Capitec profit slumps 78%, but client income has recovered Capitec’s headline profit fell by 78% to R650 million in the six months to end-August. The group impaired R5.8 billion for bad debts, and rescheduled payments for R7.5 million in loans. “Banking clients’ income was negatively impacted by the lockdown and decreased by 25% in April 2020...
Day: <span>1 October 2020</span>
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Twitter says monitoring service does not violate surveillance ban
Twitter said Tuesday a service that monitors tweets for police, alerting them to brewing social justice protests and more, does not break the platform’s ban on being used for surveillance. Twitter defended letting the service, Dataminr, tap into the flow of public tweets to send alerts to police or other government agencies about plans for...
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More Celebrities Are Using This Black Founder’s App – That Makes Streaming Accessible to All
Advanced and innovative practices in the tech space continue to shape the future of the entertainment industry. As brands cash in on the trends creating new entertainment experiences, more tech companies are emerging to set the standard. #BeApp — a new digital platform that allows users to livestream their favorite music artists and concerts — is...
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WhatsApp New Feature: Lets you delete images and videos on other people’s phones
A new WhatsApp update will allow users to delete an image, video or gif on someone else’s phone after sending it to them. The Expiring Media feature, first spotted by the website WaBetaInfo, causes media to disappear after being viewed within a chat. In order to enable the feature, the sender needs to select a “view once”...
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Walk The Talk with 702
A new day, a new dawn. Today, 702 unveiled the station’s refreshed positioning and logo on-air with Bongani Bingwa (Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa on 702). South Africa’s largest commercial talk radio station has been gearing up for a big refresh following a series of lineup changes and the addition of new shows. The reinvigorated on-air product...