DStv cuts off Hisense and Samsung TV apps — offers customers free Streamas
MultiChoice recently cut off some Hisense and Samsung television owners from using their TV's DStv streaming app. To make up for it, these customers received vouchers for a free DStv Streama.
The broadcaster told...
Makro owner's IT hiring spree takes the fight to Takealot
Makro and Game owner Massmart has provided details on its significant investments in ecommerce that helped it build out its online shopping offering to better compete with players like Takealot.
The company said some of the significant...
We tested PnP Groceries on Mr D — with impressive results
MyBroadband tested Pick n Pay and Mr D's collaborative grocery delivery platform, and we were impressed with the service's performance.
Pick n Pay and Mr D owner Takealot launched their grocery delivery pilot on Tuesday, 4 October 2022.
Everyshop fails to take on Takealot and Makro
Everyshop planned to become the best online store in South Africa and take significant market share from Takealot and Makro but has failed to achieve this goal.
Everyshop officially launched on 1 April 2021, offering a wide range of products...
Huge problems at Raru
Reputable and well-established online store Raru has faced a barrage of complaints from customers saying they have struggled to get refunds from the company after unreasonable delivery delays.
The once-beloved company has seen its aggregate review score on Hello Peter...
Top-selling laptops brands in South Africa
Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo are the top five most popular laptop brands in South Africa, according to several well-known PC retailers and a major wholesaler.
Laptops have been in high demand since the Covid-19 pandemic started and governments...
Pick n Pay and Takealot taking the fight to Checkers Sixty60
Pick n Pay and Shoprite's battle for customers looks poised to intensify as the South African grocery giants rapidly expand their on-demand delivery services.
Pick n Pay published its interim results for the 26 weeks ending 28 August...
Takealot alleges CompCom findings "defamatory" and based on "weak" evidence
Takealot has slammed findings in the provisional report of the Competition Commission's Online Platforms Market Inquiry, which claimed the online store was undermining competition at the cost of marketplace sellers and...
Smartwatches, tablets, drones among most popular gadgets in South Africa
The most popular gadgets in South Africa include smartwatches, tablets, TV streaming boxes, gaming accessories, and drones, according to Makro, Takealot and Bidorbuy.
MyBroadband asked several online retailers in South...
Taking the fight to Takealot
South Africa’s top brick-and-mortar retailers, including Shoprite, Woolworths, and Massmart, are improving their ecommerce capabilities to become bigger online shopping players.
Takealot is South Africa’s largest ecommerce company, with a gross merchandise value...
Samsung is the TV king of South Africa
Although several TV brands feature among South Africa's most popular, one name consistently pops up at the top of retailer and distributor sales lists — Samsung.
The company's dominance in South Africa makes sense considering its cutting-edge display...
Mr D beats grocery partner Pick n Pay at its own game
Purchasing groceries through Pick n Pay's store on the Mr D app is cheaper than buying them through the retailer's grocery delivery app, Pick n Pay asap!, a MyBroadband analysis has revealed.
Although pricing only differed on two of 15...
Pick n Pay grocery deliveries launch on Takealot’s Mr D app
Pick n Pay and Takealot Group have started testing grocery deliveries in the Mr D app, the companies announced on Tuesday.
They are piloting the PnP Groceries on Mr D service in specific areas in Cape Town and Johannesburg and intend...
Dell, Samsung, Asus among most popular PC monitors in South Africa
South African retailers have noticed the demand for PC monitors increase, with the most popular options belonging to Dell, AOC, Samsung, Asus, and LG.
The country's increased demand for PC monitors comes despite the global...
Mustek's inverter trollies flying off shelves in South Africa
South Africa's worst year of load-shedding has seen many more people buy backup power systems to keep some of their appliances and gadgets online during the rotational power cuts.
The power trolley is one of the more cost-effective...
Takealot founder and former CEO hired to head MultiChoice-owned sports betting company
Blue Lake Ventures Group (BLV Group) has appointed Takealot founder and former CEO Kim Reid as its CEO, Daily Investor reports.
BLV owns Africa-focused online sports betting service BetKing, and pay-TV giant...
Takealot challenger launches in South Africa — Bob Group
Bidorbuy and uAfrica have joined forces to create Bob Group — an all-in-one ecommerce marketplace in South Africa.
Bob Group offers a complete set of ecommerce services to merchants, including a marketplace, inventory management, order...
15 strangest things you can buy on Takealot
Wedding dresses, bulletproof vests, and an assortment of tools you'd think only Batman or 007 might need are among the unexpected items you can buy on Takealot.
With the global boom in ecommerce, the variety of products you can buy online in South...
Takealot takes Amazon's expected entry into South Africa as a compliment
Takealot Group CEO Mamongae Mahlare says the potential launch of an Amazon marketplace in South Africa in 2023 is a "compliment" to Takealot and its customers.
In an interview with Bruce Whitfield's The Money Show on Talk...
RFID blocking wallets work — but you don't need one
MyBroadband has tested a radio-frequency identification (RFID) blocking wallet and found that it successfully prevented our bank cards from being read.
However, products like these solve a non-existent problem.