The photo sharing app, Instagram is currently testing and trying new tools for creators to earn some bucks and form strategic partnerships with brands on its platform. IG is expanding its existing native affiliate tool which it launched in June that allows creators to discover products, share them with followers and earn commissions for sales...
Month: <span>October 2021</span>
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Opinion | Thoughts on The Burning Platform and Nandos writes Rethabile Mohlala
I don’t know where is South Africa going now, there’s no space for people to wonder or to have a different view of thought, we racialise and politicize everything. On the other hand, we have a Government that shockingly steals every day from poor South Africans and no one is saying anything about it, they’re...
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Amazon Rolls Out In-store Pickup for Products Ordered from local Merchants
Amazon is launching ‘Local Selling’ a set of services that allow local and regional merchants to offer in both store pickups and fast delivery to nearby customers. The platform’s new option allows sellers to offer in-store pickups for products and services to shoppers in a specific Zip codes. In some instances, customers will be able...
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Apple to Sell Fewer iPhones as Chip Crisis Continues says J.P.Morgan
J.P.Morgan on Tuesday became the second brokerage in two weeks to cut its forecast for Apple Inc’s iPhone sales for the crucial holiday quarter as the global chip shortage and factory closures in Asia finally catch up to the technology giant. The brokerage trimmed its iPhone revenue estimate to $63 billion for the first quarter...
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MTN and Vodacom joins Telkom in temporary spectrum lawsuit Against ICASA
The South African’s two biggest mobile operators, MTN and Vodacom, have joined number three Telkom in a lawsuit to stop the regulator withdrawing temporary frequency spectrum assigned at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak. The temporary spectrum allowed the operators to deliver faster connectivity to customers to meet a surge in data demand as large numbers...
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Master P partner with former Tesla designer to develop Black-owned supercar
Legendary rapper and entrepreneur Percy, “Master P” Miller is known for putting his No Limit stamp on music, movies, products and more. His latest partnership with Nemesis RR creator, Richard Patterson, the first Black-owned supercar manufacturer in America, is no different. Miller’s son Romeo and business partner James Lindsay join him in a move that is sure...
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Vodafone to Hire 7,000 Software Engineers to Target Digital Services in both Africa & Europe
Vodacom’s parent company Vodafone plans to add nearly 7,000 software engineers to its workforce by 2025 to develop more of its own digital services across Europe and Africa. The mobile operator said the investment would enable it to build products and services faster and cheaper in technologies including Internet of Things, smart networks and cyber...
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Shoprite CEO Paid R29 Million a Year with 12% Increase
Shoprite CEO Pieter Engelbrecht, 52, earned a cool R29.9 million over the past year, an increase of almost 12% from the previous year, when he earned R26.8 million. As recently as 2019, he earned R21.3 million. The company published its annual report on Monday, which showed that Engelbrecht, who has been CEO of Shoprite since...
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Spotify Opens Access to video Podcast to Anchor Creators
Spotify announced that its opening access to a new tool for creators that will allow them to begin publishing their video podcasts to its service. The company said the tool will be provided by the company’s podcast creation platform Anchor. Streaming giant want people to watch and listen. This could be another advertising revenue opportunity...
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WhatsApp Makes Easier to Shop with ‘Collections’
WhatsApp is launching a new feature called “Collections” to make it easier for users to shop for items using categories. The Facebook-owned platform is rolling out catalog collections to small businesses around the world starting today. The new collections feature essentially allows businesses to organize items in their catalogs by category so customers won’t have...