Interview Archives - HTXT.AFRICA

We speak to LEGO about new bricks from old bottles

You’ve seen the prototype LEGO bricks made from bottles, but there’s a lot more going on.

African storytelling the focus now that Trace TV is available on Huawei Video

Thanks to its new partnership with Huawei Video, Trace TV will bring more African stories to the fore, according to Valentine Gaudin-Muteba.

Slow and steady wins the race for Oppo SA’s local ambitions

We sat down with Oppo South Africa’s Liam Fourie, to check in on how the past few months have gone and what 2021 holds for the brand.

How the Amazi Group’s female empowerment goes beyond beauty

We speak with Divya Vasant, CEO of the Amazi Group, to find out how it approaches female empowerment in SA’s business sphere.

Getting more women involved in STEM requires all parties to buy in

In light of next week’s International Women’s Day, we speak to SYSPRO’s Sandra Fragam, about getting more women involved with STEM fields.

Steps Uber South Africa is taking to innovate its platform locally this year

Following its Innovation Day, we recent spoke with Uber South Africa GM, Frans Hiemstra, about how innovation will inform 2021.

Behind the scenes with Modus Studios Brazil and Override 2

Find out some developer insight into upcoming 3D fighting game Override 2: Super Mech League.

How local SMEs leveraged digital solutions during lockdown

We chat to Suzanne Morel, country manager for Mastercard SA, to find out the challenges faced by local SMEs, and how digital solutions aided them.

Now that Oppo is in SA, what can you expect in 2020

We recently sat down with Liam Fourie of Oppo to find out what to expect from the smartphone brand now that it has been launched in South Africa.

B2B business forum and digital accelerator, Sw7, out of pilot and eyeing local firms to help scale

Launching late last year, a tough 2020 sees Sw7 exit a successful pilot phase and begin the process of curating post-revenue B2B SaaS businesses.

Local artists have used lockdown to upskill themselves, says Spotify

We recently spoke to Spotify MD for MEA, Claudius Boller, about the impact and trends the music streaming platform discovered during lockdown.

Diversity and inclusion only happens if it’s woven into the company culture

We spoke with Lenovo’s marketing director for MEA, Claire Carter, about its diversity-focused initiatives and why inclusion should be a central pillar.

What Gumtree’s stats say about buying/selling smartphones in SA

Gumtree’s band marketing manager, Estelle Nagel, explains some of the trends for buying/selling smartphones online, as well as what to look out for.

The latest evolution of the Huawei AppGallery is ecosystem-focused

We speak with Huawei Mobile SA CTO, Akhram Mohamed, about the AppGallery, how apps are chosen for it and what developers stand to gain from joining it.

htxt.africast – Facebook’s inaction, state of disaster, and Kyocera on digital transformation

This week’s africast looks at Facebook’s divisive stance on Trump, the extension of SA’s state of disaster and an interview with Kyocera on digital transformation and the new normal of remote working.

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