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PayU Opens Up New Markets For South African Online Businesses

PayU Opens Up New Markets For South African Online Businesses

South African online payment service provider, PayU, today announced a partnership that enables online businesses to accept Ukash as an additional online payment method.
“Customers who do not have credit cards want to enjoy the cost saving and convenience of shopping online. Our partnership with Ukash enables online businesses to service cash customers who previously [...]

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DMMA Research On E-commerce In South Africa Shows Surprising Results

DMMA Research On E-commerce In South Africa Shows Surprising Results

During the month of October 2011, the DMMA and Effective Measure performed a joint research project into South African e-commerce trends. The response was positive, with 1001 respondents who were sourced from a survey that ran across over 400 websites.
The survey asked five key questions relating to the use of the Internet as a [...]

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1 min. with a Superhero: Luvuyo Rani from Silulo Ulutho Technologies

1 min. with a Superhero: Luvuyo Rani from Silulo Ulutho Technologies

Go on any given day to the Future Growth shopping centre in Khayalitsha and you’ll notice a queue of patrons outside the Silulo shop in the corner. The store, one of two in the centre, is sandwiched between the familiar anchor tenants you’d expect to dominate the area. The shop is one of a chain [...]

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1 Min. with a Superhero: CEO and Founder of Skyrove Henk Kleynhans

1 Min. with a Superhero: CEO and Founder of Skyrove Henk Kleynhans

We chat to entrepreneur Henk Kleynhans about his company Skyrove, a prepaid wireless hotspot service that’s taking the world by storm. We at Ideate love Skyrove for all the opportunities it can offer entrepreneurs. So, we asked Henk a few questions about this innovative service and here’s what he had to say:
Yolandi Janse van Rensburg [...]

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Is the internet magic?

Is the internet magic?

I was sent a brilliant presentation the other day that echoed a thought on my mind over the last few months. In a post titled ‘harbouring a healthy skeptism for the internet‘ I speak about the need to stop seeing the internet as a quick solution for you to make money. This is the mindset [...]

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5 web browsers – what’s the difference?

5 web browsers – what’s the difference?

Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Chrome, Safari – what’s the difference, and should you care? Most businesses use Internet Explorer – should they switch?

Yolandi Janse van Rensburg writes about social media, marketing, life and, of course, cars. We say “of course” because Yolandi is nuts about anything on 4 wheels and runs Autofemme, a blog about [...]

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