Mastercard and MTN today announced a strategic partnership to enable millions of MTN MoMo customers in 16 African countries to shop and pay online with global merchants.
Through a Mastercard virtual payment solution linked to MTN MoMo (Mobile Money) wallets, consumers can now unlock a host of opportunities and shop from their favorite international brands…
Campaign aims to encourage school fundraising by sharing R500 000 with parents to support their schools.
Karri - a popular school payment app, which is powered by Nedbank this week announced an initiative to assist South African parents to help support schools at a time when it is most needed.
Around 1000 schools nationwide use…
The six weeks after childbirth, known as the post-partum period, is a vulnerable time for women and their infants. The impacts of the ongoing pandemic have only heightened concerns that new mothers in South Africa are able to access the care and resources they need as they step into motherhood. It’s not unusual for the need…
Flowers, chocolates beautiful jewellery... These remnants of Valentine's past won't hold the same weight in 2021 as we've all realised that quality time, heartfelt moments and items that spark joy hold a lot more significance.
While we're all still reeling from lockdown restrictions and reaching for the sanitiser (again), February presents the perfect time to…
The past year has been extremely difficult, with COVID-19 changing the way we approach our personal and professional lives. Many people will be wondering what 2021 holds in store.
The pandemic has been stressful for many people, causing fear and anxiety that can lead to strong emotions in adults and children.1a Public health actions, such as…
A community initiative by comparison platform Hippo.co.za has enabled a local small business and team of out-of-work seamstresses to support their families through South Africa’s extended COVID-19 lockdown. The five women, all from Mitchells Plain in Cape Town, have been hard at work handcrafting plush toys based on Hippo.co.za’s popular mascot.
Despite its long-standing popularity,…
McCann1886 is successfully applying the lessons it learnt during last year’s hard lockdown to the work it is doing for clients across the board.
Last year, the approach adopted by the agency during the COVID-19 lockdown allowed it to develop work that proved so in-sync with Steers’ mostly metropolitan male 18-to-34-year-old target market that it…
Invest in your health by understanding your immune system better
If you are afraid of getting Covid-19, watching the numbers increase daily, you are not alone. It is normal to feel slightly fearful of getting the dreaded virus as it seems to be becoming more and more unpredictable. The news is filled with bad news…
After a challenging year that involved plenty of social distancing, we’re excited to finally spend some well-deserved quality time with our loved ones and bid farewell to 2020 together. However, that doesn’t mean we won’t be taking pandemic precautions while doing so – COVID-19 is still very real, and we need to ensure that our…
COVID-19 is taking a profound toll on people, especially after months of isolation from family, friends, colleagues and social activities. In addition, the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 is causing people to live in constant fear of stress and anxiety.
A survey by The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) indicates more than half of the…