Interviews - SME Tech Guru

Q&A by Marnus van Heerden – Co-Founder of Pineapple

1. Could you tell us a bit about Pineapple? Pineapple is an InsurTech that allows immediate distribution of insurance cover digitally. It eliminates...

Facebook iD8 interview – Proud Dzambukira: MEA Product Partnerships Lead

Why is Africa an important region in terms of the future growth of Facebook? As the world grows from 7.4 Billion people to an expected 8.2 billion people in 2025, 40% of that growth will come from the Africa region. By 2025, 1 in 4 of the world’s, young, digitally...

A day in the life of Samantha Fuller, Head of Communications, Uber Sub-Saharan Africa

What are some of the common stereotypes that are about women in STEM? Unfortunately, women face a lot of stereotypes within the industry and STEM fields in general, which they quite often have to disprove on their journeys in their careers. Some people still have the...

A day in the life of Nduduzo Nyanda, Country Manager of Uber South Africa

1. Describe your job: What do you do? Which level do you occupy within the business? How did you end up at your company? Tell us about your journey to where you are today? I joined Uber in 2017 and was promoted to the Country Manager for South Africa in 2019. As...

Dr. Tinashe Pfigu and Dr. Rika Swanzen on STEM

During Women’s Month, South Africans celebrate women along with the enormous contributions that they have made towards society. Accordingly, it is vital that we continue to empower and embrace such women beyond August. The Science, Technology, Engineering, and...

Xoliswa Mahlangu on STEM

During Women's Month, South Africans celebrate women along with the enormous contributions that they have made towards society. Accordingly, it is vital that we continue to empower and embrace such women beyond August. The Science, Technology, Engineering, and...

A day in the life of Ailyssa Pretorius – General Manager for Uber Eats South Africa

Describe your job: What do you do? Which level do you occupy within the business? How did you end up at your company? Tell us about your journey to where you are today? I am a registered Chartered Accountant and completed my degree at the University of Cape Town. I...

Changing the texture of community life in South Africa with AWS cloud

Q and A with Luke Jordan, Co-Founder of Grassroot.

Women in Tech

By Claire Carter, Lenovo’s Marketing Director for MEA, chats about the business benefits of having more women in the tech industry and why Lenovo sees this as a priority. 1. When you started at Lenovo two years ago, you had spent nearly two decades in the FMCG...

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: FUTHI CABE, HEAD OF SME SEGMENT

WesBank’s Futhi Cabe got an early foot in the small business door, selling household cleaning supplies (in his local community and at taxi and bus ranks) to help support his family when he was only 14. Now the natural entrepreneur is using his wealth of business...