Kerry Janse van Rensburg, Pick n Pay’s new head of digital operations. Kerry Janse van Rensburg, Pick n Pay’s newly-appointed head of digital operations, has outlined a roadmap to sharpen the retailer’s digital capabilities, streamline operational performance and accelerate customer-focused innovation. Janse van Rensburg, who stepped into the role in September, as Pick n Pay…
E.tv parent eMedia Holdings has reported a 20.9% year-on-year jump in interim headline earnings per share, even as a slump in television advertising sent its revenue sliding 3.2%. The results, for the six months to end-September 2025, showed surprising resilience in earnings despite one of the toughest television advertising environments South African broadcasters have faced…
Microsoft says it does not disclose or comment on the commercial terms of customer agreements. The Gauteng Provincial Government owes Microsoft R344 million in unpaid licence fees. This was revealed during a recent e-government portfolio committee meeting. According to a presentation by the provincial government’s finance department, it embraced digital transformation by integrating a range…
ITWeb welcomed Ursula Pearson-Williams, Head of Fraud Intelligence at PayInc, to the studio to talk about online fraud, regulations and what every Black November buyer should know. #payinc #freaudawarenessweek #itwebtvbiz Digital payment solutions are becoming increasingly agile and capable, and in line with the instant expectations of South African consumers. Unfortunately, so is fraud. In…
Absa expects that growth of buy now, pay later (BNPL) services will boost Black Friday sales this year for e-commerce merchants. It said in a statement on Wednesday that last year, e-commerce was not as strong as in prior years. However, it believes that from the perspective of the retail client, BNPL will remain a…
Deven Moodley, executive head: VAS, FS and mobile at Pick n Pay. Pick n Pay customers collectively spent a monthly average of R1.4 million in crypto-currency over the past 12 months, across its retail stores nationwide. According to the retail giant, Bitcoin payments are following mainstream retail trends, as more crypto holders are now using…
A Rhode Island federal judge on Friday ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to distribute money owed to recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program “as soon as possible,” just one day before funding for SNAP was set to lapse. U.S District Judge John McConnell’s ruling from the bench came shortly after another federal judge…
In my first year at the University of Cape Coast, I remember attending a symposium organised by the National Union of Ghana Students, led by Theophilus Tawiah, Esq., who was then president of the local chapter. I was part of the health committee. The topic was slavery, its atrocities, and the question of reparations. The…
The Trump administration is looking for alternative ways to ensure federal law enforcement officers are paid as the government shutdown enters its third week. With Democrats and Republicans locked in a stalemate over the shutdown, officials in government are exploring alternative ways of paying for some key programmes, including a food programme for women and…
FNB and RMB Private Bank customers using Huawei or Android devices now have access to contactless payments through Swoo Pay. Customers with NFC-enabled Huawei devices running HMS AndroidOS without Google Services can link their FNB virtual or physical cards to Swoo Pay and make ‘tap to pay’ transactions at contactless ATMs and points of sale….
