Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has detailed government’s strategy to save South Africa’s economy and avoid a sovereign debt crisis. He explained in his Medium Term Budget Speech that the economy is predicted to decline by 7.8% this year. Mboweni put forward a five-year fiscal consolidation plan that he said promotes economic growth bring South Africa’s...
Month: <span>October 2020</span>
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Mzansi’s Newest Airline is Called Lift & Ready to Fly on The African Sky
South Africa’s newest airline has a name: Lift. The airline is a joint venture between local aircraft leasing company Global Aviation and kulula.com founder Gidon Novick. Global Aviation has been doing business in SA for almost two decades, and also does charter flights. The company launched a competition to find a name, and received more than 25.000 suggestions,...
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Retail giant Pick n Pay Now Offers Digital Receipts to some shoppers – No more paper till slips
Pick n Pay Smart Shoppers can now get digital receipts – instead of paper till slips – at any store nationwide, including Clothing, Liquor and Express outlets. Instead of a paper till slip, the shopper’s receipt will be sent to their email or Pick n Pay mobile app within minutes of completing a purchase. The...
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Apple Inc Launch Apple-One Subscription bundles Starting today
Apple is launching its Apple One services bundle tomorrow, though the company’s workout service Fitness+ isn’t quite ready yet. On an earnings call today, CEO Tim Cook revealed tomorrow’s rollout and called the service the “easiest way for users to enjoy Apple services.” In a conversation with Bloomberg, Apple CFO Luca Maestri revealed the launch timing for Fitness+ as...
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Facebook, YouTube and TikTok to reach over 5.9bn users in 2020 – report
According to data presented by BuyShares.co.uk, the combined number of Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok users, as the three most popular social networks in 2020, is expected to reach over 5.9 billion by the end of 2020, a 900 million increase year-over-year. Growth of Facebook users in the last decade As the biggest social network worldwide,...
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South Africa needs to Scale its Creative Economy
If South Africa is to ever thrive, it needs to evolve and truly start to compete in the knowledge economy. Until our economy is realigned around how we can sell world class thinking and creative skills, services and time, with intangible products at the core, we will always be fighting the last war and not...
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Good Customer Service Leads To Customer Retention by Rethabile Mohlala
There is the adage, that cash is the lifeblood of any business enterprise and for a business to survive, it must be able to look after their finances. In this case businesses need to look after their customer because the customer is cash disguised as a client. In running a business something can be said...
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The Amazon-owned Audiobook Company: Audible Further Expands into Podcasts
Audible, the Amazon-owned audiobook company, is further expanding into podcasts with the addition of approximately 100,000 podcasts (totaling 5 million episodes) to its service. The shows will be offered for free streaming to Audible members and non-subscribers alike, Audible says. Included in the new lineup are top podcasts like “Pod Save America,” “You’re Wrong About,” “This American Life,”...
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Facebook Aims to Avoid Election Fiasco Repeat by Implementing New Tools
Facebook is leveraging its vast resources to help protect the 2020 election against the kind of massive manipulation and disinformation efforts that the platform failed to act on in 2016. The moves come with Facebook taking intense criticism from the Cambridge Analytica scandal in which the British consultancy hijacked personal data from tens of millions...
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Porsche Design Launches a Carbon-Detailed i7 Laptop in Collaboration with Acer
After a three-year hiatus in its venture into the laptop market, Porsche Design has now teamed up with Acer to launch the Acer Book RS i7, boasting a perfect combination of aesthetics and performance. Designed with the brand’s usual minimalist sensibilities in mind, the new laptop is constructed with a sleek silver body carrying carbon detailing on its back surface, paired...