of this infrastructure is either ageing and in need of replacement, or was never developed in the first place.
There is one area, though, where African infrastructure is near-ubiquitous: GSM communications networks are growing faster than [...]
Monthly Archives: June 2009
How machine communication is boosting Africa’s development – Metacom
June 29, 2009 – 12:00 pm
Six ways to protect your business from fraud – by Charles Pittaway, CEO of Netcash
June 26, 2009 – 9:32 am
Netcash handles payments, debit orders and credit card transactions for hundreds of clients every month. Founder and CEO Charles Pittaway shares the most important lessons learned about how to prevent and detect fraud.
When times are tough and the unscrupulous get desperate, it’s a safe bet that fraud attempts are going to increase. At Netcash we [...]
Property manager chooses Netcash for payments convenience
June 26, 2009 – 9:28 am
Property manager Eben Kleynhans of Times Two Properties says he uses third-party payments provider Netcash to pay creditors on behalf of his clients, rather than a bank, because Netcash offers greater ease of use and more personal service at lower cost.
“Times Two Properties manages about 1,500 units in 32 complexes, for which we collect [...]
Vox Orion keeps ADT online as Pretoria cables are cut
June 26, 2009 – 9:26 am
ADT, South Africa’s leading security company, kept operating through a major telecommunications outage earlier this month thanks to a cellular routing and backup solution from Vox Orion.
At least 23,000 phones in the Pretoria area went silent when Gautrain contractors accidentally severed a Telkom cable leaving businesses and residents in Menlyn Park, Lynwood and other areas [...]
